Despite all the odds against them, Vichu assures Mary that just as the waves do not cease, their love for each other will also never cease.
He also violently injures Vichu and tries to kill him. Enraged, David thrashes Mary and arranges her wedding with another man. However things start getting worse when Vichu and his friends officially ask David for Mary's hand in marriage. David's wife Elissy hears about this and strictly forbids Mary from having any dealings with Vichu.
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Mary starts learning music from Vichu's mother, and after a series of interesting events, Vichu and Mary fall in love with each other. Then comes Mary, the sister of a rich, influential man David, who returns home a year after pursuing her education in the city. Vichu's mother teaches music to make a living. Vichu belongs to a poor Hindu family in coastal Tamil Nadu. It was remade in Hindi as Lovers in 1983. It went on to become a cult film in later years. The film received eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. The film was simultaneously shot along with its Telugu version titled Seethakoka Chilaka (1981) where Karthik reprised his role.Īlaigal Oivathillai was released on 18 July 1981 to positive reviews, and became a blockbuster at the box office. Surendar and Radha's voice was dubbed by Anuradha. Bharathiraja provided voice-over for Thiagarajan, while Karthik's voice was dubbed by S. The story and screenplay were written by Manivannan and Bharathiraja, respectively.
The film portrays subtle hints of power-play in villages and caste and religious barriers that oppress those deemed lower in status. How the lovers unite braving all the obstacles, forms the crux of the story. It follows Vichu, a lower-class Hindu boy, who falls in love with Mary (played by Radha), a Christian girl. This film marks the debut of both the lead actors. The stars Karthik and Radha, while Thiagarajan, Silk Smitha and Kamala Kamesh appear in supporting roles. Waves don't cease) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Bharathiraja, from a story by Manivannan.