Vetri Mel Vetri

1989 Indian film
  • 1 December 1989 (1989-12-01)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Vetri Mel Vetri (transl. Success streak) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by M. Thyagarajan in his debut. The film stars Prabhu as a spoilt and aimless man who eventually becomes a boxer, and Seetha as his wife. It was released on 1 December 1989 and became an average success.

Plot

A spoilt, aimless man eventually becomes a boxer.

Cast

  • Prabhu as Rajkumar "Kumar"
  • Seetha as Janaki
  • S. S. Chandran
  • Nassar as Duraipandi
  • Anandaraj as Nagaraj
  • Manorama as Janaki's school principal
  • Disco Shanti
  • Dara Singh as Antony, Rajkumar's boxing trainer[1]
  • Chinni Jayanth
  • Sethu Vinayagam
  • Swaminathan
  • Pandu
  • MRK
  • Usilai Mani
  • Rocky as Vicky

Production

Vetri Mel Vetri is the directorial debut of M. Thyagarajan.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."En Nenjile"MuthulingamS. Janaki4:47
2."Mallina Mallithan"S. MalarmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sudhakar4:05
3."Kannana Kanmaniye"MuthulingamK. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra4:26
4."Hare Istanbul"M. A. EzhilanGangai Amaran4:29
5."Indha Naal Nalla Naale"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha, Vidya2:30
Total length:20:17

Release and reception

Vetri Mel Vetri was released on 1 December 1989.[6][7] B. S. S. of Kalki called it another routine masala fare, which was thankfully not nauseating.[8] The film was an average success.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chellappa (10 December 2021). "From director to destitute: A cautionary tale". Inmathi. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tamil Director M Thiagarajan Found Dead on Roadside in Chennai". News18. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "M Thyagarajan, the director of Vijaykant's 1991 blockbuster Maanagara Kaaval, found dead opposite AVM Studio". Cinema Express. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Vetri Mel Vetri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Vetri mel Vetri Tamil Film Lp Vinyl Record by Vijay Anand". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "வெற்றிமேல் வெற்றி / Vetrimel Vetri (1989)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Vetrimel Vetri ( 1989 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 9 September 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (24 December 1989). "வெற்றி மேல் வெற்றி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 45. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

External links

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