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{{Infobox film
| name = Virumbugiren
| image = Virumbugiren, 2002.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| starring = [[Prashanth]]<br />[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
| director = [[Susi Ganeshan]]
| writer = Susi Ganeshan
| producer = Mary Francis
| distributor = V. M. Creations
| cinematography = [[K. V. Anand]]<br />[[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| released = 20 December 2002
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
}}

'''''Virumbugiren''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Susi Ganeshan]]. The film stars [[Prashanth]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], while [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] and [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] played supporting roles. [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] composed the film's music while [[K. V. Anand]] handled the film's cinematography. The film released after much delay across Tamil Nadu in December 2002 and won critical acclaim.

The film went on to gain success before release in 2001, by winning four [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] including [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[Susi Ganesan]]. Sneha also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] award, while [[Easwari Rao]] scooped the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female)|Best Supporting Actress]] award. The film was a 'super hit' at the box office.<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/virumbugiren-review-tamil-pcluydbiaeecc.html sify.com]</ref><ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/18fest.htm</ref>

==Plot==
Sivan ([[Prashanth]]) is an aspiring designer. His hopes crash when he lands up with the responsibility of looking after his mother and younger brothers with his father's sudden death. Since his father dies while in service, Shivan is forced to take up his father's job as a fire service man. He meets Thavamani ([[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]), a beautiful rustic while on a posting in a village, and they fall in love. But Thavamani's father ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) and the whole village are against the lovers. How the lovers fight against all odds and win form the rest of this love story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prashanth]] as Sivan
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Thavamani
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Thavamani's father
* [[Easwari Rao]] as Latha
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]
* [[Senthil]]
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Latha's husband (in a guest appearance)
* [[Neelima Rani|Neelima]] as Thavamani's first sister
* Baby Heera as Thavamani's second sister
* [[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]] as dancer
* [[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] as dancer
* [[A. K. Veerasami|Veerasami]] as Muthaiya
* [[Y. G. Mahendran|Y.Gee.Mahendra]]
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
* [[Meesai Murugesan]]
* [[Scissor Manohar]]
* [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
* Bhavana
* [[Theni Kunjarammal]]
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]]
* Thaadi Balaji
{{colend}}

==Production==
In March 1999, Susi Ganeshan was able to convince producer [[Thiagarajan|Shanti Thiagarajan]] to fund his first feature film, after he left Mani Ratnam's team of assistant directors. The film was initially titled ''Thithikkum Thee'' and was to feature to [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] in the lead role of a firefighter. In return for producing his first film, Shanti Thiagarajan requested Ganeshan to also work on another film starring her son [[Prashanth]] in the lead role and consequently, Ganeshan finalised a script titled ''[[Five Star (film)|Pepsi: Generation Next]]''. In a turn of events, Prashanth replaced Murali in the director's first project, which was retitled as ''Virumbugiren'' in early 2000.<ref>http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/mar/26ss.htm</ref>

The project, ''Virumbugiren'', was launched at Hotel Chola Sheraton, Chennai on 19 January 2000 with [[Susi Ganeshan]], an erstwhile assistant of [[Mani Ratnam]] being introduced as a director. It was announced that the film would have cinematography by [[K. V. Anand]], music by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], lyrics by [[Vairamuthu]], art by [[Thota Tharani]] editing by Suresh Urs and special effects by Venki; and it would be produced by Vandana Bhatt and Mary Francis under the banner of V.M. Creations. The event was compered by [[Uma Padmanabhan]], while attendees included [[Kamal Haasan]], Mani Ratnam and [[Prabhu Deva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/News/2000/February/pnews_013.html |title=Launch of Prashant's "VIRUMBUGIREN" |publisher=Indolink.com |date=2000-01-19 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> Actor [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] refused a role in the film citing that the script was so good that there was no need for a separate comedy track, while Prashanth underwent special training for his role as a fire fighter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20For%20You%20010520011.htm |title=Chinna |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> Sneha applied for a role in the film after seeing and advertisement for the auditions in a newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/18tt.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |work=Rediff.com |date=2000-08-18 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> The story of the film was taken from one of Susi Ganeshan's novels titled ''Vakkappatta Bhoomi''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Virumbukiren.htm |title=Virumbukiren |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref>

Despite its launch in early 2000, the film went through production troubles and released nearly two years after the launch. A host of Prashanth starrers which were launched after ''Virumbugiren'' such as ''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]'', ''[[Chocolate (2001 film)|Chocolate]]'' and ''[[Majunu]]'' were subsequently released earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/hot%20news%20-%20140820011.htm |title=S U B A S |publisher=Cinematoday3.itgo.com |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/may2001.html |title=Gokul's Tamil Cinema News |publisher=Oocities.org |date=2001-05-04 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> Sneha, for whom ''Virumbugiren'' was the first film she signed, was reported to be amongst the reasons for the delay after her popularity created problems in her call schedules. The producer of the film had to approach [[Vijayakanth]], the president of the actor's association (Nadigar Sangam) and [[Sarath Kumar]], also an office bearer, to intervene and resolve the dispute. Similarly Susi Ganesan also completed and released another film, ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'', in between the production delays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ganeshyamalalove.tripod.com/sneha/id10.html |title=Interviews |publisher=Ganeshyamalalove.tripod.com |date=2002-10-20 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref>

==Release==
The film won critical acclaim upon release, with [[The Hindu]] describing it as a "welcome change".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/27/stories/2002122701430201.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003195235/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/27/stories/2002122701430201.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-10-03 |title=Virumbugiraen |date=2002-12-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> [[Sify]].com praised the film labelling that "Prashanth is top class", "Sneha steals some of the scenes with a larkish spontaneity and vivacity", while that director Susi Ganesan who has written the story and screenplay has done a neat job."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/virumbugiren-review-tamil-12352518.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628023135/http://www.sify.com/movies/virumbugiren-review-tamil-12352518.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Movie Review:Virumbugiren |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> A critic from Nowrunning.com wrote that "Prashanth excels in his {{sic|potrayal}} and Sneha's performance in her first official film is commendable", adding that "as the tough father, Nasser has come up with a strong performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/197/tamil/virumbugiren/80/review.htm |title=Virumbugiren Review - Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2002-12-20 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Jaya TV]].

The film went on to gain success before release in 2001, by winning four [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] including [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for [[Susi Ganesan]]. Sneha also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] award for her work in the film alongside ''[[Aanandham]]'' and ''[[Punnagai Desam]]'', while [[Easwari Rao]] scooped the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female)|Best Supporting Actress]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html |title=Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-10-01 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref>

In 2004, Susi Ganesan came together with Prashanth again for a project titled ''Sakkarai'', though the film was shelved after a single schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/11158.html |title=Director goes before the camera - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-10-29 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref> Positive commentary about the lead pair also prompted Prashanth to sign Sneha to feature in his 2005 film ''[[Aayudham (2005 film)|Aayudham]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10306.html |title=Prashanth's next on its way - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-08-23 |access-date=2012-08-06}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|1 || "Thodu Thodu" || [[Unni Menon]] || 5:26
|-
|2 || "Nijama Nijama" || [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || 5:19
|-
|3 || "Pathala Pathala" || [[Ceylon Manohar]], [[P. Unnikrishnan]], Suba, Saisan || 5:50
|-
|4 || "Athili Puthili" || [[Vasundhara Das]] || 5:11
|-
|5 || "Enga Ooru Santhayile" (Bit) || Krishnaraj || 0:49
|-
|6 || "Otharuva Pottukkulle" (Bit) || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] || 0:45
|-
|7 || "Kat Kat Kattai" (Bit) || Krishnaraj || 0:52
|-
|8 || "Enna Aachudi" (Bit) || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] || 1:05
|-
|9 || "Maman Ponnu Patha" (Bit) || Krishnaraj || 0:46
|-
|10 || "Kombu Mulaitha Muyale" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Sophia, Satish || 6:02
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2002 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Films directed by Susi Ganeshan]]

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