Vaa Raja Vaa(1969)
Vaa Raja Vaa is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, directed, and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. It stars Master Prabhakar, Baby Sumathi, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, V. S. Raghavan, and Suruli Rajan. The story follows ten-year-old Raja, a tourist guide in Mahabalipuram, who challenges the relevance of ancient proverbs carved on a stone tablet by an elder sculptor. His journey to test each saying leads him through encounters with tricksters, a disguised police officer, and moments of danger. The film was shot entirely on location in Mahabalipuram and marked the cinematic debut of violinist Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan as music composer. It was a commercial success, running for over 100 days, and was remade in Telugu as Balaraju Katha in 1970.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1969
- Director
- A. P. Nagarajan
- Language
- Tamil 0
Storyline
A ten-year-old tourist guide named Raja believes old sayings are useless. He argues with an elder sculptor who insists they are eternal. To prove him wrong, Raja sets out on an adventure with his sister. He faces liars, thieves, and a disguised police officer. Each experience teaches him that ancient wisdom still holds true.
“Old wisdom never dies”
Film Details
Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Vaa Raja Vaa
Cast reunions in this film: Manorama & Suruli rajan (16 films together), Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan & A. P. Nagarajan (8 films together), Manorama & A. P. Nagarajan (6 films together), Manorama & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (5 films together), and Suruli rajan & A. P. Nagarajan (2 films together).