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'''''Vaanathaippola''''' ({{translation|Like the sky}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Vikraman]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]] in dual role | '''''Vaanathaippola''''' ({{translation|Like the sky}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Vikraman]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]] in dual role. The supporting cast include [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]], [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] and [[Anju Aravind]]. Produced by [[Venu Ravichandran]] under Oscar Films, the film has a score and soundtrack composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]] and cinematography handled by [[Arthur A. Wilson]]. The film tells the story of a caring brother who makes sacrifices to ensure his three younger brothers succeed in life. | ||
The film opened to positive reviews and box office success in January 2000, and went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] the following year. ''Vaanathaippola'' subsequently went on to become the most commercially successful film in Tamil, running for over 250 days in theatres. Furthermore, the success of the film led to two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], as well as several remakes in other Indian regional languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri and Bengali. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Maa Annayya]]'' with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] in the title role. The Kannada remake was titled ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]''. The Bhojpuri remake was titled ''Pariwaar'' and in Bengali as ''Sneher Protidan''. | The film opened to positive reviews and box office success in January 2000, and went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] the following year. ''Vaanathaippola'' subsequently went on to become the most commercially successful film in Tamil, running for over 250 days in theatres. Furthermore, the success of the film led to two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], as well as several remakes in other Indian regional languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri and Bengali. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Maa Annayya]]'' with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] in the title role. The Kannada remake was titled ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]''. The Bhojpuri remake was titled ''Pariwaar'' and in Bengali as ''Sneher Protidan''. | ||
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Vellaichaamy ([[Vijayakanth]]) thinks the world of his three brothers, even giving up marriage when he learns that the woman he loves plans to send them to a hostel after the wedding. The brothers live with their grandmother ([[S. N. Lakshmi]]). Vellaichamy works hard to raise them, and they reciprocate his love and affection too. The eldest of the three, Muthu ([[Vijayakanth]], in a double role), is a cook in a small hotel. When Vellachamy learns that Muthu is in love with Gowri ([[Meena (actress)|Meena]]), he goes to the city to his friend ([[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]) with the marriage proposal, only to be insulted. Circumstances bring Muthu to the city, where he works as a cook in Gowri's palatial bungalow. Gowri, initially rude towards him, changes her attitude when she learns Muthu had been her childhood playmate, who she had been very close to. Noticing his humble nature, she falls in love with him. They get married. | Vellaichaamy ([[Vijayakanth]]) thinks the world of his three brothers, even giving up marriage when he learns that the woman he loves plans to send them to a hostel after the wedding. The brothers live with their grandmother ([[S. N. Lakshmi]]). Vellaichamy works hard to raise them, and they reciprocate his love and affection too. The eldest of the three, Muthu ([[Vijayakanth]], in a double role), is a cook in a small hotel. When Vellachamy learns that Muthu is in love with Gowri ([[Meena (actress)|Meena]]), he goes to the city to his friend ([[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]) with the marriage proposal, only to be insulted. Circumstances bring Muthu to the city, where he works as a cook in Gowri's palatial bungalow. Gowri, initially rude towards him, changes her attitude when she learns Muthu had been her childhood playmate, who she had been very close to. Noticing his humble nature, she falls in love with him. They get married. | ||
Gowri fits right into her new home. Despite coming from a rich family, she helps out with the household chores and has no airs about her, a fact appreciated by Vellaichaamy, his mother and his brothers. Shanmugam ([[J. Livingston|Livingston]]), Muthu's younger brother, who is training to be an inspector, | Gowri fits right into her new home. Despite coming from a rich family, she helps out with the household chores and has no airs about her, a fact appreciated by Vellaichaamy, his mother and his brothers. Shanmugam ([[J. Livingston|Livingston]]), Muthu's younger brother, who is training to be an inspector, marries Vellaichamy's friend's daughter Sumathi ([[Anju Aravind]]). Initially, she is rude and insulting to Vellaichaamy, but after being confronted by her husband about her behavior, she breaks down, saying that people around her, including her own father, had believed her to be a harbinger of bad luck, and what her husband had construed to be rudeness was in reality just her attempt to stay out of her in-laws' way to keep them out of trouble. Vellaichaamy comforts her and helps her regain her confidence. | ||
The third and youngest brother Selvakumar ([[Prabhu Deva]]) is a doctor. Selvam has a girlfriend Nandini ([[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]), a talkative and vivacious girl. Vellaichaamy approves of her but she turns out to be the daughter of Vellaichaamy's enemy Dharmalingam ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]), whose sister was Vellaichaamy's ex- | The third and youngest brother Selvakumar ([[Prabhu Deva]]) is a doctor. Selvam has a girlfriend Nandini ([[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]), a talkative and vivacious girl. Vellaichaamy approves of her but she turns out to be the daughter of Vellaichaamy's enemy Dharmalingam ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]), whose sister was Vellaichaamy's ex-loverthe woman he had refused to marry. Dharmalingam refuses to get Nandini married to Selvam. However, upon extracting a promise from Vellaichaamy that he would leave the village after the marriage, he gives his consent. Nandini's cousin who wanted to marry her for the wealth kidnaps her, but Muthu manages to save her. In the end, the family is reunited by Vellaichaamy's return. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Vijayakanth]] in a dual role Vellaichaamy and Muthu | * [[Vijayakanth]] in a dual role Vellaichaamy and Muthu | ||
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Gowri | * [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Gowri Muthu | ||
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as Selvakumar | * [[Prabhu Deva]] as Selvakumar aka Selva | ||
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Shanmugam | * [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Shanmugam | ||
* [[Vineetha]] as Radha | * [[Vineetha]] as Radha | ||
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Nandhini | * [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Nandhini Selvakumar | ||
* [[Anju Aravind]] as Sumathi | * [[Anju Aravind]] as Sumathi Shanmugam | ||
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Dharmalingam, Vellaisamy's enemy | * [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Dharmalingam, Vellaisamy's enemy | ||
* [[Senthil]] as Hotel Owner Manikkavel | * [[Senthil]] as Hotel Owner Manikkavel | ||
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Pichai, | * [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Pichai, a hotel servant | ||
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Maragatham, Vellaisamy's grandmother | * [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Maragatham, Vellaisamy's grandmother | ||
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Sundaram,Vellaisamy's friend | * [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Sundaram, Vellaisamy's friend | ||
* [[Anandaraj]] as Rajadurai | * [[Anandaraj]] as Rajadurai | ||
* [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Anand | * [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Anand | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
In 1999, Vikraman met Aascar Ravichandran who earlier worked as a distributor for two decades, he was in interested in film production and asked scripts like ''[[Poove Unakkaga]]'' and ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]''. Vikraman narrated the script to Ravichandran and he then advised Vikraman to direct this script with Vijayakanth, and had to convince the director to stick with his decision.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=382}} Ravichandran opted not to attend the sets of the film at any stage of production. He launched a large promotional campaign for the film, prompting attention in the Tamil film industry.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080503102203/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm</ref> | In 1999, Vikraman met Aascar Ravichandran who earlier worked as a distributor for two decades, he was in interested in film production and asked scripts like ''[[Poove Unakkaga]]'' and ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]''. Vikraman narrated the script to Ravichandran and he then advised Vikraman to direct this script with Vijayakanth, and had to convince the director to stick with his decision.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=382}} Ravichandran opted not to attend the sets of the film at any stage of production. He launched a large promotional campaign for the film, prompting attention in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080503102203/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm|archive-date = 3 May 2008|title = Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines}}</ref> | ||
[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] was approached for the film, but his refusal prompted the team to sign on [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as the budding police officer character.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040626132035/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-06-99/kamal.htm | [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] was cast to portray the female lead. [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] was approached for the film, but his refusal prompted the team to sign on [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as the budding police officer character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-06-99/kamal.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626132035/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-06-99/kamal.htm |archive-date=26 June 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] was initially approached for the role of Nandhini, but upon her passing it on, [[Kaushalya]] was offered the part. | ||
== Release == | == Release == | ||
The film opened in January 2000 to predominantly positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{ | The film opened in January 2000 to predominantly positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VANATHAIPPOL |url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov1.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707031958/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov1.asp |archive-date=7 July 2001 |access-date=12 September 2015 |website=chennaionline.com}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] gave the film a favourable review, remarking that "Vijaykanth excels in comedy and Ramesh Kanna has all the makings of a good comedian", "S. N. Lakshmi as the grandmother is hilarious and adds levity to the film as a whole" and that "Prabhu Deva and Kousalya form an energetic, sprightly pair." The critic also noted that "sentiment and sibling love fail to appeal after a point, when they reach implausible levels".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-01-21 |title=Film Review:''Vaanathai Pola'' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/21/stories/09210223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709045037/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/21/stories/09210223.htm |archive-date=2013-07-09}}</ref> Tamil magazine ''Ananda Vikatan'' in its review mentioned "The film highlights the theme of everyone living with unity without any troubles [..] The drawback in this [..] film is there is no villain to the hero character and hence after some time the film struggles to hold attention without any twists".{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=383}} ''New Straits Times'' wrote "This movie will appeal to those who love family dramas, especially about brotherly love".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=January 29, 2000 |title=A brother's sacrifice |pages=46 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=20000129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> Ayyappa Prasad of the ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' noted "Vikraman, who is known for his deft screenplay and story line, has once again created a family entertainer which pulls at your heart strings and brings out the best of Vijayakanth in a dual role."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |title=Vanathepol {{!}} Vijaykant at his best in dual role |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/feb04/south.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920035120/http://www.screenindia.com/old/feb04/south.htm |archive-date=20 September 2008 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref> | ||
''Vaanathaippola'' subsequently went on to become the most commercially successful film | ''Vaanathaippola'' subsequently went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year, running for over 250 days in cinemas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |title=Drop in releases |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |archive-date=5 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-01-19 |title=Hits and misses of the year that was |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/01/19/stories/09190224.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001180529/http://hindu.com/2001/01/19/stories/09190224.htm |archive-date=2013-10-01}}</ref> The film secured a hit for the team and prompted Vijayakanth to star in further films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-06-21 |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/21spice.htm |access-date=2012-08-25 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] the following year. Furthermore, the success of the film led to two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], winning [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] for Ravichandran and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Vikraman.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=383}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-10-01 |title=Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html |access-date=2012-08-25 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> | ||
==Remakes== | ==Remakes== | ||
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]], while lyrics written by Ra. Ravishankar, [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]] and [[Na. Muthukumar]], was well received by the audience. G. Dhananjayan in his book ''Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013'' wrote that the film's success can "also attributed to its superhit songs".{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=382}} The song "Engal Veetil Ella Naalum" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6kXi44Coo|title=Tamil Copycat Songs|date=19 May 2013|author=Vikatan TV|author-link=Ananda Vikatan|publisher=[[YouTube]]|time=5:17 to 5:28|time-caption=From}}</ref> | The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]], while lyrics written by Ra. Ravishankar, [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]] and [[Na. Muthukumar]], was well received by the audience. G. Dhananjayan in his book ''Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013'' wrote that the film's success can "also attributed to its superhit songs".{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=382}} The song "Engal Veetil Ella Naalum" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Daag (1999 film)|Daag]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6kXi44Coo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520080408/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6kXi44Coo&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-05-20 |url-status=dead|title=Tamil Copycat Songs|date=19 May 2013|author=Vikatan TV|author-link=Ananda Vikatan|publisher=[[YouTube]]|time=5:17 to 5:28|time-caption=From}}</ref> | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
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| title2 = Engal Veetil Ella Naalum | | title2 = Engal Veetil Ella Naalum | ||
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan]], Arunmozhi | | extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[Arunmozhi]] | ||
| lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay | | lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay]] | ||
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| title3 = Kadhal Vennila | | title3 = Kadhal Vennila | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. | | * {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}} | ||
{{Vikraman}} | {{Vikraman}} | ||
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