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{{Infobox film
| name = Valla Desam
| image = Valladesam - Movie Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = N. T. Nantha
| producer = K. Raveendran<br />Emmanuel
| writer = N. T. Nantha
| starring = [[Anu Hasan]]<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />David Yuvarajan
| music = L. V. Muthukumarasamy<br />R. K. Sundar
| cinematography = N. T. Nantha
| editing = Deepak S. Dwaraknath
| studio = Lakxshanna Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|09|22}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Valla Desam''''' ({{translation|Highly Developed country}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language [[action film]] written and directed by N. T. Nantha. The film stars [[Anu Hasan]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vasudevan |first1=K. V. |title=Best of both worlds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Best-of-both-worlds/article16789320.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 December 2016 |language=en-IN |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317172013/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Best-of-both-worlds/article16789320.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], Amit, David Yuvarajan and Akarshana portraying supporting characters.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/being-anu-hasan/article6818723.ece |title=Being Anu Hasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 January 2015 |last1=Joseph |first1=Raveena |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-date=26 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126020824/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/being-anu-hasan/article6818723.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The film began production in early 2012 and had a theatrical release after several delays on 22 September 2017.

==Cast==
* [[Anu Hasan]] as Anu
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as
* [[Bala Singh]]
* [[V. I. S. Jayapalan]]
* [[Amit Tiwari]]
* David Yuvarajan as David
* Akarshana as Anjali
* Andrei Lenart as Andrei Blok
* Rory Locke as Alex Dela
* [[Pippa Winslow]] as Surgeon
* Kumud Pant as CID Officer

==Production==
[[Anu Hasan]] first announced the project during an interview to [[The Hindu]] in May 2012, stating she had signed on to appear in a film titled ''Kanavughal Aayiram'' to be directed by London-based film maker Nantha Thurai.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/happy-in-her-space/article3460336.ece |title=Happy in her space |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 May 2012 |last1=Chowdhary |first1=Y. Sunita |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711073532/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/happy-in-her-space/article3460336.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The film began shoot in [[London]] during late 2012 under the title of ''Aayiram Kanavugal'' and was also developed under its literal English translation ''1000 Dreams'', before undergoing a name change in late 2014 after a period of little progress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/I-have-no-fear-of-failure-Anu-Hassan/2013/05/28/article1609393.ece |title=I have no fear of failure: Anu Hassan |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723220023/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/I-have-no-fear-of-failure-Anu-Hassan/2013/05/28/article1609393.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2015, actor [[Silambarasan]] recorded his voice for a song in the film, which has music composed by his cousin, Muthukumarasamy who is also the son of veteran composer late [[L. Vaidyanathan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/music-composer-lv-muthukumarasamy-talks-about-his-debut-project-valladesam.html |title=Simbu for a semi-hollywood style Tamil film |date=22 October 2016 |publisher=Behind Woods |access-date=23 September 2017 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906122342/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/music-composer-lv-muthukumarasamy-talks-about-his-debut-project-valladesam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's soundtrack album and trailer was released at an event in Chennai in August 2015 by actor [[Kamal Haasan]] and director [[Bharathiraja]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/simbhu-recorded-a-song-in-anu-haasan-starrer-valladesam-tamil-news-138558.html |title=Simbhu lends his voice for popular actress re-entry film |date=28 July 2015 |work=India Glitz |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711073808/https://www.indiaglitz.com/simbhu-recorded-a-song-in-anu-haasan-starrer-valladesam-tamil-news-138558.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following two years of inactivity, the team prepared the film for a theatrical release in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180917/nantha-upbeat-about-valla-desam.html |title=Nantha upbeat about Valla Desam |date=18 September 2017 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919170746/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/180917/nantha-upbeat-about-valla-desam.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120917/primed-for-her-comeback.html |title=Primed for her comeback |date=12 September 2017 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=6 May 2018 |archive-date=7 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507090253/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120917/primed-for-her-comeback.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Valla Desam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = L. V. Muthukumarasamy & R. K. Sundar
| cover =
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|07|01}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/valladesam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1130947687 |title=Valladesam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=July 2016 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |access-date=6 May 2018 |archive-date=7 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507154917/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/valladesam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1130947687 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| recorded = 3 August 2015
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| length = 21:06
| language = Tamil
| label = Junglee Music
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The film's music was composed by L. V. Muthukumarasamy and R. K. Sundar, while the audio rights of the film were acquired by Junglee Music. The album was released on 3 August 2015 and featured five songs.

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=21|s=06}}
| title1 = Theyil Suttalum
| extra1 = [[Silambarasan]]
| music1 = L. V. Muthukumarasamy
| lyrics1 = Muthu Vijayan
| length1 = 03:44
| title2 = Edho Edho Ennam
| extra2 = [[Suchitra]]
| music2 = L. V. Muthukumarasamy
| lyrics2 = Samaran
| length2 = 04:24
| title3 = Manamae Manamae
| extra3 = [[Priya Himesh]], [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]]
| music3 = L. V. Muthukumarasamy
| lyrics3 = Mullai Nishanthan
| length3 = 04:07
| title4 = Vaa Thanimayil
| extra4 = [[Padmalatha]]
| music4 = R. K. Sundar
| lyrics4 = Samaran
| length4 = 04:15
| title5 = Megam Kalaivathillai
| extra5 = [[Palakkad Sreeram]]
| music5 = R. K. Sundar
| lyrics5 = Samaran
| length5 = 04:40
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==Release==
The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 22 September 2017 during the most crowded release date of the year at the Chennai box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-september-22-news-tamil-rjwktIjhajcdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001552/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-september-22-news-tamil-rjwktIjhajcdf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2017 |title=Friday Fury |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film drew largely negative reviews, with a critic from Sify.com writing that the film has "bad writing and amateurish making" and "ends up as a tedious watch mainly due to the bland writing". The critic added the film has "the potential for an edge of the seat action thriller but sadly the problem is that it literally offers nothing new and execution is below average".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/valla-desam-review-bad-writing--amateurish-making-review-tamil-rjwltPfhhdjcb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923195718/http://www.sify.com/movies/valla-desam-review-bad-writing--amateurish-making-review-tamil-rjwltPfhhdjcb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2017 |title=Valla Desam review-Bad writing & amateurish making |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> A critic from the [[Deccan Chronicle]] wrote "the problems of ''Valla Desam'' start early and despite having a lot of the elements required for a successful spy thriller in place, the dialogues and the characterization fall flat, and because of this, none of the personal tragedy and dangers tends to strike you as imminent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/220917/valladesam-movie-review-despite-having-a-lot-of-the-elements-film-falls-flat.html |title=Valladesam movie review: Despite a lot of elements, film falls flat |date=22 September 2017 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=23 September 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923200204/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/220917/valladesam-movie-review-despite-having-a-lot-of-the-elements-film-falls-flat.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, a reviewer from [[The Times of India]] noted "''Valla Desam'' aspires to be a tense spy thriller, but falls short in both the writing and making."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/valladesam/movie-review/60791663.cms |title=Valladesam Movie Review |work=[[The Times of India]] |last1=Suganth |first1=M. |access-date=23 September 2017 |archive-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926175612/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/valladesam/movie-review/60791663.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "It’s a great idea to bring the Vijayashanti brand of action-heroine back to the Tamil screen, but you have to make us invest in her as a person first. Anu’s family scenes are painfully perfunctory."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/valladesam-movie-review |title=Valladesam Movie Review |date=25 September 2017 |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207203230/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/valladesam-movie-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|4981012}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian spy action films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films shot in London]]
[[Category:2010s spy action films]]
[[Category:2017 action thriller films]]

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