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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}{{Infobox film
| name = Meendum Vazhven
| image = Meendum Vazhven.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[T. N. Balu]]
| producer = V. C. Jain G. C. Lal Vani
| writer = T. N. Balu
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] [[Nagesh]] [[R. S. Manohar]] [[Vijaya Lalitha]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Rani Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|4|23|ref1=}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Meendum Vazhven''''' ({{translation|I will live once more}}) is a 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]], written and directed by [[T. N. Balu]]. The film stars [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]], [[Nagesh]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and [[Vijaya Lalitha]] playing lead roles, with [[Major Sundararajan]], [[S. Varalakshmi]], [[Thengai Srinivasan]] and [[Master Sekhar]] playing supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நான் அறிந்த இசை அரசன் எஸ்.பி.பியும் அவரின் இன்னிசை சாம்ராஜ்யமும்; பகுதி 10 -என்.கே.எஸ். திருச்செல்வம் |url=https://thinakkural.lk/article/87150 |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=[[Thinakkural]] |language=Ta |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022091444/https://thinakkural.lk/article/87150 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> It was released on 23 April 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மீண்டும் வாழ்வேன் / Meendum Vazhven (1971) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/meendum-vazhven |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118133740/https://screen4screen.com/movies/meendum-vazhven |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Jagatheesh wants to grab the properties of his businessman paternal uncle, Rajamanickam Pillai, by killing him and his young son Babu, who is studying in a distant boarding school. Knowing his evil intention, the paternal uncle keeps his son's whereabouts a secret which is known only to his loyal personal secretary Shanthi. One night after a bitter argument over the properties, Jagatheesh kills his uncle and abducts his secretary Shanthi to find out about his young son Babu.

Meanwhile, Raju, son of a rich man Chinna Durai is thrown out of his house by his stepmother Shantha Lakshmi and lands in the city as a taxi driver. The secretary Shanthi gets abducted in his taxi, the news is in the newspapers and the police start looking for the taxi. Raju then goes after Jagathesh and finds Shanthi locked up in a cell on a remote island. Jagatheesh finds out the whereabouts of the boy but is unable to identify him, so he abducts a busload of boys from that school and forces Shanthi to identify the boy so that he could kill him. Raju, with help of a small-time magician Chithambaram, rescues Shanthi and the boys after a series of fights with the gangsters. Raju and Shanthi get married.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Raju
* [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] as Shanthi
* [[Nagesh]] as Chithambaram, Raju's friend/Magician
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Jagadesh, Babu's Paternal Father
* [[Vijaya Lalitha]] as Lalitha, Jagatheesh's lover
* [[Major Sundararajan]] as Chella Durai, Raju and Rathnam's father
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Shantha Lakshmi, Rathnam's mother
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Black Cat, Jagatheesh's Hitman
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Rathnam, Raju's half brother
* [[Master Sekhar]] as Babu
*[[Samikkannu]] as Constable Irudhaya Raj
* MCT. Muthaiah
* Singapore Sundaram
* K. S. Angamuthu
* [[Jayakumari]] as dumb woman dancer
* Yasotha
* Malathi
* Surekha
* Syamala
* Jai Vijaya
}}

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meendum vazhven - M. S. Viswanathan - ( 7" 1枚 ) - 売り手 |url=https://www.cdandlp.jp/m.-s.-viswanathan/meendum-vazhven/7inch/r2410105009/ |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=cdandlp.jp |language=ja |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022091536/https://www.cdandlp.jp/m.-s.-viswanathan/meendum-vazhven/7inch/r2410105009/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song "Velli Muthukal" attained popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-25 |title=எஸ்.பி.பி. குரலில் மக்களை மயக்கிய பாடல்கள் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/news/2620824 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030215930/https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=2620824 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Songs !! Singer !! Length
|-
| "Velli Muthukal" || [[L. R. Eswari]] [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 04:17
|-
| "Valiban Sonna" || L. R. Eswari || 04:06
|-
| "Thottum Thodathathu" || L. R. Eswari || 04:15
|-
| "Unna Nenacha Konjam" || L. R. Eswari, [[A. L. Raghavan]] || 03:59
|-
| "Ellarokkum Nalla" || [[B. Vasantha]], L. R. Anjali || 03:41
|-
| "Vaangayaa Vaanga" || L. R. Eswari, [[Jikki]] || 04:22
|-
| Club Song || Instrumental ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}

[[Category:1971 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:1971 Indian films]]
[[Category:1971 thriller films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. N. Balu]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language thriller films]]

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AbbieLongoria3 at 04:53, 4 March 2026