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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kalyana Vaibhogam<br />
| image = Kalyana Vaibhogam.jpg<br />
| caption = Title card<br />
| director = N. Rathnam<br />
| screenplay = N. Rathnam<br />
| producer = K.S.K. Sankara Subramaniam<br />K.S.K. Arumugam<br />K.S.K. Karthikeyan<br />K.S.K. Kumaran<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]|[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]]}}<br />
| cinematography = B. S. Nandhalal<br />
| editing = Rajarajan–Kiton<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| studio = Gomathi Shankar Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|09|05}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kalyana Vaibhogam''''' ({{translation|Marriage celebration}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by N. Rathnam, who had previously directed the film ''[[Chellakannu]]'' (1995). The film stars [[Ramki]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]], with [[Vadivelu]], [[R. Sundarrajan]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]], [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]], Vijay Krishnaraj and Haja Shareef playing supporting roles. It was released on 5 September 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193802/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-3.htm |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=20 February 2015 |website=INDOlink}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=31 March 2018 |title=How Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla-starrer Aaina addressed taboo within the framework of a family entertainer |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/how-amrita-singh-jackie-shroff-juhi-chawla-starrer-aaina-addressed-taboo-within-the-framework-of-a-family-entertainer-4410983.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524055900/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/how-amrita-singh-jackie-shroff-juhi-chawla-starrer-aaina-addressed-taboo-within-the-framework-of-a-family-entertainer-4410983.html |archive-date=24 May 2023 |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Ramya and Shanthi are step-sisters. Ramya is arrogant while Shanthi is soft-spoken and sensitive. Sakthi is a writer and becomes popular by writing short stories in Tamil weekly magazines. Shanthi is Sakthi's avid fan, sends him letters every week anonymously, and she is in love with him. Sakthi really likes her letters and he decides to meet her, eager to confess his love.<br />
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Sakthi thinks that the anonymous fan is Ramya. Later, Sakthi and Ramya fall in love. By luck, Ramya becomes a model, and thereafter her popularity grows rapidly. Sakthi and Ramya decide to get married whereas the heartbroken Shanthi remained silent. The day of the wedding, Ramya runs away with dreams of being a cinema actress and Ramya asks him to wait for him. Feeling betrayed, Sakthi cannot accept it and he finally marries Shanthi. They live happily until Ramya comes back. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Ramki]] as Sakthi<br />
*[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Ramya<br />
*[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] as Shanthi<br />
*[[Vadivelu]] as Jacky<br />
*[[R. Sundarrajan]] as Ganesan<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Shanthi's grandfather<br />
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Ramu<br />
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]] as Rajasekhar<br />
*Haja Shareef<br />
*Thiagarajan<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Kavitha<br />
*Baby Srividya<br />
*Baby Sowmya<br />
*Baby Sridevi<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyana Vaibogam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/kalyana-vaibogam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1577954236 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524061012/https://music.apple.com/in/album/kalyana-vaibogam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1577954236 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
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| "Vizhioda Aadiye Azhaga" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Palani Bharathi]]|| 4:24<br />
|-<br />
| "Roja Poovile" || Mano, [[Swarnalatha]] || Navendan || 5:01<br />
|-<br />
| "Hollywood Chance" || [[Malgudi Subha]] || 'Nellai' Arulmani || 5:00<br />
|-<br />
| "Thaada Budala" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus || Ravi Bharathi || 4:35<br />
|-<br />
| "Kanang Kuruviku" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha || [[Pulamaipithan]] || 4:50<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Ji of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised director for taking the story in a straight line without wandering here and there while praising the performances of Khushbu, Sangita and humour and concluded saying if it had been handled a little shorter without sagging, it would have been an enjoyable film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி. |date=28 September 1997 |title=கல்யாண வைபோகம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-09-28/page/n1/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230523163550/https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-09-28/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-date=23 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=1 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Two years after release, the producers were given a {{INR}}5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. Karunanidhi]] along with ten other films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 1999 |title=Subsidy for low budget films distributed |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427180556/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706?OpenDocument |archive-date=27 April 2008 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:1997 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1997 romance films]]<br />
[[Category:1997 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1997 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romance films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]<br />
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