Rettai Jadai Vayasu

Rettai Jadai Vayasu (transl. Age of double braids) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by C. Sivakumar starring Ajith Kumar and Manthra, while Goundamani, Senthil, and Ponvannan play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Deva with cinematography by A. Karthik Raja and editing by K. Mohan. The film was released on 12 December 1997^[1] and was a box office failure.^[2]

Rettai Jadai Vayasu
DVD cover
Directed by	C. Sivakumar
Written by	Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues)
Produced by	N. Pazhaniswamy
Starring	Ajith Kumar Mantra
Cinematography	A. Karthik Raja
Edited by	K. Mohan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Bhagyam Cine Combines
Release date	12 December 1997 (1997-12-12)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Vijay goes to his sister's house and falls in love with her husband's half sister Anjali. Though both families agree on the marriage, Vijay's brother-in-law suddenly falls ill due to renal failure, and Vijay donates one of his kidneys to him. Thereafter, Anjali's mother opposes their marriage as she does not want her daughter to marry a man with one kidney. She also plans to marry Anjali to another prospective groom. The story forms how the lovers unite after several comical twists.

Cast

• Ajith Kumar as Vijay
• Manthra as Anjali
• Goundamani as Vijay's uncle
• Senthil as Pangali
• Ponvannan as Anjali's brother
• Latha as Anjali's mother
• K. K. Soundar as Anjali's father
• Vijay Krishnaraj as Vijay's father
• Dhaarini as Jeeva's sister
• Ajay Rathnam as Jeeva
• Anu Mohan as the Bus Conductor
• Sheela Kaur as Sheela, Vijay's niece
• Neelu Nasreen as Anjali's friend
• Prathapachandran
• Adade Manohar
• Master Adityan

Production

The film saw the return of C. Sivakumar, who had previously directed the film Ayudha Poojai (1995), and Bhagyam Cine Arts offered him another chance.^[3] The film was briefly delayed due to the Film Employees Federation of South India strike of 1997.^[4] This was Sivakumar's second and last film as director before his death in August 2018.^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.^[6][7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kanchipattu Chellakatti"	Vasan	Hariharan	5:15
2.	"Angel Engae"	Vasan	Adithyan, Swarnalatha	5:14
3.	"Thaam Thaketa Theemi"	Vasan	P. Unnikrishnan, Mahanadhi Shobana, Mano	5:03
4.	"Idlikku Mavu Attaiyle"	Vasan	Krishnaraj, Sabesh, Anuradha Sriram	5:31
5.	"Mattikittan Mattikittan"	Ilakkiyan	Deva, Anuradha Sriram	2:03
6.	"Vellipani Malarae"	Ilakkiyan	P. Unnikrishnan	1:31
7.	"Kummunu Erukkalam Kushpoo"	Vasan	Krishnaraj, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Febi Mani	5:01
Total length:				29:38

Reception

Ji of Kalki called Ajith's routine acting as the only respite and criticised the cinematography and vulgar scenes and dialogues.^[8]