Vanakkam Vathiyare

Vanakkam Vathiyare (transl. Greetings teacher) is a 1991 Indian Tamil language action film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya. It was released on 1 February 1991.^[1][2]

Vanakkam Vathiyare
Directed by	Ameerjan
Written by	Ameerjan Vairamuthu
Produced by	P. S. V. Hariharan
Starring	Karthik Saranya Radharavi
Cinematography	C. S. Ravi Babu
Edited by	S. S. Nazir
Music by	V. R. Sampath Selvam
Production company	PSV Pictures
Release date	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Rajappa is a young man who earns his livelihood by engaging in rowdyism. Despite pleas from his mother to stop him from engaging in nefarious activities, Rajappa is adamant on pursuing rowdyism. However when his mother herself becomes a victim of his doings, Rajappa promises his dying mother that he would stop such activities and pursue a different life. He subsequently moves to a village with the intention of leading a quiet, stable life; but on arrival, he realises that the village remains full of terror. The villagers are oppressed by a gangster Malaichami and his family, though honouring his promise to his mother, Rajappa chooses to remain silent. The village's main entrepreneur, Duraisingam, who has been a victim of Malaichami's cruel deeds, requests Rajappa to change his ways and deal with the gangster. However, Rajappa refuses to commit himself and a helpless Duraisingam also gives up on his hope. Meanwhile, the atrocities of Malaichami grow wilder and uglier with every passing day and Rajappa is saddened by the plight of the villagers. He thinks of a way to deal with this terror without breaking his promise.

Cast

• Karthik as Rajappa
• Saranya as Sundari
• Jaishankar as Duraisingam
• Radharavi as Malaichami
• Anuradha as Rosa
• Typist Gopu
• Thideer Kannaiah
• Gajapathi
• Shailaja
• Dharani
• Saleema
• Kala
• Vaathiyar Raman
• Gundu Kalyanam
• Nagarajachozhan
• Babu Mohan
• Naveen
• Kalyanji
• Master Manuraj
• Senji Krishnan
• MLA Mallliah
• Ravi Varma
• Sivaraman

Production

The film began production in 1987. The filming was held at Hogenakkal and Thengumarahada.^[3] The scene where Karthik fights with tiger was shot at a village called Kadambakudi.^[4]

Music

The songs was composed by V. R. Sampath Selvam.^[5] The background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, in his debut.^[6] The song "Mettu Onnu" was recorded at AVM Studios.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Vanthayedam Nalla Yedam"	Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram	2:19
2.	"Selambu Suththanu Sernthu"	Malaysia Vasudevan	3:00
3.	"Mettu Onnu Kattatta Megampola"	Vani Jairam	5:21
4.	"Hey Silusilukkudu Kulukulukkudu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:35
5.	"Hey Puliey Puliey Poraduda"	Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra	5:29
6.	"Thudikidu Roasa Poo Rasa"	K. S. Chithra	4:41
Total length:			26:25