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=== Box Office === |
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According to behindwoods the film grossed Rs.4.18 crores and regarded as only an average grosser in Chennai on a relative scale inspite of all promotions. <ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-jan-18/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-vettaikaran.html behindwoods]</ref>. |
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The movie is officially delcared as a flop as per the film distributors and theatre owners based on the press release on 21-May-2010. |
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<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57153.html]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2125/cinema/Kollywood/Will-Vijay-compensates-the-loss.htm]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/vijay-deep-trouble-210510.html]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14942639]</ref> |
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The subsequent confirmation from times of india on 22-May-2010 declaring the movie as a flop. |
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<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/After-Sura-flops-theatre-owners-ask-Vijay-to-pay-up/articleshow/5964051.cms</ref> |
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Direct quote from the theatre owners on the massive failure of Vettaikaran on 28th of May <ref>[http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14943303 Sify]</ref> |
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''Says R. Paneerselvam, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Associations: “We have tried to get an appointment with Vijay, but he could not be reached. All his recent films including '''Sura and Vettaikaran''' were failures and we lost heavily. The continued poor performance of his films has actually forced us to convene an emergency meeting. We are demanding that he compensate us with atleast 35 percent of our losses. We are hoping Vijay understands our difficulties and helps us out." |
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== Soundtrack == |
== Soundtrack == |
Revision as of 18:31, 28 May 2010
Vettaikaaran | |
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File:Vettaikaran.jpg | |
Directed by | B. Babusivan |
Produced by | M. Balasubramanian B. Gurunath Meiyappan |
Starring | Joseph 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 |
Vettaikaaran (Tamil: வேட்டைக்காரன்; English: Hunter) is a 2009 Tamil action feature film directed by B. Babusivan marking his debut as a film director. The film is produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures. The film stars Joseph 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.
The film's soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony, was released in September 2009. The film was released in 18 December 2009 across 650 screens along world wide.
Plot
Ravi (Joseph 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. As Ravi turns to his mentor Devraj for help, he shockingly learns that Devraj's family has died at the hands of Vedanayakam and that Devraj himself has been blinded and is helpless. It is at this stage that Ravi takes up a new persona called "Police" Ravi to clean up the illegal activities of Vedanayakam and instill hope in the public, something that Devraj was unable to do.
In the process, however, Vedanayakam kills Ravi's close friend, prompting Ravi to kill Chella in retribution. Vedanayakam decides soon after to become a minister, knowing that it is the only way to put a stop to Ravi's activities. As Ravi finally plans to kill Vedanayakam, knowing the danger of him becoming a minister, the police arrive to arrest Ravi. However, Ravi sees Devraj in the crowd and shouts Vedanayakam's location to him as he is being arrested, allowing Devraj to shoot and kill Vedanayakam, effectively taking his revenge.
In the end, Devraj is reinstituted into the police force and agrees to make Ravi a police officer. However, Ravi states that he does not need to become one, for he has found the police officer within himself and that is all he needs to succeed in life. The film ends as Ravi happily leaves with Suseela and his friends.
Cast
- Joseph Vijay as Ravi
- Anushka Shetty as Susheela
- Srihari as Devaraj IPS
- Sayaji Shinde as Kattabomman
- Salim Ghouse as Vedanayagam
Ravi Shankar (Dubbing Artist) Who Roars Vaada
- Sanchita Padukone as Uma
- Sathyan as Sugu
- sai kumar as Chella Vedanayagam
- Srinath as Valayapathi
- Jason Sanjay in a special appearance in Nan Adicha
- Cochin Haneefa as
- Delhi Ganesh as Ravi's father
Production
Development
During the filming of Kuruvi, directed by S. Dharani, B. Babusivan served as one of his 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.[2]
Vettaikaran was formally launched the next month. 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.[3][4]
Several actresses were considered for the lead female role with Shriya Saran, Tamanna Bhatia, Ileana D'Cruz, Bhavana Balachandran, Asin Thottumkal,[5] Nayantara, and Anushka Shetty[6] being considered for the role. Afterwards, Anushka Shetty was finalized to portray the role. Cinematographer Gopinath was chosen to be the lead cameraman in the film after Ravi Varman was dropped out from the film.[7] V. T. Vijayan was also signed as the film's editor.
Reception
Professional reviews
Behindwoods stated that Sathyan and Vijay's comedic pairing is presented with "finesse" and makes the first half of the movie "a whole lot of fun" while the second half was "action packed but predictable and a bit jaded." [8] They also called Vijay's dancing enjoyable, with the first number being described as "a cracker." [8]. Indiaglitz stated to be racy entertainer for all the ages 6 to 60 and it would please the masses.[9].
Box Office
According to behindwoods the film grossed Rs.4.18 crores and regarded as only an average grosser in Chennai on a relative scale inspite of all promotions. [10].
The movie is officially delcared as a flop as per the film distributors and theatre owners based on the press release on 21-May-2010. [11] [12] [13] [14]
The subsequent confirmation from times of india on 22-May-2010 declaring the movie as a flop.
Direct quote from the theatre owners on the massive failure of Vettaikaran on 28th of May [16]
Says R. Paneerselvam, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Associations: “We have tried to get an appointment with Vijay, but he could not be reached. All his recent films including Sura and Vettaikaran were failures and we lost heavily. The continued poor performance of his films has actually forced us to convene an emergency meeting. We are demanding that he compensate us with atleast 35 percent of our losses. We are hoping Vijay understands our difficulties and helps us out."
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 (Singer), Shoba Sekar, Charulatha Mani, Sakthi Sree | 4:12 | Annamalai | AVM Studio |
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570732/companycredits
- ^ 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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(help) - ^ "Wishes to Babu Sivan, all the best in his first film".
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b VETTAIKARAN MOVIE REVIEW Behindwoods.com
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/10956.html
- ^ behindwoods
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- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/After-Sura-flops-theatre-owners-ask-Vijay-to-pay-up/articleshow/5964051.cms
- ^ Sify