Veetla Vishesham
| Veetla Vishesham | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | RJ Balaji NJ Saravanan |
| Written by | Akshat Ghildial Shantanu Srivastava |
| Screenplay by | RJ Balaji and Friends |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor Raahul |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karthik Muthukumar |
| Edited by | Selva RK |
| Music by | Girishh Gopalakrishnan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios Romeo Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veetla Vishesham (transl. A function at Home) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by RJ Balaji and NJ Saravanan.[1][2] It is a remake of the 2018 Hindi film Badhaai Ho.[3] The film is being produced by Boney Kapoor in association with Zee Studios, Bayview Projects LLP and Romeo pictures.
The film was released in theatres by June 17 2022. It received positve reviews from critics and audiences and became commercial success with praise for the performances of the cast, story and comic timing of main leads.[4]
Plot
Elango is a 26-year-old boy, working as a school teacher, and is in a stable relationship with Sowmya, who is the school owner’s daughter. Her mother likes him and approves of their relationship. His father Unnikrishnan ‘Unni’, is a middle-aged man working in the Railways. His mother Krishnaveni is a typical housewife. His younger brother, Aniruth ‘Ani’ is a high-school student. His family resides in the railway quarters, near the train station. Elango’s grandmother always quarrels with Krishnaveni and dominates over her son, Unni. One day, she taunts Krishnaveni, who gets hurt by her comments. Unni consoles his wife and gets intimate.
17 weeks later, Krishnaveni realises she is pregnant after visiting the doctor. She finds it immoral to abort the child. So Unni and Krishnaveni decide to have the child. Unni announces Krishnaveni’s third pregnancy to the family. The two sons are embarrassed and start to avoid their parents, friends, and society, over the fear of being ridiculed.
The news of the pregnancy becomes viral and they are made fun of by family, friends, relatives, and society. Elango begins to avoid Sowmya. Eventually, he reveals the news of his mum’s pregnancy to Sowmya. Unni and Krishnaveni ask Elango and Aniruth to Kerala for their cousin’s wedding. Both of them refuse by making excuses. This makes Unni angry at them and he leaves them with Krishnaveni and his mother. Meanwhile, Sowmya offers a room date to cheer Elango up. But he is unable to get intimate with her as it reminds him of his mum’s pregnancy. Sowmya’s mother gets to know about Krishnaveni’s pregnancy from Sowmya. She is shocked and speaks bad about Elango’s family. Elango eavesdrops on their conversation and talks harshly with Sowmya’s mum, and breaks up with Sowmya.
Aniruth reveals to Elango that some boys made fun of him at school and when he responded to them, one of the boys hit him on the face. Elango and Aniruth then realise their love for their mum and dad. While in Kerala, Unni’s elder sister-in-law and sister teases Krishnaveni for her late pregnancy. For the first time, Unni’s mother defends her daughter-in-law for her dutifulness and makes them realise their selfishness and harsh attitude towards her.
Elango then reconciles with his parents after their return and begins to fulfil his duties as a son. Krishnaveni realises that Elango has broken up with Sowmya, and she tells him to apologise to Sowmya’s mother. Elango reluctantly agrees, for this mother’s sake, and tells that he misses Sowmya, and that the reason that he accepted his mum’s pregnancy was because of Sowmya.
After the baby shower, Krishnaveni experiences labour pain and is immediately taken to the hospital. Sowmya’s mother tells her daughter about Elango’s visit and apology as well as saying that she has forgiven Elango. Sowmya visits Elango at the hospital. After the comical/strenuous delivery, the doctor announces the birth of a baby girl. The family are delighted at the announcement. Later, the family gather around Krishnaveni in joy and take a group selfie with the baby girl.
Cast
- RJ Balaji as Elango, Unni and Krishnaveni's elder son
- Sathyaraj as Unnikrishnan 'Unni', Krishnaveni's husband
- Urvashi as Krishnaveni (Auchu), Unni's wife
- Aparna Balamurali as Sowmya, Elango’s love interest
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Unni's mother
- Pavitra Lokesh as Sowmya's mother
- Visvesh as Aniruth (Ani), Unni and Krishnaveni's younger son
- Shivani Narayanan as Shalini (Shalu), Elango's cousin
- Seema as Unni's sister-in-law, Shalu's mother.
- Rama as Unni's sister
- Mayilsamy as Unni's neighbour
- Pugazh as Elango's friend
- Deepa as Deepa, Unni's neighbour
- George Maryan as a doctor
- Kamala Kamesh as Jeny aunty, gynaecologist
- Kavithalayaa Krishnan as Sowmya's school teacher
- Nakkalites Dhanam as Dhanam, Unni's Neighbour
- Yogi Babu in a cameo appearance
Production
The film is being directed by Saravanan NJ and RJ Balaji. The technical crew includes Karthik Muthukumar, Selva R. K. and Girishh G. as cinematographer, editor and musician respectively who had all collaborated earlier for Mookuthi Amman.[5] RJ Balaji will be playing the role played by Ayushmann Khurrana,Aparna Balamurali of Sanya Malhotra, Urvashi of Neena Gupta, KPAC Lalitha of Surekha Sikri, Sathyaraj of Gajraj Rao played in the original.
The movie cast RJ Balaji and Aparna Balamurali appeared as a guests in Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal television series, which was broadcasting on Zee Tamil for promoting the film. The series current track is also like the film where an aged woman having a baby.[6]
Music
The music rights of the film are owned by Zee Music Company. The music of the film is composed by Girishh Gopalakrishnan and lyrics are written by Pa. Vijay.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daddy Song" | Pa. Vijay | RJ Balaji, Girishh Gopalakrishnan | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Paapa Paattu ( Vaa vennilave )" | Pa. Vijay | Sid Sriram | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Kalyaana Paattu" | Pa. Vijay | Sinduri Vishal, Vijay Yesudas | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Family Paattu (Nooru Kovil Thevaiyillai)" | Pa. Vijay | Jairam Balasubramaniam, Bombay Jayashri, Ramnath |
Release
Theatrical
The film was for a theatrically released on 17 June 2022.[7]
Home media
The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film was bought by ZEE5 and the satellite rights of the film was bought by Zee Tamil and Zee Thirai.
Reception
Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu said, "It is also a film that seems to be introducing to audiences what one might assumed as the ‘RJ Balaji Cinematic Universe’ (RJBCU)". [8]Pinkvilla Desk of Pinkvilla said, "This family drama is worth watching for some of the aspects that are highlighted when compared to the original".[9]M. Suganth of The Times of India who gave 3.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "The duo manages to smoothen out these wrinkles with help from Girishh Gopalakrishnan's emotive score that elevates the emotions in the dramatic scenes".[10]Indiaglitz who gave 3.25 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "An adorable family drama laced with humour".[11]Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times said, "The Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho is a well-made entertaining film that manages to not just be good on its own but even stands up to the National Award-winning original.".[12]Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express who gave 3 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "When a film shows heart, you can excuse a loss of finesse, I think".[13]Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint who gave 3.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "Veetla Vishesham works both as an improvised remake if you already saw the Hindi original, and as a stand-alone film when watched with a pair of fresh eyes".[14]
References
- ^ "RJ Balaji to do Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho titled Veetla Visheshanga". dtNext.in. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "RJ Balaji to commence Veetla Visheshanga soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "RJ Balaji to begin Veetla Visheshanga this week!". Sify. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham Box Office Collection Day 1 (Early Trends): OFF to a Promising Start". Janbharatt Times. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho, Veetla Vishesham gears up for theatrical release". The News Minute. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ https://bestmediainfo.com/2022/06/cast-of-veetla-vishesham-movie-appears-on-zee-tamil-s-popular-fiction-show-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-
- ^ "Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho, Veetla Vishesham gears up for theatrical release". The News Minute. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "'Veetla Vishesham' movie review: RJ Balaji's 'Badhaai Ho' remake is a hilarious drama". The Hindu. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review: A remake that talks louder than the original; Worth a watch". Pinkvilla. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review : RJ Balaji's Veetla Vishesham is a competently made remake of Badhaai Ho". The Times of India. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham Review". Indiaglitz. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham review: Badhaai Ho's Tamil remake hits all the right notes, surpasses original in parts". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review: Urvashi stands out in this well-localised remake". Cinema Express. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "'Veetla Vishesham' Review : RJ Balaji's Progressive and Hilarious Drama Clicks". The Quint. 17 June 2022.
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