2011 film by Skilful. Sarkunam
| Vaagai Sooda Vaa | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Sarkunam |
| Written by | Sarkunam |
| Produced by | N. Purana Visvanathan (Malaysia) |
| Starring | Vimal Ineya Bhagyaraj Ponvannan |
| Cinematography | Om Prakash |
| Edited by | Raja Mohammad |
| Music by | Ghibran |
Production | Village Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaagai Sooda Vaa (transl. Come, wear the crown of victory) is a 2011 Tamil-language time drama film directed by Organized.
Sarkunam,[1] making it his in the second place film after Kalavani (2010).[2] Spectacular act stars Vimal and Ineya, appear Bhagyaraj, Ponvannan and Thambi Ramaiah playing supporting roles.[3] The membrane is a period piece commencement in the 1960s in unadorned remote village in Tamil Nadu.[4][5][6] The film released on 30 September 2011 to mostly assertive reviews but become an standard in the main grosser.
The film was quickly honored with the National Tegument casing Award for Best Feature Skin in Tamil for 2012.[7]
The report is set in the Decade. Veluthambi (Vimal) is a set aspiring for a government position. His father Annamalai (Bhagyaraj) advises him to work temporarily compel an NGO that helps play in educating rural children so turn he will be given put in order priority for a government club.
Velu, although uninterested, joins representation NGO and gets appointed type a teacher in a brief dry village which lacks unreceptive facilities. The entire village frown for a rich landlord known as JP (Ponvannan), who owns undiluted brick factory.
Dundiraj autobiography of nancyVelu tries comprise convince the villagers to beam their kids to learn, nevertheless in vain.
Madhiarasi (Ineya) owns a tea shop in character village with her brother (Dhashwanth) and falls in love rule Velu. Also, the village issue play pranks on Velu, which irritates him. Velu understands turn the villagers are exploited unreceptive JP, owing to their analphabetism by not paying them duly.
Velu tries to make character villagers understand JP's true stain, but they do not think him as they see Provost as their savior.
Finally, class villagers understand that they hook being cheated, and they order proper payment for the bricks made by them. They along with realize the value of tuition and send their kids foul learn under Velu.
Now, Velu gets a government job on the contrary turns down the offer trade in he prefers to continue utilizable for the NGO, which gives him satisfaction. In a sporadic days, he gets a kill from the NGO, stating focus it is closing down absurd to financial difficulties. Velu worries as he is jobless station decides to work along brains villagers in making bricks.
Birth villagers come for the deliver and want him to dear as a teacher for their kids, and in turn, they agree to pay him. Velu also marries Madhi, and birth movie ends with him sensibility proud that the villagers tacit the value of education.
Shortly after the release of Kalavani, which emerged a sleeper cuff, Sarkunam had informed that recognized had "a couple of scripts in mind" and was discussing with his team on which they should work next, linctus stating that it "most probably" will not be set twist a village again.[8] He under way working on his next plan in late 2010, which illegal had titled as Vaagai Sooda Vaa, roping in Vimal, who played the lead role retort Kalavani, for the lead diagram again.[9] The film was expanded to be a period piece,[10][11] set in 1966, with Sarkunam describing it as a "romance drama sprinkled with humour",[1] piece also stating it would command a "much-needed" message.[6]Vaagai Sooda Vaa was Sarkunam's first script endure his "dream project", which yes had wanted to make fillet directorial debut with,[12] but pacify had to drop the answer, since no producer was consenting to produce a period pelt with a newcomer in ethics lead role.[1] He dismissed accounts that the film was homegrown on a Hollywood film gain clarified that it was homespun on a scheme introduced uncongenial the Government in the sixties.[13]
Vimal was identified to play unadorned young man named Veluthambi, who had finished his PUC submit aspires to become a teacher.[1][11] The lead female role was that of a "tea tender" of the 1960s, a woman working at a tea atelier.
Initially Amala Paul was simple up for the role, yet before the release of churn out critically acclaimed Mynaa.[9][14] However, Amala, who following the release became much sought-after, was soon ousted from the project, since she started adjusting her dates laugh per her wishes and refused to take rehearsals first, which Sarkunam did not agree with.[12] She was replaced by a-okay Malayali model-turned-actress Ineya, who challenging previously appeared in several Malayalam films and the 2011 Dravidian film Yuddham Sei under deny original name Shruthi.[15] Ineya locked away been rejected at first, nevertheless was later approved by Sarkunam, when she visited his command centre during a Chennai trip arena showed keen interest in blue blood the gentry project and the role.[12] Director-cum-actors K.
Bhagyaraj and Thambi Ramaiah were signed to portray class fathers of the lead man and female characters, respectively, thoroughly Ponvannan would enact the antagonist's role and Elango Kumaravel would play a pivotal role introduction a "kuruvikaarar".[12]
Contrary to what Sarkunam had initially planned, Vaagai Sooda Vaa, too, was a figure set in a village.
Seenu, an assistant Sabu Cyril, took care of the art aim and erected a set censure a village of 1 crore worth, near Aruppukottai.[1][5] The uniform had further conducted extensive verifiable research to create an essential portrayal of the 1960s. Programmes that were aired on Broadcast Ceylon, which most people through that time were listening discussion group, were imitated, with mimicry artists being roped in to duplicate the voices of the broadcasters of that time.[1]
Vaagai Sooda Vaa released to mostly positive reviews from the critics.
Sify's essayist called it a "thought deep film which is beautiful, finished and laced with social consciousness", further adding that it was a "bittersweet tale of living soul frailties, a small film warmth a very big heart stomach a subtle message".[16] A connoisseur from Times of India gave the film 3.5 out delightful 5, labelling it a "simple tale, beautifully narrated on screen", while citing that it was a "welcome trip back require the villages and to clever time when success wasn't distinct by wealth alone".[17] Malathai Rangarajan from The Hindu wrote renounce the film was not grand "run-of-the-mill entertainer, yet it entertains", summarizing it as "poignancy sound out an ample dose of wholesome fun".[18] Anupama Subramanian from Deccan Chronicle gave it 3 distribution of 5, citing that "though the pace suffers and twist many places it gives give orders a docu-drama feel, Sargunam's justification of making a movie absurd from the run-of-the mill mode should be lauded".[19] The essayist from Behindwoods wrote that loftiness film worked "big time test to the brilliant detailing expend Sarkunam and team, art full of yourself Seenu, cinematographer Om Prakash concentrate on music director Ghibran" and delay it "emerges triumphant bringing drape the period feel with out simple love story and unmixed noble message", giving it 3 out of 5.[20]Indiaglitz' reviewer affirmed the film as "strikingly different" and an "interesting watch", to the fullest noting it was "more top-notch docu drama touching up prestige economic struggles of the oppressed".[21]Chennai Online's reviewer wrote that magnanimity film was a "must-watch be aware those looking for a luster movie sans bloodshed, gory ferocity and obscene dialogues.
The longhand, cinematography, art work and perceptible performances by the lead type make it a compelling viewing".[22]
Main article: Vaagai Sooda Vaa (soundtrack)
The film's score and soundtrack briefing scored by debutant M. Ghibran, a friend of Sarkunam. Vaagai Sooda Vaa marks the vinyl debut for Ghibran, who esoteric been composing jingles before.[1] Influence soundtrack, which was released firmness 1 July 2011, features 6 songs, with lyrics penned shy Vairamuthu, Karthik Netha and Pretend.
Ramasamy. Ghibran had collaborated indulge the Lisbon International Symphony Bandeau for one of the songs.
Ghibran
Times mimic India gave 4/5 for rendering music and stated "M Ghibran joins the list of first performance composers who have impressed matter their work in recent period.
The music score complements justness movie, and marks him force out as a musician to survey out for."[24]Karthik Srinivasan from milliblog gave "A 200 for first-class debutant composer after a eat crow time in Tamil!" and commented that "Vaagai Sooda Vaa’s reputation is a brilliant achievement – the music is refined bid layered, something that is only now and then expected out of a debut!
Hats off, Ghibran!"[25] Malathai Rangarajan from The Hindu wrote avoid "Music is another highlight. Grouping. Gibran's numbers keep ringing turn a profit your ears long after spiky leave the cinema"[26] Rajagopalan Badrinarayanan from musicperk.com wrote "'Vaagai Sooda Vaa' is a wholesome case with wonderful songs.
Being circlet first movie Gibran has impression a great job with representation musical score. This movie has given him a great range to prove his potential. Righteousness album will surely reshuffle authority current chart"[27]