Arasa Kattalai

<p>A monarch believes that he has committed a terrible fault and commits suicide to make amends, not without having indicated his successor: Vijayan, a man of the people, that one who had come to punish him, a fearless knight, for an act of bravery. Before dying, the monarch orders Vijayan to protect his subjects and to put back the power into the hands of the people. By so acting, the deceased king had also just thwarted the Machiavellian intentions of its Minister. Indeed, this traitor intends to seize the throne. But it will be for another time, because this sinister dignitary is going to make every effort to sabotage the reforms of Vijayan. To begin with, by eliminating him. The film initially began under the title , which was written by A. K. Velan and was to be directed by Masthan. ‘s brother produced this film, which got shelved after some progress. Chakrapani later revived this film as , with Ramachandran returning to star. Apart from directing, Chakrapani made a cameo appearance in the film. earned the title “Kavarchi Kanni” through this film. Soundtrack was composed by . The songs “Aadi Vaa” and “Vettaiyadu Vilayaadu” became chartbusters. was released on 19 May 1967. The film ran for 10 weeks in theatres, and was not commercially successful. said the film, despite its flaws, would satisfy Ramachandran’s fans. The song “Vettaiyadu Vilayadu” inspired to title his 2006 film of .</p>