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== Reception == |
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Movie received mostly negative reviews. Times of India gave only 2 stars stating "Of course, no one looks for a storyline in a Vijay film, and logic is something you remember to leave outside the movie hall." <ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/tamil/Vettaikaran/articleshow/5359838.cms </ref>. oneIndia too gave negative review saying "There is nothing new in the film, including the promotional techniques of Sun Pictures.. So the hopes to make this film as a minimum hit is also very difficult to Vijay." <ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/reviews/2009/vettaikaran-movie-review-181209.html</ref> |
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==Box office== |
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Film did not do business as expected. Even in cities the film released did not do well as it was released along with [[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]. |
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| ⚫ | During the filming of ''[[Kuruvi]]'', directed by [[S. Dharani]], [[B. Babusivan]] served as one of his prominent assistant directors in the film and wrote the dialogues. Sivan was later prompted to begin his maiden directorial venture with Vijay in the lead role. He was eventually chosen as the director for the next feature film to be produced [[AVM Productions]]. The project was originally titled as ''Police Ravi'' but in August 2008 it was re-titled as ''Vettaikkaaran'', taken from the 1964 [[Tamil film]] starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/40978.html</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Vettaikaran'' was formally launched the next month after the Vijay-starrer ''[[Villu]]'' released in January 2009, at the Vinayagar Temple, a privatized [[Hindu temple]] located in one of the studios of [[AVM Productions]]. The film's director Babusivan, producers M. Balasubramaniam and B. Gurunath Meyyappan, Vijay and his wife, [[Vijay Antony]], [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and director [[Dharani (director)|Dharani]] were present at the film's inauguration. |
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| ⚫ | [[Perarasu]] and [[Hari (director)|Hari]] were mentioned, but AVM Productions chose [[B. Babusivan]] to be the [[Film director|director]] of the film.<ref name="babusivanchoosen1">{{cite web|author=Karthick|year=(2009-02-25)-Wednesday|title=Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film|publisher=Naive Expressions|accessdate=2009-02-25|url=http://www.nantucketdowntowntrafficstudy.com/2008/08/vijays-next-director.html}}</ref><ref name="babusivanchoosen2">{{cite web|author=|year=|title=Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film|publisher=|accessdate=|url=http://hamaraphotos.com/bollywood/regional-cinema/%E2%80%98jeyam%E2%80%99-raja-to-direct-vijay%E2%80%99s-50th-flick.html}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Several actresses were considered for the lead female role with [[Shriya Saran]], [[Tamanna Bhatia]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna1">{{cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin|publisher=MirchiGossips|accessdate=2008-09-16|url=http://www.mirchigossips.com/kollywood/two-heroines-for-vijays-vettaikaran/}}{{dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> [[Ileana D'Cruz]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna2">{{cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin|publisher=MirchiGossips|accessdate=2008-09-16|url=http://www.mirchigossips.com/gossips/vijays-vettaikaran-heroine-is-ileana/comment-page-1/}}{{dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> [[Bhavana Balachandran]], [[Asin Thottumkal]],<ref name="asinthottumkal">{{cite web |year=2008|title=Asin to act in Vijay’s Vettaikkaran Movie |publisher=TamilWire |accessdate=2009-10-21 |url=http://www.tamilwire.com/asin-act-vijays-vettaikkaran/ }}</ref> [[Nayantara]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna1"/><ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna2"/> and [[Anushka Shetty]]<ref name="anushkashetty">{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Anushka Vijay's Lady Love |publisher=TamilWire |accessdate=2008-12-28 |url=http://www.tamilwire.com/anushka-vijays-lady-love/ }}</ref> being considered for the role. Afterwards, [[Anushka Shetty]] was finalized to portray the role. [[Vijay Antony]] was favoured for the music composer position, who recently [[film score|scored]] for the film ''[[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]]'' and received many accolades for "Nakka Mukka" [[Cinematographer]] Gopinath was chosen to be the lead cameraman in the film after [[Ravi Varman]] was dropped out from the film.<ref name="ravivarmanout">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Ravivarman dropped from Vettaikaran |publisher=Poochandi |accessdate=2008-02-16 |url=http://www.poochandi.com/movies/tamil/news/ravivarman-dropped-from-vettaikaran-3092.html}}</ref> [[V. T. Vijayan]] was also signed as the film's [[film editing|editor]] while Milan has been signed to |
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| ⚫ | During the filming of ''[[Kuruvi]]'', directed by [[S. Dharani]], [[B. Babusivan]] served as one of his prominent assistant directors in the film and wrote the dialogues. Sivan was later prompted to begin his maiden directorial venture with Vijay in the lead role. He was eventually chosen as the director for the next feature film to be produced [[AVM Productions]]. The project was originally titled as ''Police Ravi'' but in August 2008 it was re-titled as ''Vettaikkaaran'', taken from the 1964 [[Tamil film]] starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/40978.html</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Vettaikaran'' was formally launched the next month after the Vijay-starrer ''[[Villu]]'' released in January 2009, at the Vinayagar Temple, a privatized [[Hindu temple]] located in one of the studios of [[AVM Productions]]. The film's director Babusivan, producers M. Balasubramaniam and B. Gurunath Meyyappan, Vijay and his wife, [[Vijay Antony]], [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and director [[Dharani (director)|Dharani]] were present at the film's inauguration. |
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| ⚫ | [[Perarasu]] and [[Hari (director)|Hari]] were mentioned, but AVM Productions chose [[B. Babusivan]] to be the [[Film director|director]] of the film.<ref name="babusivanchoosen1">{{cite web|author=Karthick|year=(2009-02-25)-Wednesday|title=Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film|publisher=Naive Expressions|accessdate=2009-02-25|url=http://www.nantucketdowntowntrafficstudy.com/2008/08/vijays-next-director.html}}</ref><ref name="babusivanchoosen2">{{cite web|author=|year=|title=Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film|publisher=|accessdate=|url=http://hamaraphotos.com/bollywood/regional-cinema/%E2%80%98jeyam%E2%80%99-raja-to-direct-vijay%E2%80%99s-50th-flick.html}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Several actresses were considered for the lead female role with [[Shriya Saran]], [[Tamanna Bhatia]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna1">{{cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin|publisher=MirchiGossips|accessdate=2008-09-16|url=http://www.mirchigossips.com/kollywood/two-heroines-for-vijays-vettaikaran/}}{{dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> [[Ileana D'Cruz]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna2">{{cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin|publisher=MirchiGossips|accessdate=2008-09-16|url=http://www.mirchigossips.com/gossips/vijays-vettaikaran-heroine-is-ileana/comment-page-1/}}{{dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> [[Bhavana Balachandran]], [[Asin Thottumkal]],<ref name="asinthottumkal">{{cite web |year=2008|title=Asin to act in Vijay’s Vettaikkaran Movie |publisher=TamilWire |accessdate=2009-10-21 |url=http://www.tamilwire.com/asin-act-vijays-vettaikkaran/ }}</ref> [[Nayantara]],<ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna1"/><ref name="ileanaandnayantaraandtamanna2"/> and [[Anushka Shetty]]<ref name="anushkashetty">{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Anushka Vijay's Lady Love |publisher=TamilWire |accessdate=2008-12-28 |url=http://www.tamilwire.com/anushka-vijays-lady-love/ }}</ref> being considered for the role. Afterwards, [[Anushka Shetty]] was finalized to portray the role. [[Vijay Antony]] was favoured for the music composer position, who recently [[film score|scored]] for the film ''[[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]]'' and received many accolades for "Nakka Mukka" [[Cinematographer]] Gopinath was chosen to be the lead cameraman in the film after [[Ravi Varman]] was dropped out from the film.<ref name="ravivarmanout">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Ravivarman dropped from Vettaikaran |publisher=Poochandi |accessdate=2008-02-16 |url=http://www.poochandi.com/movies/tamil/news/ravivarman-dropped-from-vettaikaran-3092.html}}</ref> [[V. T. Vijayan]] was also signed as the film's [[film editing|editor]] while Milan has been signed to |
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Revision as of 09:16, 30 March 2010
| Vettaikaran | |
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| File:Vettaikaran.jpg | |
| Directed by | B. Babusivan |
| Produced by | M. Balasubramanian B. Gurunath Meiyappan |
| Starring | Vijay Anushka Shetty Srihari Salim Ghouse Sayaji Shinde Sathyan Srinath Cochin Haneefa Sanchitha Padukone |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures[1] |
Release date | December 18, 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vettaikaran (2009) (Template:Lang-ta; Template:Lang-en) is a Tamil film directed by B. Babusivan who with Vettaikkaaran makes his debut as a film director. The film is produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. Gopinath handled cinematography while V. T. Vijayan was the film's editor. The film was launched in February 2009 and the shooting for the film commenced the following month.
The film's plot revolves around a youngster who aims to be a cop just like a local police commissioner whom he idolizes but during the process he is stopped by the evil done to his friends by a local mobster. How he takes revenge on the mob forms the crux of the story. The film's soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony, was released in September 2009; the film itself was released in December 2009.
Plot
Ravi (Vijay) lives in Tuttukkudi. He aspires to become a cop like police officer Devaraj (Srihari), his role model. After great effort, he manages to pass plus two and he joins a college in Chennai. During the course, he meets Suseela (Anushka Shetty) and falls for her instantly. Thanks to her grandmother, he succeeds in winning Suseela. In Chennai he takes up his studies in a college and also earns his living by riding an auto rickshaw. It is here that his life takes a turn.
He comes across a baddie Chella (Ravishankar) who tries to play spoilsport in the life of his classmate Uma (Sanchita Padukone). Ravi bashes him up. His troubles start as Chella's father Vedanayakam (Salim Ghouse) with the help of Kattabomman (Sayaji Shinde) begin to create havoc in Ravi's life. How Ravi overcomes all odds and achieves his dream is revealed in the climax.
Cast
- Vijay as Ravi
- Anushka Shetty as Susheela
- Srihari as Devaraj IPS
- Sayaji Shinde as Kattabomman
- Salim Ghouse as Vedanayagam
- Sanchita Padukone as Uma
- Sathyan as Sugu
- Ravishankar as Chella Vedanayagam
- Srinath as Valayapathi
- Jason Sanjay in a special appearance
- Cochin Haneefa as
- Delhi Ganesh as Ravi's father
Reception
Movie received mostly negative reviews. Times of India gave only 2 stars stating "Of course, no one looks for a storyline in a Vijay film, and logic is something you remember to leave outside the movie hall." [2]. oneIndia too gave negative review saying "There is nothing new in the film, including the promotional techniques of Sun Pictures.. So the hopes to make this film as a minimum hit is also very difficult to Vijay." [3]
Box office
Film did not do business as expected. Even in cities the film released did not do well as it was released along with Avatar.
Production
Development
During the filming of Kuruvi, directed by S. Dharani, B. Babusivan served as one of his prominent assistant directors in the film and wrote the dialogues. Sivan was later prompted to begin his maiden directorial venture with Vijay in the lead role. He was eventually chosen as the director for the next feature film to be produced AVM Productions. The project was originally titled as Police Ravi but in August 2008 it was re-titled as Vettaikkaaran, taken from the 1964 Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran.[4]
Vettaikaran was formally launched the next month after the Vijay-starrer Villu released in January 2009, at the Vinayagar Temple, a privatized Hindu temple located in one of the studios of AVM Productions. The film's director Babusivan, producers M. Balasubramaniam and B. Gurunath Meyyappan, Vijay and his wife, Vijay Antony, S. A. Chandrasekhar and director Dharani were present at the film's inauguration.
Casting
Perarasu and Hari were mentioned, but AVM Productions chose B. Babusivan to be the director of the film.[5][6]
Several actresses were considered for the lead female role with Shriya Saran, Tamanna Bhatia,[7] Ileana D'Cruz,[8] Bhavana Balachandran, Asin Thottumkal,[9] Nayantara,[7][8] and Anushka Shetty[10] being considered for the role. Afterwards, Anushka Shetty was finalized to portray the role. Vijay Antony was favoured for the music composer position, who recently scored for the film Kadhalil Vizhunthen and received many accolades for "Nakka Mukka" Cinematographer Gopinath was chosen to be the lead cameraman in the film after Ravi Varman was dropped out from the film.[11] V. T. Vijayan was also signed as the film's editor while Milan has been signed to
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack listing
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) | Lyrics | Picturization |
| 1 | Puli Urumudhu | Ananthu, Mahesh Vinayakram | 4:17 | Kabilan | AVM Studio and Madurai |
| 2 | Chinna Thamarai | Krish, Suchitra | 4:35 | Vivega | Punai |
| 3 | Naan Adicha | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:37 | Kabilan | Raj Mundhir |
| 4 | Karigalan | Surchith, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran | 4:17 | Kabilan | Pollachchi |
| 5 | Uchimandai | Krishna Iyer, Shoba Sekar, Charulatha Mani, Sakthi Sree | 4:12 | Annamalai | AVM Studio |
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570732/companycredits
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/tamil/Vettaikaran/articleshow/5359838.cms
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/reviews/2009/vettaikaran-movie-review-181209.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/40978.html
- ^ Karthick ((2009-02-25)-Wednesday). "Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film". Naive Expressions. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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- ^ a b "Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin". MirchiGossips. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Race for heroins in Vettaikaran has begin". MirchiGossips. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Asin to act in Vijay's Vettaikkaran Movie". TamilWire. 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Anushka Vijay's Lady Love". TamilWire. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ "Ravivarman dropped from Vettaikaran". Poochandi. 2009. Retrieved 2008-02-16.