Vamsa Vilakku

Vamsa Vilakku (Lamp of the dynasty) is a 1984 Indian Tamil film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by S. R. Arulprakasam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Prabhu and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Gangai Amaran.[1][2][3][4] The film was a remake of Hindi film Vidhaata.[5]

Vamsa Vilakku
வம்ச விளக்கு
Directed byR. Krishnamoorthy
Produced byS. R. Arulprakasam
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Prabhu
M. N. Nambiar
Music byGangai Amaran
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Distributed byRathna Movies
Release date
  • 23 October 1984 (1984-10-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Sathyam (Sivaji Ganesan) lives with his police inspector son, Shankar (Prabhu), and pregnant daughter-in-law, Padma (Nalini). Shankar attempts to arrest Jaganath (M. N. Nambiar) and is killed in the process. Sathyam kills two of Jaganath's associates in retaliation and is now wanted by the police. As Padma also dies in childbirth, Sathyam takes his grandson Raja and goes on the run. He stumbles upon the attempted murder of notorious smuggler Tiger Baba and rescues him. Tiger Baba takes Sathyam under his wing. Now a rich smuggler known as Chakravarthy, he meets the widowed Thaaiyamma (K. R. Vijaya) and asks her to care for Raja. Worried that his new lifestyle will impact his grandson, Chakravarthy asks Thaaiyamma to raise Raja in Coonoor isolated from him. The two reunite when Raja (also Prabhu) is an adult but he is still unaware of his grandfather's profession. Raja falls in love with Radha (Radhika), a poor woman who fearless and stands for what's right. Chakravarthy is prejudiced against her poverty and opposes the marriage which sets Raja and Thaaiyamma against him. With Jaganath also re-entering their lives, Chakravarthy faces multiple challenges to avenge his son's murder and reunite with his grandson.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran.[6][7]

No.SongSingersLength
1"Manithan Kathai Ithu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan04:27
2"Vaa Mama"S. Janaki04:39
3"Paasam Pozhiyum"Malaysia Vasudevan, Ponnusamy04:41
4"Vaamma Vaa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki04:12

References
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  5. http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?6859-Prabhu-Ganesan-Charismatic-Affable-and-Underrated/page23
  6. "Vamsavilakku". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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