Vivasayee

Somewhere in the Tamil country, in one of its vast green campaigns...

Muthaiya (MGR), a young agronomist and a farmer, full of ingenuity, a high integrity, a worker and a pride of his parents, the rich big landowner, The Pannaiyar Duraiswamy (Major Sundarrajan) and of his wife, the devoted Sivagami (S. N. Lakshmi), revolutionize the exploitation of his father, by applying new methods of sowing.

He (MGR) so hopes to multiply tenfold the yield for humanitarian purposes and not necessarily for profit.

Because, one day, he takes the defense of unfortunate farmers despoiled of their ground, by his neighbor, another big farmer, The Pannaiyar Velupandhiyan (M. N. Nambiar), a being without scruples, Muthaiya incurs the wrath of this very vindictive character.

The situation complicates when very attractive Vidjaya (K. R. Vijaya) falls in love with the beautiful Muthaiya.

Indeed, she (K. R. Vijaya) is to be the sister-in-law of Velupandhiyan. And that the latter desired her ardently under the nose of his wife, the devoted believer Kaveri (C. R. Vijayakumari).

To see her taking off from between his fingers, makes him (M. N. Nambiar) particularly dangerous and obnoxious with his wife, Kaveri.

Now, Muthaiya is even more in danger, Velupandhiyan wants to kill him...

• M. G. Ramachandran as Muthaiya
• M. N. Nambiar as Pannaiyar Velupandiyan
• S. A. Ashokan as Gurusamy
• V. K. Ramaswamy as Chokki's father, a pawnbroker
• Major Sundarrajan as Pannaiyar Duraisamy, Muthaiya's father
• Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Madasamy
• Nagesh as Chokkan
• K. R. Vijaya as Vijaya, Muthaiya's lover
• C. R. Vijayakumari as Kaveri, Pannaiyar Velupandhiyan's wife
• Manorama as Chokki
• S. N. Lakshmi as Sivagami, Muthaiya's mother
• K. K. Soundar as Offier

The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.

The film, released in 1967, is considered a hit and ran for 80 days.[1]

Vivasaayi is the thirteenth collaboration MGR and Devar, and it went out for the Deepavali (Divali) of year 1967.

There are 16 "Devar Films" with MGR.

The winning combination (overall) was always:

MGR (Main actor, hero)/M. A. Thirumugham (Director)/K. V. Mahadevan''' (Composer)/Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar (Producer, in the movie, sometimes the henchman)

In the song of opening "Kadavul ennum...", we see the flag of the new elected party, The DMK, at the head of the country since 23 February 1967.

5 years later, MGR will find his partner, the great actress K. R. Vijaya in another Devar Films of 1972, the last for MGR, the famous Nalla Neram.

• Vivasayee on IMDb