Vaa Kanna Vaa

Vaa Kanna Vaa
Vaa Kanna Vaa
	Poster
Directed by	D. Yoganand
Written by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram (dialogues)
Story by	Gopi
Produced by	Santhi Narayanasamy
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Sujatha; Major Sundarrajan; Jai Ganesh
Cinematography	G. R. Nathan
Edited by	B. Kandhasamy
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Sivaji Productions
Release date	6 February 1982;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vaa Kanna Vaa (transl. Come dear, come) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan and Jai Ganesh. It is a remake of the Telugu film Raa Raa Krishnaiah.^[1] The film was released on 6 February 1982.^[2]

Plot

Young lovers Ramu and Seetha fight all the time while old couple Naidu and Papa are devoted to one another. The young couople eventually rent a room at Naidu and Papa's house after Ramu defies his wealthy father to wed Seetha. The older couple starts to think of Seetha as their adopted daughter and is consequently drawn into the lives of the younger couple.

However, once Seetha has a child, problems erupt between Seetha and Ramu. Naidu and Papa support Seetha unconditionally becoming very attached to her child. Subsequently, Ramu rejoins with his father who relents wanting to see his grandson. He comes to accept Seetha as his daughter-in-law thereby taking away the child with her. This leaves Naidu losing his sanity and Papa heartbroken. They both die with Naidu committing suicide while Papa dies in shock at Naidu's death.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Naidu
Sujatha as Papa
Major Sundarrajan
Jai Ganesh as Ramu
Nagesh as Ezhumalai
Y. G. Mahendra as Krishnamoorthy
V. K. Ramasamy as Karnan
Vadivukkarasi as Seetha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali.^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Kannirandil Maiyezhudhi Kannathile"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4:23
"Pushpangal Paal Pazhangal"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4:25
"Oru Kaalathile Ennai"	T. M. Soundararajan	4:44
"Kanna Mani Vanna"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, B. S. Sasirekha	5:54
"Kannirandil Maiyezhudhi Kannathile" (Sad)	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	1:33

Reception

Kalki said the film was not to be analysed, but enjoyed.^[4]

References

^ "Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan (Part 2) [Archive] - Page 5 - Hub". Hub Tamil. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "221-230". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ "Va Kanna Va Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "வா கண்ணா வா". Kalki (in Tamil). 28 February 1982. p. 62. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.