Vanamagan

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Vanamagan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. L. Vijay
Produced byA. L. Azhagappan
Starring
CinematographyTirru
Edited byAnthony
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
companies
Distributed byKona Film Corporation
Release date
  • 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)[1]
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vanamagan (transl. Son of the Forest) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Sayyeshaa, with Prakash Raj, Thambi Ramaiah, and Varun in supporting roles. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj.[2] with cinematography by Tirru and editing by Anthony. The venture began production in September 2016, and the film was released on 23 June 2017.[3]

Plot[edit]

Kavya's parents died in an accident in her childhood. They leave her their industry on her name (Kavya Industries), which is run by her father's friend Rajasekhar (who is very much interested in her wealth). One day at work, Rajasekhar asks Kavya to sign an asset. He learns that Kavya and her friends planned to spend their New Year in Bora Bora, but they could not do so because their passports were on hold. Rajasekhar suggests that Kavya and her friends go to the Andaman Islands.

While Kavya and her friends are in Andaman, they behave too notorious. While escaping from the police, they hit a tribal with her car. No hospital in Andaman would treat the tribal, so Kavya decides to bring him to Chennai. She and her friends go to the airport and dress the tribal like a normal person. There, Kavya passes the tribal's name off as "K. Vaasi". The friends manage to admit Vaasi at a Chennai hospital. Sometime later, Kavya arrives at the hospital to find Vaasi wildly beating up people. She then goes back home, where she learns from her cook Pandian that the hospital sedated Vaasi and dropped him at home. The morning afterwards, Kavya and her servants train Vaasi to act like a human.

Some time later, Kavya celebrates her birthday and Rajasekhar celebrates a 2,000-crore German project. Vicky finds Kavya and tells her that he cannot stand Vaasi. Vicky also tells her that he had told his father about the former's relationship with Kavya. Kavya then questions Vicky, and both start arguing. At that moment, Vaasi barges into the room and finds Vicky forcefully holding Kavya's hands. Vicky tries to attack Vaasi, but the latter gruesomely attacks him. Although Vaasi later comes to his senses, Rajasekhar calls the police, who encase Vaasi in a net and take him away.

At the hospital where Vicky gets treated, Rajasekhar is told that the former has a fractured bone in his neck and will have to wear a cervical collar for life. He is also told that the documents for the German project will need to be signed and dispatched. At the Andaman police station, the police orders to take Vaasi to the forest and finish him off. Kavya and Pandian arrive at the police station, where Vaasi breaks free and kills the police officers. The trio flees to the forest as they are being followed by the police. Vaasi beats the police up and is held at gunpoint by Shanmugam, who is surprised to see that he is alive. Shanmugam reveals to Kavya that Vaasi's real name is Jara. Vaasi then meets up with his people. Meanwhile, a young girl wanders into the forest and gets worried upon seeing a tiger. Jara saves the girl from the tiger but ends up cutting the tiger's body in the process. He manages to stitch the wound and then takes the girl with him to his tribe. Meanwhile, the German company asks the Andaman police to get the project cleared. Despite the efforts to evacuate the tribe, they refuse to relocate. Shanmugam orders the police to shoot the tribe, when he suddenly hears his daughter's voice. His daughter ended up being the person whom Vaasi saved from the tiger. At night, Vaasi is sleeping and hears people screaming. He goes out to find the shelters being set on fire. A violent battle breaks out between the tribe and the police, with many people getting killed. Vaasi is also taken by the police and gets knocked out.

The film goes back to the beginning, where Shanmugam warns Vaasi about the police. Vaasi then runs away, and later, Kavya and her friends accidentally hit him with their car after escaping from the police (when they were out for Vaasi). Meanwhile, Rajasekhar, who has returned from the US, arrives at Andaman. Kavya tries to get a signal to call him, but to no avail. At the police station, Rajasekhar orders that Kavya be back within 24 hours. At the forest office, the police officer introduces Suryaprakash, a forest operations commando who introduces a plan called Project Zero: there are three ways to enter the forest, and if they use full force to cover the zones, the radius of 50 kilometers will gradually reduce to zero. Meanwhile, as Vaasi, Kavya, and Pandian are walking, Pandian sees a bird and throws it. The bird turns out to be a spy camera monitored by the commandos. Vaasi, Kavya, and Pandian flee yet again as the commandos are monitoring their movements. As they are running, Vaasi suddenly gets tied to a tree. Suryaprakash and the officers plan to shoot Vaasi, but everyone hears a tiger growling, and the animal gruesomely kills the commandos.

The next morning, Rajasekhar admonishes Kavya for eloping with Vaasi even though he almost killed Vicky. Kavya reminds Rajasekhar that Vaasi and his people are in trouble as a big company is trying to snatch her land. Rajasekhar reveals that it is Kavya who has done this and shows her the documents that she signed (at the beginning of the film). As Rajasekhar abducts Kavya, they see Vaasi, and Rajasekhar hits him with his car. Kavya runs to him, only for Rajasekhar to shoot him. The police then beats up Vaasi badly, but he manages to fight them. Afterwards, Vaasi beats Rajasekhar up but stops after being told to do so by Kavya. Rajasekhar spares Vaasi's life and asks Kavya to come with him. She declines and says that she does not want any more of her industries. She orders Rajasekhar to leave, to which he does so without punishing anyone.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

After the success of Madarasapattinam, A. L. Vijay planned to cast Suriya in the lead role. Suriya liked the script, but the role did not materialise due to budget constraints.[4][5] Later in November 2015, it was reported that A. L. Vijay would direct a film starring Jayam Ravi in the lead role. The actor confirmed that the duo would begin work on the project in the middle of 2016, following the completion of his other films.[6] The film was reported to be about a man who escapes from the lost kingdom of Kumari Kandam.[7] In May 2016, Vijay confirmed that the project would begin later in the year and revealed that the film would be shot extensively in the Andaman Islands. Music composer Harris Jayaraj and cinematographer Tirru were also brought in for the project.[8][9]

The film was subsequently launched in September 2016 with production beginning thereafter in Chennai. Sayyeshaa was signed on to portray the leading female role in the film, marking her debut in Tamil films.[10] Sanjay Bharathi and Varun also signed on to work on the film, with the latter revealing that he would play the heroine's love interest and that Jayam Ravi would portray a tribal man who finds himself in the city.[11] The film teaser was officially released on 6 February 2017.[12][13] The background score of the teaser was that of an African tribal music and was well received.[14]

Release[edit]

Initially, the film had its release date fixed on 19 May 2017. Due to the announcement of the film industry strike on 30 May 2017, the producer has postponed the theatrical release to 23 June 2017.[15] The satellite rights of the film were sold to Zee Tamil.[16] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Vanamagan gradually becomes terribly serious, and a comic adventure turns into a tiresomely earnest drama ."[17]

Soundtrack[edit]

Vanamagan
Soundtrack album by
Harris Jayaraj
Released22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)
Recorded2017
StudioStudio H
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:55
LabelSony Music
ProducerHarris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
S3
(2017) 		Vanamagan
(2017) 		Spyder
(2017)

The film's original soundtrack is scored by Harris Jayaraj, his first collaboration with director A. L. Vijay and third film with actor Jayam Ravi after Dhaam Dhoom and Engeyum Kaadhal. This is Jayaraj's 50th film as a composer. The complete album was released on 22 April 2017.

All lyrics are written by Madhan Karky

Track-List
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Damn Damn"M. M. Manasi, Sherin Shahana3:57
2."Yemma Yea Azhagamma"Bombay Jayashree, Haricharan5:27
3."Silu Silu"Vijay Yesudas5:19
4."Morada Morada"Benny Dayal and Krish4:10
5."Pachchai Uduthiya Kaadu"Abhay Jodhpurkar, Harini5:35
6."Vanam (Theme)" (Instrumental)Maria Roe Vincent and Flute Kamalakar2:27
Total length:26:55

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vanamagan (2017) | Vanamagan Tamil Movie | Vanamagan Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat Archived 24 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Filmibeat.com. Retrieved on 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Sayyeshaa upbeat about Vanamagan". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ The Hindi-dubbed version "Tarzan The He Man" was distributed by Dimension Pictures. Vanamagan Movie (2017) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in – BookMyShow Archived 27 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. In.bookmyshow.com. Retrieved on 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ Suriya: Suriya turned down 'Vanamagan' Archived 31 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (3 May 2017). Retrieved on 2018-08-17.
  5. ^ ‘I haven’t watched the Tarzan films’ Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (24 December 2015). "Jayam Ravi opens up on film career after Thani Oruvan — The Hindu". The Hindu. thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Jayam Ravi Vijay new period film about Lemuria continent — Tamil Movie News — IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Jayam Ravi, Vijay to shoot an action-romance in Andaman — Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Jayam Ravi- Vijay project to begin on September 5". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Sayyeshaa roped in for Jayam Ravi- AL Vijay film — Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Varun on his next film with director Vijay and Jayam Ravi". Behindwoods. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ^ Jayam Ravi’s next with AL Vijay titled as Vanamagan Archived 10 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods.com (9 December 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-17.
  13. ^ Watch: Vanamagan Teaser Released. Boxofficereporter.com (6 February 2017). Retrieved on 17 August 2018.
  14. ^ Jayam Ravi Vanamagan Audio from Tomorrow April 22, 2017 Archived 24 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Kollywood.net. Retrieved on 17 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Vanamagan release postponed due to Kollywood strike". Top 10 Cinema. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ ""VANAMAGAN" பொங்கல் தின சிறப்பு திரைப்படம் ஜனவரி 15, மாலை 4 மணிக்கு". facebook.com/ZeeTamizh. 14 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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