Vedham
Vedham is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film. The film has Arjun and Sakshi in the lead roles with Vineeth, Divya Unni, Goundamani and Senthil playing important roles. Arjun is the director of the movie. The film were critically acclaimed. Actor Vishal worked as one of the assistant directors in the film.[1]
| Vedham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tamil | வேதம் |
| Directed by | Arjun |
| Produced by | Arjun |
| Written by | Arjun |
| Starring | Arjun Sakshi Vineeth Divya Unni Goundamani Senthil |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | P. Saisuresh Joel Jayakumar |
Production company | |
Release date | 24 August 2001 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Sanjay (Vineeth) and Anitha (Divya Unni) are married couple living in Coimbatore but on the verge of getting divorced. Vijay (Arjun), a friend of Sanjay understands the situation and decides to patch them together. Vijay travels to Sanjay's home and stays with the couple for a few weeks. During their conversations, Vijay keeps describing about his wife Seetha (Sakshi), two kids and his joyful marriage life. Slowly, Sanjay and Anitha understands each other and like to lead a happy life similar to Vijay and Seetha. Finally it is revealed that all the stories told by Vijay are just his imagination, so that it would inspire Sanjay and Anitha. Actually, Vijay was in love with Seetha, but Seetha accidentally passes away before their wedding and Vijay lives with the memory of Seetha. However, he ensures that Sanjay and Anitha do not get to know the truth. In the end, Sanjay and Anitha are united. Vijay leaves to his home in Chennai with the satisfaction of solving Sanjay's problems..
Cast
- Arjun as Vijay
- Sakshi Shivanand as Seetha ( Voice dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
- Mumtaj as Pooja
- Vineeth as Sanjay
- Divya Unni as Anitha Sanjay ( Voice dubbed by Revathi )
- Goundamani as Govindsamy
- Senthil
- Mayilsamy
- Chinni Jayanth
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Sridhar as dancer
Soundtrack
| Vedham | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Tips |
| Producer | Vidyasagar |
Soundtrack is composed by Vidyasagar. The song "Malai Kaatru" was reused from composer's own Malayalam song "Oru Raathri Koodi" which appeared in Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem.[2] Lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Pa. Vijay.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hey Meenalochani | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | P. Vijay |
| 2 | Konji Konji Pesi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3 | Malai Kaatru | Hariharan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | Vairamuthu |
| 4 | Mudhal Poo | Hariharan, Sujatha | P. Vijay |
| 5 | Oh Anbe | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 6 | Umma Ayya | Annupamaa, Sriram Parthasarathy |
Reception
Sify wrote, "Action King Arjun’s maiden directorial Vedham is sleep inducing. Arjun should stick to patriotism, guns and scantly clad girls dancing in ribaldry. But here he wants to experiment with the idea – “To be in love for ever” but ends up making an insufferable film that leaves you with a migraine'.[3] The Hindu wrote, "Generally it is patriotism that is the underlying theme of Arjun's films. But in Vedham he deviates much, to talk about the sanctity of the institution of marriage and glorify the familial unit. The message is loud and clear - so clear that it turns didactic".[4] The film did reasonably at the box office.
References
- "Vishal assisted Arjun in the film Vedham". Times of India.
- http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000362
- "Review :". www.sify.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "The Hindu : Film Review: Vedham". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.