வைதேகி காத்திருந்தாள்

Vaidehi Kathirunthal
StarringVijayakanth, Revathi, Goundamani, Senthil, Parimalam
Music ByIlaiyaraaja
Lyric By Vaali, Gangai Amaran, Panchu Arunachalam
SingersP. Jayachandran, S. Janaki, Vani Jairam, P. Susheela, Ilaiyaraaja, Uma Ramanan
Year 1984

Vaidehi Kathirunthal is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Revathi, Parimalam, Goundamani and Senthil. The film was successful, and emerged a major breakthrough in Vijayakanth's career. It was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasulu and in Kannada as Preethi Nee Illade Naa Hegirali.

Vellaisamy is an unkempt derelict who lives by the village temple doing menial jobs to survive but has an impressive singing ability. Vaidehi is a young widow who lives in the village with her sorrowing, alcoholic father. One day when some villagers spot Vellaisamy scribbling Vaidehi's name on the temple walls, rumours start circling. When a distressed Vaidehi approaches and questions Vellaisamy, he reveals his tragic past and how he lost the woman of his affection, also named Vaidehi. Vellaisamy and Vaidehi now share a mutual respect for each other's melancholic lives but soon realise they need to work together to unite a young couple in love against the wrath of the whole village.