Vidivelli

Vidivelli
File:Vidivelli Poster.jpg Film Poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	Prabhuram
Written by	C. V. Sridhar
Story by	C. V. Sridhar
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan B. Saroja Devi K. Balaji M. N. Rajam S. V. Ranga Rao
Music by	A. M. Rajah
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Production company	Prabhuram Pictures
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release dates	31 December 1960
Running time	126 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vidivelli is a 1960 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film has Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Rajam in the lead. The film, had musical score by A. M. Rajah and was released on 31 December 1960.

Plot

Chandru (Sivaji Ganesan) has a sister (Rajam) who is married to a handsome Ravi (Balaji). But her in-laws insist on a diamond necklace, without which she cannot join her husband. So, Chandru steals a diamond necklace with a locket and then his sister joins her husband. He and his mother (Shanthakumari) move to Madras where he finds a job in a company owned by a wealthy man (Ranga Rao). He falls in love with his daughter (Saroja Devi). One day, the necklace falls down and the locket opens, revealing a photograph of a young man. The husband and the others at home want to know who the person is. She says she has never seen him. But suspecting the worst, she is sent back to her parental home.

Meanwhile, Chandru saves his boss from a huge loss and, the boss, in appreciation, gives him a handsome sum. Chandru buys another necklace with that money and the sister goes back to her husband. However, his boss dismisses him later to keep him off his daughter. The brother goes to the police station and surrenders himself for the theft. There’s surprise when he comes to know that the necklace belongs to his sweetheart, and the person in the locket is her brother who died in the war. However, the father denies he ever had a son. How the puzzle is solved forms the rest of the film.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Chandru
• B. Saroja Devi as wealthy man's daughter
• K. Balaji as Ravi
• M. N. Rajam as Chandru's sister
• S. V. Ranga Rao as wealthy man
• T. R. Ramachandran
• P. Santha Kumari as Chandru's mother
• M. R. Santhanam
• Priyadarshini

T.R. Ramachandran as driver Babu

Crew

• Producer: Prabhuram
• Production Company: Prabhuram Pictures
• Director: C. V. Sridhar
• Music: A. M. Rajah
• Lyrics: Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi & Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
• Story: C. V. Sridhar
• Dialogues: C. V. Sridhar
• Art Direction: Ganga
• Editing: N. M. Shankar
• Choreography: P. S. Gopalakrishnan
• Cinematography: A. Vincent
• Stunt: None
• Audiography: A. Krishnan
• Songs Recording & Re-Recording: T. S. Krishna
• Dance: None

Soundtrack

Vidivelli
Soundtrack album to Vidivelli by A. M. Rajah
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	31:27
Language	Tamil
Producer	A. M. Rajah

The soundtrack album was composed by A. M. Rajah while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam. Playback singers are A. M. Rajah, Tiruchy Logananthan, P. B. Sreenivas, P. Suseela & Jikki.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Idai Kai Irandil Aadum"	Kannadasan	A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela	03:20
2.	"Koduthu Paar"	A. Maruthakasi	A. M. Rajah, P. Suseela, Thiruchi Loganathan & Jikki	03:29
3.	"Naan Vazhndhathum"	Kannadasan	Jikki	03:11
4.	"Ninaithaal Inikkum"	A. Maruthakasi	Jikki	02:40
5.	"Pannodu Pirandhadu"	Kannadasan	P. B. Sreenivas & Jikki	03:48
6.	"Aadamal Aadugiren"	A. Maruthakasi	P. Suseela	04:05
7.	"Ennaalum (Pathos)"	A. Maruthakasi	P. Suseela	03:21
8.	"Ennaalum Vaazhviley (Happy)"	A. Maruthakasi	P. Suseela	04:00
9.	"Kaaru Savarijhoru"	Ku. Ma. Balasubramanian	Jikki & Thiruchi Loganathan	03:33

Reception

Film historian and critic Randor Guy said that the film will be remembered for "the brilliant performances, the narration, direction, and impressive camerawork".