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{{short description|2001 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vaanchinathan
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Shaji Kailas]]
| writer = [[Liaquat Ali Khan (director)|Liaquat Ali Khan]]
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]] [[Sakshi Shivanand]] [[Ramya Krishnan]] [[Prakash Raj]]
| producer = M. Kajamydeen
| cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]]
| music = [[Karthik Raja]] (songs) Rajamani (score)
| editing = L. Bhoominathan
| studio = [[Roja Combines]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|1|14|}}
| runtime = 163 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}
'''''Vaanchinathan''''' is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] in his Tamil debut. The script was written by [[Liaquat Ali Khan (director)|Liaquat Ali Khan]]. It stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Sakshi Shivanand]], [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Prakash Raj]] in pivotal roles. The film was released on 14 January 2001.

==Plot==
Vanchinathan ([[Vijayakanth]]) is naturally the supercop who has been transferred from Gujarat. He is someone who is not averse to using the law in his own ways by killing someone and picking a suitable alibi, as long as the person is evil and will not be punished by the law. Chidambaram ([[Prakash Raj]]) is a newspaper magnate who thrives on chaos and confusion which will help him boost sales of his paper. Their enmity becomes personal when Chidambaram challenges Vanchinathan to arrest him when he cleverly commits a murder in broad daylight in front of Vanchinathan's own eyes.

==Cast==
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*[[Vijayakanth]] as Vanchinathan IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] as Nandhini
*[[Sakshi Shivanand]] as Divya
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Chidambaram
*[[Visu]] as Chief minister (guest appearance)
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kalyani Rajasekar (guest appearance)
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Babu Rao Patel
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Maya
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Commissioner Venugopal
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Inspector Abdul Khader (Khader Bhai)
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Inspector Narayanan
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
*[[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Varadharajan
*[[Anju Aravind]] as Saradha
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Inspector Raveendran
*Ali Khan as Amir Khan
*[[Mani C. Kappan]] as Mahesh Gupta
*[[Sethu Vinayagam]] as Director general of police
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Siva
*[[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]] as Varadharajan's daughter
*[[Sabitha Anand]] as Abdul Khader's wife
*[[K. K. Soundar]]
*[[Meesai Murugesan]]
*Sakthivel as Inspector Subramani
*Arulmani as Inspector Bharathi
*Sooriyan as Inspector Rajendran
*MLA Thangaraj as Politician
*Kousalya Senthamarai as Varadharajan's wife
*Priyanka as Abdul Khader's daughter
*Kalukkul Eeram Ramanathan as Car driver
*[[Besant Ravi]] as Terrorist
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Terrorist
*Bobby as Terrorist
*[[Kovai Senthil]] as Man with a petition
*Nirmala Periyasamy as Newsreader
*[[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]] in a special appearance
*Bhanusri in a special appearance
{{colend}}

==Production==
The team had initially agreed terms with [[Suresh Gopi]] to feature in a pivotal role, but his unavailability led to team casting [[Prakash Raj]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/dec043.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825223907/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/dec043.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 August 2004 |title=Prakashraj pips Suresh Gopi at the post |date=2004-10-22 |access-date=2016-01-20 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Shilpa Shetty]] had also signed on to star in the film, but later opted out due to other commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/aug/11ss.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Southern film industry |work=Rediff.com |date=2000-08-11 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> Likewise, [[Nadhiya]] was expected to make a return to Tamil films through the project, but eventually against doing so.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010515044032/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/22092000/news03.shtml</ref>

A fight scene involving Vijayakanth, Ramya Krishnan and rowdies was shot in a set erected at AVM studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/vanchi.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309203444/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/vanchi.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2001 |title=Vaanchinathan |date=2001-03-09 |access-date=2016-01-20 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The song sequence, 'Amul Baby', was shot at [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/sHot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |title=Tamil Cinema 2000 |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by [[Karthik Raja]], collaborating with Vijayakanth for the second time after ''[[Alexander (1996 film)|Alexander]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Raaga.com |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000317 |title=Vanchinathan Songs - Tamil Movie Songs |publisher=Raaga.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>
*"Muthamida Vendum"
*"Sirikkum Siripile"
*"Amul Baby"

==Release==
The film released on 14 January 2001 and opened to mixed reviews. Rediff wrote "But the masala is appetising and in the final analysis, that is all that counts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/25vanchi.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Vanchinathan |work=Rediff.com |date=2001-01-25 |access-date=2016-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606150006/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/25vanchi.htm |archive-date=6 June 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> Similarly, Lolluexpress claimed that film is a "collection of scenes from actor's previous movies".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lolluexpress.com/vanchi.htm |title="VANCHINATHAN" New Tamil Movie Review By Your Prabhu |access-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707021838/http://www.lolluexpress.com/vanchi.htm |archive-date=7 July 2007 }}</ref> ''Hindu'' wrote "Liyakath Ali Khan's story and screenplay are crisp and action-packed" and also noted " sequences remind you of the Parthiban starrer `Abhimanyu' or Vijayakanth's own ``Vallarasu''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/09/stories/09090223.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093354/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/09/stories/09090223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-01-23 |title=Film Review: Vanchinathan |date=2001-02-09 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>
Distributors who had bought the film had incurred heavy losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U771.htm |title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000 |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> Post release it was rumoured that footage of two heroines have been deleted to reduce the timing which earned criticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U031.htm |title=Chinna |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U888.htm |title=Priyanka Chopra |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Shaji Kailas}}

[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Police detective films]]
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[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
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[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]
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[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]

Vaanchinathan - Revision history

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