Vetri Vinayagar(1996)
'Vetri Vinayagar' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars K. R. Vijaya as Goddess Parvathi, Radha Ravi as King Kajamuka Sooran, and Master Sridhar as Lord Ganesha. The story follows the birth of Ganesha, his accidental beheading by Shiva, and his revival with an elephant head. It then depicts his battle against the demon king who threatens the world. The film is notable for its grand mythological scale, devotional tone, and music by M. S. Viswanathan. It was released on 16 September 1996.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 16 September 1996
- Director
- K. Shankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 16m 0
Storyline
Goddess Parvathi creates a boy to guard her door. Lord Shiva does not recognize the boy and cuts off his head. To save the universe from Parvathi's rage, Shiva replaces the head with that of an elephant. The boy becomes Lord Ganesha. Now, a demon king threatens the world, and Ganesha must use his wisdom and strength to defeat him.
“Victory belongs to the faithful.”
Film Details
Parental Guide
Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Vetri Vinayagar
Cast reunions in this film: K. R. Vijaya & M. S. Viswanathan (69 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & K. Shankar (22 films together), Nizhalgal Ravi & Delhi Ganesh (15 films together), Nizhalgal Ravi & Radha Ravi (15 films together), Delhi Ganesh & Srividya (15 films together), and M. S. Viswanathan & Srividya (13 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 30 days, which was unusually fast for a devotional film at the time.
- It was one of the few devotional films to feature actress Urvasi, who was better known for mainstream roles.
- The movie's music composer M.S. Viswanathan reused a tune from his earlier 1972 film for a song here.
- This was one of the last films produced by M. Sarojini Devi, who was a noted female producer in Tamil cinema.
- The film was dubbed into Hindi as 'Jai Ganesh Deva' but did not get a wide theatrical release in the North.
- Actor Radha Ravi, who played a key role, is the son of veteran actor M.R. Radha.
- The scriptwriter K.P. Arivanantham was primarily known for his work in stage plays before this film.