Vattaram

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Vattaram
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Directed by Saran
Written bySaran
Produced bySaran
Starring Arya
Kirat Bhattal
Cinematography Venkatesh Anguraj
Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Bharadwaj
Production
company
Distributed byGemini Productions
Release date
  • 21 October 2006 (2006-10-21)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vattaram is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action gangster film written, produced, and directed by Saran. The film stars Arya, Napoleon and Kirat Bhattal, while Ramji, Raaghav, Kadhal Dhandapani, and Avinash play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj. The film released on 21 October 2006 and was an average grosser at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Are You Ready To Fight.

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Plot

Burma is the son of Gurupadam's chauffeur. Gurupadam, a rich businessman and arms dealer is Burma’s role model, and his dream is to be like him. Soon, Burma's father is framed by Ayravadham, 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. But Ayra and Veeravel, 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 Gurupadam’s bitter foe Karuppusamy aka A. K. Samy, who was once Gurupadam's close friend, to his advantage and causes havoc, which leads to a gripping climax.

Cast

As per the film's opening credits: [1]

Production

The film was initially titled Veerasagasam, with Ajith entitled to play the lead role. [2] 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. [3] He also initially cast Kamna who left the film due to date issues while also considered Anushka, [4] Amogha, Reema Sen and Deepika Padukone but finally zeroed in debutant Kirat as lead actress after seeing her in an advertisement. [5]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj with lyrics by Vairamuthu. [6]

Vattaram
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released2006
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Producer Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Jambhavan
(2006)		Vattaram
(2006)		 Muni
(2007)
TitleArtist
"Naana Idhu Naana"Kalyani
"Mudhal Mudhala" Rajesh Krishnan & Janani Bharadwaj
"Ovvoru Pillaiyum" Mukesh
"Idhu Kadhal Kadhal"Rajesh Krishnan
"Unnai Partha" Pop Shalini & Chorus
"Yaar Tharuvaar"Bharadwaj
"Star Hotel Vendam"Kavitha, Mrinalini & Sathyan

Reception

Vattaram was released on 21 October 2006 on Diwali festival alongside Varalaru, Vallavan, Thalaimagan and Dharmapuri. [7] 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". [8] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote for people who is used of seeing gangsters with sickles, Saran has shown a different world stylishly. [9] Cinesouth wrote "Though a bit slow in the first half, the second half is all action and energy, making Saran's 'Vattaram' a good entertainer". [10] Chennai Online wrote "The backdrop is unusual for a Tamil film. The script is focused, with no silly comedy track or distracting scenes. 'Vattaram' is one of Saran's best efforts to date both as a scenarist and director. There is a lot more maturity and consistency that he reveals here than he has done in his earlier films". [11] The film's performance at the box office was impacted by the sudden release of delayed films including Varalaru and Vallavan . [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vattaram - Full Movie | Arya, Napoleon, Kirat Bhattal | Bharadwaj" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ↑ "Saran is on the move – Telugu News – IndiaGlitz.com". 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 ""Ajith and I went in disguise to watch Vijay films" | Interview with Director Saran | Fully Filmy – YouTube". YouTube . Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Saran signs Arya for 'Vattaram'". Chennai Online. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "ஆர்யா இன்னொரு சூர்யா!". Kalki (in Tamil). 29 October 2006. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vattaram Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen To Music By Bharathwaj – Listen High Quality mp3 Vattaram – Songs Free @ StarMusiQ.Com". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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