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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Ashik}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vu
| image = Vu 2014 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Ashik H
| producer = Nandha Kumar, B. Ramaswami, Ashok Kumar
| writer = Ashik H
| starring = [[Thambi Ramaiah]] Varun Madhan Simile Selva [[Kaali Venkat]]
| music = Abhijith Ramaswami
| cinematography = Jaya Prakash. N
| editing = Kamal G
| studio = Phoenix Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2014|2|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Vu''''' is a 2014 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[comedy film]] directed by Ashik. The film features [[Thambi Ramiah]] for first time in lead role,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-28 |title=Thambi Ramaiah in 'Vu', Vu, Thambi Ramaiah |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/thambi-ramaiah-in-vu-vu-thambi-ramaiah-28-12-12.html |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> alongside newcomers Varun, Madhan Gopal, Kuran, Simile Selva and Sathyasai. The film was released on 7 February 2014.

==Cast==
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* [[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Ganesh
* Chakravarthy as Selvam
* Varun Shamrat as Singaraja / older Maaran
* Madhan Gopal as Mila
* Smile Selva as Bharathirasa
* Raj Kamal as Karthik
* [[Kaali Venkat]] as Veerakumar
* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Producer
* [[Nellai Siva]] as Krishnababu
* Venkatesh as Sub-inspector of police
* Deeparaj as Mani
* Sudhakar as Music director
* Ajith as younger Maaran
* Neha as older Raasathi
* Madhumitha as younger Raasathi
* Sathya Sai
* Aajeedh Khalique
* Sasi Karthi
* Rishikanth
* Doomz Khanna
* Yogi Devaraj
* Zubair
* Dev
* Bhaskar Raj
*Murugaraj
{{colend}}

==Production==
Producer and director Ashik stated: "When I narrated this script to National award winner Thambi Ramaiah, he not only appreciated it but also gave me the dates to shoot his portions, Although he is the main protagonist, the role cannot be considered so as there is no hero in this film. As for the story, Thambi Ramaiah’s character aims at achieving something he himself knows will be difficult."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=2013-01-12 |title=Etcetera |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera/article4301771.ece |access-date=2013-09-01 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> ‘Vu’ denotes the [[Ganesha|Pillaiyar Suzhi]].

Hero Varun stated, "Director Ashik and I were friends in Vaishnava College. I was part of the theatre group Koothu-p-Pattarai for some time but this is the first time I am facing the camera. The heroine and I sport three looks in the film."{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Music director Abhijith Ramaswami recalled, "I was part of my college band. I learnt the nuances of music direction from Sadanandam, a guitarist in Ilaiyaraja’s orchestra. I scored the music for Ashik’s short film Vanjam and he liked my work and gave me the chance to work on his feature film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=S. R. Ashok Kumar |date=2013-07-06 |title=Audio Beat: Vu - On a positive note |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-vu-on-a-positive-note/article4888491.ece |access-date=2013-09-01 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

Heroine Neha: "A Chennai girl, she was studying for her BBA in Puducherry when she got the opportunity to fulfil her dream. A mutual friend introduced her to director Ashik who signed her up for his Vu."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=2013-02-25 |title=Dream come true |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dream-come-true/article4451850.ece |access-date=2013-09-01 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music is composed by debutant Abijith Ramaswami, lyrics for all songs were written by Murugan Manthiram. Thambi Ramaiah has sung a song called "Oru Padi Mela".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-11 |title=Thambi Ramaiah is the new singer on the block, Vu, Thambi Ramaiah |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/thambi-ramaiah-is-the-new-singer-on-the-block-vu-thambi-ramaiah-11-04-13.html |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> "Thikki Thenarudhu" was sung by Aajeedh, winner of Vijay TV Airtel Super Singer Junior 2012 apart from acting in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oor Kaalan |date=2013-01-21 |title=Super Singer Aajeedh gets double intro in Kollywood! | Tamil Cinema News › KollyInsider |url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2013/01/super-singer-aajeedh-gets-double-intro.html |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=Kollyinsider.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=2013-01-21 |title=Shot Cuts |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts/article4328810.ece |access-date=2013-09-01 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> The newly elected Directors’ Union president, director [[Vikraman]] released the audio, while the south head of UTV Motion Pictures Dhananjayan received it, [[P. L. Thenappan]], [[S. S. Kumaran]], and [[G. N. R. Kumaravelan]] graced the event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-02 |title=Vu audio launched |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vu-audio-launched/2013/07/02/article1662389.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040805/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vu-audio-launched/2013/07/02/article1662389.ece |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Behindwoods wrote:"Sparkles in bits".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-27 |title=Vu Songs Review Thambi Ramaiah, Varun, neha |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vu/vu-songs-review.html |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=Behindwoods.com}}</ref>

* "Kaalin Keezhey" - C. G. Krishnan
* "Thikki Thenarudhu" - Aajeedh Khalique, Sruthi
* "Oru Padi Mela" - [[Thambi Ramaiah]], Arun, Ashik, C. G. Krishnan
* "Aahaa Idhu Cinema" - [[Mukesh Mohamed]]
* "Chinna kuzhandhai" - Velmurugan
* "Thikki Thenarudhu" (Seniors) - Aditya Kashyap, [[Vandana Srinivasan]]

==Critical reception==
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote: "Innovative in his thinking, debutant director Ashik seems to be bursting with ideas. If only they were all put together in a more coherent and a consistent manner"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vu, is a Jumpy but Promising Debut |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vu-is-a-Jumpy-but-Promising-Debut/2014/02/08/article2044006.ece#.UvjX7vmSzGs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303170102/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vu-is-a-Jumpy-but-Promising-Debut/2014/02/08/article2044006.ece#.UvjX7vmSzGs |archive-date=3 March 2014 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote: "Its premise is filled with the promise of a madcap film that could also serve as a commentary on the industry's follies. But what we get is an amateurish comedy that is only infrequently funny and often exasperating".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/vu/movie-review/30111594.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3522630}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Vu (film) - Revision history

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