Madras Vathiyar (/mɛdrɑːs vɑːðjɑːr/ transl. Teacher from Madras) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vijaya Bhaskar and written by A. L. Narayanan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sasikala and Anuradha. It was released on 14 January 1984.
Plot
Cast
- Vijayakanth
- Sasikala
- Anuradha
- Manorama
- Kallapetti Singaram
- Loose Mohan
- Balaji
- K. Kannan
- C. L. Anandan
- Senthamarai
- G. Srinivasan
- Veeraraghavan
- Rowdy Rathinam
- Usilai Mani
- Haja Sheriff
Production
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madras Vathiyar" | Vaali | Vivek Sarathy, Vani Jairam, Manorama and chorus | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Naatiyam Paarthukka" | Vaali | Vani Jairam | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Chekka Chevantha" | Muthulingam | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Vizhigale" | Muthulingam | P. Jayachandran, Latha Kannan | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 17:04 | |||
Release and reception
Madras Vathiyar was released on 14 January 1984.[3] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave the film a negative review.[4]
References
- ^ "MADRAS VAATHIYAR". Wynk Music. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Madras Vaathiyar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (29 January 1984). "மெட்ராஸ் வாத்தியார்!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.