Villadhi Villain
| Villadhi Villain | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sathyaraj |
| Produced by | Ramanathan |
| Written by | Sathyaraj |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
Production company |
Raaj Films International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Villadhi Villain is a 1995 Tamil action masala film written and directed by Sathyaraj starring himself in three distinct roles.[1] Nagma and Radhika play his love interests. The film, which was Sathyaraj's directorial debut which remains his first and only directorial so far and for whom the film was also his 125th starrer, took a mammoth opening at the box office. It was dubbed in Hindi under the title Ek Aur Dharmatma and in Telugu as Sastry.[2]
Plot
Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar (Sathyaraj) is a successful, cunning Brahmin lawyer in the city, and has never lost any case. He is known for his sheer intelligence in the court, and he is very brutal in nature, having excessive feelings for his caste. He is married to Parvathi (Radhika), whom he always calls as Bombai. Also, they have a beautiful daughter named Janaki (Nagma).
Edison (also played by Sathyaraj), a man who comes from the area of Ambetkar, is a road roller driver and localite who trains fighting for his localites, living with his poor and affectionate people at the slum. He is a staunch atheist and is like the leader of his group. He has trouble with the minister of that area whose name is Amsavalli (Vichithra). When his area is affected by a storm, he, along with his group, goes to the minister for help, but the minister badly abuses and insults their group. He and his friend Mani (Goundamani) both get into a verbal exchange with the minister and leave the place and rebuild their huts. Angered by this, the minister orders her henchmen to beat up Edison and set the huts on fire, and the huts get burnt. As Edison reaches his anger point, he rides a bulldozer and demolishes the minister's house. Also mysteriously, she is killed, but the blame falls on Edison for driving the bulldozer on her and killing her.
In the meanwhile, previously Edison has saved both Parvathi and her daughter Janaki. Due to this, Janaki falls in love with Edison and Parvathi has a good regard for him. Upon seeing Edison's current situation Parvathi asks her husband to be the lawyer for Edison and save him from death sentence. Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar agrees to this. What happens there forms the rest of the story and the rest of the movie.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Edison/Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar/Poo (Kannan)
- Radhika as Parvathi (Bombai Mami)
- Nagma as Janaki
- Goundamani as Mani
- Vichithra as Minister Amsavalli
- Manivannan as Minister Kuppusamy
- Silk Smitha
- Mayilsamy
- Bobby Bedi as local area bully
Soundtrack
The music and background score was composed by Vidyasagar.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Bombai Maami | Unni Menon, Sujatha | Vairamuthu | 5:19 |
| 2 | Purappadu Thamizha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:26 | |
| 3 | Sarakku Sarakku | Arun Mozhi, S. P. Sailaja, Suresh Peters | 4:35 | |
| 4 | Theemthalakadi | Mano, Swarnalatha | 5:04 | |
| 5 | Vaimaiye Vellum | Deepak, Anuradha | 4:30 | |
| 6 | Vayaso Pathikichu | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:57 |
Reception
The movie was a superhit upon release,gaining critical as well as commercial success.It gained popularity for the excessive hotness in explicit glamour scenes played by Nagma.[5]
References
- ↑ "Serene ride to success". The Hindu. 2000-08-11. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "Hit parade from a favourite". The Hindu. 2000-12-31. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "villadhi villan songs". raaga. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ↑ "villadhi villan songs". paadalgal. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ↑ "Tamil Movie News - 1995 review". Society of Tamil Culture. January 1996.