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| Directed by | Anjana Ali Khan |
| Written by | Anjana Ali Khan |
| Produced by | Gautham Menon Madhan Kumar Jayaraman Venkat |
| Starring | Nani Karthik Kumar Bindu Madhavi Nithya Menen |
| Cinematography | Om Prakash |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Joshua Sridhar |
Production companies | Photon Kathaas R. S. Infotainment |
Release date |
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| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2.50 crore (US$ 550,000)[1] |
Veppam (Template:Lang-ta; Template:Lang-en) is a 2011 Indian Tamil action thriller written and directed by newcomer Anjana Ali Khan,[2] starring Nani, Karthik Kumar, Bindu Madhavi and Nithya Menen. The story narrates events from the slum areas of Chennai, showcasing characters and their struggles. The film, jointly produced by Gautham Menon's Photon Kathaas and R. S. Infotainment,[3] had been in production for over one year.[4] The film released on 29 July 2011, while a dubbed Telugu version, titled Sega, released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh.[5] Veppam received mixed critical response upon release.[6]
Plot
The film is set in a slum in Chennai. Balaji (Muthukumar)'s mother dies and his father Jothi (Shimmore), a drunkard, leaves him on the streets. He works hard and ensures a decent living for his younger brother Karthik (Nani). Karthik, who studies in an engineering college, spends all his time with his friend Vishnu (Karthik Kumar), who is also brought up in the locality. There is Revathy (Nithya Menen) in the neighbourhood, who loves Karthik.
Jothi takes to illegal ways and makes money working for a drug peddler Ammaji (Jennifer). Knowing that Vishnu is in love with Viji (Bindu Madhavi), a call girl in the locality, Jothi decides to exploit him for his selfish gain. He gives him an assignment - to transport drugs to Pondicherry, promising to give him Viji if he completes the work. Vishnu takes the help of Karthik and leaves for Pondicherry. However sensing that something is fishy, Vishnu returns to Chennai. What follows next is the story of 'Veppam'.
Cast
- Nani as Karthik
- Karthik Kumar as Vishnu
- Nithya Menen as Revathi
- Bindu Madhavi as Viji
- Shimmor as Jothi
- Jennifer as Ammaji
- Muthukumar as Balaji
Production
Veppam was shot in 46 days.[2] Since the story was set in Chennai, it was mostly filmed in and around Chennai, with songs being canned in Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry and Kodaikanal.[7] Anjana revealed that the story revolves around three friends - two boys and one girl - from the slums, played by Nani, Karthik Kumar and Nithya Menen, respectively, with Bindu Madhavi playing the role of a call girl.[8][9] Nani and Bindu Madhavi had acted in several Telugu films before and would make their Tamil film debut through Veppam.[2] The film was also supposed to be Nithya Menen's debut Tamil film, however due to the long delay in production, it would become her second Tamil release after 180. Nani and Nithya had starred together in the Telugu sleeper hit Ala Modalaindi (2011), which prompted the makers to dub and release the film in Telugu as well.[5][10] Anjana had initially signed up with another producer, but since the project failed to take off, director Gautham Menon, under whom she had worked as an assistant director, stepped in and took over the production.[2] Produced under approximately US$550,000, the film's domestic theatrical rights were sold for US$600,000, while the television rights, international theatrical rights and the rights to the Telugu dubbed version had been sold for a total of US$270,000.[1]
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Joshua Sridhar. The soundtrack, which features seven tracks, was released by Suhasini Maniratnam on December 31, 2010.[11]
All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oru Devathai" | Clinton Cerejo, Swetha Mohan | 06:02 |
| 2. | "Mazhai Varum" | Suzanne D'Mello | 04:28 |
| 3. | "Minnalaa" | Benny Dayal | 05:13 |
| 4. | "Kaatril Eeram" | Karthik, Sricharan | 04:06 |
| 5. | "Raani Naan" | Apoorva | 03:59 |
| 6. | "Mazhai Varum (Male)" | Naresh Iyer | 04:28 |
| 7. | "Veppam" | Joshua Sridhar, Naresh Iyer | 02:38 |
Release
Veppam opened to mixed responses. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave 2.5 out of 5 citing that "a tauter screenplay, more logic in the sequences and realistic dialogues would have made Veppam an eminently enjoyable film". IBNLive described that "the movie has some positives in terms of looks and narrative style, but it lacks the punch." [12] A critic from Sify wrote that "Veppam has everything to hold the audiences interest- romance, drama, violence and slick packaging. It is certainly worth a look." [13] Supergoodmovies rated it 2.5/5 and called it "A technically-rich movie, Veppam will be here to stay for some time." [14] Indiaglitz stated the movie as "Watch this racy story for its worth your money." [15] KollyInsider.com rated the movie with 2.5 stars out of 5, stated good fun from starting to end.[16] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 1 out of 5, calling it "a potboiler of kollywood cliches."[17]
References
- ^ a b "Photon Kathaas second film sold profitably". Stock Market Wire. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ a b c d Y. Sunita Chowdhary (2010-11-20). "Arts / Cinema : Reality check!". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Gautham turns producer - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Gautham Menon's Veppam, to release". Sify.com. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ a b "'Veppam' of Naani to be dubbed as 'Sega' - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Veppam Review by GetCinemas". GetCinemas.com.
- ^ "Anjana - Tamil Cinema Director Interview - Anjana | Veppam | Gautham Menon | Joshua Sridhar". Videos.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Veppam to give Bindu a break". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunitha (2010-07-28). "FEATURES / METRO PLUS : Rules of the game". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / People : Beyond movies". The Hindu. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Suhasini launches Veppam audio". Sify.com. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Tamil Review: 'Veppam' lacks punch". IBNLive. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
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- ^ "Veppam Movie Review". Supergoodmovies. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12994.html "Veppam - The temperature shoots up�"]. Indiaglitz. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
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- ^ "Veppam Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-07-29.