Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye

Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, Sridevi and Jayachitra. Based on the novel of the same name by Rajendrakumar, it revolves around a woman who has the ability to predict the future events. The film was released on 14 July 1978.

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Vaali and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Title	Singer	Length
"Swing Swing Unadhu"	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam	4:34
"Adiyenai Paramma"	Jolly Abraham, B. S. Sasirekha	4:04
"Kottu Kottu"	L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:48
"Vinnagi Mannagi"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	4:40

Release and reception

Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye was released on 14 July 1978. P. S. M. of Kalki felt writer Rajendra Kumar in the name of knitting suspenseful twists has totally confused it but praised the music and cinematography. Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the acting of the cast, and noted the film was satisfying in first half but then ? and cited Tirulokchander's direction and Aarur Das's dialogues makes it watchable.

Legacy

The film had an introductory song to mark Rajinikanth's entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.