Vaazhkai (1984 film)


Vaazhkai is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Chitra Raamu and Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika, Pandiyan, Jaishankar and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a remake of the Hindi film Avtaar.

Plot

Rajasekar is a hard-working, poor mechanic whose family consists of wife Radha, oldest son Baskar, daughter-in-law Sumathi, youngest son Ramesh and adopted son Kannan. Rajasekar loses the use of one arm in an accident at work and, for the first time in his life, finds himself out of work. He wants to use his insurance payout from the accident to buy the family home and pay for Ramesh's education. Baskar buys the house but registers it in Sumathi's name rather than his mother's name. Ramesh falls in love with Swapna. Her father, rich businessman Seetharaman, is supportive of the couple but wants Ramesh to live in his home and take charge of his businesses. Rajasekar is skeptical of this arrangement as he is worried about Ramesh being dependent on Seetharaman. Ramesh, however, abandons his parents to live with Swapna. Baskar's duplicity also comes to light after a family argument. Utter disappointed in his children, Rajasekar leaves the home with Radha and Kannan. With hard work and determination, Rajasekar becomes a very wealthy man. His sons' fortunes, on the other hand, fall and family is set against each other.

Cast

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Mella Mella" is one of the famous disco songs of Ilaiyaraaja, originally as an instrumental theme from the Kannada film "Pallavi Anu Pallavi" starring Anil Kapoor; this song remains among popular theme music in Tamil films. The song was reused in Sarvam as a background score for scenes involving Arya and Trisha. The song "Kaalam Maaralam" is set in Hamsadhwani raga.