Rettai Vaalu

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{{short description|2001 film by Desika}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rettai Vaalu
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Desika
| producer = S. K. Jaya Ilavarasan
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]]<br>[[Saranya Nag]]<br>[[Kovai Sarala]]<br>[[Thambi Ramaiah]]
| music = [[V. Selvaganesh]]
| cinematography =Chittibabu
| editing =
| studio = Pranav Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|9|19}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Rettai Vaalu''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama film]] written and directed by Desika. The film features [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] and [[Saranya Nag]] in the lead roles, and was released in September 2014.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/retta-vaalu.html#crew</ref>

==Plot==
Sekar, a thief taking refuge by working on a farm, falls in love with Anjali, a local girl. When Anjali's parents discover that he is a thief, they discourage her from continuing the relationship. Anjali ignores her parents' advice and continues making plans to elope with him. While Sekar's parents make arrangements for the young couple to marry, Sekar continues his criminal activities. On the night before Sekar and Anjali's marriage, Sekar's criminal cronies intoxicate him in order to sell Anjali into slavery. Sekar looks for Anjali, eventually finding the place where she was sold, and kills a woman working in the slavery business. Meanwhile, Anjali is injured by slave traders as she is thrown from a car when the drivers learn of the woman's murder by Sekar. While hospitalized, Anjali is killed by her father who fears unwanted media attention. Sekar reaches the hospital and learns about the death of Anjali.{{cn|date=September 2017}}

==Cast==
*[[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] as Sekar
*[[Saranya Nag]] as Anjali
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Ramasamy Padayatchi
* Pasanga Sivakumar
*Sairamani
*Benven Prabhakaran

==Production==
Desika made his directorial debut with the film, after having apprenticed under [[Thambi Ramaiah]], Sairamani and [[Sakthi Chidambaram]] for fifteen years. He approached real estate businessman, Jaya Ilavarasan, with the script and persuaded him to finance the film. The team began filming scenes across [[Chennai]] in September 2012 under the title of ''Vaalu''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/pranav-productions-first-film-vaalu-launched/57131/story.htm|title=Pranav Productions first film 'Vaalu' launched|website=Nowrunning.com|accessdate=2017-08-24}}</ref> During production, the film faced a legal dispute over the title with the makers of the [[Silambarasan]] movie ''[[Vaalu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vaalu-in-title-clash-imagegallery-kollywood-newkTrbbhbbsi.html|title=Vaalu in title clash|website=Sify.com|accessdate=2017-08-24}}</ref> The [[Tamil Film Producers Council]] concluded that Desika's team had not registered the title and the film was renamed ''Rettai Vaalu''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130614/entertainment-kollywood/article/vaalu-gets-new-title |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016041928/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130614/entertainment-kollywood/article/vaalu-gets-new-title |archivedate=16 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }} </ref>

The music for the film was composed by [[V. Selvaganesh]], and the lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]]. In June 2013, the team held an audio launch function where the first CD was released by Vairamuthu and received by producers [[R. B. Choudary]] and [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-rettai-vaalu-refreshing-tunes/article4863297.ece|title=Audio beat: Rettai Vaalu - Refreshing tunes|website=Thehindu.com|accessdate=2017-08-24}}</ref>

==Release==
The film had a limited release across [[Tamil Nadu]] on 19 September 2014 due to the presence of bigger budget films at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-sep-19-news-tamil-ojtkImibdajgj.html|title=Friday Fury-Sep 19|website=Sify.com|accessdate=2017-08-24}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]

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