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'''''Lakshmi Vandhachu''''' ({{translation|Lakshmi has come}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]. The film stars [[Revathi]] in the title role along with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]. It is a remake of the 1980 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Khubsoorat]]''.<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Hari |first=T. S. V. |date=14 November 1986 |title=Sivaji excels |pages=16 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=22 January 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was released on 1 November 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814054109/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=14 August 2016 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref>
'''''Lakshmi Vandhachu''''' ({{translation|Lakshmi has come}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]. The film stars [[Revathi]] in the title role along with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]. It is a remake of the 1980 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Khubsoorat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sud |first=Kishori |date=10 October 2018 |title=Here Is An Ode To 'Umrao Jaan' On Her 63rd Birthday |url=https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/noted-projects-of-rekha-you-should-know-about-article-60160 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423133858/https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/noted-projects-of-rekha-you-should-know-about-article-60160 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=HerZindagi |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 1 November 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814054109/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=14 August 2016 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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{{more plot|date=February 2023}}
Rajeshwari is the strict disciplinarian of the family that keeps everyone under her control&nbsp;– particularly her husband Rajasekhar. Her four sons live by her rules without question. When her second son marries, his new wife's younger sister Lakshmi comes to stay with the family. Lakshmi's carefree and easy going attitude endears her to family but puts her at odds with Rajeshwari. Raja, the family's third son and Lakshmi also fall in love. One of Lakshmi's pranks pushes Rajeshwari to her limit and creates fissures in the family. A crisis eventually sets things in motion to solve all the problems.
Rajeshwari is the strict disciplinarian of the family that keeps everyone under her control&nbsp;– particularly her husband Rajasekhar. Her four sons live by her rules without question. When her second son marries, his new wife's younger sister Lakshmi comes to stay with the family. Lakshmi's carefree and easy going attitude endears her to the family but puts her at odds with Rajeshwari. Raja, the family's third son and Lakshmi also fall in love. One of Lakshmi's pranks pushes Rajeshwari to her limit and creates fissures in the family. A crisis eventually sets things in motion to solve all the problems.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekhar
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekhar
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Rajeshwari
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Rajeshwari
*[[Revathi]] as Lakshmi
*[[Revathi]] as Lakshmi
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Raja
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Raja
*Khaja Sharif as Jagan
*[[Master Haja Sheriff|Haja Sheriff]] as Jagan
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Ramanathan
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Ramanathan
*[[Jayachitra]] as Chithra
*[[Jayachitra]] as Chithra
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*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Gilbert
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Gilbert
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Valli
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Valli
*Ganga K as Sarasu
*[[Ganga (actor)|Ganga]] as Sarasu
*[[S. Ve. Shekher]] as Shekhar
*[[S. Ve. Shekher]] as Shekhar
*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Meena
*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Meena
*[[Ra. Sankaran]] as Mudhaliar
*[[Ra. Sankaran]] as Mudhaliar
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Raveendran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Vandhachu (1986) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl record by Raveendran |url=https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/lakshmi-vandhachu-by-raveendran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022065554/https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/lakshmi-vandhachu-by-raveendran/ |archive-date=22 October 2022 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Disco Music Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Vanthachu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/lakshmi-vanthachu/4jEp0CBPyO8_ |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=[[JioSaavn]] |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404030036/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/lakshmi-vanthachu/4jEp0CBPyO8_ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Soundtrack was composed by [[Raveendran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Vandhachu (1986) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl record by Raveendran |url=https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/lakshmi-vandhachu-by-raveendran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022065554/https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/lakshmi-vandhachu-by-raveendran/ |archive-date=22 October 2022 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Disco Music Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Lakshmi Vanthachu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/lakshmi-vanthachu/4jEp0CBPyO8_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404030036/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/lakshmi-vanthachu/4jEp0CBPyO8_ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>


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| "Sandhana Nilavoli" ||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]] ||03:43
| "Sandhana Nilavoli" ||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]] ||03:43
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| "Ellorum Thedum" ||[[S. P. Sailaja]] ||03:44
| "Ellorum Thedum" ||[[S. P. Sailaja]]||03:44
|-
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| "Naan Aanaiyittal" ||[[S. Janaki]], Sampathkumar || 03:26
| "Naan Aanaiyittal" ||[[S. Janaki]], Sampathkumar || 03:26
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
T. S. V. Hari of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "To such a goody goody tale, the Tamil version adds its own brand of gutter humour, which instead of tickling the ribs, leaves wounds on the sides".<ref name="IE review" /> Jayamanmadhan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote Revathi has chirpiness, Padmini has sparkle, and Ganesan has variety, but it seems an elephant sized injection should be given to make the screenplay active.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |date=9 November 1986 |title=லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/09-11-1986/p15.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729121441/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/09-11-1986/p15.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref>
T. S. V. Hari of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "To such a goody goody tale, the Tamil version adds its own brand of gutter humour, which instead of tickling the ribs, leaves wounds on the sides".<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Hari |first=T. S. V. |date=14 November 1986 |title=Sivaji excels |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=22 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=14 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote Revathi has chirpiness, Padmini has sparkle, and Ganesan has variety, but it seems an elephant sized injection should be given to make the screenplay active.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=9 November 1986 |title=லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/09-11-1986/p15.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729121441/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/09-11-1986/p15.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=22 October 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=15 |language=ta}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Rajasekhar (director)}}


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Latest revision as of 08:44, 16 December 2024

For the TV series, see Lakshmi Vandhachu (TV series).
Lakshmi Vandhachu
Poster
Directed byRajasekhar
Story byD. N. Mukherjee
Produced byS. Rangarajan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Padmini
Revathi
CinematographyRanga
Edited byC. Lancy
R. Vittal
Music byRaveendran
Production
company
Aries Cine Arts
Distributed byAlamu Movies[1]
Release date
  • 1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Lakshmi Vandhachu (transl. Lakshmi has come) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Revathi in the title role along with Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It is a remake of the 1980 Hindi film Khubsoorat.[2] The film was released on 1 November 1986.[3]

Plot

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Rajeshwari is the strict disciplinarian of the family that keeps everyone under her control – particularly her husband Rajasekhar. Her four sons live by her rules without question. When her second son marries, his new wife's younger sister Lakshmi comes to stay with the family. Lakshmi's carefree and easy going attitude endears her to the family but puts her at odds with Rajeshwari. Raja, the family's third son and Lakshmi also fall in love. One of Lakshmi's pranks pushes Rajeshwari to her limit and creates fissures in the family. A crisis eventually sets things in motion to solve all the problems.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by Raveendran.[4][5]

Song Singers Length
"Kaalam Kanindhadhu" K. S. Chithra 03:27
"Sandhana Nilavoli" Malaysia Vasudevan 03:43
"Ellorum Thedum" S. P. Sailaja 03:44
"Naan Aanaiyittal" S. Janaki, Sampathkumar 03:26
"Kadhal Vennila" S. Janaki 04:30

Reception

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T. S. V. Hari of The Indian Express wrote, "To such a goody goody tale, the Tamil version adds its own brand of gutter humour, which instead of tickling the ribs, leaves wounds on the sides".[6] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote Revathi has chirpiness, Padmini has sparkle, and Ganesan has variety, but it seems an elephant sized injection should be given to make the screenplay active.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 25 November 1986.
  2. ^ Sud, Kishori (10 October 2018). "Here Is An Ode To 'Umrao Jaan' On Her 63rd Birthday". HerZindagi. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Lakshmi Vandhachu (1986) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl record by Raveendran". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Lakshmi Vanthachu". JioSaavn. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ Hari, T. S. V. (14 November 1986). "Sivaji excels". The Indian Express. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (9 November 1986). "லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 15. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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