Vallakottai (film)
Vallakottai is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by A. Venkatesh. A remake of the 2007 Malayalam film Mayavi,[1] the film features Arjun and Haripriya in the lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Ganja Karuppu, Sathyan, Suresh, Livingston, Vincent Asokan and Prem play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina, and the film released on 5 November 2010.[2] This film opened with decent reviews and became a moderate success among 2010 Deepavali releases and was released along with Uthamaputhiran and Mynaa.
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| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Produced by | T. D. Raja |
| Written by | Rafi-Mecartin |
| Starring | Arjun Haripriya Ashish Vidyarthi Ganja Karuppu Sathyan |
| Music by | Dhina |
| Cinematography | Anji |
| Edited by | Kay Kay |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vayuputhran aka Muthuvel (Arjun) comes out of prison with a promise to his jailmate Bala (Prem) that he would take care of his ailing brother Sathish, who is about to undergo a surgery. After visiting Sathish in the hospital, Muthu goes to Vallakottai (from where he gets an assignment) to earn money. His job is to surrender for the murder of Eswarapandian (Suresh), the jameen of Vallakottai, which is to be committed by Eswarapandian's archrivals: Nachiyar (Ashish Vidyarthi) and his brother Sethupathi (Vincent Asokan). At Vallakottai, Muthu meets Anjali (Haripriya) and Veera Sangili (Ganja Karuppu). As scenes unfold, he falls for Anjali and comes to know that Eswarapandian is harmless and that Nachiyar is the one who is to be punished. Even as acting as a servant of Nachiyar, Muthu wears different getups in the name of Vayuputhran and teaches a lesson or two to the baddies. In the meantime, Bala gets released from prison, and what follows is a twist.
Cast
- Arjun as Muthuvel (Vayuputhran)
- Haripriya as Anjali
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Nachiyar
- Ganja Karuppu as Veera Sangili
- Sathyan as Giri
- Suresh as Easwara Pandian
- Livingston as Advocate
- Vincent Asokan as Sethupathi
- Prem as Bala
- Venniradai Moorthy as Terror Thennarasu
- O. A. K. Sundar as Police inspector
- Latha as Easwara Pandian's mother
- Kalairani as Bala's mother
- Shakeela as Saleswoman
- Citizen Mani as Velu
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Thabu Shankar, Kambar, and Karunakaran.[3]
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| Released | 10 September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Dhina | |||
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- Semmozhiye Semmozhiye - Singer(s): S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Sarakku Readya - Singer(s): Karthik, Reeta, Arjun, Sathyan, Dhina
- Anjile Ondrai - Singer(s): Shankar Mahadevan, Dhina
- Magadheera Magadheera - Singer(s): Tippu, Srimathumitha
- Kottudhada Kaasu - Singer(s): Blaaze, Murugesh, Padmalatha, Manikantan, Dev Prakash, Dhina
- Magadheera II - Singer(s): Udit Narayan, Saindhavi
Critical reception
Indiaglitz wrote "To sum it up, Vallakottai starts on a brisk note, loses fizzle as it progresses and ends as damp squib."[4] Behindwoods wrote "Vallakottai takes a plot that has already seen huge success and tries to recreate the same magic. But perhaps director A Venkathesh should have taken into account varied regional tastes and the vast difference in styles between the lead performers and appropriately tweaked the script. Nevertheless, Vallakottai is not a total let down; it does have its moments, the portions of action, the instances of laughter and a central plot that is not altogether predictable. But, more care in adaptation to the regional milieu could have made it much more entertaining."[5]