Vallal

1997 Indian film

Vallal

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Directed by| Raj Kapoor
Written by| Raj Kapoor
Produced by| Ramanathan
Starring| Sathyaraj
Meena
Roja
Cinematography| Ramji
Edited by| B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by| Deva

Production
company

Raaj Films International

Release date

* 19 April 1997 (1997-04-19)

Running time

| 147 minutes
Country| India
Language| Tamil

Vallal (transl. Generous) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Sathyaraj, Meena, Sangita and Roja in extended cameo role. It was released on 19 April 1997.[1]

## Plot

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Durairasu loves Madhavi but she doesn't reciprocate his love and marries her uncle. Once Virumandi and Madhavi's husband get into a fight. Unfortunately Madhavi & her husband passes away. So Durairasu does not marry anyone & devotes his life for Madhavi's daughter Chella kili. Because of this issue there was a break in the family, Thulasi who is Virumandi's wife and Durairasu's Sister and he were separated. This made Virumandi very angry so he always wants to avenge. Durairasu save a girl Annam from the sea, who doesn't want to divulge her past. As time passes, Annam gets closer into the family and Kamakshi Durairasu's mother asks Durairasu to marry Annam. And this creates a problem for Chella kili as she loses Durairasu's attention, she comes out of her family and stays in Virumandi's house. Later Thulasi explains the whole story to her and lets her go to her father. In the end Annam, Durairasu, Chella kili, Kamakshi, Chithapu live together happily.

## Cast

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* Sathyaraj as Durairasu
* Meena as Annam
* Roja as Madhavi (Extended Cameo)
* Sangita as Chella Kili
* Manorama as Kamakshi
* Goundamani as Thangarasu
* Senthil as Azhagan
* Lakshmi as Thulasi
* Manivannan as Virumandi
* M N Nambiar as Dharmarasu (Guest Appearance)
* Ponnambalam as Ponnambalam
* Sanjay Bhargav as Maruthu
* Sabitha Anand as Selvi (Guest Appearance)
* Nizhalgal Ravi as Kalingarayan (Guest Appearance)

## Production

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Shobana Vignesh was initially selected to play a role in the film alongside fellow actresses Meena and Roja. The first promotional campaign however featured Sangita's name instead of Shobana, prompting Meena to attempt to leave the project, citing potential reduced prominence owing to a third lead actress. The director Raj Kapoor subsequently asked her to stay on, assuring importance. After the release of the film, Meena criticised Raj Kapoor for his false assurances.[2] The film marked the debut of cinematographer Ramji who earlier assisted P. C. Sreeram.[3]

## Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vaali.[4]

Song | Singers | Length

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"Aagayam Rendaaga" | Chorus | 00:30
"Aasai Vecha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:56
"Kadharu Sattaiya" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:47
"Kiliye Pachakiliye" | Mano | 00:41
"Kulebagavali" | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Anuradha Sriram | 05:19
"Poove Poove" | Mano | 00:44
"Puliyampatti" | Manorama | 01:38
"Samba Samba" | Deva, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram | 05:13
"Thala Thalakira" | Mano, Harini | 04:21
"Thoppul Enna" | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | 05:03
"Vethala Vethala" | Febi Mani | 01:12
"Yetti Uthachathamma" | Nagore E. M. Hanifa | 03:29

## Release and reception

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When the film was struggling with its release, it was Vijayakanth who helped the film in getting its release.[5] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the performance of Sangeetha who equally performed with Sathyaraj while also praising Deva's music and Meena's performance but felt the film's lengthy first half could have been reduced to avoid lagging.[6] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "Though the story may be nothing new, in Raj Kapoor's hands, the movie proves praiseworthy".[7] The film did well at box-office.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Vallal (1997)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. ^ "I want to be like Sridevi". Screen. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. ^ "Shotcuts: Behind the scenes". The Hindu. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. ^ "Vallal Tamil film audio cassette by Deva". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
5. ^ "சத்யராஜ் படம் வெளிவர விஜயகாந்த் உதவி!". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
6. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (4 May 1997). "வள்ளல்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80\. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
7. ^ Vijiyan, K. N. (3 May 1997). "Praiseworthy effort from Raj Kapoor". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 4. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Google News Archive.
8. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

## External links

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* Vallal at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation