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Veeramae Vaagai Soodum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThu Pa Saravanan
Written byThu Pa Saravanan
Pon Parthiban (Additional Dialogues)
Produced byVishal
Dato Abdul Malik (Presenter)
Mohamed Zubair
Razik Ahamed
Starring
CinematographyKavin Raj
Edited byN. B. Srikanth
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
Vishal Film Factory
Malik Streams Corporation
Distributed bySSI productions (Tamil Nadu)
AV Media Consultancy (Karnataka)
Release date
  • 4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Running time
166 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹18 crore (US$2.2 million)[2]

Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (transl. Only bravery wins) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Thu Pa Saravanan and produced by Vishal and Dato Abdul Malik under the banner of Vishal Film Factory and Malik Streams Corporation. It stars Vishal, Dimple Hayathi, Baburaj in the lead roles.[3][4][5][6] The title is a reference of a lyric of the title track of the 1986's Vikram, composed by Ilaiyaraaja (father of Yuvan Shankar Raja, composer of the film). This was the last film of noted actor-director R. N. R. Manohar, who died on 17 November 2021 from COVID-19 complications and was posthumously released in February 2022, 3 months after his death.

The film was released in theatres on 4 February 2022.[7] where it was declared as a commercial failure at the box office.[8]

Plot

Purushottam aka Porus is an aspiring police trainee, whose aim is to become a IPS officer. He hails from a middle-class family consisting of his father, sister Dwaraka and her mother. However, their happiness is short lived when Dwaraka is kidnapped by influential industrialist Nedunchezhiyan's brother Elanchezhiyan aka Ela, but manages to escape where she is killed by Nedunchezhiyan and Ela, as she witnessed the murder of a social activist named Parishuddam, when he started a protest against his factory, which destroyed a prosperous village. Dwaraka's murder is placed on her eve-teaser Guna, the brother of a local don named Selvam.

However, Porus learns that Guna has been murdered in prison and decides to investigate in his own way where he uncovers some brutal murders, which is orchestrated by Nedunchezhiyan and his gang. Porus finds out that a girl named Divya was to be abducted by Ela, but Dwaraka was accidentally kidnapped by him. Nedunchezhiyan's men learn about this and attack Divya, but Porus arrives in time and thrashes the goons, but can't save Divya. However, Porus' friend Faizal, who was killed by Nedunchezhiyan's gang, had received a recording of Dwaraka's confession about the murder and stores it in his phone. Porus tells a hacker to check Faizal's phone and the hacker gives the recording to Porus and learns about Parishuddam's murder.

After learning from his henchman, Nedunchezhiyan kidnaps Porus' father and tells Porus to hand over the recording or else he would see his father die. Porus brings the recording where he is thrashed by the gang, but Porus retaliates by thrashing the gang and also kills Ela. Porus brings Selvam where he tells him to avenge Guna's death. Selvam kills Nedunchezhiyan with a Chainsaw, while Porus leaves the factory with his father. With Divya's father's help, Porus stuffs a dead Nedunchezhiyan and Ela into a meat grinder and feeds their flesh to a crocodiles in a zoo (where Divya's father works) as there would be no evidence about their deaths. After this, Porus is finally appointed as an IPS officer.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was tentatively titled as Vishal 31. On 29 August 2021, the film's title was announced as Veerame Vaagai Soodum.[10]

Casting

Vishal was cast as an aspiring police officer named Porus.[11] Dimple Hayathi was cast in as the female lead opposite Vishal which was her second Tamil film after Devi 2,[12] while Malayalam actor Baburaj was cast in as the main antagonist.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began on 6 May 2021[13][14][15] and was wrapped up on 3 January 2022.[16]

Music

Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack and background score of the film while collaborating with actor Vishal for the eleventh time after Sandakozhi, Thimiru, Thaamirabharani, Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai, Avan Ivan, Samar, Poojai, Irumbu Thirai, Sandakozhi 2 and Chakra.The first single "Rise Of A Common Man" was released on 22 December 2021. The second single was released on January 14, 2022.[17]

Original Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
2."Thithikkirathe Kangal"VivekYuvan Shankar Raja3:15
Total length:6:26
Telugu Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
2."Matthikinche Kalley"Sri ManiYuvan Shankar Raja3:15
Total length:6:26
Kannada Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
Total length:3:11

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 4 February 2022.[18] In addition, the dubbed Telugu and Kannada versions titled Saamanyudu and Obba respectively were released.[19][20]

Home Media

The satellite and digital rights of the film were sold to ZEE5 and Zee Tamil.[21] [22]

Reception

Box office

The film had a lackluster opening weekend, grossing only ₹18 crore (US$2.2 million).[23][24]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience. India Herald gave the film 3 stars for its performances and action writing "Overall, A Regular Action Drama with Vishal's Action is the saving grace."[25] Pinkvilla gave the film 3 out of 5 praising the story and performances but criticized the outdated plot, writing "Director Thu Pa Saravanan needs an appreciation here. He definitely came up with a good story and with the good cast that elevated the story, he has done a great job."[26] Movicrow gave the film 2.25 out of 5 writing "What might have been a simple and relatable actioner, turns into a lengthy boring fair as the movie takes itself so seriously by trying to touch and bring together too many needless topics."[27] Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost gave the film 2 out of 5 criticizing the plot writing "The film argues that bravery is enough to win. But it is not enough to be bold; one also needs to be smart. Unfortunately, the film fails on that front."[28] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave the film 1.5 out of 5 criticizing the execution and writing but praised the action sequences and score, writing "Thu Pa Saravanan’s film is so full of cliches and convenient coincidences that I wondered if the title ‘Kaadhil Poo Soodavum’ would have been more suitable since that's what it demands from the audience."[29]

References

  1. ^ "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum". British Board of Film Classification.
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  3. ^ "Vishal announces his film Veerame Vaagai Soodum on his birthday. See first-look poster". India Today. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Vishal 31 titled 'Veerame Vaagai Soodum'". The Times of India. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Vishal's next titled Veerame Vaagai Soodum". Cinema Express. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  7. ^ "Vishal's Veeramae Vaagai Soodum to release on February 4? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "வீரமே வாகை சூடு படு நஷ்டம் … தாக்கு பிடிப்பாரா விஷால்… அதிர்ச்சியில் படக்குழு". 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Malayalam actor Baburaj to play the villain Vishal 31". The Times of India. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Veerame Vaagai Soodum: Vishal shares the FIRST LOOK and title of Vishal 31 on his birthday". Pinkvilla. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum review: Vishal's film is a quintessential vigilante drama with decent action". 4 February 2022.
  12. ^ "'Veeramae Vaagai Soodum' actress Dimple Hayathi tests positive for Covid". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Vishal's next project goes on floors with a puja". The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Vishal's next with director Thu Pa Saravanan goes on the floor". The News Minute. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  15. ^ "விஷாலின் புதிய படம்: பூஜையுடன் படப்பிடிப்பு தொடக்கம்". Hindu Tamil (in Tamil). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  16. ^ "அடுத்தடுத்த அறிவிப்புகளை வெளியிட்ட விஷால்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  17. ^ ""Thithikkirathe Kangal" Mesmerising second single from #VeeramaeVaagaiSoodum sung by our maestro @thisisysr will be releasing on #Jan14".
  18. ^ "Vishal's 'Veerame Vaagai Soodum' release postponed". DT Next. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Saamanyudu Movie - Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. ^ "Obba - Official Trailer - Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. ^ "ZEE TAMIL ANNOUNCES THE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF VISHAL'S VEERAME VAAGAI SOODUM!".
  22. ^ "ஓடிடியில் வெளியானது விஷாலின் 'வீரமே வாகை சூடும்'".
  23. ^ "Box Office: Vishal's Veerame Vaagai Soodum disappoints with a 7 crores opening weekend". PINKVILLA. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Vishal's Cop Thriller Veerame Vagai Soodum Struggles at Box Office. Check Collections". 10 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Veerame Vaagai Soodum Review - Vishal and Action Episodes Save this movie". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum Movie Review: Vishal's cop drama entertains in bits and pieces with a thrilling plot". PINKVILLA. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Veerame Vaagai Soodum Review - Vishal's yet another Misfire!". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Veerame Vaagai Soodum movie review: Few thoughtful ideas buried under several platitudes-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  29. ^ "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum review: You need veeram and masochism to endure Vishal's film". The News Minute. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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