''Vadivukku Valai Kappu'' () is a 1962 Indian

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-language film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan in his directorial debut. The film stars

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, Savitri, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, S. V. Subbaiah,

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and T. P. Muthulakshmi. It was released on 7 July 1962.

Plot

Cast

as Kumara Vijaya Boopathy * Savitri as Vadivu *

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* M. N. Rajam as Rajeswari * V. K. Ramasamy as Mahendra Boopathy * S. V. Subbaiah as Subban *

as Nachiyar *

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as Nallan * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Manthahini * T. K. Ramachandran as Thalapathy * Manorama

Production

''Vadivukku Valai Kappu'' marked the directorial debut of A. P. Nagarajan, who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time. He and V. K. Ramasamy (who acted in the film) produced the film, under the banner Sri Lakshmi Pictures. K. Somu was the original director, but removed his name from the credits in favour of Nagarajan. A. Gopinath and N. A. Thara handled the cinematography, while T. R. Nataraj did the editing. Sampath-Chinni, Rajkumar, Thangaraj and Krishnaraj were in charge of choreography. A. M. Shahul Hameed provided Nagarajan financial support to complete the film, but was not credited as producer. The final length was 15642 feet.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by

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and A. S. Narayanan.

Release and reception

''Vadivukku Valai Kappu'' was released on 7 July 1962, after being delayed for over four years. ''

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'' stated, "The story is poor and the way in which it is told is even poorer." Kanthan of ''

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'' also printed a negative review, saying there was no redeemable feature except for the outdoor photography.

References

External links

* {{A. P. Nagarajan 1962 directorial debut films 1962 drama films 1962 films Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan Indian drama films 1960s Tamil-language films