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Vidukathai is a 1997 Tamil-language drama film directed by Agathiyan. The film stars Prakash Raj and Neena, while Manivannan and Janagaraj portray supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva and the film opened to positive reviews in October 1997.

Vidukathai
Directed by	Agathiyan
Written by	Agathiyan
Produced by	K. Balachander Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring	Prakash Raj Neena Manivannan
Cinematography	Suriyan
Edited by	Lancy-Mohan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	30 October 1997
Running time	151 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Prakash Raj as Neelakandan
• Neena as Anandhi
• Manivannan
• Janagaraj
• Vijayan
• Balu Anand
• Suthangan
• Ramji
• Jegadeesh
• Akash

Production

Neena, a former child actress in Keladi Kanmani (1991), was selected to portray the lead role in Vidukathai when she was still at school and had to work on her schedules around exams.[1] The production of the film was hampered by the FEFSI strike of 1997 and the makers had to postpone the venture from its original scheduled release date of June 1997.[2] Subbu Panchu, son of producer Panchu Arunachalam worked as a dance choreographer for the film.[3]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by director Agathiyan himself along with Vaasan and Kalidasan.[4]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Hello Hello"	Sujatha, Sabesh	Vaasan	05:13
2	"Idhayam Idhayam"	K. S. Chithra, Krishnaraj	Agathiyan	05:21
3	"Kidaichiruchu"	Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj		05:04
4	"Mani Madathu"	P. Unnikrishnan	Kalidasan	05:03
5	"Meenakshi Kaiyil"	K. S. Chithra, Kalpana	Agathiyan	05:09

Release

The film released in October 1997 to positive reviews with a critic from Indolink.com noting there is "excellent stylization of the characters, superior performance by all actors and a great story with a great ending".[5] The site later listed the film amongst their top Tamil films for 1997, also praising Prakash Raj's portrayal of his character. New Straits Times praised the film's plot and the performances of lead actors.[6] However, the film did not perform well at the box office, becoming Agathiyan's first commercial failure.[7]

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