Ellorum Vazhavendum
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ellorum Vazhavendum
| image = Ellorum vaazhavendum tamil film 1962 cover.jpg
| caption = Song book cover
| director = G. Viswanathan
| screenplay = Ravindar
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayan
| editing = G. Viswanathan
V. Narayanan
| music = Rajan–Nagendra
| studio = S. R. S. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1962}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Ellorum Vazhavendum ({{translation|Everyone should live}}) is a 1962 Indian Tamil language film directed by G. Viswanathan. The film stars K. Balaji and Malini. M. R. Radha is a guest artiste. The music was scored by Rajan–Nagendra.{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNNGpJMlFYczVTVVE/view |title=Ellorum Vazhavendum Song Book |publisher=The Ideal Printers, Madras |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |access-date=6 November 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2016 |location=Chennai |pages=54–55 |language=Tamil}} The film was produced under the banner S. R. S. Pictures.{{Cite web |title=1962–ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் – தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் |trans-title=List of films released in 1962 – Producers |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1962.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211012101/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1962.asp |archive-date=11 December 2016 |access-date=26 March 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}
Plot
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Cast
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- M. R. Radha (Guest)
- K. Balaji
- Kuladeivam V. R. Rajagopal
- S. A. Ashokan
- Pulimoottai Ramasami
- V. M. Ezhumalai
- Sayeeram
- S. K. Ramaraj
- R. M. Sethupathi
- K. Kannan
- Nagesh
- A. P. S. Mani
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- Malini
- T. K. Rajeswari
- K. V. Shanthi
- Renuka Devi
- Jupitor Rathnam
- Lalitha
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- Egyptian Brunette Laila
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Soundtrack
Music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra and the lyrics were written by Villiputhan and Muthukoothan.
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| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Vichithirame Manithan Charithirame" | C. S. Jayaraman | rowspan=6|Villiputhan | |
| "Van Mugathil...Nalla Thamizh Vilakke" | A. M. Rajah & Jikki | 04:13 | |
| "Andhi Saayum Verlai" | Jikki | 03:24 | |
| "Aarambame Inikkum" | C. S. Jayaraman & Mohana | 03:01 | |
| "Vidiyum Varai Kathirupen" | Seergazhi Govindarajan | 02:36 | |
| "Andhi Saayum Verlai" (different version) | Jikki | ||
| "Ponnu Ponnu Ponnu" | S. Janaki | Muthukoothan |
Reception
The Indian Express said on 30 March 1962, "The film has the usual quota of songs and dances of about the average standard."{{Cite news |date=30 March 1962 |title=Ellorum Vazhavendum |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620330&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=27 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} Kalki called M. R. Radha the "star" of the film, but said Malini and Rajeswari were underused.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=22 April 1962 |title=எல்ல்லோரும் வாழவேண்டும் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1962/apr/22-04-1962/p56.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=56 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220723084138/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1962/apr/22-04-1962/p56.jpg |archive-date=23 July 2022 |access-date=11 November 2021}}
References
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