Valiyavan

Valiyavan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by M. Saravanan. It stars Jai and Andrea Jeremiah and the music was composed by D. Imman with editing by M. Subarak and cinematography by Dinesh Krishnan. The film commenced shoot from May 2014[1] and ended on 27 March 2015.

Valiyavan
Directed by	M. Saravanan
Produced by	K. Sampath
Written by	M. Saravanan
Starring	Jai Andrea Jeremiah
Music by	D. Imman
Cinematography	Dinesh Krishnan
Edited by	M. Subarak
Production company	SK Studios
Release date	27 March 2015
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film opens with Vinod (Jai) sipping his milkshake and walking in the subway. Then, suddenly, a young woman called Subiksha (Andrea Jeremiah) blocks his path and proposes to him and disappears. He takes it as a joke and goes away, but during the following week, he starts to wonder about her and questions himself on whether she told the truth. Because of this, he starts to wait in the subway every day. Subiksha does not come, but on the other hand, she visits his workplace in and his friend's room, where he stays. Unfortunately, both times, he does not make it in time to meet her. Finally when he meets her, she tells him that they have already met at a party where their mutual friend asks her to drop him at his place as he is very drunk. However, Vinod does not remember this incident. When he replies to her proposal, she rejects him by stating that she just messed with him for his behavior on the night when she dropped him at home, though he continues to pursue her. Subiksha puts a condition that if Vinod fought with Ashwin Ranjith (Aaran Chaudhary), a boxing champion, she would return his love. He agrees to fight him not only to win her love but also because of an incident that happened because of Ashwin which has caused him to stay away from his father Raghuraman (Azhagam Perumal). In a flashback, it is revealed that Vinod loved his father dearly and was at a shopping mall happily spending time with his family, but Ashwin unknowingly sits on some hot dogs. Because of this, Ashwin publicly insults Raghuraman. After this incident, Vinod stays away from Raghuraman. Raghuraman, who is Subiksha's colleague, narrates this incident to her, which causes Vinod to defeat Ashwin in the end.

Cast

• Jai as Vinod
• Andrea Jeremiah as Subiksha
• Aaran Chaudhary as Ashwin Ranjith
• Azhagam Perumal as Raghuraman, Vinod's father
• Anupama Kumar as Selvi, Vinod's mother
• Bala Saravanan as Mani

Production

In February 2014, AR Murugadoss announced that he was set to produce a venture to be directed by M. Saravanan which would feature Jai in a leading role; with the trio collaborating again after the success of Engaeyum Eppothum (2013). However, the film was later announced to be produced by SK Studios instead.[2] Andrea Jeremiah was selected to play the film's lead actress and filming began in April 2014.[3]

Soundtrack

Valiyavan
Soundtrack album by D. Imman
Released	9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Think Music
D. Imman chronology
Vellaikaara Durai (2014) Valiyavan (2015) Romeo Juliet (2015)

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by D. Imman. The album consists of 8 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar and Viveka. It was released on 9 January 2015 in Chennai.[4] The soundtrack received positive reviews with Behindwoods noting that "album is purely situational and may work well with the visuals".[5][6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aahaa Kathal Vandu"	Na. Muthukumar, Viveka	KG Ranjith
2.	"Hello Hello"	Viveka	Papon
3.	"Yelomia"	Na. Muthukumar	Sunidhi Chauhan
4.	"Kathal Nallavana"	Viveka	Singdha Chandra, Elfe
5.	"Eyes On You"	Keba (Gitar)	Sharanya Gopinath
6.	"O Baby Come With Me"	Na. Muthukumar	D. Imman, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
7.	"Aahaa Kathal Vandu Yennai (Karaoke)"	Instrumental
8.	"Yelomia (Karaoke)"	Instrumental

Release

Critical reception

Baradwaj Rangan, writing for The Hindu, stated, "(the) first half (of the film) is practically empty — we have to wait for the second half for things to get going. So a certain amount of pointlessness in the early portions is par for the course. What’s shocking in M. Saravanan’s Valiyavan is how excruciating this pointlessness is. You may end up feeling physical pain", going on to call it "an easy contender for the year’s worst screenplay".[7] The Times of India gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "With one of the most preposterous scripts in recent times, M Saravanan...disappoints in Valiyavan".[8] Rediff gave the same rating and wrote, "Valiyavan fails to impress, it is unworthy of the director who gave us the brilliant Engaeyum Eppothum".[9] Sify wrote, "Valiyavan is a mixed bag. The first half is terrible with no story, and it is the last 30 minutes which has some meat in it. (The) script and presentation is a big letdown".[10]

Behindwoods.com rated the film 2.25 out of 5 and stated, "An usual commercial flick, with an action packed Jai and a very attractive Andrea".[11] Gautaman Bhaskaran of The Hindustan Times rated 1.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Romance and revenge, but little energy to push them".[12]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Raj TV.

References

1. "Sarathkumar`s `Sandamarudham` launched". sify.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
2. "Jai's next two projects with Saravanan and Parthi Baskar". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. "Jai to romance Andrea Jeremiah in 'Valiyavan'". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. "Valiyavan Audio Lauched today [Listen]". Tamil Cinema News - Movie Reviews - Gossips.
5. "Valiyavan (aka) Valliyavan songs review". behindwoods.com.
6. "'Valiyavan' Music Review Round Up: D Imman Strikes a Chord Again". International Business Times. 21 January 2015.
7. Baradwaj Rangan. "Valiyavan: An easy contender for the year's worst screenplay". The Hindu.
8. "Valiyavan Movie Review". The Times of India.
9. "Review: Valiyavan fails to impress". Rediff. 27 March 2015.
10. "Review : Valiyavan". Sify.
11. "Behindwoods:Valiyavan review". Behindwoods.com. 27 March 2015.
12. Gautaman Bhaskaran (27 March 2015). "Romance and revenge but little energy to push them". The Hindustan Times.

External links

• Valiyavan on IMDb