Villiyanur Matha

Villiyanur Matha is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Thankappan. The film, starring Sarath Babu, was released on 23 December 1983.^[1]

Villiyanur Matha
DVD cover
Directed by	K. Thankappan
Screenplay by	Rev. Fr. P. ArulDass
Produced by	Rev. Fr. P. ArulDass
Starring	Sarath Babu
Music by	G. Devarajan
Production company	Suguna Films
Release date	23 December 1983 (1983-12-23)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Baby Anju
• Rajkumar Sethupathi
• Vincent as Father
• Prameela
• Rani Padmini
• Sangeeta
• Y. G. Mahendran
• Sarath Babu
• Vijayashanti
• Manorama

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan.^[2][3][4] For the Malayalam version Lourde Mathavu, lyrics were written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.^[5]

Tamil track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Maasila Kanniye"		K. J. Yesudas, Madhuri and chorus
2.	"Naan Kannilatha Pillai"	Vaali	Lathika, K. P. Brahmanandam and chorus
3.	"Naadhar Mudi"		Madhuri
4.	"Kandom Yesunathai"		Chorus
5.	"Ada Ellarukkum"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Maatha"	Pulamaipithan	P. Susheela and chorus
7.	"Un Selai Parakkuthu"	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
8.	"Pootai Thirappathu"	Bharathiyar	Madhuri and chorus

Malayalam track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kannukalillaathe"	K. J. Yesudas
2.	"Maathaa Devanaayaki"	P. Susheela
3.	"Naathar Mudi Melirukkum"	P. Madhuri
4.	"Njan Kannillaathoru"
5.	"Paadaam Enneravum"
6.	"Paarile"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Madhuri
7.	"Santhoshamaam"	K. J. Yesudas
8.	"Veenakkambithan"	P. Madhuri, Chorus

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki questioned if there was no other way to spread the fame of Virgin Mary. They questioned if the plot gets ruined if all the actors shown together, and said it would have been nice if a couple of incidents had been told properly.^[6]

References

1. "Villiyanur Matha (1983)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "Villiyanoor Matha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 31 December 1983. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. "Villiyanur Mathal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
4. "Villiyanur Matha Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "ലൂര്‍ദ്ദ്‌ മാതാവ് (1983)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
6. ஜெயமன்மதன் (8 January 1984). "வில்லியனூர் மாதா". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Villiyanur Matha at IMDb