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{{Infobox film
| name = Varnam
| image =
| caption = Varnam Theatrical Poster
| director = Raju S. M.
| producer = Rajendran Sivasankaran [[Santosh Sivan]] Jegan Subramaniam (Co-producer)
| writer = Krishna Davinci Balaji Dharanidharan Maruthupandian Stalin S.M.Raju
| starring = Giridharan [[Monica (actress)|Monica]] [[Sampath Raj]] Aathish Aswatha [[Vijay Sethupathi]]
| music = [[Isaac Thomas Kottukapally]]
| cinematography = Premkumar
| editing = Madhan Gunadeva
| studio = Mediazen
| distributor = Mediazen
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|10|07}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Varnam''''' is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Raju S. M., starring Giridharan, [[Monica (actress)|Monica]], [[Sampath Raj]], Aathish, Aswatha and [[Vijay Sethupathi]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=28 November 2008 |title=ஒரு படம் மூணு அர்த்தம் |trans-title=One film three meanings |url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/thinakaran28Nov2008.pdf |magazine=Dinakaran }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=22 November 2008 |title=ஒரே ஷாட்டில் பாடல் |trans-title=One shot song |url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/thinakaran22Nov2008.pdf|page=12|magazine=Dinakaran }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=வர்ணம் விமர்சனம் |trans-title= Varnam Review|url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/vannathirai_review.pdf|magazine=Vannathirai}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=12 October 2011|title=வர்ணம் விமர்சனம் |trans-title= Varnam Review|url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/dhinakaran_review.pdf|page=10|magazine=Dinakaran}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=5 March 2008|title=இயக்குனர் ஆனார் ஒரு சாஃப்ட்வேர் என்ஜினீயர் |trans-title=Software engineer turns director|url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/anandavigadan_March08.pdf|pages=94–96|magazine=Ananda Vikatan}}</ref> Raju S. M., who produced the Malayalam film ''[[Anandabhadram]]'', turns director with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-varnam-to-look-forward-to/20090611.htm|title=Varnam, a film to look out for|website=Rediff}}</ref>

==Cast==
* Giridharan as Mani
* [[Monica (actress)|Monica]] as Kavitha
* Aathish as Anwara (Velu)
* Aswatha as Thangam
* [[Sampath Raj]] as Durai
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as Nandha
* Muthukumar as Rathnam
* [[Karate Raja]] as Muniyandi

==Festivals==
''Varnam'' has been the official selection in the following film festivals:
* [[Montreal World Film Festival]] in 2011<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012/varnam.htm|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2012|website=www.iaac.us}}</ref>
* London Asian Film Festival 2011<ref name="I"/>
* [[Chennai International Film Festival]] 2011<ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.navarasa.org/creative_team|title=creative team | Navarasa|website=www.navarasa.org}}</ref>
* [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards]] 2012<ref name="N"/>
* [[New York Indian Film Festival]] 2012<ref name="I"/>
* [[Roxbury Film Festival]] 2012<ref name="N"/>

== Release ==
''The Hindu'' wrote that "Merits apart, Varnam boasts of a strong storyline. It is the screenplay that lacks punch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shades-of-life/article2520880.ece|title=Shades of life|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=8 October 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> ''Dinamalar'' praised the cinematography and the music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/199/Varnam/|title=வர்ணம் - விமர்சனம்|website=Dinamalar}}</ref> ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "Meticulously crafted, deftly narrated and intriguing, 'Varnam' is a definite watch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2011/oct/09/varnam-298352.html|title=Varnam|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''Deccan Chronicle'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "Varnam is worth a watch".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://varnamthemovie.com/pdf/deccan_chronicle_review.pdf|title=A colourful change of scene|last=Subramaian|first=Anupama|work=Deecan Chronicle}}</ref> ''Sify'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "The film may prove a tad slow to those who are used to fast paced action films or too realistic for those in love with glossy romantic love stories".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/varnam-review-tamil-14980694.html|title=Varnam|date=2011-12-10|publisher=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628022818/http://www.sify.com/movies/varnam-review-tamil-14980694.html|archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://varnamthemovie.com/}}
*{{IMDb title|2123348}}

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]

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