Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu

Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu (transl. A goat becomes a leopard) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan. The film stars Sivakumar and Saritha. It was released on 12 January 1980.

Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Devaraj–Mohan
Screenplay by	R. M. Veerappan
Produced by	V. Senthamarai
Starring	Sivakumar Saritha
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley Jr
Edited by	Vellaichamy
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sathya Movies
Distributed by	Devi Films
Release date	12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sivakumar
• Saritha
• Vijayakumar

Production

Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu was directed by the duo Devaraj–Mohan and produced by V. Senthamarai under Sathya Movies. The screenplay was written by R. M. Veerappan, and the dialogues were written by Vijay Krishnaraj.^[1] Cinematography was handled by Marcus Bartley Jr, and editing by M. Vellaichamy.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Na. Kamarasan and Muthulingam.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Enakenna Vetkama"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Maanathil Naangal"	Vani Jairam
3.	"Innum Konjam"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
4.	"Gourava Sabaikku"	Vani Jairam

Release and reception

Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu was released on 12 January 1980,^[2] by Devi Films.^[5] Kalki negatively reviewed the film, saying the goat in the title was not becoming a leopard, but a bug.^[6] However Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the film appreciating performances of cast, music, cinematography, dialogues and direction.^[7]