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{{Infobox film
| name = Vedi
| native_name = {{film name|ta|வெடி}}
| image = Vedi poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional release poster
| director = [[Prabhu Deva]]
| producer = [[Vikram Krishna]] [[Sriya Reddy]]
| story = [[Siva (director)|Siva]]
| screenplay =
| writer = Ravi Chakravarthy (dialogues)
| based_on = 
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vishal Krishna|Vishal]]|[[Sameera Reddy]]|[[Poonam Kaur]]|}}
| music = [[Vijay Antony]]
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = GK Film Corporation
| distributor = Raadan Media Works (Tamil Nadu) [[Sun Pictures]] (Worldwide)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|9|30|}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Vedi''''' ({{lang-en|Cracker}}) is a [[Tamil films of 2011|2011]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film features [[Vishal Krishna|Vishal]], [[Sameera Reddy]] and [[Poonam Kaur]] in the lead roles, while [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Sayaji Shinde]], and [[Urvashi]] play supporting roles. A remake of super hit Telugu film ''[[Souryam]]'', the film was released on 30 September 2011 across 250 screens in Tamil Nadu, 62 screens in Kerala and 28 screens in Karnataka<ref>[http://www.moviecrow.com/News/88/vedi-vs-vaagai-sooda-vaa-vs-muran "'Vedi vs. Vaagai Sooda Vaa vs. Muran?' Tamil Movie, Music Reviews and News"]. moviecrow.com.</ref>

==Plot==
Vedi tells the story of Prabhakaran ([[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]), a young police officer who goes to Kolkata in search of his sister Aishwarya ([[Poonam Kaur]]). Prabhakaran, at his native place, Thoothukudi, had developed enmity with a local don named Easwaramoorthy ([[Sayaji Shinde]]) by thrashing him in public and putting him behind bars. The enmity reaches Kolkata when Easwaramoorthy joins another local gangster to take revenge on Prabhakaran. The baddies trouble Aishwarya and her friend Parvathy ([[Sameera Reddy]]), who falls in love with Prabhakaran. While the enmity between Prabhakaran and Easwaramoorthy continues, a flashback of Prabhakaran goes on. Prabhakaran and Aishwarya were ill-treated by the society as their father was a smuggler. Prabhakaran decides to send Aishwarya to an orphanage, saying that he does not know who she is. This creates a bad name about Prabhakaran in Aishwarya's books. Later, Aishwarya gets adopted by a North Indian family and settles in Kolkata. In a parallel scenario, Prabhakaran locks horns with Easwaramoorthy and his pervert son Rajapandi ([[Amit Tiwari|Amit Kumar Tiwari]]). They kill his mentor, who made him a police officer, and the occasion of giving a doctorate to Easwaramoorthy, Rajapandi gets tempted of a lady constable outside the stadium and rapes her inside his car. After a few years, Aishwarya's foster parents die of an accident, and she is sent to an orphanage again. Therefore, Prabhakaran goes to Kolkata and masquerades himself as Balu, a physical trainer in a college as he is scared that Aishwarya might avoid him. How Prabhakaran defeats the baddies and joins with Aishwarya is the action-packed climax of the movie.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as ASP Prabhakaran IPS/ Balu
* [[Sameera Reddy]] as Parvathy "Paaru"
* [[Poonam Kaur]] as Aishwarya
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Varun Sandhesh
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Easwaramoorthy
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Dr. Radha Jeyachandran
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Sreenivasan "Cheemachu"
* Raviprakash as Parvathy's father
* [[Uma Padmanabhan]] as Parvathy's mother
* [[Amit Tiwari|Amit Kumar Tiwari]] as Rajapandi
* [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]]
* Bava Lakshmanan as Kali temple priest
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
* [[Sampath Ram]]
* Sneha Nambiar as P. Kalai Selvi
* [[Devi Sri Prasad]] in a special appearance in the song "Kadhalikka"
* [[Sophie Choudry]] in an [[item number]] "Bombay Ponnu"
{{colend}}

==Production==
In July 2010, it was revealed that GK Film Corporation had signed on [[Prabhu Deva]] to direct a film featuring Vishal in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-10-04/prabhudeva-vishal-23-07-10.html |title= Prabhudeva joins hands with Vishal|publisher=Behindwoods |date=23 July 2010 |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Initially [[Trisha Krishnan]] was approached for the lead female role but turned it down as the role did not excite her,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-26/news-interviews/28242973_1_trisha-manmadhan-ambu-kamal-haasan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124709/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-26/news-interviews/28242973_1_trisha-manmadhan-ambu-kamal-haasan |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=Trisha's on a roll |date=26 November 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Similarly [[Anushka Shetty]] refused the project, while [[Hansika Motwani]] cited that her call sheet was full.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-m-not-doing-vishal-s-film-hansika-news-tamil-kldlyTbhgag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106020203/http://sify.com/movies/i-m-not-doing-vishal-s-film-hansika-news-tamil-kldlyTbhgag.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2010 |title=I'm not doing Vishal's film: Hansika|publisher=Sify |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> Reports emerged that [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]], [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] and [[Reemma Sen]] were considered, before the role was handed to [[Sameera Reddy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/who-is-vishal-s-heroine-news-tamil-klilakefebb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111010032/http://sify.com/movies/who-is-vishal-s-heroine-news-tamil-klilakefebb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 November 2010 |title=Who is Vishal's heroine?|publisher=Sify |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-25/news-interviews/28216275_1_prabhu-deva-sameera-reddy-flick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124704/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-25/news-interviews/28216275_1_prabhu-deva-sameera-reddy-flick |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=Sameera to star in Prabhu Deva's next |date=25 November 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> [[Poonam Kaur]] signed the film in March 2011, agreeing to reprise her role as the protagonist's sister from the original.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-17/news-interviews/29138311_1_nakshatra-poonam-kaur-roles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-17/news-interviews/29138311_1_nakshatra-poonam-kaur-roles |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=Call me Nakshatra not Poonam |date=17 March 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/poonam-kaur-in-prabhu-deva-film-news-tamil-lc2kSwfddia.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301081225/http://www.sify.com/movies/poonam-kaur-in-prabhu-deva-film-news-tamil-lc2kSwfddia.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2011 |title=Poonam Kaur in Prabhu Deva film|publisher=Sify |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> The scenes were shot in [[Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering]] with all lead roles.

Vishal began his first schedule in February 2011, after completing work from his other film ''[[Avan Ivan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-shoots-with-vishal-sameera-news-tamil-lcvsnRhgieh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224061634/http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-shoots-with-vishal-sameera-news-tamil-lcvsnRhgieh.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2011 |title=Prabhu Deva shoots with Vishal & Sameera!|publisher=Sify |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> An [[item number|item song]] featuring [[Sophie Choudry]] was shot in April 2011 for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-11-02/sophie-chaudhary-prabhu-deva-12-04-11.html |title=Sophie Chaudhary To Jazz It Up For Prabhu Deva! |publisher=Behindwoods |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> By May 2011, it was reported that 80% of the shoot was completed after scenes were shot in Bidar a district in the north of Karnataka State.<ref name="title">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-film-titled-as-prabhakaran-news-tamil-lfcmPviegjg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505191401/http://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-film-titled-as-prabhakaran-news-tamil-lfcmPviegjg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2011 |title=Vishal film titled as Prabhakaran?|publisher=Sify |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/66332.html |title=Vishal as 'Prabhakaran?' – Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref> The team then shot a song in [[Pollachi]] later that month.The movie, originally titled ''Prabhakaran'' (also the name of [[LTTE]] leader [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]]), was renamed ''Vedi''<ref name="title"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/vishals-prabhakaran-renamed-vedi-130302375.html|title=Vishal's Prabhakaran renamed Vedi?|date=22 July 2011|access-date=18 August 2013|work=Galatta|publisher=Yahoo Movies}}</ref> and was released by [[Sun Pictures]] on 30 September 2011.

==Release==
The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/vedi/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549780937/channelid-10000000000590000/starttime-201804141900] {{dead link|date=October 2018}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Vedi received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} Nowrunning.com rated it 3/5 and called it" a loud cracker"<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8110/tamil/vedi/3362/review.htm "Vedi Review"]. ''Nowrunning''. 1 October 2011.</ref> Supergoodmovies.com rated it 3/5,calling it entertaining and enjoyable.<ref>[http://www.supergoodmovies.com/28728/kollywood/Vedi-movie-review-Movie-Review-Details "Vedi movie review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119133854/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/28728/kollywood/Vedi-movie-review-Movie-Review-Details |date=19 January 2015 }}. supergoodmovies.com.</ref> Oneindia.com similarly rated 3/5, calling it a paisa vasool entertainer.<ref>[http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/reviews/2011/vedi-movie-review-300911.html "Vedi Movie Review"]. ''www.filmibeat.com''. 30 September 2011</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Vedi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vijay Antony]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 5 September 2011
| recorded = 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = [[Vijay Antony]]
| prev_title = [[Yuvan Yuvathi]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Velayudham]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
''Vedi'''s soundtrack, composed by [[Vijay Antony]], released on 5 September 2011. The song "Bombay Ponnu" became first and only Tamil song at the moment for singer [[Mamta Sharma]] of [[Munni Badnaam Hui]] song fame.

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Enna Aachi
| lyrics1 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra1 = [[Vijay Yesudas]], Janaki Iyer
| length1 = 4:47
| title2 = Ichu Ichu
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra2 = [[Vijay Antony]], [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]]
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = Ippadi Mazhai
| lyrics3 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Saindhavi]]
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Bombay Ponnu
| lyrics4 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| extra4 = [[Mamta Sharma]], M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Senthil Dass
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Kadhalikka Penroruthi
| lyrics5 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| extra5 = Emcee Jezz, [[Devi Sri Prasad|DSP]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], Rap Vocals Sharmila
| length5 = 4:34
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2073138|title=Vedi}}

{{Prabhu Deva}}

[[Category:Films shot in Kolkata]]
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[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
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