# Deiva Vaakku > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deiva_Vaakku > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deiva_Vaakku.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deiva_Vaakku > Source revision: 1341431403 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1992 Indian film Deiva Vaakku DVD cover Directed by M. S. Madhu Screenplay by M. S. Madhu Produced by T. Siva Starring Karthik Revathi Cinematography R. Ravi Shankar Edited by G. Jayachandran R. R. Ilavarasan Music by Ilaiyaraaja Production company Amma Creations Release date 11 September 1992 (1992-09-11) Running time 130 minutes Country India Language Tamil ***Deiva Vaakku*** (transl. God's promise) is a 1992 Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language [drama film](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) directed by M. S. Madhu and produced by [T. Siva](/source/T._Siva). The film stars [Karthik](/source/Karthik_(actor)) and [Revathi](/source/Revathi). It was released on 11 September 1992.[1] ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (September 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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 - [Karthik](/source/Karthik_(actor)) as Thambidurai - [Revathi](/source/Revathi) as Amsaveni / Aatha - [Vijayakumar](/source/Vijayakumar_(Tamil_actor)) as Vallathar - [Srividya](/source/Srividya) as Vallathar's wife - [Radha Ravi](/source/Radha_Ravi) as Veeraiyan - [Vadivelu](/source/Vadivelu) as Karuvadu - Yuvasri as Thambidurai's mother - [Senthil](/source/Senthil) - [Pandu](/source/Pandu_(actor)) - [Singamuthu](/source/Singamuthu) - [A. K. Veerasamy](/source/A._K._Veerasamy) as Priest - Bhavana Samanthula as young Amsaveni - Brinda - Baby Sadhana - Baby Sajana - Krishnamoorthy ## Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by [Ilaiyaraaja](/source/Ilaiyaraaja).[2][3] The song "Indha Ammanukku Entha Ooru" is set to the raga [Mohanam](/source/Mohanam),[4] "Oorellam Saamiyaga" is set to [Natabhairavi](/source/Natabhairavi).[5] and "Valli Valli Ena" is set to [Shivaranjani](/source/Shivaranjani),[6][7] Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration "Indha Ammanukku Entha Ooru" Ilaiyaraaja Vaali 4:53 "Katthuthadi Raakkozhi" Gangai Amaran 4:49 "Oorellam Saamiyaga" Jayachandran, S. Janaki 4:54 "Oru Paatale Solli" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 4:58 "Valli Valli Enna" Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki 4:55 ## Critical reception Malini Mannath of *[The Indian Express](/source/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".[8] K. N. Vijiyan of *[New Straits Times](/source/New_Straits_Times)* wrote, "This movie should be of special interest to those who frequently seek advice from temple mediums".[9] C. R. K. of *[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine))* 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.[10] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Deiva Vaakku ( 1992 )"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040617055042/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1562). *Cinesouth*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1562) on 17 June 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Deiva Vaaku (1992)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111005153655/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000569.html). *[Raaga.com](/source/Raaga.com)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000569.html) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Deiva Vaakku Tamil Audio Cassette By Ilaiyaraaja"](https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/ilaiyaraaja-tamil-audio-cassettes/deiva-vaakku-tamil-audio-cassette-by-ilaiyaraaja/). *Banumass*. [Archived](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/) from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESundararaman2007132_4-0)** [Sundararaman 2007](#CITEREFSundararaman2007), p. 132. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESundararaman2007150_5-0)** [Sundararaman 2007](#CITEREFSundararaman2007), p. 150. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESundararaman2007165_6-0)** [Sundararaman 2007](#CITEREFSundararaman2007), p. 165. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Mani, Charulatha](/source/Charulatha_Mani) (28 September 2012). ["Sivaranjani for pathos"](https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050204/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece) from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Mannath, Malini (11 September 1992). ["Golden goddess"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920911&printsec=frontpage&hl=en). *[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)*. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Vijiyan, K. (3 October 1992). ["This should interest those who seek mediums"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C1057453). *[New Straits Times](/source/New_Straits_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220919042509/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1lPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C1057453) from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** சி. ஆர். கே. (27 September 1992). ["தெய்வ வாக்கு"](https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-27/page/n42/mode/2up). *[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine))* (in Tamil). p. 41. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) ## Bibliography - Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. *Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music* (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [295034757](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/295034757). ## External links - [*Deiva Vaakku*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317334/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Deiva Vaakku*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deiva-vaakku) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. 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