Viralukketha Veekkam (transl. Swelling should commensurate with the size of the finger) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Livingston, Vadivelu, Vivek, Khushbu, Kovai Sarala and Kanaka. It was released on 16 July 1999 and became successful at the box-office.[1][2] The film was remade into Telugu as Kshemamga Velli Labhamga Randi (2000),[3] into Kannada as Yaarige Saluthe Sambala (2000)[4] and into Hindi as Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001).[5]
| Viralukketha Veekkam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | V. Sekhar |
| Written by | V. Sekhar |
| Produced by | S. S. Durairaju K. Parthiban |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. Rajendran P. S. Selvam |
| Edited by | A. P. Manivannan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editRavishankar, Kabali and Ramanathan are a trio of friends who happen to live in a small colony with their wives Suguna, Ranjitham and Malu. The men work in the same factory and their wives happen to share a good rapport among themselves.
The men are quite irresponsible and carefree by nature and spend heftily on alcohol and other less important means of entertainment and owing to this, their wives have an uphill task at their hands every month to make ends meet.
When the men lose their jobs owing to a tiff with their boss and their families having to face the brunt of the loan sharks, the women of the families resort to work in a garment factory to make ends meet. This hurts the ego of the men and their chauvinistic nature brings an all-out divide between themselves and their wives, who are morally right in this situation.
The rest of the story is about the events that take place in resolving the conflict and the chauvinistic men realising their flaws eventually.
Cast
edit- Livingston as Ravishankar
- Vadivelu as Kabali
- Vivek as Ramanathan
- Khushbu as Suguna (Voice dubbed by K.R.Anuradha)
- Kanaka as Malu (Voice dubbed by Jayageetha)
- Kovai Sarala as Ranjitham
- Nassar as Gayatri's husband
- Urvashi as Gayatri
- Kumarimuthu as House owner
- S. V. Ramadas as Car Mechanic shop owner
- Jai Ganesh as Garment Factory owner
- Thyagu as Karuppaiyya
- Suryakanth as Peon
- Kalidaas as Police Inspector
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack were composed by Deva.[6]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Alli Alli" | Deva | Vaali |
| "Pombalaya Lesa" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Kalidasan |
| "Pondatti Illaaina" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Palani Bharathi |
| "Viralukketha Veekkam" | Deva | Thamarai |
| "Yettukattu Vaasal" | K. S. Chithra, Mano | Kalidasan |
Reception
editD. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Keeping up with the Joneses is the crux of theme which has been tried in many earlier Tamil movies. The director being aware of it, focusses on the problem of vexed housewives turning office-goers, the plus and minus points of it and the role of unemployed husbands during such periods. All these common occurrences have been fabricated to an enjoyable level by the dialogue and screenplay of the director in this lengthy family drama of nearly three hours".[7] Vadivelu won the Dinakaran Cinema Award for Best Comedy Actor.[8]
References
edit- ^ "viralukketha veekkam ( 1999 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Old wine in a new bottle". Tamil Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Yaarige Saluthe Sambala". onlinebangalore.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 2001–2010. Mavrix Infotech. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-938482-0-3.
- ^ "Viraluketha Veekkam (1999)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (23 July 1999). "Film Reviews: Anthapuram / Viralukkaetha Veekkam / Sangamam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Awards: "Dinakaran Cinema Awards"--1999". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
