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1988 film by Ameerjan

Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum
Poster
Directed byAmeerjan
Story byLiaquat Ali Khan
Produced byKovaithambi
StarringVijayakanth
Radhika
CinematographyC. S. Ravibabu
Edited byS. S. Nazir
Music byDevendran
Production
company		Motherland Pictures
Release date
  • 8 November 1988 (1988-11-08)
Running time143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum (transl. Live by toiling) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Radhika, with Radha Ravi, Delhi Ganesh and Vadivukkarasi in supporting roles. It was released on 8 November 1988.

Plot

Tired father Subbaiah drives a cycle rickshaw to provide food for the family. Mother Thangamma serves as maid and cook in another house-her bit to make ends meet though they never seem to. His girl Rani sells flowers. His younger kid brother shown delivering newspapers or shining shoes. All their hopes hinge on hero Raja. He does not most of the time get as near as an interview. He saved a blind man who was injured by the wayward car of rich man's Chandrasekhar arrogant daughter Sandhya.

When he does get to an interview, and thanks to his rickshaw-man father Subbaiah is in the know of the password that will fetch him a job at last, at long last, he ends up with the dhaanam of his job to another Raja, in his opinion more needy candidate. And as if this was not enough, for a month he is giving his people to understand that he has taken the job. And because he has no degree in social work, meaning he is not qualified to do his job, what with our modernday obsession for specialisation, there is no place except a film script where he can be made to work.

His relationship with his lady-love Sandhya, the rich and arrogant shrew, traces a flipflop graph this way. Raja cycle rickshaw is dismembered by the fury of a gang of hired goons. they drive their van over what remains of the cycle. By the time things have come to this pass, the shrew, tired after all this rickety and rumbustious ride turns a devout Tamil (Hindu) wife.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Devendran and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Muthukkal Pathikkatha Kannil"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra 
2."Bhoomi Yenna Bhoomi"Malaysia Vasudevan 
3."Life Is Funny"Anuradha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Ponmangani Idu Ini En Magani"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Dinesh, Soundararajan 
5."Vangi Vanden"K. J. Yesudas 
6."Vennilavai Mudhal Naal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Release and reception

Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum was released on 8 November 1988. N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express in his review dated 11 November 1988 called "Devendran's music, Liaqat Ali Khan's dialogues and most of all Super Subbarayan's stunt direction" as plus points.

References

  1. "List of Tamil Films Released In 1988-Producers". Lakshman Sruthi. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum". JioSaavn. 29 February 1988. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Devendran". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. Krishnaswamy, N. (11 November 1988). "Uzhaiththu Vaazha Vendum". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.

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Films directed by Ameerjan
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