Vani Rani

Vani Rani (1974)

வாணி ராணி

Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.

Date of release
1974-04-12
Runtime
2h 18m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
C.V. Rajendran, Tapi Chanakya

Casting

Interesting facts

Vani Rani is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed initially by Tapi Chanakya and completed by C. V. Rajendran. It was produced by B. Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, and R. Muthuraman. It is a remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta. The film was released on 12 April 1974.

Production

Vani Rani is a remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta. Nagireddy felt the film to be similar to his production Enga Veettu Pillai with the change of gender which prompted him to remake the film in Telugu and Tamil with Vanisri. The film was initially directed by Tapi Chanakya; due to his death partway through the shoot, he was replaced by C. V. Rajendran. Both Chanakya and Rajendran received director's credit.

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