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Vaazha Vaitha Deivam

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. A. Thirumugam
Written byAaroor Dass
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
CinematographyC. V. Moorthy
Edited byM. A. Thirumugam
M. G. Balu Rao
M. A. Mariyappan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 August 1959 (1959-08-28)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam (transl. The god who gave life) is 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar and written by Aaroor Dass with music by K. V. Mahadevan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi, with T. S. Balaiah, V. K. Ramasamy, S. V. Subbaiah, P. Kannamba and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles.[1] The film was released on 28 August 1959 and emerged a box office success.

Plot

Cast

Production

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam was the first film for Aaroor Dass as a "full fledged story and dialogue writer". At his suggestion, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi were cast as the lead pair.[2] According to T. S. Balaiah's son Junior Balaiah, when Thevar named this film, "he said he had [T. S.] Balaiah in mind".[3]

Soundtrack

Music was by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, A. S. Narayanan and Kovai Kumaradevan.[4]

Songs Singers Length
"Kaaveri Thaan Singari" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:16
"Engi Malai Uchiyile" T. M. Soundararajan 04:22
"Kolli Malai Saaralile" S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari 02:51
"Chinnaala Patti" T. M. Soundararajan 03:28
"Vennilave Kaadhal Kadhai" P. Susheela 04:09
"Anna Nadaikkaari" T. M. Soundararajan 02:57
"Vaazha Vaitha Deivam" T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari 03:13

Release

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam was released on 28 August 1959,[5] and emerged a box office success. It was dubbed into Telugu as Karmika Vijayam, which did not meet with the same success.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Guy, Randor (11 March 2013). "Vaazhavaitha Deivam (1959)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (23 February 2012). "'Star' Wordsmith". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (29 August 2019). "Balaiah, the all-rounder of Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Vaazha Vaitha Deivam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Vaazha Vaitha Deivam (1959)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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