Vidhi
| Vidhi | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Vijayan |
| Produced by | Anandavalli Balaji |
| Written by | Aaroor Das (dialogues) |
| Story by | D. Rameswari |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | Ravindra Kumar Tewary |
| Edited by | Chakrapani |
Production company |
Sujatha Cini Arts |
Release dates | 26 January 1984[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vidhi (English: The Fate) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film starring Mohan and Poornima Jayaram in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Nyayam Kavali, which was also remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye.[1]
Plot
Raja (Mohan), the son of a popular lawyer "Tiger" Dayanidhi (Jaishankar), is a playboy and a womaniser from a rich family. Whenever Raja sets his eyes on a beautiful girl, he pursues and impresses her and convinces her that he is madly in love with her, then abandons her after getting into a physical relationship with her. This becomes a routine for him. Radha (Poornima Jayaram) is a girl from a middle-class family. Raja meets her, tries his old techniques to impress her and finally succeeds. Radha sincerely loves him and yields to Raja's advances for a physical relationship. When Radha becomes pregnant and requests Raja to marry her, he writes off their relationship, saying he does not even know her and refuses to marry her.
Much against her parent's suggestion to terminate her pregnancy, Radha decides to have the child and also tells them that she wants to take Raja to court and prove that he has fathered her child. She leaves home and meets Sakuntala (Sujatha), a leading lawyer who works for women's rights. Sakuntala's story is similar to that of Radha: she had been Dayanidhi's lover, and when she had become pregnant, he had deserted her, and she had given birth to an illegitimate daughter. Sakuntala does not want history to repeat itself, and drags Raja to the court on behalf of Radha.
Dayanidhi fights for his son. However, by producing solid evidence and with her excellent arguments, Sakuntala wins the case. The court declares that Raja is the father of Radha's child, but leaves the decision of getting married to them. While meeting the media after winning the case, Radha states that her intention was not to marry Raja, but to get legitimacy for her child. She declares that she is satisfied with the court's verdict and has decided to be on her own. In the meanwhile, Sakuntala gets a heart attack; before dying, she hands over her daughter in Radha's care.
Cast
- Mohan as Raja
- Poornima Jayaram as Radha
- Sujatha as Shakuntala
- Jaishankar as "Tiger" Dayanidhi
- K. Bhagyaraj as himself
- Livingston
- Poornam Viswanathan
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ganesh.[2]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| L O V E - Lovethaan | S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. P. Sailaja | Vaali |
| Vaadi Macchi | S. P. Balasubramaniam | Vaali |
| Vidhi Varaindha | Kalyani Menon | Vaali |
Release
Reception
Ananda Vikatan (19.2.1984) said, "Though the film is a remake, it is a healthy remake... The film makes a huge impact among the women audience".[1] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu stated that Vidhi "soared high because of its well-etched women characters, commendably enacted by Sujatha and Poornima Jayaram." and "performance wise, Vidhi can be termed the best in Poornima's oeuvre."[3]
Box office
The film ran for over 500 days in theatres, and was rated a "block buster".[4]
References
- 1 2 3 G. Dhananjayan (2011). The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1977 to 2010 - Volume II. Galatta Media. pp. 84–85.
- ↑ http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002440
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/women-of-steel/article5760715.ece
- ↑ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/mohan-tamil-actor/biography.html