Unnale Unnale (Tamil: உன்னாலே உன்னாலே, English: Because of You) is a 2007 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles. Raju Sundaram and Lekha Washington, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played the roles of the lead character's friends in the film.
The film revolves around the aftermath of a relationship between a careless man and a serious woman. Despite being in a relationship, the latter walks out on the former due to his antics with other women. However, the man changes his ways and on a business trip to Melbourne, he encounters another woman. This other woman's personal assistant turns out to be the man's former lover. The events that follow and who the man eventually gets together with form the crux of the story.
The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on 14 April 2007, coinciding with the Tamil New Year. Despite receiving mixed reviews on the actors' performances, the film went on to win the box office battle on Tamil New Year's Day and become a major hit at the South Indian box office. Owing to its success, it was later dubbed into the Telugu language as Neevalle Neevalle.
Karthik is then shown as a civil engineer in Chennai, still playful and fun-loving. Accepting a request from his manager to go on a business trip to Melbourne, he bids farewell to his friends (Raju Sundaram and Sathish). On the plane, he encounters a playful, flirtatious girl, Deepika (Tanisha Mukherjee), whom he sits next to during the flight. After spending hours together, they become good friends and exchange details. However, by coincidence, Deepika is travelling to Melbourne to work in the same company as Jhansi, who is settled there. Together they seem to conveniently bump into Karthik at every corner, prompting an unwelcome reunion for Jhansi and Karthik.
While Deepika takes a liking to Karthik, Jhansi still ignores him, even though Karthik has ambitions of getting back together. At a restaurant, Karthik bumps into a fellow Tamilian (Srinath) and explains his love for Jhansi. The story then moves two years back for a flashback of events. Karthik had met Jhansi at a festival at a temple, where she played a prank on Karthik and his friends. Taking a liking to her, Karthik begins to follow Jhansi intentionally, hoping for her to fall in love with him. Soon after this happens, she becomes more and more suspicious of Karthik. This comes to a head when Karthik acts as the boyfriend of his friend's (Raju Sundaram) girlfriend, Pooja, (Paloma Rao), only for Jhansi to get confused and mistake him. His reputation as a trusting boyfriend takes another turn for the worse, when at a wedding, the bride (Lekha Washington) gives him a kiss after he improvises a song.
As the pair have a love-hate relationship, the break-up beckons when Jhansi sends her friend (Vasundra) undercover to go flirt with Karthik, however, he lies claiming he was at home ill, prompting Jhansi to end their relationship. At the end of the flashback, Srinath suggests to Karthik, that its more important to move on than think regretfully and Karthik gets over his relationship with Jhansi. However, finding out about Deepika's love towards Karthik, Jhansi becomes jealous and reinstates her love for Karthik. Soon, as she sees Deepika and Karthik's compatibility and understanding her faulty, she finally understands what went wrong in their relationship. Then, Karthik tells her through a meaningful conversation that he still loves her, not Deepika. After this, Jhansi run away to Sydney anonymously.
At the end of the film, the male interviewer who appeared at the start questions Jhansi on her decision to leave anonymously, however she refuses to answer, at first. Later, she replies that though she still loves Karthik, she was unable to understand Karthik well. She knew it would not work out and she did not want to hurt Karthik further, thus becoming the sole reason for her departure. She then confirms that she met up with Deepika recently, and had found that she is married to Karthik and has a child. She then walks away, claiming her future lies in her own hands and she is happy the way she is now.
The film was originally announced under the title of July Kaatril (In the Winds of July) with a scheduled casting of Arya, Sonia Agarwal and Parvati Melton. However all three of the proposed lead cast opted out of the film. Agarwal cited that her marriage was on the cards and she would find it difficult to sign on for a year, whilst the other two were unable to star in the film due to undisclosed reasons.
In an interview, Jeeva, said "Romance always finds a special place in Tamil films. My new film July Kaatril is also about love", confirming it was a romantic flick. While Harris Jayaraj was signed on as the music director with Kavignar Vaali and Pa. Vijay assisting him with the lyrics, Jeeva's wife, Aneez, debuted as a costume designer.
The film was mostly shot in Melbourne, Australia overlooking the Melbourne Docklands. The climax was shot in Sydney while the beginning and the flashback was picturized in various cities across South India. For the film's music and soundtrack, Jeeva renewed his previous association (12B and Ullam Ketkumae) with Harris Jayaraj. Playback singer, Chinmayi dubbed for Tanisha Mukherjee,
5 million) within its 50 day run.
Jayam Kondaan (English: The Victor) is a 2008 Tamil action romance film, directed and co-written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan. It stars Vinay Rai, Bhavana Balachandran and Lekha Washington in the lead roles. Vivek and Kishore also appear.
The film revolves around an Information technology professional, who returns to Chennai from London to set up his own business. He feels that if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along with you. He finds out that his late father had another family, and that his step sister wants to steal his home. After clashes with his sister, he discovers another tragedy involving someone who wants to make a vendetta with the family. The film follows the sibling relationship and the threat from the avenger.
The film opened to worldwide audiences after several delays on 29 August 2008 to generally positive reviews.
However Arjun is shocked when he learns that his late father had second family, and his half sister Brinda (Lekha Washington) is now trying to sell his family house in Madurai, a large lakeside villa with a mountain backdrop. She needs the money to study at MIT where she has received a scholarship. They lock horns over the property and end up in Madurai, where a red chilly dealer Durai Raj (Nizhalgal Ravi) is staying in their house with his daughter Annapoorni aka Molaka (Bhavana). Arjun pretends that Poorni is his childhood sweetheart, wins her over, and then manages to get her to vacate the house.
Arjun gets entangled with a local troublemaker Guna (Kishore), which leads to an accident where his wife Poonkodi (Vasundhara) is killed. Now Guna is looking to avenge his wife's death as he follows Arjun to Chennai. The rest of the film depicts Arjun taking the responsibilities of a big brother, win over Brinda, and deal with Guna, who is determined to kill him.
In unison, Rediff.com also praise the film as a "nice blend of the cinematic and logic". The reviewer describes Vinay Rai, "as the protagonist is very comfortable in his role" and thathe has "expressive eyes, emotes well, and makes sure his audience isn't disappointed. However Lekha Washington is clearly the surprise package", echoing Sify.com's views. However it claims that Bhavana, with her "soulful eyes and acting talent, could have done with a meatier role". The film has risen above the clichés as per the review of The Hindu and the reviewer has praised Vinay for choosing this film as his second project".
Critics claimed that Kannan deserves credit for a "good job" on his story and screenplay. Vidayasagar’s music was described as is "so-so", there is a feeling that you have heard these tunes before with the "picturisation is nowhere near the high standards set up by the director’s guru (Mani Ratnam). Rediff claims that Balasubramaniam's camera makes sure the "viewers aren't treated to bizarre angles" and that V. T. Vijayan's editing is "slick and smooth".
The film has six songs composed by Vidyasagar with the lyrics primarily penned by Vaali and Pa. Vijay.
The audio of the film released worldwide on 3 June 2008, two months
prior to the release. The soundtrack was successfully received with
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Modhi Vilayadu is a Tamil language film released on 24 July 2009. It stars Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal
in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews with Indiaglitz.com
rating it highly while Behindwoods said "The game lacks excitement".
The film was rated with mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office
The Film's plot involving heroine is based on the korean movie 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant.
Uday meets Eashwari (Kajal Aggarwal) a student and in a funny turn of events makes her his maid servant. Soon Madan falls in love with Eashwari who has fallen for Uday.
An assassin is hired by rivals of Rajan Vasudev to knock off Uday the only heir to the business empire. But in a bizarre twist, the killer accidentally kills Madan, and Rajan is heartbroken as we find that it was actually Madan who was his real son, while Uday was just a ‘Benami’.
A heart broken Rajan abandons Uday who is left in the streets overnight as he is not needed any longer. The rest of the plot is how Uday with the help of Chanakyan (VMC Haneefa), turns the table on his foster dad and gets back his wealth.
Mirattal (English:Threatening) is a 2012 romantic film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay Rai, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles. with Rishi in a cameo. A remake of the successful Telugu film, Dhee, the film was released on 2 August 2012.
Onbadhule Guru is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film written and directed by P. T. Selvakumar. The film has Vinay Rai, Sathyan Sivakumar, Premji Amaren, Aravind Akash and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles. The film is about the adventurous trip that five guys take together, and what happens to them during their expedition. The film released on 8 March 2013. The title of the film refers to a prediction used in astrology. The film received poor reviews but success at the box office.
In October 2012, the film re-emerged with a new cast featuring Vinay Rai, Aravind Akash and Sathyan alongside Premji and it was reported that Shriya Saran had been roped in to play important role in this film. But later Shriya Saran denied it as a rumour. Lakshmi Rai was also doing another lead female role in this flick and will be seen donning 2 different getups. Mantra will be making her comeback through the film playing a negative role. Roopashree will be making a debut in Tamil.
Onbadhula Guru shooting started from Oct 11, 2012. [unreliable source?] In January, shooting was going in Bangalore. A song sequence featuring Premji and Rai was shot in a club set with Vinay and Aravind Akash also in the scene. Srinivasan shot for an opening song in the film. The shoot for this song was taken at Pushpa Gardens in Chennai. Srinivasan and the rest of the cast are appearing in this number, including Vinay, Premgi and Lakshmi Rai.
75 lakhs in just 5 days. The film grossed
1.5 crore worldwide.[citation needed] But many critics and audiences considered the film as a failure.
Music of the film is composed by K.
The album will have five songs and the audio launch was held on
February 12 . Actor Vijay and Jiva attended the occasion to release the
album. The lyrics were penned by Na. Muthukumar, Madhan Karky and one more.
Iruvar Ullam (English: Two Hearts) is an upcoming Tamil romantic musical film directed and filmed by Ramesh G, starring Vinay Rai, Payal Rajput and Archana Gupta.
Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai is an upcoming Tamil film written, directed and produced by Saran. The film features Vinay in dual lead roles alongside three newcomer lead heroines, while the director's regular composer Bharathwaj scores the music.
Production began in December 2012 in Thirunelveli, and posters from a photo shoot featuring Vinay in dual roles was released later in February 2013. Bharadwaj noted the film was a musical, revealing he had composed six songs of usual length plus fifteen more of about thirty seconds length for scenes. However the film ran into troubles in 2013 and filming was postponed for the remainder of the year. The team re-emerged and began production again in early January 2014, with Saran announcing that new actresses Swasthika and Kesha were also being introduced, in place of a couple of actresses who had been revealed earlier. Rethika Srinivas, previously seen in Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) and Nimirndhu Nil (2014), revealed that she would play a village character pitted against the two characters played by Vinay. She also revealed that the film's title had been changed to Aayirathil Iruvar.
Serndhu Polama (English: Let's Go Together) is an upcoming Tamil romantic musical film directed and filmed by Anil Kumar and produced by Sasi Nambeesan. The film stars Vinay, Preethi Christina Paul and Madhurima.
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The film revolves around the aftermath of a relationship between a careless man and a serious woman. Despite being in a relationship, the latter walks out on the former due to his antics with other women. However, the man changes his ways and on a business trip to Melbourne, he encounters another woman. This other woman's personal assistant turns out to be the man's former lover. The events that follow and who the man eventually gets together with form the crux of the story.
The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on 14 April 2007, coinciding with the Tamil New Year. Despite receiving mixed reviews on the actors' performances, the film went on to win the box office battle on Tamil New Year's Day and become a major hit at the South Indian box office. Owing to its success, it was later dubbed into the Telugu language as Neevalle Neevalle.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Release
- 5 Home media
- 6 Telugu Tracklist
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Plot
The film opens with two people – a man (Aravind Akash) and a woman – interviewing civilians' thoughts on love and the opposite sex. After a mixture of answers, they cease their questions and the credits roll. The credits end as a boy, after being rejected by his girlfriend, commits suicide by jumping onto a passing car. Karthik (Vinay Rai) walks off disturbed to his girlfriend Jhansi's (Sadha) office. There, he is criticized by her for his antics with other women and his lack of passion for their love. She walks off, ending their relationship.Karthik is then shown as a civil engineer in Chennai, still playful and fun-loving. Accepting a request from his manager to go on a business trip to Melbourne, he bids farewell to his friends (Raju Sundaram and Sathish). On the plane, he encounters a playful, flirtatious girl, Deepika (Tanisha Mukherjee), whom he sits next to during the flight. After spending hours together, they become good friends and exchange details. However, by coincidence, Deepika is travelling to Melbourne to work in the same company as Jhansi, who is settled there. Together they seem to conveniently bump into Karthik at every corner, prompting an unwelcome reunion for Jhansi and Karthik.
While Deepika takes a liking to Karthik, Jhansi still ignores him, even though Karthik has ambitions of getting back together. At a restaurant, Karthik bumps into a fellow Tamilian (Srinath) and explains his love for Jhansi. The story then moves two years back for a flashback of events. Karthik had met Jhansi at a festival at a temple, where she played a prank on Karthik and his friends. Taking a liking to her, Karthik begins to follow Jhansi intentionally, hoping for her to fall in love with him. Soon after this happens, she becomes more and more suspicious of Karthik. This comes to a head when Karthik acts as the boyfriend of his friend's (Raju Sundaram) girlfriend, Pooja, (Paloma Rao), only for Jhansi to get confused and mistake him. His reputation as a trusting boyfriend takes another turn for the worse, when at a wedding, the bride (Lekha Washington) gives him a kiss after he improvises a song.
As the pair have a love-hate relationship, the break-up beckons when Jhansi sends her friend (Vasundra) undercover to go flirt with Karthik, however, he lies claiming he was at home ill, prompting Jhansi to end their relationship. At the end of the flashback, Srinath suggests to Karthik, that its more important to move on than think regretfully and Karthik gets over his relationship with Jhansi. However, finding out about Deepika's love towards Karthik, Jhansi becomes jealous and reinstates her love for Karthik. Soon, as she sees Deepika and Karthik's compatibility and understanding her faulty, she finally understands what went wrong in their relationship. Then, Karthik tells her through a meaningful conversation that he still loves her, not Deepika. After this, Jhansi run away to Sydney anonymously.
At the end of the film, the male interviewer who appeared at the start questions Jhansi on her decision to leave anonymously, however she refuses to answer, at first. Later, she replies that though she still loves Karthik, she was unable to understand Karthik well. She knew it would not work out and she did not want to hurt Karthik further, thus becoming the sole reason for her departure. She then confirms that she met up with Deepika recently, and had found that she is married to Karthik and has a child. She then walks away, claiming her future lies in her own hands and she is happy the way she is now.
Cast
The cast from the film was minimal, mainly focused on the three lead actors.- Vinay Rai as Karthik – A fun-loving young man who despite being a civil engineer, keeps his main intentions of attracting women. The child in his heart is released when he gets to know Jhansi.
- Sadha as Jhansi – A very reserved, hypocritical and caring young woman who expects Karthik to stay loyal to her. Her dominant vivacity presents Karthik, no hope but to leave her.
- Tanisha Mukherjee as Deepika – A bubbly, happy-go lucky young girl, who likes the antics of Karthik unlike Jhansi, prompting her to fall in love.
- Raju Sundaram as Raju – An energetic friend to Karthik with a severe habit of ruining the situation.
- Sathish Krishnan as Sathish – A silent friend to Karthik who attempts to reconcile the relationship.
- Srinath as Vaidyanathan – Meets Karthik in Melbourne and becomes an advisor to him.
- Lekha Washington, Paloma Rao and Vasundhara Kashyap also play cameo roles.
Production
The key elements
The entire production of the film took about a year and a half to be completed and released. Prior to Unnale Unnale, Jeeva had directed three films, 12B, Ullam Ketkumae and Run, a Hindi film. Unnale Unnale became his last finished film prior to his death on the sets of his next film, Dhaam Dhoom.The film was originally announced under the title of July Kaatril (In the Winds of July) with a scheduled casting of Arya, Sonia Agarwal and Parvati Melton. However all three of the proposed lead cast opted out of the film. Agarwal cited that her marriage was on the cards and she would find it difficult to sign on for a year, whilst the other two were unable to star in the film due to undisclosed reasons.
In an interview, Jeeva, said "Romance always finds a special place in Tamil films. My new film July Kaatril is also about love", confirming it was a romantic flick. While Harris Jayaraj was signed on as the music director with Kavignar Vaali and Pa. Vijay assisting him with the lyrics, Jeeva's wife, Aneez, debuted as a costume designer.
Casting, location and music
The casting of Vinay Rai, after Arya opted out, as Karthik was due to some similarities with the character. Vinay made his debut into the film industry after modelling and featuring in a couple of Tulu advertisements. However, they finalised the choice of the actor only after the script was ready. The choice of Sadha was more difficult and since Anniyan she had received many negative reviews and the film became important to rekindle her success. The role of Deepika went to Tanisha Mukherjee, who despite being a leading heroine's sister (Kajol), she was yet to maintain a hit film. Mukherjee, came down to South India to look for new opportunities and attracted the producer into signing her on. She immediately expressed her satisfaction with the character and consented for the role. The camaraderie that the lead actors shared during the filming, added on to their good performances. Raju Sundaram and Sathish were picked for their dancing skills while actresses Paloma Rao, Lekha Washington, Aravind Akash and Vasundra all played floating cameos in the film.The film was mostly shot in Melbourne, Australia overlooking the Melbourne Docklands. The climax was shot in Sydney while the beginning and the flashback was picturized in various cities across South India. For the film's music and soundtrack, Jeeva renewed his previous association (12B and Ullam Ketkumae) with Harris Jayaraj. Playback singer, Chinmayi dubbed for Tanisha Mukherjee,
Release
Reception
Unnale Unnale was released worldwide alongside Mayakannadi, Madurai Veeran and Arputha Theevu on Tamil New Year's Day, 14 April 2007. Owing to the success of the film, the number of reels grew to about hundred. The film completed 100 days of screening in the theaters in the state of Tamil Nadu. The reception in Malaysia was equally successful and was released in six major metropolises for up to 9 weeks, the film collected $114,883 (then approximately
Critical acclaim and controversies
Despite its relative commercial success, the film received mixed reviews on the storyline and the performances of the actors themselves. Rediff.com praised Sadha but describe Tanisha Mukherjee's and Vinay Rai's performances as mediocre, while the reviewers at SearchIndia.com contradict the statement, praising Tanisha and criticizing the other pair. The film made business for Vinay, who signed up many films after the project.Home media
DVD
The DVD version of the film was released on 8 August 2007 in the United Kingdom. This DVD release was distributed by Ayngaran International all around the world. It is available in 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, progressive 24 FPS, widescreen and NTSC format.Soundtrack
The film has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj with the lyrics primarily penned by Vaali and Pa. Vijay. The audio of the film released nationwide on 24 January 2007, three months prior to the movie release. Sify gave a positive rating stating "Full marks to Harris Jeyaraj for the songs especially the “Unnale Unnale…”, “June Pona…” and the background score which stays long after you leave the hall. They are picturised aesthetically in never-seen-before locations with utmost care going into details. " The soundtrack was highly acclaimed and won the "Youthful album of the year" award at "Tamil Music Awards".Harris Jayaraj was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Vijay Award for Best Music Director.No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "June Pona" | Krish and Arun | 6:02 | |
2. | "Hello Miss Imsaiyae" | G. V. Prakash Kumar and Anushka Manchanda | 4:31 | |
3. | "Vaigasi Nilavae" | Haricharan and Madhushree | 5:41 | |
4. | "Mudhal Naal" | Krishnakumar Kunnath, Pop Shalini and Mahalaxmi Iyer | 4:27 | |
5. | "Unnale Unnale" | Krish, Karthik and Harini | 4:43 | |
6. | "Ilamai Ulasam" | Krish and Pop Shalini | 2:10 | |
7. | "Siru Siru Uravugal" | Krish | 1:58 |
Telugu Tracklist
All Lyrics are written by Bhuvana Chandra.No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "June Pothe" | Krish and Arun | 6:02 | |
2. | "Hello Miss Imsaiyae" | G. V. Prakash Kumar and Chinmayee | 4:31 | |
3. | "Vaishaka Vennela" | Haricharan and Swarnalatha | 5:41 | |
4. | "Modhalennadu" | Naresh Iyer, Pop Shalini and Mahalaxmi Iyer | 4:27 | |
5. | "Neevalle Neevalle" | Krish, Karthik and Harini | 4:43 | |
6. | "Yavvana Ullasam" | Krish and Pop Shalini | 2:10 |
The film revolves around an Information technology professional, who returns to Chennai from London to set up his own business. He feels that if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along with you. He finds out that his late father had another family, and that his step sister wants to steal his home. After clashes with his sister, he discovers another tragedy involving someone who wants to make a vendetta with the family. The film follows the sibling relationship and the threat from the avenger.
The film opened to worldwide audiences after several delays on 29 August 2008 to generally positive reviews.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Reception
- 4 Soundtrack
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Plot
Arjun (Vinay) is an IT professional who lived in London for years, and has now come down to Chennai to start his own business. His circle of friends like Krishna (Krishna), Gopal (Vivek) and their wives, make him happy. Arjun's philosophy is to be cool and never lose one's temper, under any circumstances. He believes that in order to reach one's goals in life that it is better to win over your enemies and take them along.However Arjun is shocked when he learns that his late father had second family, and his half sister Brinda (Lekha Washington) is now trying to sell his family house in Madurai, a large lakeside villa with a mountain backdrop. She needs the money to study at MIT where she has received a scholarship. They lock horns over the property and end up in Madurai, where a red chilly dealer Durai Raj (Nizhalgal Ravi) is staying in their house with his daughter Annapoorni aka Molaka (Bhavana). Arjun pretends that Poorni is his childhood sweetheart, wins her over, and then manages to get her to vacate the house.
Arjun gets entangled with a local troublemaker Guna (Kishore), which leads to an accident where his wife Poonkodi (Vasundhara) is killed. Now Guna is looking to avenge his wife's death as he follows Arjun to Chennai. The rest of the film depicts Arjun taking the responsibilities of a big brother, win over Brinda, and deal with Guna, who is determined to kill him.
Cast
- Vinay Rai as Arjun Sekhar. An IT professional returning from London.
- Bhavana as Annapurani. The daughter of the chilli vendor Durai Raj, who lives in Arjun's ancestral house.
- Lekha Washington as Brinda Sekhar. Illegitimate daughter of Arjun's father, who wants to sell the ancestral house.
- Kishore as Guna. A rowdy in Madurai who begins to clash with Arjun .
- Vasundhara as Poonkodai. The village wife of Guna.
- Santhanam as Bhavani. A chilli broker in Madurai.
- Vivek as Gopal. The friend of Arjun.
- Annee Malavika Avinash as Chandrika. A French teacher, mother of Brinda.
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Durai Raj. A chilli vendor who lives in Arjun's family house. Also as the father of Annapurani.
- Saranya Mohan as Archana. Sister of Annapurani.
- Krishna
- Devan Ekambaram
Reception
The film was described by Sify.com as a "breezy entertainer", with the reiewer taking a liking to the film, comparing Jayamkondaan to the films Run, Sandakozhi and the Malayalam film Kireedom. The script and direction is described as "successful due to straightforward narration and packaging". Lekha Washington's performance was praised, citing that she "sparkles as the half sister in a well etched role" and is "the surprise packet and has the credentials to make it big". Vinay Rai "looks too thin and fragile" but "adds to the film’s energy", while Bhavana has nothing much to do other than "looking prim and proper". Out of the comedians, Sify reports that Krishna and Santhanam were more effective than Vivek who at times you feel speaks more dialogues than necessary. Praise is also heaped on Athisaya as the small town girl who gets enamored by the rowdy, describing her as a "revelation", while Kishore "fits the bill as the bad guy".In unison, Rediff.com also praise the film as a "nice blend of the cinematic and logic". The reviewer describes Vinay Rai, "as the protagonist is very comfortable in his role" and thathe has "expressive eyes, emotes well, and makes sure his audience isn't disappointed. However Lekha Washington is clearly the surprise package", echoing Sify.com's views. However it claims that Bhavana, with her "soulful eyes and acting talent, could have done with a meatier role". The film has risen above the clichés as per the review of The Hindu and the reviewer has praised Vinay for choosing this film as his second project".
Critics claimed that Kannan deserves credit for a "good job" on his story and screenplay. Vidayasagar’s music was described as is "so-so", there is a feeling that you have heard these tunes before with the "picturisation is nowhere near the high standards set up by the director’s guru (Mani Ratnam). Rediff claims that Balasubramaniam's camera makes sure the "viewers aren't treated to bizarre angles" and that V. T. Vijayan's editing is "slick and smooth".
Soundtrack
Jayam Kondaan | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Label | sony music | |||
Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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Song title | Singers | Length | Description |
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Adaimazhai Kalam | Karthik | 5:25 | A montage/background number. |
Adhaikoodavaa | Sriram Parthasarathy | 5:09 | A duet picturized in Coorg, featuring Vinay Rai and Bhavana |
Naan Varaindhu Vaitha | Hariharan & Madhushree | 4:49 | A romantic interlude featuring the lead pair in Uzbekistan. Click here to Listen |
Ore Or Naal en | Benny Dayal | 4:22 | An introduction song with the lead actor and his friends in Pondicherry. Actress Suja performs an item number. |
Sutrivarum Boomi | Sadhana Sargam | 4:42 | The song features Bhavana and Saranya Mohan in the localities of Madurai. |
Ullaasa Ulagam | Tippu | 2:39 | A montage song which features the successes of Arjun and Bhavani. |
The Film's plot involving heroine is based on the korean movie 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Music
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Plot
Rajan Vasudev (Kalabhavan Mani) is an intolerable tycoon who runs the OPM Group of companies spread across the globe. Uday (Vinay Rai) is his only son, a spoilt kid who drives a Ferrari and hangs out with his constant companion Madan (Yuva) and Kaduku (Santhanam) along with a bodyguard (Alse Ram).Uday meets Eashwari (Kajal Aggarwal) a student and in a funny turn of events makes her his maid servant. Soon Madan falls in love with Eashwari who has fallen for Uday.
An assassin is hired by rivals of Rajan Vasudev to knock off Uday the only heir to the business empire. But in a bizarre twist, the killer accidentally kills Madan, and Rajan is heartbroken as we find that it was actually Madan who was his real son, while Uday was just a ‘Benami’.
A heart broken Rajan abandons Uday who is left in the streets overnight as he is not needed any longer. The rest of the plot is how Uday with the help of Chanakyan (VMC Haneefa), turns the table on his foster dad and gets back his wealth.
Cast
- Vinay Rai as Udhay Vasudev
- Kajal Aggarwal as Easwari Lakshmiram
- Kalabhavan Mani as Rajan Vasudev
- V. M. C. Haneefa as Chanakya
- Santhanam as Kadukku
- Yuva as Madhan
- Amit Dhawan as Iqbal
- Mayilsamy
- Raviprakash as Lakshmiram
Music
The film has music of Hariharan - Leslie for the first time in Tamil. The audio launch of this movie held on April 28.Soundtrack
Song title | Singers | Length (m:ss) | Description |
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Modhi Vilayaadu | Deva, Hariharan | 4:37 | |
Latcham Varthaigal | Ranjani | 3:08 | |
Ottrai Vaarthayil | Shaan | 3:26 | |
Vellaikaari | Hariharan, Leslie Lewis & Achu | 3:44 | |
Sikki Mukki | Surmukhi, Leslie Lewis | 4:28 | |
Paathi Kadhal | Sunitha Sarathy, Bombay Jayashree | 3:44 |
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 3 Soundtrack
- 4 Reception
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Cast
- Vinay Rai as Ashok (Babloo)
- Sharmila Mandre as Deepika
- Prabhu as Shankar Dhadha
- Rishi as Gautham (cameo)
- Pradeep Rawat as Soori
- Pandiarajan as Babloo's Father
- Santhanam as Chari
- Mansoor Ali Khan
- Ganja Karuppu as Kathee
- Uma Padmanabhan as Babloo's Mother
- Viju Kailas as Ghani
- Bosskey
- Yuvarani as Shankar Dhadha's wife
- Francis Silvestar
Production
The film is remake of the successful Telugu language film, Dhee, and originally Madhesh approached Genelia D'Souza to reprise her role in the original and pair up with Vinay Rai. She did not accept, however, and Sharmila Mandre was subsequently signed on to replace Genelia and make her debut in Tamil films. In September 2010, filming of the songs were held across regions in England with scenes canned near castles in Richmond and Windsor in London. The team also shot at Bath, becoming the first Indian film to do so. Other locations in England where the songs where filmed include Eastbourne near Brighton, Oxfordshire and Surrey. The fight sequence was shot at London’s famous landmarks like the University of East London, the Tower Bridge, areas around the Buckingham Palace, Oxford University Aerodrome and London Airport with three cameras. The film's title was changed from Thillu Mullu to Mirattal in November 2011.Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani.Track listing | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | "Radio Radio" | Shankar Mahadevan, Suchitra | ||||||||
2. | "Kalla Paravai" | Rahul Nambiar, Suvi Suresh | ||||||||
3. | "Whistle Poodu" | Benny Dayal & Suvi Suresh | ||||||||
4. | "Muga Moodi" | Aalaap Raju, Shweta Mohan | ||||||||
5. | "Zumba" | Sunitha Sarathy | ||||||||
6. | "Thillu Mullu" | Pravin Mani, Benny Dayal |
Reception
Mirattal received negative reviews from critics. Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 1.5 out of 5 saying that it "numbs the senses". Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 2.5 out of 5, and added that the film "lacks in the action department but makes up for it by scoring on the entertainment front".Onbadhule Guru is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film written and directed by P. T. Selvakumar. The film has Vinay Rai, Sathyan Sivakumar, Premji Amaren, Aravind Akash and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles. The film is about the adventurous trip that five guys take together, and what happens to them during their expedition. The film released on 8 March 2013. The title of the film refers to a prediction used in astrology. The film received poor reviews but success at the box office.
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 3 Critical reception
- 4 Box office
- 5 Soundtrack
- 6 References
Cast
- Vinay Rai as Billa
- Aravind Akash as Kochadaiyaan
- Premji Amaren as Charles
- Sathyan Sivakumar as Ranga
- Chaams as Guru
- Lakshmi Rai as Sanjana
- Mantra as Neelambari
- Sona Heiden as Kumudhu Teacher
- Geetha Singh as Apple
- Hardika Shetty as Laddu
- Roopashree as Maya
- K. S. Ravikumar as Balram Naidu
- Swaminathan
- Manobala as Bun Rotti Babu
- Swaminathan as Velu Nayakkar
- Shanmugasundaram as Chinna Gounder (Billa's Father)
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Gurukkal
- Anjali Devi as Billa's Mother
- Yogi Devaraj as Saamiyar
- T. P. Gajendran as Durai Singham
- Rajan as Sivam (Kochadaiyaan's Father)
- Badava Gopi as Kamal
- Chaplin Balu as Kalla Saamiyar
- Krishnamoorthy
- Perarasu in a special appearance
Production
The film was first reported in January 2012, when it was announced that P. T. Selvakumar, P. R. O of Vijay and producer of Bandha Paramasivam had decided to make his directorial debut in a film which starred four lead actors in the lead roles with Nakul, Shiva, Santhanam and Premji Amaren selected. Priyamani was also soon after reported to have joined the cast, but the film was not officially announced.In October 2012, the film re-emerged with a new cast featuring Vinay Rai, Aravind Akash and Sathyan alongside Premji and it was reported that Shriya Saran had been roped in to play important role in this film. But later Shriya Saran denied it as a rumour. Lakshmi Rai was also doing another lead female role in this flick and will be seen donning 2 different getups. Mantra will be making her comeback through the film playing a negative role. Roopashree will be making a debut in Tamil.
Onbadhula Guru shooting started from Oct 11, 2012. [unreliable source?] In January, shooting was going in Bangalore. A song sequence featuring Premji and Rai was shot in a club set with Vinay and Aravind Akash also in the scene. Srinivasan shot for an opening song in the film. The shoot for this song was taken at Pushpa Gardens in Chennai. Srinivasan and the rest of the cast are appearing in this number, including Vinay, Premgi and Lakshmi Rai.
Critical reception
The film fetched extremely poor reviews upon release. Behindwoods gave the 0.5 out of 5, stating "The problem with OG is it’s indecisiveness in deciding whether it has to be a total spoof or if it has to follow something else. There is a continuous lambasting of every other film and every other artist in the film industry, that after a point, watching it becomes tedium.". Rediff gave 2 out of 5 stating "The entire film is like a collection of comic scenes put together to make the audience laugh without much thought to the storyline.".Box office
The film opened at 200+ screens worldwide. Despite poor reviews by critics, the film grossed

Soundtrack
Onbadhule Guru | ||||
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Soundtrack album by K | ||||
Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Producer | K | |||
K chronology | ||||
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Track listing | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "Vaa Machi #3" | Na. Muthukumar | M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Mukesh, Velmurugan | |||||||
2. | "Vidhavidhamaga" | Madhan Karky | Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi | |||||||
3. | "Theera Theera #2" | Na. Muthukumar | Anand Aravindakshan, K, Sean Roldan, Premji Amaren | |||||||
4. | "Alayadhe Summa Summa #1" | Gnanakaravel | K | |||||||
5. | "Maida Maidanam" | Gnanakaravel | Priya Himesh |
Iruvar Ullam (English: Two Hearts) is an upcoming Tamil romantic musical film directed and filmed by Ramesh G, starring Vinay Rai, Payal Rajput and Archana Gupta.
Contents
- 1 Cast
- 2 Production
- 3 Soundtrack
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Cast
- Vinay Rai as Karthik
- Payal Rajput as Parvathi
- Archana Gupta as Sambavi
- Sathyan
- Rishi
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Jayaprakash
- Raviprakash
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Uma Padmanabhan
- Rajalakshmi
- Singamuthu
- Meera Krishnan
- Neelima Rani
- Latha Rao
- Neepa
- Sindya
- Vijay Anand
Production
Bindu Madhavi said that she had signed up a film with Vinay Rai, which was being directed by cinematographer-turned-director Ramesh and that her portions will be shot in the US for about 25 days. She said that she will be playing an urban NRI girl. Director Ramesh stated that the film was a family drama and will be set against the backdrop of the US and that they were on the lookout for two heroines for the film. Aindrita Ray was approached for one role. He was planning to start shooting in May and leave for the US in the first week of June for the shoot. The script was said to deal with the cultural ethos of Indians who move to the US. Archana Gupta said that she was acting in the film and Payal Rajput was doing the other heroine role.Soundtrack
- Aadum Nenje - Sunitha Sarathy
- Kadhal Kiliye - Haricharan
- Kannadi Silaye - Santhosh Hariharan, Sangeetha
- Mazhaiye - Andrea
- Udalgal Irandum - Nivas, Manasi
Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai is an upcoming Tamil film written, directed and produced by Saran. The film features Vinay in dual lead roles alongside three newcomer lead heroines, while the director's regular composer Bharathwaj scores the music.
Cast
- Vinay
- Samuthrika
- Swasthika
- Kesha
- Sreejith Ravi
- Rethika Srinivas
Production
The project was first revealed in September 2012, when it was reported that Saran had stopped working on the pre-production of Aal, Ambu, Senai, a venture featuring Vishal and chosen to work on a script titled Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai with Vinay in the lead role. The film was announced to be jointly produced by Vikram Raj for Vega Entertainment and Saran who would also work on the story, screenplay and direction. Bharathwaj, a regular in Saran's projects, was signed on to compose the music while three new girls called Samuthirka, Kaambari and Shilpi Verma were signed on to play pivotal roles.Production began in December 2012 in Thirunelveli, and posters from a photo shoot featuring Vinay in dual roles was released later in February 2013. Bharadwaj noted the film was a musical, revealing he had composed six songs of usual length plus fifteen more of about thirty seconds length for scenes. However the film ran into troubles in 2013 and filming was postponed for the remainder of the year. The team re-emerged and began production again in early January 2014, with Saran announcing that new actresses Swasthika and Kesha were also being introduced, in place of a couple of actresses who had been revealed earlier. Rethika Srinivas, previously seen in Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) and Nimirndhu Nil (2014), revealed that she would play a village character pitted against the two characters played by Vinay. She also revealed that the film's title had been changed to Aayirathil Iruvar.
Serndhu Polama (English: Let's Go Together) is an upcoming Tamil romantic musical film directed and filmed by Anil Kumar and produced by Sasi Nambeesan. The film stars Vinay, Preethi Christina Paul and Madhurima.
Cast
- Vinay
- Preethi Christina Paul
- Madhurima
- Nandu
- Arun
- Thambi Ramaiah
- Thalaivasal Vijay
Production
In September 2013, the producers revealed that they had signed on Malayalam director Anil Kumar and actors Vinay and Preethi Christina paul to work on their debut production. Pre-production work for the film began in November 2013, with director Anil Kumar flying out to New Zealand to scout locations. The film was officially launched in January 2014 at a temple in Papakura, Auckland with the producers holding auditions for local actors from New Zealand to join the cast soon after. In early 2014, the team shot a schedule in New Zealand for nearly fifty days with reports suggesting that the director and lead actress, Madhurima, had fallen out during the making of the venture. Anil Kumar admitted that he thus subsequently chose to extend the role of another actress Preethi Paul in the film, revealing he added an extra song which had not been planned.Sources from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vinay
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