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Vaanchinathan
| Vaanchinathan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | M. Kajamydeen |
| Written by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Sakshi Shivanand Ramya Krishnan Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Karthik Raja (songs) Rajamani (score) |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
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Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaanchinathan is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas in his Tamil debut. The script was written by Liaquat Ali Khan. It stars Vijayakanth, Sakshi Shivanand, Ramya Krishnan and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles. The film was released on 14 January 2001.
Plot[edit]
Vanchinathan (Vijayakanth) is naturally the supercop who has been transferred from Gujarat. He is someone who is not averse to using the law in his own ways by killing someone and picking a suitable alibi, as long as the person is evil and will not be punished by the law. Chidambaram (Prakash Raj) is a newspaper magnate who thrives on chaos and confusion which will help him boost sales of his paper. Their enmity becomes personal when Chidambaram challenges Vanchinathan to arrest him when he cleverly commits a murder in broad daylight in front of Vanchinathan's own eyes.
Cast[edit]
- Vijayakanth as Vanchinathan IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police
- Ramya Krishnan as Nandhini
- Sakshi Shivanand as Divya
- Prakash Raj as Chidambaram
- Visu as Chief minister (guest appearance)
- Manorama as Kalyani Rajasekar (guest appearance)
- Nassar as Babu Rao Patel
- Kalabhavan Mani as Maya
- Rajeev as Commissioner Venugopal
- Delhi Ganesh as Inspector Abdul Khader (Khader Bhai)
- Thyagu as Inspector Narayanan
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Pyramid Natarajan as Varadharajan
- Anju Aravind as Saradha
- Raj Kapoor as Inspector Raveendran
- Ali Khan as Amir Khan
- Mani C. Kappan as Mahesh Gupta
- Sethu Vinayagam as Director general of police
- Sriman as Siva
- Sonia as Varadharajan's daughter
- Sabitha Anand as Abdul Khader's wife
- K. K. Soundar
- Meesai Murugesan
- Sakthivel as Inspector Subramani
- Arulmani as Inspector Bharathi
- Sooriyan as Inspector Rajendran
- MLA Thangaraj as Politician
- Kousalya Senthamarai as Varadharajan's wife
- Priyanka as Abdul Khader's daughter
- Kalukkul Eeram Ramanathan as Car driver
- Besant Ravi as Terrorist
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Terrorist
- Bobby as Terrorist
- Kovai Senthil as Man with a petition
- Nirmala Periyasamy as Newsreader
- Alphonsa in a special appearance
- Bhanusri in a special appearance
Production[edit]
The team had initially agreed terms with Suresh Gopi to feature in a pivotal role, but his unavailability led to team casting Prakash Raj.[1] Shilpa Shetty had also signed on to star in the film, but later opted out due to other commitments.[2] Likewise, Nadhiya was expected to make a return to Tamil films through the project, but eventually against doing so.[3]
A fight scene involving Vijayakanth, Ramya Krishnan and rowdies was shot in a set erected at AVM studios.[4] The song sequence, 'Amul Baby', was shot at New Zealand.[5]
Soundtrack[edit]
Music was composed by Karthik Raja, collaborating with Vijayakanth for the second time after Alexander.[6]
- "Muthamida Vendum"
- "Sirikkum Siripile"
- "Amul Baby"
Release[edit]
The film released on 14 January 2001 and opened to mixed reviews. Rediff wrote "But the masala is appetising and in the final analysis, that is all that counts".[7] Similarly, Lolluexpress claimed that film is a "collection of scenes from actor's previous movies".[8] Hindu wrote "Liyakath Ali Khan's story and screenplay are crisp and action-packed" and also noted " sequences remind you of the Parthiban starrer `Abhimanyu' or Vijayakanth's own ``Vallarasu".[9] Distributors who had bought the film had incurred heavy losses.[10] Post release it was rumoured that footage of two heroines have been deleted to reduce the timing which earned criticism.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Prakashraj pips Suresh Gopi at the post". 22 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Southern film industry". Rediff.com. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010515044032/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/22092000/news03.shtml
- ↑ "Vaanchinathan". 9 March 2001. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tamil Cinema 2000". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ Raaga.com. "Vanchinathan Songs - Tamil Movie Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Vanchinathan". Rediff.com. 25 January 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ ""VANCHINATHAN" New Tamil Movie Review By Your Prabhu". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Film Review: Vanchinathan". The Hindu. 9 February 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "TAMIL CINEMA 2000". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Chinna". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Priyanka Chopra". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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