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| starring = {{ubl|[[Karthik Kumar]]|[[Poongkothai Chandrahasan]]|[[Revathy]]|[[Nassar(actor)|Nassar]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]}} | | starring = {{ubl|[[Karthik Kumar]]|[[Poongkothai Chandrahasan]]|[[Revathy]]|[[Nassar(actor)|Nassar]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]}} | ||
| producer = R. K. Raghunath | | producer = R. K. Raghunath | ||
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'''''Vaanam Vasappadum''''' ({{ | '''''Vaanam Vasappadum''''' ({{translation|The Skies will be Conquered}}) is a 2004 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[P. C. Sreeram]]. The film stars newcomers [[Karthik Kumar]] and [[Poongkothai Chandrahasan]] and features [[Revathy]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], and [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] in supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Mahesh Mahadevan]] with cinematography, editing by Kasi Viswanathan, and cinematography by Sreeram himself. | ||
The film was based on a novel written by [[Sujatha | The film was based on a novel written by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]. It released on 23 April 2004 and was the first [[High-definition video#HD in filmmaking|high definition film]] to be shot, edited and released in India. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
The film was based on a novel by [[Sujatha | The film was based on a novel by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]], which in turn was inspired from a real-life incident.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/26/stories/2004112602780300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114074540/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/26/stories/2004112602780300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2005 |title=''Vaanam Vasappadum'' goes places |date=26 November 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> After having read the story before 10 years the film got released, Sreeram had a thought of directing it and "reserved" his rights for filming it in future.<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite news |last=Feroze Ahmed |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/17/stories/2002071701040200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133714/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/17/stories/2002071701040200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=A future perfect film? |date=17 July 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> The film was initially launched with newcomers Gautham and Pooja, a former Miss Chennai announced as the lead pair.<ref name=hindu1 /> However, Sreeram replaced the pair with another pair of debutants Karthik Kumar and Poongothai Chandrahasan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/entertainment/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13657435 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427170029/http://www.sify.com/entertainment/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13657435 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 April 2014 |title=Prakash Raj plays mentor! |last=MovieBuzz |date=27 January 2005 |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> Kumar replaced [[Manish Borundia]], who was dropped owing to his strong Hindi accent.<ref name="hindu2">{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/04/30/stories/2004043001300301.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629081737/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/04/30/stories/2004043001300301.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2004 |title=Vaanam Vasappadum |date=30 April 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> ''Vaanam Vasappadum'' was Sreeram's third film as director and was the first motion picture in India to use [[High-definition video#HD in filmmaking|high-definition digital technology]].<ref name="HD">{{Cite news |last=Frederick |first=Prince |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/11/stories/2004021100380100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040526191446/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/11/stories/2004021100380100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2004 |title=Is the future DIGITAL? |date=11 February 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="vv">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/p-c-sreerams-film-at-miff-news-tamil-kkfvDLifcbf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427191614/http://www.sify.com/movies/p-c-sreerams-film-at-miff-news-tamil-kkfvDLifcbf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 April 2014 |title=P.C.Sreeram's film at MIFF |last=MovieBuzz |website=Sify |access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/vaanamvasapadum.asp |title=Archived copy |website=www.chennaionline.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823194311/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/vaanamvasapadum.asp |archive-date=23 August 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was showcased at the [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] and the ninth [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] in India.<ref name=vv /> | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Mahesh Mahadevan]], who earlier worked with Sreeram in ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'', and it was his posthumous project before his death.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Umashanker |first=Sudha |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/04/stories/2002110400080200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031104144331/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/04/stories/2002110400080200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2003 |title=He had a cheerful disposition |date=4 November 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Kavivarman and Jayendra.<ref>https://mio.to/album/Vaanam+Vasappadum+%282004%29</ref><ref name=hindu2 /> | The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Mahesh Mahadevan]], who earlier worked with Sreeram in ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'', and it was his posthumous project before his death.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Umashanker |first=Sudha |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/04/stories/2002110400080200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031104144331/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/04/stories/2002110400080200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2003 |title=He had a cheerful disposition |date=4 November 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Kavivarman and Jayendra.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mio.to/album/Vaanam+Vasappadum+%282004%29 |title=Vaanam Vasapadum (2004) - Mahesh - Listen to Vaanam Vasapadum songs/music online - MusicIndiaOnline |website=mio.to |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904085653/http://mio.to/album/Vaanam+Vasappadum+(2004) |archive-date=2017-09-04}} </ref><ref name=hindu2 /> | ||
*"Vaanam Vasappadume" – [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Timmy | *"Vaanam Vasappadume" – [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Timmy | ||
*"Megame Megame" – [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] | *"Megame Megame" – [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] | ||
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| Vaanam Vasappadum | |
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| Directed by | P. C. Sreeram |
| Produced by | R. K. Raghunath |
| Screenplay by | Lara P. C. Sreeram |
| Story by | Sujatha |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mahesh Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
Production company | R. K. Digital Film Makers |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaanam Vasappadum (transl. The Skies will be Conquered) is a 2004 Tamil-language film directed by P. C. Sreeram. The film stars newcomers Karthik Kumar and Poongkothai Chandrahasan and features Revathy, Nassar, Vijayakumar, and Thalaivasal Vijay in supporting roles. The music was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan with cinematography, editing by Kasi Viswanathan, and cinematography by Sreeram himself.
The film was based on a novel written by Sujatha. It released on 23 April 2004 and was the first high definition film to be shot, edited and released in India.
Plot[edit]
Karthik (Karthik Kumar), a young lawyer, falls in love with Poongothai (Poongkothai Chandrahasan), the daughter of a businessman (Vijayakumar). Poongothai's father and sister (Janaki Sabesh) run a multi-level market and are imprisoned for false accusations. Karthik brings Poongothai to his parents and seeks permission from his mother (Revathy) and speech-impaired father (Nassar). Karthik and Poongothai eventually get married after his parents' consent.
One day while travelling back home, their car breaks down, and they decide to board a bus. However, both of them miss each other while travelling in the bus, and Poongothai falls into the hands of a group of teenagers, who are projected as womanizers. In the event, Poongothai is raped by the group and is thrown out with her hands tied at the back. After the event, issues of how she faces the humiliation and gets justice for the act form the rest of the story.
Despite escaping somewhere else, Poongothai wants to fight back the humiliation. An opposition lawyer (Thalaivasal Vijay) in the support of womanizers humiliates Poongothai in the court with vulgar questions. Two of the boys are kept captive under Karthik's family friend, a cop (Raviprakash), to render poetic justice. The opposition lawyer appears to save the boys, but the boys, who have realised the error of their ways, push the lawyer. All three of them fall down to their deaths in the building's basement, which is under construction.
Cast[edit]
- Karthik Kumar as Karthik
- Poongkothai Chandrahasan as Poongothai
- Nassar as Karthik's father
- Revathy as Karthik's mother
- Vijayakumar as Poongothai's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Opposition Lawyer
- Kovai Sarala
- Bosskey as Postman
- Janaki Sabesh as Poongothai's sister
- Vijay Adiraj as Aadhi Narayanan
- Delhi Ganesh as Ganesan
- Raviprakash as Karthik's family friend
- Shankar Sundaram as Karthik's lawyer
- Nithya Ravindran as Ganesan's wife
Production[edit]
The film was based on a novel by Sujatha, which in turn was inspired from a real-life incident.[1] After having read the story before 10 years the film got released, Sreeram had a thought of directing it and "reserved" his rights for filming it in future.[2] The film was initially launched with newcomers Gautham and Pooja, a former Miss Chennai announced as the lead pair.[2] However, Sreeram replaced the pair with another pair of debutants Karthik Kumar and Poongothai Chandrahasan.[3] Kumar replaced Manish Borundia, who was dropped owing to his strong Hindi accent.[4] Vaanam Vasappadum was Sreeram's third film as director and was the first motion picture in India to use high-definition digital technology.[5][6][7] The film was showcased at the Mumbai International Film Festival and the ninth International Film Festival of Kerala in India.[6]
Soundtrack[edit]
The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Mahesh Mahadevan, who earlier worked with Sreeram in Kuruthipunal, and it was his posthumous project before his death.[8] The lyrics were written by Kavivarman and Jayendra.[9][4]
- "Vaanam Vasappadume" – Srinivas, Timmy
- "Megame Megame" – Harini
- "Uyire" – Hariharan, Ganga
- "Kangal Theendi" – Hariharan, Swetha Menon
- "Kanne Kanne" – Srinivas
- "Seidhi Suda" – Ranjith
- "Vaanin Uyaram" - Harish Raghavendra, Gopika Poornima
Reception[edit]
Vaanam Vasappadum was released theatrically in India on 23 April 2004.[10] Poongothai, the female lead was criticised heavily while Karthik Kumar, the male lead received rave reviews for his performance in the film. Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "[Poongothai] is a clear let down ... At least she could have worked on her expressions, particularly in the first half." The review also noted that, the screenplay was not so impressive and could have made the original story more insightful. However, the soundtrack received positive response with the song "Uyirae" being much appreciated for its music and visual theme.[4] Baradwaj Rangan wrote for The Economic Times, "Somewhere down the line, Vaanam Vasappadum becomes a case of several powerful moments that don’t quite add up to a singularly powerful movie."[11] After six months, digital colour correction was added which further improved the visual quality of the picture and the film was re-released in November 2004.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vaanam Vasappadum goes places". The Hindu. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Feroze Ahmed (17 July 2002). "A future perfect film?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ MovieBuzz (27 January 2005). "Prakash Raj plays mentor!". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rangarajan, Malathi (30 April 2004). "Vaanam Vasappadum". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Frederick, Prince (11 February 2004). "Is the future DIGITAL?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 MovieBuzz. "P.C.Sreeram's film at MIFF". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Umashanker, Sudha (4 November 2002). "He had a cheerful disposition". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 November 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Vaanam Vasapadum (2004) - Mahesh - Listen to Vaanam Vasapadum songs/music online - MusicIndiaOnline". mio.to. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "வானம் வசப்படும்". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 23 April 2004.
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (1 May 2004). "Review: Vaanam Vasappadum". Baradwaj Rangan. Retrieved 2 August 2017.