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{{short description|2012 film by Balaji Sakthivel}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Vazhakku Enn 18/9
| image = Vazhakku Enn 18-9 Movie Posters.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Balaji Sakthivel]]
| producer = [[Thirupathi Brothers|N. Subash Chandrabose]], [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| writer = Balaji Shakthivel
| starring = [[Sri (actor)|Sri]] [[Urmila Mahanta]] [[Mithun Murali]] [[Manisha Yadav]]
| music = [[R. Prasanna]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay Milton]]
| editing = [[Gopi Krishna (film editor)|Gopi Krishna]]
| studio = [[Thirupathi Brothers]] 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|05|04}}
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Vazhakku Enn 18/9''''' ({{lang-en|Case No. 18/9}}) is a 2012 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[crime thriller]] film written and directed by [[Balaji Sakthivel]], starring newcomers [[Sri (actor)|Sri]], [[Urmila Mahanta]], [[Mithun Murali]] and [[Manisha Yadav]] in the lead roles.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/K-towns-conscience-keeper/articleshow/8037570.cms |title=K-town's conscience keeper|work=The Times of India|date=2011-04-21 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> [[Pre-production]] of the film began in 2008,<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|author=K. R. Manigandan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3006250.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Cracking the case |work=The Hindu |date=2012-03-17 |access-date=2012-05-06 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> with the filming commencing in 2010 only,<ref name="indiaglitz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59179.html |title=Balaji Sakthivel bounces back - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2010-08-06 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> following several delays. Cinematography was handled by [[Vijay Milton]], while [[guitarist]] [[R. Prasanna]] had scored the music.

The film released on 4 May 2012 to high critical acclaim. Its dubbed Telugu version ''Premalo Padithe'' was released on the same day in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mastimusiq |first=Mastimusiq |url=http://mastimusiq.blogspot.in/2012/05/premalo-padithe-movie-review.html |title=Premalo Padithe Movie Review ~ Masti MusiQ..!! |publisher=Mastimusiq.blogspot.in |access-date=2012-07-17 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film has received numerous awards and nominations and has spawned several remakes in other Indian languages: ''[[Black Butterfly (2013 film)|Black Butterfly]]'' in Malayalam,<ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/vazhakku-enn-189-be-remade-m%E2%80%99town-162|title=vazhakku enn 18/9remade in malayalam - deccanchronicle|publisher=deccanchronicle.com|date=2012-07-02 |access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref> ''[[Case No. 18/9]]'' in Kannada<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140111125538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/case-no189-kannada-remake-of-vazhakku-enn-189/293929-71-205.html ]</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/86287.html</ref> and ''[[Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2]]'' in Bengali. It was also among the films shortlisted by the FFI to become India's submission for [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] for the year 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202194720/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-films-7aum-arivu-and-vazhakku-enn-189-in-oscar-race/292728-71.html ]</ref>

==Plot==
The story is narrated through flashbacks.

Velu ([[Sri (actor)|Sri]]), a teenager, works in a roadside shop. He meets Jyothi ([[Urmila Mahanta]]), who is a maidservant at a few of the nearby apartments. Velu falls in love with Jyothi.

Aarthy ([[Manisha Yadav]]) lives in one of the apartment buildings. Dinesh ([[Mithun Murali]]) is a student who resides in the same building. Dinesh is a [[spoilt brat]]. As luck would have it, Aarthy falls for him without knowing his true intentions. Dinesh too is attracted to Aarthy.

He seizes the opportunity and shoots video clips of her private moments on his mobile phone and even circulates them among his friends via MMS. When Aarthy finds out, she is aghast and threatens to approach the police.

An angry Dinesh plans to ruin Aarthy's life by engaging in an acid attack but Jyothi accidentally intervenes and thus, sustains serious injuries in the process.

The movie picks up speed as the corrupt Police Inspector Kumaravel (Muthuraman) begins investigations. Kumaravel negotiates with Dinesh's mother, who is a school correspondent but refuses later, due to her stubborn character and completes the investigation with Dinesh as the culprit of the murder attempt.

But, Dinesh's mother approaches the minister with whom she's having an affair and asks him to intervene. The Minister and Kumaravel negotiate, finally agreeing upon for an amount of ten lakh rupees to be paid to the latter by the former for the release of Dinesh from the investigation.

Kumaravel then backmails Velu into standing in the shoes of the accused in front of the court, if he wants to cure Jyothi. Velu accepts and is sentenced for several years in prison.

Kumaravel, with the money he received, completes the construction of his house and gives nothing to Jyothi, unlike what he had promised.

Later, Jyothi gets to know that Velu did not commit the crime and is falsely accused in order for her to be cured. She realises that Kumaravel has cheated her and Velu. Angry, she gets to the court and throws acid on Kumaravel. Jyothi is immediately arrested and as enquiries run course, the Judiciary finds Velu innocent and releases him. Dinesh is arrested and Jyothi is sentenced for years in prison for the crime she did.

In the final scene, Velu meets Jyothi in prison and proposes his love and tells her that he will be waiting for her. As he leaves the cell, the door closes with the disfigured face of Jyothi shown on screen.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Sri (actor)|Sri]] as Veluswamy
* [[Urmila Mahanta]] as Jothi
* [[Mithun Murali]] as Dinesh
* [[Manisha Yadav]] as Aarthi
* [[Rethika Srinivas]] as Jayalakshmi
* Muthuraman as Kumaravel
* Chinnasamy as Chinnasamy
* Senthil as Vediappan
* Rani as Rani
* Goutham as Goutham
* Vidhya Eeshwar as Gayathri
* Anjalai as Parvathy
* Devi as Rosy
* [[Sanjana Sarathy]] as Swetha
{{colend}}

==Production==
Balaji Sakthivel began working on ''Vazhakku En 18/9'' in 2008,<ref name="thehindu1"/> after director [[Linguswamy]] agreed to produce the film under his [[Thirupathi Brothers]] banner.<ref>{{cite web|author=cinesouth |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/31122007-5.shtml |title=Dailynews - Brothers in Balaji Sakthivel's film |publisher=Cinesouth.com |date=2007-12-31 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39482.html |title=Lingusamy, Balaji Sakthivel come together - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2008-06-21 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> He was working on the [[scriptment]] for over 15 months and finished the entire script by early 2010.<ref name="indiaglitz2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/56809.html |title=All new faces for Balaji Sakthivel - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2010-05-08 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> Sakthivel said that he had completed the middle portion and the [[wikt:climax#Noun|climax]] part of the film but was unsure about how to start the film, taking over one year to finalize on the opening sequences, which he worked on with Linguswamy.<ref name="thehindu1"/> He disclosed that the film would focus on relationships and "so-called love" of today's generation, set in a city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/68735.html |title='Vazhakku Enn 18 / 9' trailers with a difference - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2011-07-22 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> describing it as a "teenage thriller".<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21/news-interviews/29451590_1_film-love-story-prasanna |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105061135/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21/news-interviews/29451590_1_film-love-story-prasanna |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-05 |title=K-town's conscience keeper|date=2011-04-21 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> He further informed that the climax was inspired from a news report.<ref name="indiatimes2"/>

Sakthivel decided to cast new faces in the lead and most of the character roles as well, with early reports claiming that Naveen Rai and Prajna were being introduced in the lead roles.<ref name="indiaglitz3">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/54607.html |title=Balaji Sakthivel starts next - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2010-02-19 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> In May 2010, it was reported that the director had done a screen test and test shoots with the son of senior communist leader and progressive writer C. Mahendran.<ref name="indiaglitz2"/> Only after the completion of filming, Sakthivel revealed the final cast; Mithun Murali, who has appeared in three Malayalam before, and [[Sri (actor)|Sri]], who has been part of the television serial ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' that was aired on Vijay TV, played the male leads, while the lead female characters were played by Urmila Mahanta, a student of the [[Pune Film Institute]], hailing from Assam, and Manisha Yadav, a model from Bangalore.<ref name="thehindu1"/>

Filming was supposed to commence in early March 2010,<ref name="indiaglitz3"/> but eventually started in August 2010, with shootings held in and around [[Dharmapuri]].<ref name="indiaglitz1"/> Cinematographer Vijay Milton used a [[Canon EOS 7D]] digital camera for the filming.<ref name="indiaglitz1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-10-04/lingusamy-balaji-shakthivel-23-10-10.html |title=N Lingusamy — Tamil Movie News - New attempt in Vazhakku Enn 18/9 - N Lingusamy | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Shakthivel |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2010-10-23 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> Noted [[guitarist]] [[R. Prasanna]], who Sakthivel was supposed to work with in his previous venture ''[[Kalloori]]'', was chosen to compose the film's soundtrack and background score,<ref name="indiatimes2"/> replacing his usual associate [[Joshua Sridhar]]. The composer was chosen only after the filming was completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/63256.html |title=Balaji Sakthivel's new attempt - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2011-01-21 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| released = 4 April 2012
| recorded = 2011–2012
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| length = 9:14
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer = [[R. Prasanna]]
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The [[soundtrack album]] and [[Background Score|background score]] was composed by noted guitarist [[R. Prasanna]],<ref name="indiatimes1" /> making his debut as a feature film composer. The album features three tracks, with two songs named as "Oru Kural" and "Vaanathai", in which for the former had lyrics written by [[Na. Muthukumar]] and sung by Karthik, with the latter was penned and sung by Dhandapani desikar, and an instrumental theme music. The songs, excluding the theme music, were recorded through [[A cappella|acapella]] versions, in which the songs will not feature, a background music or any instruments. For the theme music, Prasanna collaborated with several international musicians, including Argentinian singer Sofia Tosello, Venezuelan cuatro player Juancho Herrera, American pianist Victor Gould, Argentinian bassist Andres Rotmistrovsky and Hungarian drummer [[Ferenc Nemeth (musician)|Ferenc Nemeth]] along with Indian flautist Kamalakar to create a mix of various genres.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nikhil Raghavan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2860403.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Itsy-Bitsy |work=The Hindu |date=2012-02-04 |access-date=2012-05-06 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The album was released on 4 April 2012, in an audio launch event and subsequently premiered on an FM Radio Station.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-04-05|title='Vazhaku Enn18/9' has a soft launch|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vazhaku-enn18-9-has-a-soft-launch-news-tamil-mdpm3Kgicdh.html?ref=false|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313152145/http://www.sify.com/movies/vazhaku-enn18-9-has-a-soft-launch-news-tamil-mdpm3Kgicdh.html?ref=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-13|access-date=2012-05-06|publisher=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The audio launch of Balaji Sakthivel's Vazhakku Enn 18/9 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chennai/The-audio-launch-of-Balaji-Sakthivels-Vazhakku-Enn-18/9/articleshow/12303854.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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| title2 = Vaanathai
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| length2 = 3:33
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==Release==
The satellite rights of the film were secured by [[STAR Vijay]]. The film was given a "U/A" certificate by the [[Indian Censor Board]]. Vazhakku En 18/9, was initially slated to release on 27 April 2012, however the success of [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]'s ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'', made its release postponed to 4 May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Vazhakku Enn' release pushed further - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vazhakku-Enn-release-pushed-further/articleshow/12747594.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' received high critical acclaim upon release. ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it 4.5 out of 5, the highest rating ever for a Tamil film since its inception in April 2008, with its reviewer M. Suganth calling the film a "bravura piece of filmmaking that will leave you stunned - and even invigorated - by the time it ends".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Vazhakku-Enn-18/9/movie-review/12995387.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Vazhakku Enn 18/9 - The Times of India}}</ref> [[Rediff]]'s Pavithra Srinivasan gave the film 3.5 out of 5, citing that ''Vazhakku En 18/9'' was "hard-hitting" and a "must-watch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-vazhakhu-is-a-must-watch/20120504.htm |title=Review: Vazhakku En 18/9 is a must-watch|publisher=Rediff|date=2012-05-04 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> [[Sify]]'s critic labelled the film as "excellent" and commented that it was "refreshing, captivating and engrossing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vazhakku-enn-18-9-review-tamil-14997788.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008180911/http://www.sify.com/movies/vazhakku-enn-18-9-review-tamil-14997788.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-08 |title=Movie Review:Vazhakku Enn 18/9|publisher=Sify |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3.5/5 stating that ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' was a "rewarding piece of cinema that establishes Balaji Sakthivel as a film-maker to look out for".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10435/tamil/vazhakku-enn-189/3691/review.htm |title=Vazhakku Enn 18/9 Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "The acumen of the ace story teller comes to the fore yet again in ''Vazhakku Enn: 18/9''. A neat presentation with an all new-cast could have been a tough proposition. But Sakthivel achieves it with élan", concluding that the film was "another product Sakthivel can be proud of".<ref>{{cite web|author=Malathi Rangarajan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3387481.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Vazhakku Enn: 18/9 — Hail the verdict! |work=The Hindu |date=2012-05-05 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> Indiaglitz.com stated that it had "moments that leave a lump in your throat", further writing that it "needs a man with conviction like Balaji Shakthivel to come up with such a convincing film", while calling it a "splendid show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12103.html |title=Vazhakku Enn 18 / 9 Tamil Movie Review |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2012-05-03 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref><ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vahakku_enn_-_50_day_poster.jpg]{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref>

Romal M. Singh from [[Daily News & Analysis]] wrote: "Simply put, ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' is the much-sought after cinematic ‘voice’, representing the world we live in — as is — no glamourising, no touch-ups and definitely no un-needed glorifying".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-vazhakku-enn-18-9-tamil_1690961 |title=Review: Vazhakku Enn: 18/9 (Tamil) - Entertainment|publisher=DNA India|date=2012-05-19 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> Vishnupriya Bhandaram of ''[[The Hindu]]'' in her review of the Telugu version ''Premalo Padithe'' said: "What is perhaps beautiful about the story is that it is an amalgamation of two levels in society — the high, mighty and rich and the poor". She further continued: "With a heavy heart and a mind ridden with hard truths, take away what you can: a semblance of love in a promise to wait a lifetime for a half-burnt face".

==Accolades==
;[[60th National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up Artist]] - Raja

=== Tamilnadu State Awards ===

* Best Film 2012<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/140717/2009-14-tamil-nadu-film-awards-announced.html|title=2009-14 Tamil Nadu film awards announced|date=2017-07-14|work=www.deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en}}</ref>
;[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
* Best Director - [[Balaji Sakthivel]]
* Nominated—Best Film
* Nominated—Best Cinematographer - [[Vijay Milton]]
* Nominated—Best Actress in a Supporting Role - [[Urmila Mahanta]]
* Nominated—Best Female Debutant - Urmila Mahanta

'''[[New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival|South Asian Film Festival]] (SAFF)'''
* Best Film

;[[7th Vijay Awards]]
* [[Vijay Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
* [[Vijay Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - Balaji Sakthivel
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor|Best Debut Actor]] - Sri
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress|Best Debut Actress]] - Manisha Yadav
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress|Best Debut Actress]] - Urmila Mahanta
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]] - Muthuraman
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] - Vijay Milton
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] - [[Gopi Krishna (film editor)|Gopi Krishna]]
* Nominated—[[Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer|Best Story, Screenplay Writer]] - Balaji Sakthivel

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2146960}}
* {{imdb company|id=0276912|company= Thirupathi Brothers}}

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