Vallakottai (film)

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Vallakottai
Vallakottai film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Venkatesh
Written by Rafi-Mecartin
Produced byT. D. Raja
Starring Arjun
Haripriya
Cinematography Anji
Edited byKay Kay
Music by Dhina
Release date
  • 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vallakottai is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Venkatesh. A remake of the 2007 Malayalam film Mayavi , [1] the film stars Arjun and Haripriya , 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.

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Plot

Vayuputhran aka Muthuvel leaves prison with a promise to his jailmate Bala 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, the jameen of Vallakottai, which is to be committed by Eswarapandian's archrivals: Nachiyar and his brother Sethupathi. At Vallakottai, Muthu meets Anjali and Veera Sangili. As scenes unfold, he falls for Anjali and learns 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 various outfits in the name of Vayuputhran and teaches a lesson or two to the baddies. In the meantime, Bala is released from prison.He tricks everyone in the village as Vayuputhran and decides to marry Anjali as he could settle down in his life.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Thabu Shankar and Karunakaran (Kottuthada Kasu). [2]

Critical reception

Indiaglitz wrote, "To sum it up, Vallakottai starts on a brisk note, loses fizzle as it progresses and ends as damp squib." [3] Behindwoods wrote, "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." [4] Sify wrote, "The film at 2 hours and 20 minutes is predictable at every turn, and the narration fails to grip". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arjun goes for a remake". Sify . 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Vallakottai (2010)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Vallakottai Review". IndiaGlitz.com. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "VALLAKOTTAI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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