{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox film | image = Deiva Vaakku DVD cover.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = M. S. Madhu | screenplay = M. S. Madhu | producer = [[T. Siva]] | starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]|[[Revathi]]}} | cinematography = R. Ravi Shankar | editing = G. Jayachandran<br />R. R. Ilavarasan | music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | studio = Amma Creations | released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|09|11}} | country = India | runtime = 130 minutes | language = Tamil }}
'''''Deiva Vaakku''''' ({{translation|God's promise}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by M. S. Madhu and produced by [[T. Siva]]. The film stars [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Revathi]]. It was released on 11 September 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deiva Vaakku ( 1992 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1562 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040617055042/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1562 |archive-date=17 June 2004 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
== Plot == {{more plot|date=September 2022}} Amsaveni channels the voice of the Goddess in childhood. After water is found miraculously after a drought through her, the grateful villagers treat her like the Goddess. Her duplicitous elder brother Vallathar exploits his younger sister's powers to enrich himself. When Amsaveni falls in love with a misunderstood drunk-with-heart-of-gold Thambidurai, Vallathar is unhappy. He does not wish Amsaveni to marry Thambidurai due to the difference in status between the two and, more importantly, because after Amsaveni's marriage the source of his income will stop. So, Vallathar tries to prevent Thambidurai from marrying his sister.
== Cast == {{cast listing| *[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Thambidurai *[[Revathi]] as Amsaveni / Aatha *[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Vallathar *[[Srividya]] as Vallathar's wife *[[Radha Ravi]] as Veeraiyan *[[Vadivelu]] as Karuvadu *Yuvasri as Thambidurai's mother *[[Senthil]] *[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] *[[Singamuthu]] *[[A. K. Veerasamy]] as Priest *Bhavana Samanthula as young Amsaveni *Brinda *Baby Sadhana *Baby Sajana *Krishnamoorthy }}
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deiva Vaaku (1992) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000569.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005153655/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000569.html |archive-date=5 October 2011 |access-date=26 October 2011 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deiva Vaakku Tamil Audio Cassette By Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/ilaiyaraaja-tamil-audio-cassettes/deiva-vaakku-tamil-audio-cassette-by-ilaiyaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407171747/https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/ilaiyaraaja-tamil-audio-cassettes/deiva-vaakku-tamil-audio-cassette-by-ilaiyaraaja/ |archive-date=7 April 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Banumass |language=en-US}}</ref> The song "Indha Ammanukku Entha Ooru" is set to the raga [[Mohanam]],{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=132}} "Oorellam Saamiyaga" is set to [[Natabhairavi]].{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=150}} and "Valli Valli Ena" is set to [[Shivaranjani]],{{Sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=165}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=28 September 2012 |title=Sivaranjani for pathos |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050204/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Duration |- | "Indha Ammanukku Entha Ooru" || rowspan=2|Ilaiyaraaja || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:53 |- | "Katthuthadi Raakkozhi" || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 4:49 |- | "Oorellam Saamiyaga" || [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], [[S. Janaki]] || 4:54 |- | "Oru Paatale Solli" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=2|Vaali || 4:58 |- | "Valli Valli Enna" || Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki || 4:55 |}
== Critical reception == Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Here the storyline is thin, the script is not that engaging, but the effective camera work [..] A superb performance by petite Revathi [..] saves the film from being run-of-the-mill".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=11 September 1992 |title=Golden goddess |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920911&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=8 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> K. N. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote, "This movie should be of special interest to those who frequently seek advice from temple mediums".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=3 October 1992 |title=This should interest those who seek mediums |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C1057453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919042509/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C1057453 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> C. R. K. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Revathi's performance, but felt the hard work of many actors was wasted due to the cliched characters and incidents and concluded whether or not actors are tired of portraying same kind of roles again, audience are tired of it.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சி. ஆர். கே. |date=27 September 1992 |title=தெய்வ வாக்கு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-27/page/n42/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230331045744/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-27/page/n42/mode/2up |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=41 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== Bibliography == *{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}
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