Vellikizhamai Viratham
{{short description|1974 film by Ramamurthy Thyagarajan}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Vellikizhamai Viratham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. Thyagarajan
| screenplay = Aaroor Dass
| story = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| starring = Sivakumar
Jayachitra
Jayasudha
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing = M. G. Balu Rao
P. Babu
| music = Shankar–Ganesh
| studio = Dhandayudhapani Films
| released = {{film date|1974|4|12|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Vellikizhamai Viratham ({{IPA|ta|ʋeɭɭikiɻamaɪ ʋiɾaðam|pron}} {{Translation|Fast on Friday}}) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan in his debut and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films.{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=12 November 2016 |title=Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200201054528/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |archive-date=1 February 2020 |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=The Hindu}} The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Jayasudha, along with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar as supporting actors. It was released on 12 April 1974. The film was remade in Telugu as Nomu (1974){{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Arun |date=25 February 2023 |title=பாம்பை வைத்து படம் எடுத்ததுக்கு இப்படி ஒரு வரவேற்பா!… வெளிநாட்டுக்காரனையே அசரடித்த நம்மூர் தயாரிப்பாளர்… |url=https://cinereporters.com/avm-production-nomu-movie-screened-in-moscow-film-festival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116080645/https://cinereporters.com/avm-production-nomu-movie-screened-in-moscow-film-festival/ |archive-date=16 January 2024 |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=Ta}} and in Hindi as Shubh Din (1974).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sivakumar as Nagarajan / Rajan
- Nagesh as Ramu
- Sundarrajan as Kanthasamy
- Srikanth as Ashok
- Sasikumar as Suresh
- Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Nattamai
- Jayachitra as Parvathi
- Jayasudha as Jaya
}}
Production
Vellikizhamai Viratham is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan.{{Cite magazine |last=சலன் |date=11 March 1979 |title=நாகசாந்தியும் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதமும் |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1979-03-11/kalki1979-03-11.pdf |access-date=8 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |pages=60–62 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite news |date=16 April 2019 |title=Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/16/chinnappa-devar-family-scion-speaks-about-her-father-grandfather-and-their-films-with-rajini/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417140254/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/16/chinnappa-devar-family-scion-speaks-about-her-father-grandfather-and-their-films-with-rajini/ |archive-date=17 April 2019 |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=News Today}} Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant.{{Cite web |last=சிவகுமார் |author-link=Sivakumar |date=21 May 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 33: வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/673297-thiraippada-solai-33.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521231711/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/673297-thiraippada-solai-33.html |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The film's story was written by Sandow Chinnappa Thevar inspired from the films The Shadow of the Cat and Cult of the Cobra who initially created a plot revolving around a child and snake since Thyagarajan wanted romance, a new plot was formed. Thyagarajan revealed sound overlapping system technology was used in the film. Thyagarajan initially wanted to film in black-and-white; however Chinnappa Thevar insisted him to film in colour. 15 cobras were bought specially for this film.{{Cite magazine |date=15 May 1983 |title=வெ.விரதம் முதல் ச. விரதம் வரை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-05-15/page/n63/mode/2up? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116075340/https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-05-15/page/n63/mode/2up? |archive-date=16 January 2024 |access-date=16 January 2024 |magazine=Kalki |pages=63–64 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi.{{Cite web |title=Vellikkizhamai Viratham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/vellikkizhamai-viratham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424150641/https://macsendisk.com/product/vellikkizhamai-viratham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |archive-date=24 April 2023 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer !! Length | ||
| "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" | P. Susheela | 3:44 |
| "Aasai Anbu" | rowspan=3|T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela | 3:37 |
| "Deviyin Thirumugam" | 3:46 | |
| "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) | 4:12 |
Release
Vellikizhamai Viratham was released on 12 April 1974.{{Cite news |date=11 April 1974 |title=வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_60/4.jp2/full/1000,1463/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122180936/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_60/4.jp2/full/1000%2C1463/0/default.jpg |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} The film was a major success, and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |date=30 November 2018 |title=Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/scene-change-rules-limit-screen-presence-of-animals/articleshow/66977732.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200201053650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/dakshinachitra-to-conduct-workshop-for-art-teachers/articleshow/66869363.cms |archive-date=1 February 2020 |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=The Times of India}}
Reception
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{{Cite news |date=7 May 1974 |title=வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_69/4.jp2/full/1000,1470/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/2gy0K |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}
References
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External links
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{{R. Thyagarajan (director)}}
{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}
Category:1970s Tamil-language films
Category:1974 directorial debut films
Category:Films directed by R. Thyagarajan (director)
Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh
Category:Hindu devotional films