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{{short description|1990 film by R. V. Udayakumar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kizhakku Vaasal
| image = Kizhakku Vaasal.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[R. V. Udayakumar]]
| producer = [[T. G. Thyagarajan]]<br />G. Saravanan
| screenplay = R. V. Udayakumar<br />M. S. Madhu (dialogues)
| story = M. S. Madhu
| starring = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]<br />[[Revathi]]<br />[[Khushbu]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Abdul Rehman
| editing = [[Anil Malnad]]
| studio = [[Sathya Jyothi Films]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1990|7|12|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kizhakku Vaasal''''' ({{trans|''East Gate''}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed and co-written by [[R. V. Udayakumar]]. The film stars [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Revathi]] and [[Khushbu]]. It was released on 12 July 1990 and ran for over 175 days in theatres. The film was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]'', in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sindhoora Thilaka]]'' and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Chilakapachcha Kaapuram]]''.

== Plot ==
In the village named Kizhakku Vaasal, Thaayamma leads a cloistered life and does not visit anyone. She is worshipped as a holy lad upon whom the god comes down to give them orders periodically. Thaayamma was an orphan and is found by Janagaraj, who is a street performer. They go from house to house begging for food. One day a lonely woman, Sulakshana, (a secret mistress of the village high man – Vijayakumar) accepts Thaayamma as her own daughter and Janagaraj as her brother, and makes them stay in her own house. After 10 years, Thaayamma attains age and some days later finds Sulakshana's occupation. She and Janagaraj attempt to leave her house, but Sulakshana suddenly falls ill and this stops their exit . After Sulakshana's death, Vijaykakumar, the head of the village, tries to take advantage of Thaayamma. But Thaayamma keeps dodging him and keeps herself chaste.

Ponnurangam, the village hero, is a folk singer who performs with his mini troop in nearby village occasionally for festivals. He works as a part-time labour work for Vijayakumar. He has a strong crush for Selvi, daughter of Valliyuran (Shanmuga Sundaram), rich head of neighbouring village and brother-in-law of Vijayakumar . Selvi pranks Ponnurangam by asking his mother to meet her father with the wedding proposal. But Ponnurangam's mother (Manorama) is beaten by Valliyuran's men while she visits his house with the marriage proposal and Manorama dies in her sleep due to shame. Now Selvi falls in love with Ponnurangam, but he is so dejected with life. Meanwhile, Vijayakumar arranges marriage of his spoilt son (Thiyagu) with Selvi to end their feud of 20 years and to incorporate all of their properties under his son. Ponnurangam is asked to perform at Valliyuran's house the night before marriage. During the end of the song, Selvi apologises to Ponnurangam for his mother's death and gives him money which he coldly rejects. Thiyagu sees the sequence and there is a fight between the families and marriage is stopped. Next day, Thiyagu and his men fight with Ponnurangam and stab him in the back with a poisoned knife. Thaayamma takes care of Ponnurangam and love blossoms between them. Ponnurangam plans to marry Thaayamma. Vijayakumar tries to thwart them, by abducting and raping Thaayamma. He kills Ponnurangam's friend Maakan (Chinni Jayanth), but he is mobbed by the villagers and is beaten up. The last scene shows Ponnurangam and Thaayamma walking away on a road, together.

== Cast ==
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Ponnurangam
* [[Revathi]] as Thaayamma
* [[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]] as Selvi
* [[Chinni Jayanth]] as Maakaan
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ponnurangam's mother
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]
* [[Janagaraj]] as Thayamma's father
* [[Shanmugasundaram]] as Selvi's father
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]
* [[S. N. Parvathy]]
* [[Kallapetti Singaram]]

== Production ==
The shooting of this film was plagued with various problems. The set which was built for the film was burnt; storywriter M. S. Madhu suffered from [[Seizure|fits]] after witnessing the fire. Actress Sulakshana was admitted to hospital due to nose bleeding. R. V. Udayakumar was hospitalised due to a car accident and he went into coma for one month. After recovery, Udayakumar completed the climax of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2014 |title=கிழக்கு வாசல் படப்பிடிப்பின்போது விபத்தில் சிக்கினார் உதயகுமார் |language=ta |trans-title=Udayakumar was involved in an accident while filming ''Kizhakku Vaasal'' |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/02/26221241/Uthayakumar-was-involved-in-te.html |url-status=dead |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305185850/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/02/26221241/Uthayakumar-was-involved-in-te.html |archive-date=5 March 2014}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kizhakku Vaasal
| type = Soundtrack
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| length = 22:54
}}
[[Ilaiyaraaja]] composed the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kizhakku Vaasal |url=https://isaishop.com/item/kizhakku-vaasal |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=IsaiShop}}</ref> All the songs are set in [[Carnatic raga]]s; "Ada Veettukku" is in [[Dheerashankarabharanam|Sankarabharanam]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=121}} "Pachamala Poovu" in [[Dheerashankarabharanam]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=22 November 2013 |title=Catchy and classical |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/catchy-and-classical/article5379858.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325071327/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/catchy-and-classical/article5379858.ece |archive-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=151}} "Paadi Parantha" and "Thalukki Thalukki" in [[Keeravani]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|pp=151, 160}} and "Vanthathe Oh Kungumam" is in [[Mohanam]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=165}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=16 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey — Magical Mohanam |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823084232/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-magical-mohanam/article2459174.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> "Ada Veettukku" was inspired by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]'s [[Symphony No. 25 (Mozart)|25th symphony, 1st movement]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vivek |first=T. R. |date=31 March 2018 |title=Why many Ilaiyaraaja songs sound as if they emerged from a jam session with Salil Chowdhury |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/why-many-ilaiyaraaja-songs-sound-as-if-they-emerged-from-a-jam-session-with-salil-chowdhury/article23384713.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919050422/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/why-many-ilaiyaraaja-songs-sound-as-if-they-emerged-from-a-jam-session-with-salil-chowdhury/article23384713.ece |archive-date=19 September 2020}}</ref>

;Tamil version

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Ada Veettukku" ||[[Ilaiyaraaja]]||[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| "Pachamala Poovu" ||[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=4|[[R. V. Udayakumar]]
|-
| "Thalukki Thalukki" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| "Paadi Parantha" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| "Vanthathe Oh Kungumam" ||[[K. S. Chitra]]
|-
|}

;Telugu version (''Thoorupu Sindhooram'')

All songs were written by [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thoorupu Sindhuram |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5GPjNMMjO4O1FkHmSScnU0 |access-date=17 November 2020 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers
|-
| "Tala Vakita" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| "Vacchene" || [[K. S. Chitra]]
|-
| "Paccha Pacchani" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| "Poddu Vali Poye" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
| "Thalukku" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|-
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kizhakku Vaasal'' was released on 12 July 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1990 |title=Kizhakku Vaasal |page=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The film moves leisurely at a pastoral face but without boring you. Though not without a cinematic craft, it manages to retain a flavour of reality and of some human interest".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=20 July 1990 |title=Kizhakku Vaasal |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900720&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> Despite being released on the same day as ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'', the film became a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2020 |title='கிழக்கு வாசல்', 'அஞ்சலி' 30 ஆண்டுகள்: ஒரே நாளில் வெளியாகி வெளுத்து வாங்கிய படங்கள்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/564083-kizhaku-vasal-anjali-30-years-bleached-movies-released-in-one-day.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713161122/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/564083-kizhaku-vasal-anjali-30-years-bleached-movies-released-in-one-day.html |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> running for over 175 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajendran |first=Gopinath |date=5 May 2018 |title=Where is today's great comedian? |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/05/where-is-todays-great-comedian-1810268.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708041602/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/05/where-is-todays-great-comedian-1810268.html |archive-date=8 July 2019}}</ref>

== Awards ==
;[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 1992 |title=Chinnathambi bags six awards |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
* Best Film – G. Thyagarajan, R. V. Udayakumar (director)
* Best Actor – Karthik
* Best Actress – Revathi
* Best Cinematographer – Abdul Rahman
;[[Cinema Express Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 1991 |title=Cinema Express Awards presented |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
* Best Actor – Karthik

== Remakes ==
Despite being remade in Telugu, ''Kizhakku Vaasal'' was also dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Thoorpa Sindhooram''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|1992
|''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]''
|[[Hindi]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Movies of Tamil Actor Karthik |url=https://www.thetoptens.com/movies-tamil-actor-karthik/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200713160715/https://www.thetoptens.com/movies-tamil-actor-karthik/ |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=TheTopTens}}</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[Sindhoora Thilaka]]''
|[[Kannada]]
|-
|1995
|''[[Chilakapachcha Kaapuram]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0319690}}

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