Veeranadai
| Veeranadai | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Seeman |
| Written by | Seeman |
| Produced by | K. Sethu Rajeswaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | K. K. Pazhanivel |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Muthu Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veeranadai (transl. Courageous walk) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Seeman, starring Sathyaraj, Khushbu and debutante Uma. It was released on 28 April 2000.[1]
Plot
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The story revolves around two village bigwigs, Periya Karuppan and Kottaisamy. Periya Karuppan, a kind hearted person, is very helpful to his villagers. Kottaisamy, on the other hand, is always jealous of Periya Karuppan and his father.
Periya Karuppan is very affectionate towards his sister and he gives her in marriage to a young man. After giving birth to a beautiful girl, the couple get killed in an accident. Periya Karuppan brings up the girl Poomayil and vows not to marry as he has to look after his niece. This disappoints Mallika who wants to marry Periya Karuppan.
When Poomayil attains marriageable age, a young man is chosen to marry her. Before the day of betrothal she asks her grandfather why her uncle never got married and the old man replies that he has remained a bachelor only to bring her up. This touches her and she announces at the betrothal function that she intends to marry only her uncle, who has sacrificed a lot for her sake.
Cast
[edit]- Sathyaraj as Periya Karuppan
- Khushbu as Mallika
- Uma as Poomayil
- C. Arunpandian as Kottaisamy
- Goundamani as Ulagavaayan
- Senthil
- Chandrasekhar
- Ponvannan
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Sabitha Anand
- Pasi Sathya
- K. R. Vatsala
- Madurai Saroja
- Scissor Manohar
- Crane Manohar
- Suruli Manohar
Production
[edit]Veeranadai is the debut film of Uma.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[3][4]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Kalaiyile" | Krishnaraj, Jayalakshmi, Sabesh, Sushmitha, Amrutha, Yugendran, Prashanthini, Venkat Prabhu | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Muthu Mutha" | Sujatha | |
| "Nethi Pottu" | Swarnalatha, Gopal Rao | Seeman |
| "Singanadai Pottu Vantha" | Gopal Rao | Thamarai |
| "Usuravechan Mama" | Swarnalatha | |
| "Vaanam Patha Bhoomiyile" | Anuradha Sriram, Gopal Rao | Seeman |
Reception
[edit]S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "An out and out village story, it is handled by director Seeman in an absorbing way but at times he goes astray".[5] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that the film, despite its title, "is anything but a 'brave walk'. Rather it is a crawling, doddering effort, where the script just refuses to move in any direction". She concluded, "It is a mediocre film not worth a watch".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "வீரநடை / Veeranadai (2000)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Actress Uma to enter wedlock!!". Behindwoods.com. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Veeranadai". JioSaavn. January 1999. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Oruvan – Veera Nadai Tamil Films Songs Audio cd". Banumass. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 April 2000). "Film Review: Veera Nadai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Veera Nadai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Veeranadai at IMDb
