Lakshmi Vandhachu
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| Lakshmi Vandhachu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajasekar |
| Story by | D. N. Mukherjee |
| Produced by | S. Rangarajan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Padmini Revathi Senthil |
| Cinematography | Ranga |
| Edited by | C. Lancy R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ravindran |
Production company | Aries Cine Arts |
| Distributed by | Alamu Movies[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Lakshmi Vandhachu (transl. Lakshmi has come) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Rajasekar. The film stars Revathi in the title role along with Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini in pivotal roles. It was also the last collaboration of the evergreen pair between Sivaji Ganesan & Padmini Ramachandran It is a remake of the 1981 Hindi film Khubsoorat.[2] Actress Meena acted as a child in this movie.[3]
Plot
Rajeshwari (Padmini) is the strict disciplinarian of the family that keeps everyone under her control – particularly her husband Rajasekar (Sivaji Ganesan). Her four sons live by her rules without question. When her second son marries, his new wife's younger sister Lakshmi (Revathi) 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, (Nizhalgal Ravi) 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
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar
- Padmini as Rajeshwari
- Revathi as Lakshmi
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Raja
- Khaja Sharif as Jagan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramanathan
- Jayachitra as Chithra
- Senthil as Renga
- Chinni Jayanth as Gilbert
- Kovai Sarala as Valli
- Ganga K as Sarasu
- S. Ve. Shekhar as Shekhar
- Meena as Meena
- Ra. Sankaran as Mudhaliar
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Raveendran.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaalam Kanindhadhu" | K. S. Chithra | 03:27 |
| 2 | "Sandhana Nilavoli" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 03:43 |
| 3 | "Ellorum Thedum" | S. P. Sailaja | 03:44 |
| 4 | "Naan Aanaiyittal" | S Janaki, Sampathkumar | 03:26 |
| 5 | "Kadhal Vennila" | S Janaki | 04:30 |
Reception
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".[2]
References
- ^ "லட்சுமி வந்தாச்சு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 25 November 1986.
- ^ a b Hari, T. S. V. (14 November 1986). "Sivaji excels". The Indian Express. p. 16.
- ^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/09-11-1986/p15.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Lakshmi Vanthachu – Tamil Bollywood Vinyl LP".
