Vallan (film)

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Vallan
Vallan poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVR Mani Seiyon
Written byVR Mani Seiyon
Produced by
  • VR Manikandaraman
  • V Gayathri
Starring
CinematographyMani Perumal
Edited byDinesh Ponraj
Music by Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Production
company
VR Della Film Factory
Release date
  • 24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Running time
122 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vallan is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action crime thriller film written and directed by VR Mani Seiyon starring Sundar C and Tanya Hope in the lead roles alongside Hebah Patel, Kamal Kamaraju, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Chandini Tamilarasan, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Jayakumar, TSK and others in supporting roles. The film is produced by VR Manikandaraman and V Gayathri under VR Della Film Factory banner.

Contents

Vallan released in theatres on 24 January 2025 to mixed to positive reviews from critics

Plot

A rich businessman, Joel, is murdered in his apartment mysteriously. ACP Divakar Pandian is assigned to investigate the case, during his investigation he finds so many loopholes and suspects that influential people are involved here. With the help of Aadhya, his wife, and Priya, an actress, he decides to find the culprit.

After finding the culprit, Divakar is shocked that it is Priya who murdered Joel. A flashback reveals that Joel wanted to marry Priya who was an aspiring actress at that time. She reciprocates his feelings, they fall in love, and marry. Priya realises that Joel is cheating on her with Kalyani, his ex- wife. It is revealed that Joel cheats many girls with the help of his ex-wife. A furious Priya kills Joel and Kalyani. Divakar does not arrest her and lets her escape, telling her that she did the right thing. Later Divakar goes to investigate another case with his wife and his team.

Cast

Production

After Iruttu (2019), Sundar C was announced to portray a role of a police officer in his next film by Kattappava Kanom (2017) fame director VR Mani Seiyon. [2] On 7 February, the title of the thriller film to be Vallan was revealed through a teaser. [3] The film stars Tanya Hope as the female lead alongside Hebah Patel, Kamal Kamaraju, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Chandini Tamilarasan, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Jayakumar, TSK and others in supporting roles. [4] The film is produced by VR Manikandaraman and V Gayathri under VR Della Film Factory banner and the technical team consists of cinematographer Mani Perumal, editor Dinesh Ponraj, art director Sakthee Venkatraj and music composer Santhosh Dhayanidhi. [5]

Music

Vallan
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
Producer Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Santhosh Dhayanidhi chronology
Partner
(2023)		Vallan
(2025)
Singles from Vallan
  1. "Kanjaadai Poova"
    Released: 4 January 2025

The film has music composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi. [6] The first single "Kanjaadai Poova" released on 4 January 2025. [7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kanjaadai Poova"Umadevi Karthik, Rakshita Suresh 3:46

Release

Vallan released in theatres on 24 January 2025. [8]

Critical reception

A critic of Dinamalar gave 2.5/5 stars, appreciating the climax twist while criticizing the usual screenplay and performance of Sundar C. [9] Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Vallan is a watchable cop procedural, but it could have been significantly better with a more refined approach to writing and direction." [10] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Vallan mistakes narrative density for depth, ending up as a thriller that’s more exhausting than thrilling. It’s the kind of film that makes us wish someone had murdered the plot instead." [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vallan (film)". Central Board of Film Certification.
  2. ↑ "Vallan teaser: After Iruttu, Sundar C plays a cop yet again in this intriguing crime thriller". OTTPlay. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sundar C's next with VR Mani Seiyon titled 'Vallan'". The Times of India. 8 March 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ↑ மலர், மாலை (21 January 2025). "சுந்தர்.சி நடித்த `வல்லான்' படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு | Trailer of Sundar C's 'Vallan' released". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  6. ↑ "Vallan - Official Trailer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (4 January 2025). "'Kanjaadai Poova' from Sundar C starrer Vallan out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Features, C. E. (16 January 2025). "Sundar C's Vallan gets a release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "வல்லான் - விமர்சனம் {2.5/5} : வல்லான் - வழக்கமாய் வகுத்த வாய்க்கால் - Vallan". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (25 January 2025). "Vallan Movie Review: A regular cop procedural that works in parts". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Vallan Movie Review : Too many threads derail this mystery". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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