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2008 Indian film
Vaazhthugal
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySeeman
Written bySeeman
Produced byT. Siva
Arunamaheswari
StarringMadhavan
Bhavana
CinematographyB. L. Sanjay
Edited byK. Pazhanivel
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Amma Creations
Distributed byPyramid Saimira [1]
Release date
  • 15 January 2008 (2008年01月15日)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vaazhthugal (transl. Congratulations) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Seeman, in his last directorial work before his entry into politics.[2] The film stars Madhavan and Bhavana, along with Venkat Prabhu, Ilavarasu, Na. Muthuswamy and R. K., who play supporting roles. Produced by T. Siva for Amma Creations and with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vaazhthugal was released on 15 January 2008, during Pongal.

Plot

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Vazhthugal revolves around Kathiravan, a successful entrepreneur who manages a software company. Kathiravan is an affectionate son and socially responsible too. His company is involved in various social activities.

When his close friend's parents are forced by their daughter-in-law to leave home, Kathrivan decides to marry a girl who will keep his parents happy. While watching a television programme he is impressed by Kayal, a college student from Coimbatore being interviewed on a show.

To a question by the interviewer, 'where do you see yourself in another ten years?' Kayal deviating from the usual clichéd answers replies, "As an ideal wife, mother and daughter-in-law." And during the course of her talk, she attributes her success to her large and loving family consisting of her parents, maternal grandfather, aunts, uncles and cousins. Kathiravan is impressed with her attitude and feels that she is the right life companion for him.

He goes to Coimbatore to woo her. But meeting her in her college does not help. So he takes it as an opportunity when he learns that Kayal's grandfather is on the look out for an interior designer to renovate their traditional home. Posing as an interior designer, he undertakes the job winning the hearts of Kayal and her family members.

When the family learns that they are in love, especially Kayal's grandfather who believes that all love marriages are a failure. However, Kathiravan does not want to marry Kayal without her family's acceptance. So he tries to win their acceptance.

Cast

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Production

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After collaborating on Thambi (2006), director Seeman and actor Madhavan decided to work on two more projects titled Vaazhthugal and Pagalavan,[3] although the latter project was dropped.[4] Venkat Prabhu later joined the cast of Vaazhthugal, making a return to acting after a sabbatical as he had been focussing on direction.[5] The film was shot around Coimbatore, Pollachi, Udumalaipettai,[6] and Kerala. It notably features no English dialogue, given the director's passion for the Tamil language.[7]

Soundtrack

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Music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and the lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar.[8] The soundtrack was released on 3 January 2008. The lyrics of the song "Muzhumai Nila" were taken from a poem written by Bharathidasan.[9] Saraswathy Srinivas of Rediff.com called it "A remarkable album that is worth listening to over and over again".[10]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Enthan Vaanamum Neethan" Haricharan, Mahathi 5:29
"Chinna Chinna" Shweta Mohan 4:17
"Pookkal Rasithathu" Haricharan, Ajindan 3:52
"Muzhumai Nila" Sriram Parthasarathy, Mukesh 2:03
"Unmela Aasapattu" S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram 4:00
"Kannil Vanthathum" Haricharan, Dishanthan 5:15
"Enthan Vaanamum Neethan (Reprise)" Rahul Nambiar, Rajalakshmi 5:27

Release and reception

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Vaazhthugal was released on 15 January 2008, during Pongal, alongside other releases like Bheemaa , Pazhani , Kaalai , Pirivom Santhippom and Pidichirukku .[11] It was initially postponed to 26 January 2008, Republic Day,[1] but later returned to the original date.[11] Sify wrote, "Seeman's intentions to make Vazhthukkal were noble but his execution is tacky and the final outcome is a dreary and boring message film that leaves you exhausted! The flaw is not in the tale, it's in the telling — too many songs, conversations going nowhere, clichéd characters and a long drawn out 30 minutes tedious climax".[12] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote, "Seeman has obviously tried desperately, and failed to make a movie with a moral message for today's generation."[13]

Madhumitha of Kalki praised the acting, music, cinematography and dialogues also for having heavy Tamil flavour but panned slow-paced scenes, predictable screenplay which seems to pull the film backwards if this was avoided it would have been an unforgettable film.[14] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "'Vazhthugal' begins promisingly enough, the earlier scenes focusing on the responsibility of children towards their aging parents, and the trauma the latter undergo when they are discarded by their progenies. But as the narration proceeds, the script loses it's [sic ] focus, the director unable to maintain the same pace, feel and interest".[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vazhthukkal backs out from Pongal race!". Sify . 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ K, Janani (3 June 2017). "GV Prakash and Seeman unite". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Madhavan – Seeman team up for 'Vaazhthukal'". Cinesouth. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Madhavan is like a family member: Seeman". The Times of India . 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ^ J, Anand (21 July 2007). "July's Kollywood Tidbits". Monsoonjournal Online. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ^ Sangeeta (20 April 2007). "Riding a wave of success". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Vazhthukal-Total Tamil!". Sify . 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Vazhthukkal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ Karthik (3 January 2008). "Vaazhthugal (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)". Milliblog . Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. ^ Srinivas, Saraswathy (8 January 2008). "Music review: Vazhthukkal". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "4 days to Pongal!". Sify . 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Vazhthukkal". Sify . Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  13. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (16 January 2008). "Vazhthukkal is tedious". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  14. ^ மதுமிதா (10 February 2008). "வாழ்த்துகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 79–80. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Mannath, Malini (24 January 2008). "Vazhthugal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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