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title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data">Bharathiraja</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa</i><br />by <a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu_Kannan" title="Vedham Pudhithu Kannan">K. Kannan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Saritha" title="Saritha">Saritha</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Amala_Akkineni" title="Amala Akkineni">Amala</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/B._Kannan" title="B. Kannan">B. Kannan</a><sup id="cite_ref-35thaward_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">P. Mohan Raj</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Devendran" title="Devendran">Devendran</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;">Janani Art Creations</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>27 December 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-12-27</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">130 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-35thaward_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Tamil</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Vedham Pudhithu</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="/ð/: 'th' in 'this'">ð</span><span title="/əm/: 'm' in 'rhythm'">əm</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="/ð/: 'th' in 'this'">ð</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="/ð/: 'th' in 'this'">ð</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> The new <a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a></span>) is a 1987 Indian <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>-language <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">drama film</a> directed and co-written by <a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a>. It is based on the play <i>Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa</i> by K. Kannan, who wrote the film adaptation's dialogues and became known as <a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu_Kannan" title="Vedham Pudhithu Kannan"><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> Kannan</a>. The film stars <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saritha" title="Saritha">Saritha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amala_Akkineni" title="Amala Akkineni">Amala</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Raja_(Tamil_actor)" title="Raja (Tamil actor)">Raja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal_Ravi" title="Nizhalgal Ravi">Nizhalgal Ravi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janagaraj" title="Janagaraj">Janagaraj</a> and Master Dasarathi in supporting roles. It revolves around an atheist whose son falls in love with a <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmin</a> woman in the same village, leading to catastrophic consequences. </p><p><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> criticises the <a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" title="Caste system in India">caste system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin" title="Tamil Brahmin">Tamil Brahminism</a> and their hypocrisies. It was released on 27 December 1987, and became controversial for its depiction of Tamil Brahmins, with the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association calling for its banning. Despite this, it became a critical and commercial success. The film won three <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> – <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil">Best Film – Tamil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil">Best Director – Tamil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Best Actor – Tamil</a> (Sathyaraj) – and two <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> – <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Best Editing</a> (P. Mohan Raj). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Balu Thevar and Pechi, a couple, live in a village and belong to a land-owning caste (<a href="/wiki/Mukkulathor" title="Mukkulathor">Thevar</a>), held supposedly lower in the <a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedic</a> <a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" title="Caste system in India">caste system</a> hierarchy than <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmins</a>. Balu though, is an atheist and speaks openly against the caste system, but is nevertheless tolerated by the villagers because he is generous in helping others in need. Their son Sankarapandi has just returned from the city, having completed his education. He meets Vaidehi, the daughter of a <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin" title="Tamil Brahmin">Tamil Brahmin</a> priest Neelakanta Sastrigal, and they fall in love. </p><p>One night, Sankarapandi and Vaidehi are together in a temple, when Balu is discovered after hiding Vaidehi. To atone for his son's "crime," Balu <a href="/wiki/Ashtanga_Namaskara" title="Ashtanga Namaskara">prostrates</a> before the Brahmins. Afterwards Vaidehi tells her father about their love, who then tells Balu. Neelakanta tries to marry her off to another man in a neighbouring village, but she fakes her death and hides in the house of a forest ranger, that she happens to pass by. Thinking Vaidehi is dead, Neelakanta confronts Sankarapandi at a waterfall and accuses him of causing her death. During the confrontation, Sankarapandi accidentally falls, but holds onto a plant. Neelakanta tries to save him, but both fall to their deaths. </p><p>Vaidehi's younger brother Sankara, who is devoutly studying the Vedas and passing through the student phase of his Brahmin life, is left orphaned. Being considered inauspicious, since his mother, father, and sister are all dead, no one from the Brahmin community wants to take care of him. He thus wanders the streets begging for food. Balu, bothered by this, and having lost his own son, starts raising Sankara as his own son. Balu and Pechi quit eating meat, to not offend Sankara. However, since Sankara has been eating in a lower caste home, he is rejected by his community from learning the Vedas. </p><p>Pechi, enraged with Sankara's ostracisation, promises to educate him in an English medium school. Balu later makes fun of Sankara telling him that it is not important to learn Vedas and worry about caste. At this point, Sankara notes Balu's own hypocrisy: his preference for using his caste name (Thevar), while at the same time professing against the caste system. Balu sees the merit in this argument, and immediately abandons all his weapons, symbols of his Thevar status, by immersing them in a river, and stops referring to himself by his caste name. </p><p>Vaidehi, not knowing of Sankarapandi and her own father's death, tells the forest ranger about her love, after which he promises to reunite them. The forest ranger comes to the village and finds out what has happened. After returning, he informs Vaidehi. Vaidehi, then sadly returns to her village, tells Pechi to take care of her younger brother for the rest of his life and prepares to leave. She reunites with Sankara. </p><p>Krishna <a href="/wiki/Iyer" title="Iyer">Iyer</a>, who had wanted to marry Vaidehi but was rebuked, sees her return. He aggravates the villagers with news of Vaidehi's return and says it is inauspicious for the village, since her last death rites have already been performed. Krishna adds that it is improper for Brahmins to live in a non-Brahmin house; He then sets some hay on fire and tells the villagers it is God's disapproval of these two "crimes". Krishna assembles a mob towards Balu's house, and they demand Balu throw Vaidehi out. Balu refuses, a fight breaks out, and in the ensuing scuffle, he is stabbed and dies. His final request is for the villagers to live in unity, and not let caste divide them. </p><p>The next day, Sankara, having lost two fathers, removes his <i><a href="/wiki/Upanayana" title="Upanayana">poonal</a></i> and immerses it in a stream, disgusted with and in open defiance of Brahminical beliefs, while performing the last rites of Balu as though he were his own son. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> as Balu Thevar<sup id="cite_ref-BFI_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saritha" title="Saritha">Saritha</a> as Pechi<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amala_Akkineni" title="Amala Akkineni">Amala</a> as Vaidehi<sup id="cite_ref-BFI_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_(Tamil_actor)" title="Raja (Tamil actor)">Raja</a> as Sankarapandi<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> as Neelakanta Sastrigal<sup id="cite_ref-BFI_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal_Ravi" title="Nizhalgal Ravi">Nizhalgal Ravi</a> as the forest ranger<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janagaraj" title="Janagaraj">Janagaraj</a> as Krishna Iyer<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Master Dasarathi as Sankara<sup id="cite_ref-BFI_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilavarasu" title="Ilavarasu">Ilavarasu</a> as Balu Thevar's nephew<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kullamani" title="Kullamani">Kullamani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periya_Karuppu_Thevar" title="Periya Karuppu Thevar">Periya Karuppu Thevar</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i>, written and directed by <a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a>, is based on <a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu_Kannan" title="Vedham Pudhithu Kannan">K. Kannan</a>'s play <i>Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa</i>. Kannan wrote the film adaptation's dialogues.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a>'s third appearance in a Bharathiraja film after <i><a href="/wiki/Muthal_Mariyathai" title="Muthal Mariyathai">Muthal Mariyathai</a></i> (1985) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kadalora_Kavithaigal" title="Kadalora Kavithaigal">Kadalora Kavithaigal</a></i> (1986).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014297_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014297-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He found it comfortable playing the atheist character Balu Thevar, due to being a follower of the atheist/rationalist <a href="/wiki/Periyar" title="Periyar">Periyar</a>. Sathyaraj wore a wig to play the character.<sup id="cite_ref-maalaimalar_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maalaimalar-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the screen debut of B. Kanakarajsamy, who worked as an electrician in <i>Kadalora Kavithaigal</i>. According to Kanakarajsamy, "It was a group role. I was asked to walk up and down a street".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Filming took place predominantly in <a href="/wiki/Mysore" title="Mysore">Mysore</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014297_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014297-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the song "Kannukkul Nooru Nilava" was filmed at <a href="/wiki/Melukote" title="Melukote">Melukote</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes">Themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> criticises the <a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" title="Caste system in India">caste system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin" title="Tamil Brahmin">Tamil Brahminism</a> and their hypocrisies.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ashish_Rajadhyaksha" title="Ashish Rajadhyaksha">Ashish Rajadhyaksha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Willemen" title="Paul Willemen">Paul Willemen</a>, in <i>Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema</i>, believe the film purports to "merge humanist values into religious ritual".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also consider that, like other Bharathiraja films, it has "the local village deity as dramatic pivot".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen199860_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen199860-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The music was composed by <a href="/wiki/Devendran" title="Devendran">Devendran</a> while the lyrics were written by <a href="/wiki/Vairamuthu" title="Vairamuthu">Vairamuthu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to differences with his usual composer <a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a>, Bharathiraja chose Devendran to compose this film's music.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Devendran revealed that he had composed a fusion tune which he had slightly modified as "Kannukkul Nooru Nilava".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song is set in <a href="/wiki/Shanmukhapriya" title="Shanmukhapriya">Shanmukhapriya</a> raga,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Sandhikka Thudittaen" is set in Poorvikalyani.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Track listing</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Singer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Kannukkul Nooru Nilava"</td><td><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._S._Chithra" title="K. S. Chithra">K. S. Chithra</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">5:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Mandhiram Sonnen"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Mano_(singer)" title="Mano (singer)">Mano</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Putham Puthu Olai"</td><td>K. S. Chithra</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:55</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Mattu Vandi Salai"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Vasudevan" title="Malaysia Vasudevan">Malaysia Vasudevan</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Sandhikka Thudittaen"</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:58</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="3" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>24:06</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_reception">Release and reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Release and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> was released on 27 December 1987. Before release, the <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification" title="Central Board of Film Certification">censor board</a> objected to the scene where people carry a saint and Balu Thevar commenting on it; as a result the film was stuck in limbo, facing uncertainty over its release. A special screening was later arranged for <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a>, then the <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a>, at his request. He saw the film, appreciated Sathyaraj's performance, and the film was given clearance for release.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDhananjayan2014296-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan" title="Ananda Vikatan">Ananda Vikatan</a></i> rated the film 50 out of 100, saying Bharathiraja had moved up to the next step in his career with this film, several scenes were hearttrending and there itself the film achieved success.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Subha_(writers)" title="Subha (writers)">Jayamanmadhan</a> (a duo) of <i><a href="/wiki/Kalki_(magazine)" title="Kalki (magazine)">Kalki</a></i> praised the film for various aspects, including Bharathiraja's unique storytelling style, the cast performances, Devendran's music and Vairamuthu's lyrics. The duo compared the film to a <a href="/wiki/Kolam" title="Kolam">kolam</a>, albeit a hastily made one, but still worth watching.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the film became controversial for its depiction of Tamil Brahmins and the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association called for its banning, despite having been certified "<a href="/wiki/U_certificate_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="U certificate (India)">U</a>" (universal) by the censor board without cuts,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998482-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it became a critical and commercial success, running for over 150 days in theatres. Kannan later came to be known as <i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> Kannan.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At a July 1988 event organised by the Cine Technicians Association of South India meant to commemorate the platinum jubilee of Indian cinema, Bharathiraja received a newly created "MGR Award" for directing the film.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Sathyaraj, he was considered for the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor</a>, but missed out on a technicality.<sup id="cite_ref-maalaimalar_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maalaimalar-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Event<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Recipient(s) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/35th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="35th Filmfare Awards South">35th Filmfare Awards South</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil">Best Film – Tamil</a> </td> <td><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil">Best Director – Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Best Actor – Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards">35th National Film Awards</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Other_Social_Issues" title="National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues">Best Film on Other Social Issues</a> </td> <td><i>Vedham Pudhithu</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-35thaward_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35thaward-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Editing" title="National Film Award for Best Editing">Best Editing</a> </td> <td>P. Mohan Raj </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portrayal_of_Tamil_Brahmins_in_popular_media" title="Portrayal of Tamil Brahmins in popular media">Portrayal of Tamil Brahmins in popular media</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedham_Pudhithu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Films_directed_by_Bharathiraja78" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Films directed by <a href="/wiki/Bharathiraja" title="Bharathiraja">Bharathiraja</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tamil films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kizhakke_Pogum_Rail" title="Kizhakke Pogum Rail">Kizhakke Pogum Rail</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Vaarpugal" title="Puthiya Vaarpugal">Puthiya Vaarpugal</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Niram_Maratha_Pookal" title="Niram Maratha Pookal">Niram Maratha Pookal</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nizhalgal" title="Nizhalgal">Nizhalgal</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alaigal_Oivathillai" title="Alaigal Oivathillai">Alaigal Oivathillai</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tik_Tik_Tik_(1981_film)" title="Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)">Tik Tik Tik</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhal_Oviyam" title="Kadhal Oviyam">Kadhal Oviyam</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Valibamey_Vaa_Vaa" title="Valibamey Vaa Vaa">Valibamey Vaa Vaa</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mann_Vasanai" title="Mann Vasanai">Mann Vasanai</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhumai_Penn_(1984_film)" title="Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)">Pudhumai Penn</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Kaidhiyin_Diary" title="Oru Kaidhiyin Diary">Oru Kaidhiyin Diary</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muthal_Mariyathai" title="Muthal Mariyathai">Muthal Mariyathai</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadalora_Kavithaigal" title="Kadalora Kavithaigal">Kadalora Kavithaigal</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Parakkuthu" title="Kodi Parakkuthu">Kodi Parakkuthu</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/En_Uyir_Thozhan" title="En Uyir Thozhan">En Uyir Thozhan</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Nellu_Pudhu_Naathu" title="Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu">Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nadodi_Thendral" title="Nadodi Thendral">Nadodi Thendral</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Magal" title="Captain Magal">Captain Magal</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kizhakku_Cheemayile" title="Kizhakku Cheemayile">Kizhakku Cheemayile</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karuthamma" title="Karuthamma">Karuthamma</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pasumpon" title="Pasumpon">Pasumpon</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthimanthaarai" title="Anthimanthaarai">Anthimanthaarai</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tamizh_Selvan" title="Tamizh Selvan">Tamizh Selvan</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal_(1999_film)" title="Taj Mahal (1999 film)">Taj Mahal</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadal_Pookkal" title="Kadal Pookkal">Kadal Pookkal</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eera_Nilam" title="Eera Nilam">Eera Nilam</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kangalal_Kaidhu_Sei" title="Kangalal Kaidhu Sei">Kangalal Kaidhu Sei</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bommalattam_(2008_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bommalattam (2008 film)">Bommalattam</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annakodi" title="Annakodi">Annakodi</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meendum_Oru_Mariyathai" title="Meendum Oru Mariyathai">Meendum Oru Mariyathai</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hindi films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Solva_Sawan" title="Solva Sawan">Solva Sawan</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Rose_(1980_film)" title="Red Rose (1980 film)">Red Rose</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lovers_(1983_film)" title="Lovers (1983 film)">Lovers</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saveray_Wali_Gaadi" title="Saveray Wali Gaadi">Saveray Wali Gaadi</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Cut_of_Director" title="Final Cut of Director">Final Cut of Director</a></i> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Telugu films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Jeevithalu" title="Kotha Jeevithalu">Kotha Jeevithalu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seethakoka_Chilaka" title="Seethakoka Chilaka">Seethakoka Chilaka</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a 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title="Ramu (1966 film)">Ramu</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karpooram" title="Karpooram">Karpooram</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Kalyanam_(1968_film)" title="Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)">Lakshmi Kalyanam</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Adimai_Penn" title="Adimai Penn">Adimai Penn</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Engirundho_Vandhaal" title="Engirundho Vandhaal">Engirundho Vandhaal</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babu_(1971_film)" title="Babu (1971 film)">Babu</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pattikada_Pattanama" title="Pattikada Pattanama">Pattikada Pattanama</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bharatha_Vilas" title="Bharatha Vilas">Bharatha Vilas</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dikkatra_Parvathi" title="Dikkatra Parvathi">Dikkatra Parvathi</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annakili" title="Annakili">Annakili</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhuvana_Oru_Kelvi_Kuri" title="Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri">Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mullum_Malarum" title="Mullum Malarum">Mullum Malarum</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pasi_(film)" title="Pasi (film)">Pasi</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Varumayin_Niram_Sivappu" title="Varumayin Niram Sivappu">Varumayin Niram Sivappu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thanneer_Thanneer" title="Thanneer Thanneer">Thanneer Thanneer</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enkeyo_Ketta_Kural" title="Enkeyo Ketta Kural">Enkeyo Ketta Kural</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mann_Vasanai" title="Mann Vasanai">Mann Vasanai</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achamillai_Achamillai" title="Achamillai Achamillai">Achamillai Achamillai</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sindhu_Bhairavi_(film)" title="Sindhu Bhairavi (film)">Sindhu Bhairavi</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samsaram_Adhu_Minsaram" title="Samsaram Adhu Minsaram">Samsaram Adhu Minsaram</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agni_Natchathiram" title="Agni Natchathiram">Agni Natchathiram</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Vasantham" title="Pudhu Vasantham">Pudhu Vasantham</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chinna_Thambi" title="Chinna Thambi">Chinna Thambi</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roja_(film)" title="Roja (film)">Roja</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gentleman_(1993_film)" title="Gentleman (1993 film)">Gentleman</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karuthamma" title="Karuthamma">Karuthamma</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bombay_(film)" title="Bombay (film)">Bombay</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a 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film)">Veyil</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paruthiveeran" title="Paruthiveeran">Paruthiveeran</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Subramaniapuram" title="Subramaniapuram">Subramaniapuram</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naadodigal" title="Naadodigal">Naadodigal</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mynaa" title="Mynaa">Mynaa</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aadukalam" title="Aadukalam">Aadukalam</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vazhakku_Enn_18/9" title="Vazhakku Enn 18/9">Vazhakku Enn 18/9</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thanga_Meenkal" title="Thanga Meenkal">Thanga Meenkal</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaththi" title="Kaththi">Kaththi</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaaka_Muttai" title="Kaaka Muttai">Kaaka Muttai</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joker_(2016_film)" title="Joker (2016 film)">Joker</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aramm" title="Aramm">Aramm</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a 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