Madras Vathiyar
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{{Infobox film
| image = Madras Vathiyar.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Vijaya Bhaskar
| writer = A. L. Narayanan
| producer = T. Raman
| starring = Vijayakanth
Sasikala
Anuradha
| cinematography = D. Rajagopal
| editing = R. Bhaskar
| music = Shankar–Ganesh
| studio = Jaigeetha Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1984|1|14}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Madras Vathiyar ({{IPAc-en|m|ɛ|d|r|ɑː|s|_|v|ɑː|ð|j|ɑːr}} {{Translation|Teacher from Madras}}) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vijaya Bhaskar and written by A. L. Narayanan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sasikala and Anuradha. It was released on 14 January 1984.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vijayakanth
- Sasikala
- Anuradha
- Manorama
- Kallapetti Singaram
- Loose Mohan
- Balaji
- K. Kannan
- C. L. Anandan
- Senthamarai
- G. Srinivasan
- Veeraraghavan
- Rowdy Rathinam
- Usilai Mani
- Haja Sheriff
}}
Production
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.{{Cite web |title=MADRAS VAATHIYAR |url=https://wynk.in/music/album/madras-vaathiyar/sa_8907210215878 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201055252/https://wynk.in/music/album/madras-vaathiyar/sa_8907210215878 |archive-date=1 February 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=Wynk Music}}{{Cite web |title=Madras Vaathiyar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/madras-vaathiyar-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201093219/https://macsendisk.com/product/madras-vaathiyar-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh-2/ |archive-date=1 February 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=Macsendisk}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Madras Vathiyar
| length1 = 4:50
| lyrics1 = Vaali
| extra1 = Vivek Sarathy, Vani Jairam, Manorama and chorus
| title2 = Naatiyam Paarthukka
| length2 = 3:53
| lyrics2 = Vaali
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| title3 = Chekka Chevantha
| length3 = 4:23
| lyrics3 = Muthulingam
| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
| title4 = Vizhigale
| length4 = 3:58
| lyrics4 = Muthulingam
| extra4 = P. Jayachandran, Latha Kannan
| total_length = 17:04
}}
Release and reception
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Madras Vathiyar was released on 14 January 1984.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}} Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave the film a negative review.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=29 January 1984 |title=மெட்ராஸ் வாத்தியார்! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-01-29/page/n59/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230510051451/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-01-29/page/n59/mode/2up |archive-date=10 May 2023 |access-date=1 February 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=59 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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