''Vivasayi'' ( ) is a 1967 Indian

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-language film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by

Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar Sandow Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a film producer of Tamil cinema in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced nu ...

. The film stars

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

and

K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki, better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya, is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than six decades in South Indian cinema. ...

, with

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, S. A. Ashokan,

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

and Manorama in supporting roles. It was released on 1 November 1967, during

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Plot

Muthaiya, a young

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and a farmer, full of ingenuity, a high integrity, a worker and a pride of his parents, the rich big landowner, Pannaiyar Duraiswamy and of his wife, the devoted Sivagami, revolutionise the exploitation of his father, by applying new methods of sowing. He so hopes to multiply tenfold the yield for humanitarian purposes and not necessarily for profit. Because one day, he takes the defence of unfortunate farmers despoiled of their ground, by his neighbour, another big farmer, Pannaiyar Velupandhiyan, an unscrupulous man, Muthaiya incurs the wrath of this very vindictive character. The situation complicates when the attractive Vijaya falls in love with the beautiful Muthaiya. Indeed, she is to be the sister-in-law of Velupandhiyan. And that the latter desired her ardently under the nose of his wife, the devoted believer Kaveri. To see her taking off from between his fingers, makes him particularly dangerous and obnoxious with his wife, Kaveri. Now, Muthaiya is even more in danger, Velupandhiyan wants to kill him.

Cast

as Muthaiya *

as Pannaiyar Velupandiyan * S. A. Ashokan as Gurusamy * V. K. Ramasamy as Chokki's father, a pawnbroker *

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as Pannaiyar Duraisamy *

as Madasamy *

as Chokkan *

as Vijaya * C. R. Vijayakumari as Kaveri * Manorama as Chokki * S. N. Lakshmi as Sivagami *

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- uncredited role

Production

After

was shot in the throat by

M. R. Radha Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan (14 April 1907 – 17 September 1979), better known as M. R. Radha, was an Indian actor and politician active in Tamil plays and films. He was given the title "Nadigavel" (King of Acting) by Pattukkottai ...

on 12 January 1967, and was recovering in the hospital,

visited him there and paid the advance for ''Vivasayi''. The title song was filmed at the fields of the

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...

. The song "Ippadithaan Irukka Venum" stipulates how women should behave through its lyrics like "uduppugalai iduppu theriya maatakoodadhu" and "udhattu melay sivapu saayam poosa koodadhu".

Release and reception

''Vivasayi'' was released on 1 November 1967,

day, and distributed by Senthil Movies. ''

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'' wrote, "The film is conspicuous for its lack of living with reality—though pretending to be one." ''

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'' said there was nothing to say about the film's story or cast performances.

References

External links

* {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1967 films Films about agriculture Films about farmers Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Tamil-language Indian films