Vetri Mel Vetri

Vetri Mel Vetri (transl. Success streak) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by M. Thyagarajan in his debut. The film stars Prabhu as a spoilt and aimless man who eventually becomes a boxer, and Seetha as his wife. It was released on 1 December 1989 and became an average success.

Vetri Mel Vetri
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. Thyagarajan
Written by	M. Thyagarajan
Produced by	K. S. Seenivasan K. S. Sivaraman
Starring	Prabhu Seetha
Cinematography	Siva
Edited by	G. Jayachandran
Music by	Vijay Anand
Production company	Sivasri Pictures
Release date	1 December 1989 (1989-12-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

A spoilt, aimless man eventually becomes a boxer.

Cast

• Prabhu as Rajkumar "Kumar"
• Seetha as Janaki
• S. S. Chandran
• Nassar as Duraipandi
• Anandaraj as Nagaraj
• Manorama as Janaki's school principal
• Disco Shanti
• Dara Singh as Antony, Rajkumar's boxing trainer^[1]
• Chinni Jayanth
• Sethu Vinayagam
• Swaminathan
• Pandu
• MRK
• Usilai Mani
• Rocky as Vicky

Production

Vetri Mel Vetri is the directorial debut of M. Thyagarajan.^[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand.^[4][5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"En Nenjile"	Muthulingam	S. Janaki, Mano	4:47
2.	"Mallina Mallithan"	S. Malarmaran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sudhakar	4:05
3.	"Kannana Kanmaniye"	Muthulingam	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra	4:26
4.	"Hare Istanbul"	M. A. Ezhilan	Gangai Amaran	4:29
5.	"Indha Naal Nalla Naale"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha, Vidya	2:30
Total length:				20:17

Release and reception

Vetri Mel Vetri was released on 1 December 1989.^[6][7] B. S. S. of Kalki called it another routine masala fare, which was thankfully not nauseating.^[8] The film was an average success.^[2]

References

1. Chellappa (10 December 2021). "From director to destitute: A cautionary tale". Inmathi. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "Tamil Director M Thiagarajan Found Dead on Roadside in Chennai". News18. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
3. "M Thyagarajan, the director of Vijaykant's 1991 blockbuster Maanagara Kaaval, found dead opposite AVM Studio". Cinema Express. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
4. "Vetri Mel Vetri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
5. "Vetri mel Vetri Tamil Film Lp Vinyl Record by Vijay Anand". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
6. "வெற்றிமேல் வெற்றி / Vetrimel Vetri (1989)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
7. "Vetrimel Vetri ( 1989 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 9 September 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
8. பி. எஸ். எஸ். (24 December 1989). "வெற்றி மேல் வெற்றி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 45. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

External links

• Vetri Mel Vetri at IMDb