Watchman Vadivel

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Watchman Vadivel
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Jagannathan
Written by Aaroor Dass (dialogues)
Story by Dasari Narayana Rao
Based onSurigaadu (Telugu)
Produced byRaadhika Reddy
Starring Sivakumar
Sujatha
Anand Babu
Kasthuri
CinematographyBabu
Edited by P. Sai Suresh
Music by Deva
Production
company
Shri Arkay Film Makers
Release date
  • 22 July 1994 (1994-07-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Watchman Vadivel is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Jagannathan. [1] The film stars Sivakumar, Sujatha, Anand Babu and Kasthuri. It is a remake of the Telugu film Surigaadu. [2]

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Plot

Vadivel works as a watchman in a club. His wife Saro is a housewife. Both are doting parents to their only son, Raja who is a college student. What the couple does not know is that their son is someone who dreams of living a rich life and has no qualms about lying. He lies to his house owner who also has a mechanic shed that he would marry his daughter in due course and takes a different car everyday to college.

At college, he makes everyone believe that he is rich and his parents are NRI. He dates Radha, daughter of a millionaire, based on the lie. They eventually get married without him inviting his parents even. Radha relents when she finds out the truth but takes it in her stride as she too was greedy for the wealth and status which makes her unqualified to judge him. She, however, decides to respect her in-laws.

With a change of heart, Raja and Radha invite Vadivel and Saro to live with them. They too concede so that they can be with their son and grandson eventually. However, Raja and his father-in-law, gradually transform the couple to watchman and cook of the house getting rid of their servants. In due course, they get insulted and leave the house. They are in for a shock when they find that their house and the land has been taken over by Raja who has built an apartment their and sold the same. The whole change of heart was a ruse. Meanwhile, Saro has developed heart disease and needs treatment.

With all avenues closed, Vadivel sues Raja for him to payback all the money he took from them saying that since Raja never ever declared that Vadivel is his father in presence of anyone, he cannot claim that the money came as a duty of a parent. If Raja were to claim the parentage, he needs to do his duty of saving his mother's life. The judge understands the situation, makes him pay for the same with the threat of going to prison. Saro's life is saved but they both shun Raja and Vadivel returns to work vowing to trust and care about only himself and his wife.

Cast

Production

This was Sivakumar's 175th film as an actor. [2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by Vaali. [3] [4]

SongSingersLength
"Chandiranum Sooriyanum" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 04:37
"Kannathil Kannam" (Originally composed by Ilaiyaraaja)S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra04:43
"Naattula Ulla"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:31
"Un Chinna"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra04:41
"Vaaram Thethi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra04:51

Reception

Watchman Vadivel was released on 22 July 1994. [5] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "Parents with ungrateful or troublesome children will love this movie". [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "vachman vadivelu". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Vijiyan, K. (13 August 1994). "Heavy drama about a wayward son". New Straits Times . p. 26. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024– via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ "Watchman Vadivel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music . 1 January 1994. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Watchman Vadivel- Piriyanka Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "வாட்ச்மேன் வடிவேல்". The Indian Express . 22 July 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 26 February 2024– via Google News Archive.
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