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Vaazha Vaitha Deivam

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Vaazha Vaitha Deivam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. A. Thirumugam
Written by	Aaroor Dass
Produced by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Starring	Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi
Cinematography	C. V. Moorthy
Edited by	M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao M. A. Mariyappan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Thevar Films
Release date	28 August 1959 (1959-08-28)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam (transl. The god who gave life) is 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar and written by Aaroor Dass with music by K. V. Mahadevan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi, with T. S. Balaiah, V. K. Ramasamy, S. V. Subbaiah, P. Kannamba and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles.^[1] The film was released on 28 August 1959 and emerged a box office success.

Plot

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Cast

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Gemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
T. S. Balaiah
P. Kannamba
S. V. Subbaiah
T. P. Muthulakshmi
V. K. Ramasamy
K. Malathi
V. R. Rajagopal
G. Sakunthala
T. S. Muthaiah
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Master Murali

Production

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Vaazha Vaitha Deivam was the first film for Aaroor Dass as a "full fledged story and dialogue writer". At his suggestion, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi were cast as the lead pair.^[2] According to T. S. Balaiah's son Junior Balaiah, when Thevar named this film, "he said he had [T. S.] Balaiah in mind".^[3]

Soundtrack

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Music was by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, A. S. Narayanan and Kovai Kumaradevan.^[4]

Songs	Singers	Length
"Kaaveri Thaan Singari"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	03:16
"Engi Malai Uchiyile"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:22
"Kolli Malai Saaralile"	S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari	02:51
"Chinnaala Patti"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:28
"Vennilave Kaadhal Kadhai"	P. Susheela	04:09
"Anna Nadaikkaari"	T. M. Soundararajan	02:57
"Vaazha Vaitha Deivam"	T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari	03:13

Release

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Vaazha Vaitha Deivam was released on 28 August 1959,^[5] and emerged a box office success. It was dubbed into Telugu as Karmika Vijayam, which did not meet with the same success.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (11 March 2013). "Vaazhavaitha Deivam (1959)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (23 February 2012). "'Star' Wordsmith". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (29 August 2019). "Balaiah, the all-rounder of Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Vaazha Vaitha Deivam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Vaazha Vaitha Deivam (1959)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.