Veettukku Vandha Marumagal

Veettukku Vandha Marumagal
Poster
Directed byR. Vittal
Screenplay byDialogue
A. L. Narayanan
S. Aiyapillai
Story byG. Subramania Reddiar
Produced byG. Subramania Reddiar
StarringA. V. M. Rajan
Ravichandran
Latha
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
CinematographyPl. Nagappa
Edited byN. Damodharan
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Sri Navaneedha Films
Release date
  • 7 September 1973 (1973-09-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (transl. The daughter-in-law who came home) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. Vittal. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Ravichandran, Latha and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It was released on 7 September 1973.[1]

Plot

Cast

List adapted from the film credits[2]

Production

R. Vittal made his debut as a director.[3] The film was shot at AVM, Bharani and Karpagam studios and processing was done at Vijaya Laboratory.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[2] The song "Oridam Unnidam" was the first released song of Vani Jairam.[4]

Song Singer/s Length
"Pennukku Sugam Enbadhum" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 04:08
"Sammanthi Veettamma" L. R. Eswari 03:02
"Oruvan Oruthi" A. M. Rajah, Jikki 04:20
"Oridam Unnidam" T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam 04:58

Critical reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the acting of the star cast and added the film which went swiftly till interval went haywire after that.[5] Navamani praised the acting, humour, dialogues and direction.[6]

References

  1. ^ "வீட்டுக்கு வந்த மருமகள் / Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (1973)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sri Navaneedha Films. 1973. Opening credits, from 18:00 to 20:22.
  3. ^ "Veteran Tamil Film Editor R Vittal Dies Aged 91". News18. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ^ "பாட்டு இருக்க பாலிடிக்ஸ் எதற்கு?" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 5 July 1992. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ காந்தன் (23 September 1973). "வீட்டுக்கு வந்த மருமகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "வீட்டுக்கு வந்த மருமகள்". Navamani (in Tamil). 19 September 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.