Vattaram
Vattaram is a 2006 Indian Tamil action gangster film written, produced, and directed by Saran. The film stars Arya, Napoleon, and Kirat Bhattal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 21 October 2006. This film declared an average grosser at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Are You Ready To Fight.
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| Directed by | Saran |
| Produced by | Saran |
| Written by | Saran |
| Starring | Arya Napoleon Kirat Bhattal |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
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| Distributed by | Gemini Productions |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Burma (Arya) is the son of a driver (Nassar) in a rich man Gurupadam’s (Napoleon) house. Gurupadam is Burma’s role model, and his dream is to be like him. Soon, his father is framed by Ayravadham (Dhandapani), Gurupadam's right-hand man, and unable to bear the humiliation, he commits suicide. Burma grows up in the mean streets to be a gun dealer and waits for an opportunity to enter Gurupadam’s house and take revenge. Soon, he wins over Gurupadam and his daughter Sangeetha (Kirat Bhattal). But Ayra and Veeravel (Ramji), Gurupadom’s elder son, are tooth and nail opposed to him and fear that he will take over their empire. However, Burma uses tact and cunningness to overcome their resentment and wins over Gurupadom’s trust. Slowly, he starts to understand the machinations of the power play in the underworld. He uses Gurupadom’s bitter foe Karuppusamy (Avinash) to his advantage and causes havoc, which leads to a gripping climax.
Cast
- Arya as Burma
- Napoleon as Gurupadam
- Kirat Bhattal as Sangeetha Gurupadam
- Ramji as Veeravel Gurupadam
- Raaghav as Vetrivel Gurupadam
- Dhandapani as Ayravadam (Ayra)
- Avinash as Karuppusamy
- Adithya Menon as Inspector
- Vasundhara as Veena
- Ramesh Khanna as Delhi
- Nassar as Burma's father
- Anoop Kumar as Ramesh
- Srinath
- Vaiyapuri
- Nellai Siva
- Balu Anand
Production
The film was initially titled Veerasagasam, with Vijay entitled to play the lead role.[1] Saran had initially cast Vasundhara Kashyap in the lead role and rechristened her with the stage name of Adhisaya, before his team convinced him to cast someone else.[2]
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[3]
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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
| Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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| Title | Artist |
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| Naana Idu Naana | Kalyani |
| Mudhal Mudhala | Rajesh Krishnan & Janani |
| Ovvoru Pillaiyum | Mukesh |
| Idhu Kadhal Kadhal | Rajesh Krishnan |
| Unnai Partha | Shalini & Chorus |
| Yaar Tharuvaar | Bharadwaj (Theme Lyric by Saran) |
| Star Hotel Vendam | Kavitha, Mrinalini & Sathyan |
Reception
Sify wrote "Saran's Vattaram is an engaging action packed masaala entertainer which moves at rapid pace. Director Saran has spiffily shot and stylishly packaged the film with a milieu that is new to Kollywood - Gun running trade".[4] The film's performance at the box office was impacted by the sudden release of delayed films including Varalaru and Vallavan.[5]
