Vilangu

1987 film by P. Jayadevi

  • 27 February 1987 (1987-02-27)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Vilangu (transl. Handcuff) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film produced, written and directed by P. Jayadevi. The film stars Jaishankar, Arun Pandian, Nizhalgal Ravi, M. N. Nambiar, Sulakshana, Ramya Krishnan and Janagaraj. It revolves around a DIG seeking to capture an international smuggler. The film was released on 27 February 1987.

Plot

DIG Jayaraman seeks to capture an international smuggler.

Cast

  • Jaishankar as DIG Jayaraman
  • Arun Pandian as Babu
  • Nizhalgal Ravi as Vinod
  • M. N. Nambiar as the international smuggler
  • Sulakshana as Jayaraman's wife
  • Ramya Krishnan as Kavitha
  • Janagaraj
  • Sathyaraj as Vinod's friend (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aayiram Kangal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:18
2."Unnaithan"K. J. Yesudas5:04
3."Enna Aachchu Enna Aachchu"K. S. Chithra5:00
4."Chollatthan Ninaithen"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:04
5."Idu Engal Raajaangam"Shyam3:52
Total length:23:18

Release and reception

Vilangu was released on 27 February 1987.[2] On the same day, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express derided the film, saying, "The film tone is so bad in some stretches that it is almost like a bad video copy."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vilangu Tamil Film LP Vinyl record by Shyam". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "விலங்கு / Vilangu (1987)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (27 February 1987). "'Scope for entertainemnt". The Indian Express. p. 14. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  • Vilangu at IMDb