Vanakkam Da Mappilei
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| Directed by | M. Rajesh |
| Written by | M. Rajesh |
| Produced by | Sun TV Network |
| Starring | G. V. Prakash Kumar Amritha Aiyer Anandaraj |
| Cinematography | Siddharth Ranganathan |
| Edited by | Ashish Joseph |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production company | Sun Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Sun NXT |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Language | Tamil |
Vanakkam Da Mappilei also spelt as Vanakkam Da Mappillai (English: Greetings Friend) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy television film written and directed by M. Rajesh. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Amritha Aiyer and Anandaraj in the lead roles.[1] The film was streamed via Sun NXT on 16 April 2021 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.[2]
Plot
Aravind (GV Prakash) and Swaminathan (Daniel Annie Pope) are childhood friends and they vow to get married on the same stage. Aravind is employed in a ship while Swami owns a travel agency. Swami’s wedding is arranged with his cousin but Aravind requests Swami to postpone the wedding for 6 months, so that Aravind could also find a suitable bride and as per plan both the couples could marry on the same stage. However, none of the girls seem to be interested in marrying Aravind due to his job nature as he has to be in ship for 6 months in a year. One day, Aravind meets Thulasi (Amritha Iyer) and falls in love with her. After a few initial hesitations, Thulasi also reciprocates.
Ramachandran (Anand Raj) is a single parent who raised Thulasi following his wife’s early demise. Thulasi is also very fond her father and she wants him to come with her after wedding for which he does not agree. Thulasi introduces Aravind to Ramachandran and both share a good rapport. However, Ramachandran comes up with a condition to Aravind for getting Thulasi married to him. Ramachandran wants Aravind to find a suitable bride for him first, so that he can spend rest of his life happily. Now, Aravind and Swami start searching for a bride. They decide to get their yoga master Maya (Reshma) married to Ramachandran which does not work out.
Aravind sends Ramachandran to a spiritual center, where he meets a foreigner and falls in love and eventually they both get married. Aravind feels happy that his route is clear, however, Thulasi does not agree to Aravind’s plan of conducting their wedding along with Swami’s on the same stage. This angers Aravind and they both breakup. Swami suggests Aravind to marry his another cousin for which he agrees. Aravind and Swami visit Swami’s uncle’s house with the marriage proposal, however they are shocked to see that both Swami’s cousins are already married to some other grooms. Heartbroken Swami decides to become a saint and starts a journey towards Varanasi.
But Aravind gets patched up with Thulasi and their pre-wedding reception is arranged for which Swami goes. There he finds Preeti (Soundarya) who was his ex-lover during college days. Swami patches up again with Preeti and their wedding is arranged. As per plan, Aravind and Thulasi’s wedding happen on the same stage.
Cast
- G. V. Prakash Kumar as Aravind
- Amritha Aiyer as Thulasi
- Daniel Annie Pope as Swaminathan, Aravind's friend
- Anandaraj as Ramachandran (Rams), Thulasi's father
- M. S. Bhaskar as Councillor Puniyakotti
- Jayaprakash as Natraj, Aravind's father
- Pragathi as Shanthi, Aravind's mother
- Reshma Pasupuleti as Maya
- Shiv Aditya as Aakash
- R. S. Shivaji as Swaminathan's grandfather
- Soundarya Bala Nandakumar as Preeti
- Deepa Balu as Divya, Thulasi's friend
- Gowthami Vembunathan as Kannamma
- Guru Ramesh as Madhushudhan
- A. Revathy as Swaminathan's grandmother
- Poorni as Receptionist
- Yogi Babu as Himself (Guest appearance)
Production
The film marked the second collaboration between director M. Rajesh and G. V. Prakash Kumar after Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016).[3] The film was titled as Vanakkam Da Mappillai based on the popular TikTok meme created by a netizen which became viral during the lockdown in Tamil Nadu.[4] The shooting of the film was wrapped up in February 2021. The official trailer of the film was unveiled on Sun NXT and Sun TV on 8 April 2021.[5]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash collaborating with Rajesh for second time after Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016). The first single of the film titled Ta Ta Bye Bye was sung by actor Dhanush and the lyrics were penned by Gaana Vinoth.[3]
- Tata Bye - Dhanush
- Nanban Mattum - Arivu, Saravedi Saran
- Hey Penne - G. V. Prakash
- Ithana Naala Yaarum - G. V. Prakash, Prathima Dinesh
Release
It was earlier planned that the film would be having its direct television premiere on Sun TV on 14 April 2021 coinciding with the Tamil new year .[6] However, filmmakers later pushed back the direct television release date to 1 May 2021 coinciding with the May Day.[7]Later this plan was dropped by the channel and announced that the flim have direct ott release via Sunnxt on April 16 and the filmmakers re-released the trailer of the film on Sun TV on 14 April 2021 as part of Tamil New Year programmes on the channel. The film was released on Sun NXT on 16 April 2021.
Reception
Ashutosh Mohan of Film Companion wrote, "Imagine all the good fun Rajesh can whip up, if only he was not so obsessed with soup boys and rich girls. But if you find it amusing that the hero and his friend are called Aravind and Swami, then Vannakkamda Mappilei is your fix." [8]
References
- ^ Vanakkam Da Mappilei Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 16 April 2021
- ^ World, Republic. "Vanakkam Da Mappilei movie's review on Twitter; Netizens call the film a 'stress buster'". Republic World. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "GV Prakash-Rajesh film titled Vanakkam Da Mappilei". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "ராஜேஷ் - ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ் இணையும் 'வணக்கம்டா மாப்ள'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Vannakkamda Mappilei - Official Trailer | GV Prakash | Streaming Now on SUN NXT, retrieved 16 April 2021
- ^ https://www.sify.com/movies/vanakkam-da-mappilei-is-the-title-of-gv-prakash---rajeshs-next-news-tamil-vcyd7iajhabbj.html
- ^ "'வணக்கம்டா மாப்ள' வெளியீட்டில் மாற்றம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Mohan, Ashutosh. "Vannakkamda Mappilei, On SunNXT, Is Another Misogynistic Rajesh Comedy That Works When It's Not Trying To Be Funny". Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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