Vidivelli (Eng: The Morning Star) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film has Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Rajam in the lead roles; Ganesan also produced it under Prabhuram Pictures, a subsidiary of his own company Sivaji Films.
The film focuses on a brother who steals a diamond necklace for his sister’s happy life. But the necklace itself becomes a problem. The rest of the story deals with what is the secret of the necklace and how the brother solves this puzzle.
Vidivelli was released on 31 December 1960. The film was a critical and commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
Directed by – C. V. Sridhar
Produced by – Sivaji Ganesan
Written by – C. V. Sridhar
Starring – Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, K. Balaji, M. N. Rajam, S. V. Ranga Rao
Music by – A. M. Rajah
Cinematography – A. Vincent
Edited by – N. M. Shankar
Production – Prabhuram Pictures
Distributed by – Sivaji Films
Release date – 31 December 1960
Running time – 126 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
