Vazhkai Vazhvatharke

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Cousins Kandan and Valli have been lovers since childhood. As a boy, Kandan leaves the home of Valli after being insulted and ridiculed by her mother as good-for-nothing and as the offspring of mother whose fidelity has been questioned by her husband. Picked up by a race horse owner, Kandan grows up into a jockey and when he becomes rich, he goes to Valli's home to claim her in marriage. He is again rebuffed and, after several moments of anguish, he clears up the stigma attached to his mother and, when all doubts and misunderstandings are cleared, he re-unites with Valli. With the re-union of the family members, his sister also finds a solution to the problem of her marriage with her lover, a zamindar.

;Male cast

• Gemini Ganesan as Kandan
• K. A. Thangavelu as the robber and the zamindar
• S. A. Ashokan
• T. S. Muthaiah

;Female cast

• B. Saroja Devi as Valli
• M. V. Rajamma
• Sundari Bai
• G. Sakunthala
• Sarada as Chandra
• K. Malathi
• Baby Padmini

Vazhkai Vazhvatharke was directed by Krishnan–Panju (a duo consisting of R. Krishnan and S. Panju) and produced by Kamaludheen under the banner Kamal Brothers. The story was written by Kothamangalam Subbu and the dialogue by Murasoli Maran. Cinematography was handled by S. Maruti Rao, and the art direction by A. K. Sekhar. The length of the film was {{convert|4550|metres|feet}}.

The music of the film was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy (a duo consisting of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy) while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNQ1hMMHdjOUZWNGM/view |title=வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கே |publisher=Kamal Brothers |year=1964 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=2020-11-06}}{{cbignore}}

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| title1 = Pachai Kuthalaiyo

| extra1 = L. R. Eswari

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| title2 = Aathoram Manaleduthu

| extra2 = Latha, Ramamani

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| title3 = Aadakkaanbathu Kaaviri Vellam

| extra3 = P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, M. S. Viswanathan

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| title4 = Azhagu Rasippatharke

| extra4 = P. Susheela, chorus

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| title5 = Avan Porukkup Ponaan

| extra5 = P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela

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| title6 = Nenjathil Iruppathu Enna Enna

| extra6 = P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela

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| title7 = Aathoram Manaleduthu

| note7 = Pathos

| extra7 = P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela

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Vazhkai Vazhvatharke was released on 7 February 1964. On the same day, The Indian Express described the story as lacking "life" and the direction as "amateurish", concluding, "The producers, perhaps, want us to believe that this is life and it is worth living."{{Cite news |date=7 February 1964 |title=Vazhkai Vazhvatharke lacks life |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} On 21 March 1964, T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime dismissed the film as a potboiler, but praised the performances of Ganesan and Saroja Devi, while describing Thangavelu, in his dual role performance, as "the real life and soul of the picture".{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=21 March 1964 |title=Ganesh Sustains His Name |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n667/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230310064859/https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n667/mode/2up |archive-date=10 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023 |magazine=Sport and Pastime |page=50 |via=Internet Archive |volume=18}} Kanthan of Kalki panned the film, criticising virtually every aspect including the story, songs, characters and the confusing screenplay.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=1 March 1964 |title=வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கே |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1964/mar/01-03-1964/p61.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724061554/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1964/mar/01-03-1964/p61.jpg |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=21 December 2021 |magazine=Kalki |page=61 |language=ta}}

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{{Cite web |title=1964 – வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கே – கமால் பிரதர்ஸ் |trans-title=1964 – Vazhkai Vazhvatharke – Kamal Brothers |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails29.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171006043222/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails29.asp |archive-date=6 October 2017 |access-date=6 October 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}

{{Cite news |date=7 February 1964 |title=Vazhkai Vazhavatharke |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}

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Category:1960s Indian films

Category:1960s romance films

Category:1960s Tamil-language films

Category:1964 films

Category:Films directed by Krishnan–Panju

Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

Category:Indian romance films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films