Vaandu
| Vaandu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vashan Shaji |
| Produced by | Vashan Shaji N. Muniyandi E.Mathi |
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| Music by | A. R. Neshan |
Production company | MM Power Cine Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vandu is a 2019 Indian action drama film directed by debutante Vashan Shaji and starring newcomers Chinu, SR Guna, Shigaa and Allwin with Sai Dheena in a negative role.
Cast
- Chinu
- SR Guna as Guna
- Shigaa as Aparna
- Allwin as Logu
- Sai Dheena as Dheena
- Rama
- Maha Gandhi
- Ravi Shankar
- Winner Ramachandran
- Phuvaneshwari
Production
The film is directed by Vashan Shaji, a former assistant to Selvaraghavan, and is inspired by street fights that used to take place in North Chennai in 1971.[1][2] Malayalam actress Shigaa plays the heroine while Sai Dheena portrays the antagonist. Several newcomers play the lead roles.[3] The film is set in the present day and was shot in Chennai for 63 days.[4]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by A. R. Neshan.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Korukkupettai" | Gana Bala | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Yendi Unna Pethen" | Jagadish | 1:10 |
| 3. | "Aakku Isokku" | Malathi | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Karuppu Vellai" | Sivam | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Theme Music" | 2:19 | |
| Total length: | 16:42 | ||
Release
A critic from the Cinema Express gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "the performances aren’t convincing enough to make us buy into the conflict, and overall this looks like a short film that has been shot on a small budget".[6]
References
- ^ Suganth, M (24 January 2019). "'Vaandu' is a film on street fight". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (13 October 2017). "Vaandu: Yet another film on street fights". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (26 January 2019). "A film on street fights". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "The audience should decide if a film is big or small: 'Vaandu' director Vashan Shaji". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Vaandu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn". 28 December 2017 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
- ^ "Vaandu review: An incoherent mess". Cinema Express.