Alaigal Oyivathillai (Eng: Waves Don’t Cease) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The film stars debutant actors Karthik and Radha in the lead roles. The movie was a blockbuster and Ilaiyaraja’s music and songs were highly praised. The story and dialogues written by veteran writer and director Manivannan. The film became a cult classic. The film received eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Vichu (Karthik) belongs to a poor Hindu family in coastal Tamil Nadu. Vichu’s mother (Kamala Kamesh) teaches music to make a living. Then comes Mary (Radha), the sister of a rich, influential man David (Thiagarajan), who returns home a year after pursuing her education in the city . Mary starts learning music from Vichu’s mother, and after a series of interesting events, Vichu and Mary fall in love with each other. David’s wife Elissy (Silk Smitha) hears about this and strictly forbids Mary from having any dealings with Vichu. However things start getting worse when Vichu and his friends officially ask David for Mary’s hand in marriage. Enraged, David thrashes Mary and arranges her wedding with another man. He also violently injures Vichu and tries to kill him. How the lovers unite braving all the obstacles is what makes the rest of the movie.
Directed by P. Bharathiraja
Produced by R. D. Bhaskar
Screenplay by P. Bharathiraja
Story by Manivannan
Starring Karthik, Radha, Thiagarajan, Silk Smitha, Kamala Kamesh
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography B. Kannan
Edited by R. Bhaskaran
Production Pavalar Creations
Distributed by Pavalar Creations
Release date 18 July 1981
Running time 139 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
