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{{Infobox film
| name = Vallakottai
| image = Vallakottai Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
| producer = T. D. Raja
| writer = [[Rafi-Mecartin]]
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br />[[Haripriya]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br /> [[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />[[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]]
| music = [[Dhina (music director)|Dhina]]
| cinematography = [[Anji (cinematographer)|Anji]]
| editing = Kay Kay
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|11|5}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Vallakottai''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[superhero film]] directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]. A remake of the 2007 Malayalam film ''[[Mayavi (2007 film)|Mayavi]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/arjun-goes-for-a-remake-news-tamil-klcjyJdecjg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104233744/http://sify.com/movies/arjun-goes-for-a-remake-news-tamil-klcjyJdecjg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-11-04|title=Arjun goes for a remake}}</ref> the film features [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Haripriya]] , while [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Ganja Karuppu]], [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]], [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]], [[Vincent Asokan]] and [[Prem (actor)|Prem]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Dhina]], and the film released on 5 November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-previews/preview-1/vaada-sundar-c.html|title=Vaada - Tamil Movie Previews - Vaada | Sundar C | A Venkatesh | Imaan | Vivek | M R Mohan|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=2 December 2021}}</ref>

==Plot==
Vayuputhran aka Muthuvel ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]) comes out of prison with a promise to his jailmate Bala ([[Prem (actor)|Prem]]) that he would take care of his ailing brother Sathish, who is about to undergo a surgery. After visiting Sathish in the hospital, Muthu goes to Vallakottai (from where he gets an assignment) to earn money. His job is to surrender for the murder of Eswarapandian ([[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]), the jameen of Vallakottai, which is to be committed by Eswarapandian's archrivals: Nachiyar ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]) and his brother Sethupathi ([[Vincent Asokan]]). At Vallakottai, Muthu meets Anjali ([[Haripriya]]) and Veera Sangili ([[Ganja Karuppu]]). As scenes unfold, he falls for Anjali and comes to know that Eswarapandian is harmless and that Nachiyar is the one who is to be punished. Even as acting as a servant of Nachiyar, Muthu wears different getups in the name of Vayuputhran and teaches a lesson or two to the baddies. In the meantime, Bala gets released from prison, and what follows is a twist.

==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Muthuvel (Vayuputhran)
* [[Haripriya]] as Anjali
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Nachiyar
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Veera Sangili
* [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Giri
* [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] as Easwara Pandian
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Advocate
* [[Vincent Asokan]] as Sethupathi
* [[Prem (actor)|Prem]] as Bala
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Terror Thennarasu
* [[O. A. K. Sundar]] as Police inspector
* [[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Easwara Pandian's mother
* [[Kalairani]] as Bala's mother
* [[Shakeela]] as Saleswoman
* [[Citizen Mani]] as Velu
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Dhina]] and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Thabu Shankar, Kambar, and Karunakaran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mio.to//album/Vallakottai+%282010%29|title=Vallakottai (2010) - Dhina|access-date=2 December 2021|website=Mio.to}}</ref>
{{Infobox album|
| name = Vallakottai
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Dhina]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 10 September 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label =
| producer = Dhina
| prev_title = [[Gowravargal]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Seedan]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
* "Semmozhiye Semmozhiye" I - Singer (s): [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
* "Semmozhiye Semmozhiye" II - Singer(s): [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] (Not featured in the movie)
* "Sarakku Readya" - Singer(s): Karthik, Reeta, Arjun, Sathyan, Dhina
* "Anjile Ondrai" - Singer(s): [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Dhina
* "Magadheera Magadheera" - Singer(s): [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Srimathumitha]]
* "Kottudhada Kaasu" - Singer(s): [[Blaaze]], Murugesh, Padmalatha, Manikantan, Dev Prakash, Dhina
* "Magadheera" II - Singer(s): [[Udit Narayan]], [[Saindhavi]]

== Critical reception ==
''Indiaglitz'' wrote "To sum it up, Vallakottai starts on a brisk note, loses fizzle as it progresses and ends as damp squib."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vallakottai-review-tamil-movie-11822|title=Vallakottai review. Vallakottai Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Vallakottai takes a plot that has already seen huge success and tries to recreate the same magic. But perhaps director A Venkathesh should have taken into account varied regional tastes and the vast difference in styles between the lead performers and appropriately tweaked the script. Nevertheless, Vallakottai is not a total let down; it does have its moments, the portions of action, the instances of laughter and a central plot that is not altogether predictable. But, more care in adaptation to the regional milieu could have made it much more entertaining."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/vallakottai-movie-review.html|title=VALLAKOTTAI MOVIE REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE VALLAKOTTAI MOVIE REVIEW|website=Behindwoods.com|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=3764444}}

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[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:2010 action films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Venkatesh (director)]]

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