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Both Padmini and Vyjayanthimala, trained classical dancers, vied with each other. They were at the height of their careers and there was professional rivalry between them! Interestingly, the real-life envy did creep into the reel-life dance drama which added its own sugar and spice to the impact of
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along with her songs which predated the concept of item number in Indian films. Similarly, Padmini who was also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, cited as "Natiya Peroli" in Tamil cinema made the song easier to choreograph with minimal shot.
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The song was well received by audience and critics, where the popularity garnered by the song surpasses the popularity gained by the
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dancer was known as "twinkle toes" and was also known as the one who establish dance number in
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An attempt at doing a classical version of the dance for this song
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A still of Padmini (left) and Vyjayanthimala (right) in the song
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rendered their voice. The song was picturised at the
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Index


Song
C. Ramchandra
P. Leela
Jikki
Vanjikottai Valiban
Gemini
Chennai
Genre
Feature film soundtrack
Label
Composer(s)
C. Ramchandra
Lyricist(s)
Kothamangalam Subbu
Producer(s)
C. Ramchandra
Tamil
Vanjikottai Valiban
S. S. Vasan
C. Ramchandra
Kothamangalam Subbu
P. Leela
Jikki
Raj Tilak
Asha Bhosle
Sudha Malhotra
Gemini Studios
Chennai
dance number

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