Vattathukkul Chaduram
| Vattathukkul Chaduram | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Based on | Vattathukkul Chaduram by Maharishi |
| Produced by | N. S. Mani |
| Starring | Latha Sumithra Srikanth Sarath Babu |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal N. Dhamodharan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | M. A. M. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vattathukkul Chaduram (transl. A square inside a circle) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by N. S. Mani. Based on the novel written by Maharishi,[1] the film stars Latha, Sumithra, Srikanth and Sarath Babu. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. The story depicts the depth of friendship shared between the characters Anu and Malathy.[2] It was released on 29 July 1978.[3]
Plot
Anu falls in love with Karthik, the brother of her best friend Malathy from childhood. Karthik doesn't like her, since she was born out of wedlock. Malathy has always done well in school and wishes to continue studying further. Kartik and Malathy's mother tries to get her married. Anu suggests that she could take her along to Chennai, where she could continue studying while Anu pursues a dancing career. Anu has to compromise and get along with her hotel managers to get a dancing contract to earn money to educate Malathy. Meanwhile, Malathy's fiancée doesn't approve of her friendship with a club dancer, and asks Malathy to cut Anu out of her life. Though Malathy doesn't approve of her friend's way of earning a living, she cannot throw away 15 years of friendship. Malathy decides to cancel the marriage proposal in order to save her friendship. Anu goes to extreme measures to save her friend's love life.
Cast
- Latha as Anu
- Sumithra as Malathy
- Srikanth as Karthik
- Sarath Babu
- Thengai Srinivasan
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Savitri
- C. K. Saraswathi
- Udayalakshmi
- Baby Sumathi
- Baby Indira
- Master Sunil Kumar
- Karuppiah
- Ceylon Manohar
- Narayanan
- Natarajan
- Jothi Shanmugam
- Rajaram
- Panikkar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam.[4][5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Idho Idho En Nenjile" | S. Janaki, B. S. Sasirekha, Uma Devi | 05:13 |
| 2 | "Perazhagu Meni" | S. Janaki | 03:15 |
| 3 | "Kaadhal Ennum Kaaviyam" | Jikki | 04:35 |
| 4 | "Aadachonnare" | Jency | 03:23 |
References
- ^ "Novelist Maharishi, famed for Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri, no more". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Shekar, Anjana (28 January 2020). "From 'Sakuntalai' to 'Game Over': Female friendships in Tamil cinema". The News Minute. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "வட்டத்துக்குள் சதுரம் / Vatathukkul Chadhuram (1978)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Vattathukkul Chaduram". JioSaavn. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Vattathukkul Chaduram ( EP , 45 RPM )". AVDigital. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
