Venpa (film)

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Venpa
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Directed byK. Kavi Nanthan
Written byK. Kavi Nanthan
StarringYuvaraj Krishnasamy
Agalyah Maniam
Santeinii Chandra Bos
Thevaguru Suppiah
CinematographySenthil Kumaran Muniandy
Edited byShanker Indra
Music byVarmman Elangkovan
Production
company
Vadai Productions
Distributed byDMY Creation
Release date
  • 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19)
Running time
2 hours 35 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil
Box officeRM542,686.60

Venpa is a 2019 Malaysian Tamil-language romantic comedy directed by K. Kavi Nanthan and starring Yuvaraj Krishnasamy, Agalyah Maniam, Santeinii Chandra Bos and Thevaguru Suppiah. In the film, a girl falls for a boy, but the boy loves another girl from his past. The story revolves around the three of them meeting and having a conversation about love and conflict and how it changes their lives.

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The film was released on September 19, 2019, in Malaysia, and received positive reviews. [1] It is an expanded version of the 2017 short film Venpa with the same director and cast. Venpa was the first Malaysian Tamil-language film distributed by DMY Creation. [2] [3] [4]

Synopsis

The movie revolves around Thenavan, played by Yuvraj Krishnasamy, who rejects the women his mother chooses for him. Sheila, played by Santeinii Chandrabos, is a sweet girl who falls in love with Thenavan after he shows her kindness. However, Thenavan is still in love with Kalyani, played by Agalyah Maniam, whom he has loved since his school days, but she seems to have no feelings for him. The story takes a turn when Kalyani's handbag is stolen upon her arrival back to Malaysia. Thenavan helps her and asks her for an hour of conversation as a return favour. The conversation becomes a turning point for Thenavan, Kalyani, and Sheila, as well as Sathya, Kalyani's former lover. The movie then delves into a flashback, where we see Kalyani's school days and how Thenavan develops feelings for her while leading a training session. He initially appears strict with a male student, but when Kalyani makes the same mistake, he speaks to her gently. From that moment, Thenavan falls in love with Kalyani. However, when he confesses his love to his senior, Satya, Satya gets angry and scolds him, warning him not to express his love to Kalyani. Thenavan decides to focus on his studies and stops thinking about Kalyani. On his last day of SPM examination, he plans to meet Kalyani and confess his love, but Satya interrupts and offers to treat Thenavan at a Mamak Shop near the school.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Varmman Elangkovan.

Track listing [5]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Murai"Sudhanesh, Sri Vithya5:32
2."Un Idathil"Sanggari Krish4:46
3."Thandayuthabaaniye 1.0"Varmman Elangkovan, Santesh, Amysi3:39
4."Konjam Thirumba Paaradi"Thaneer Narayanan, Samhita Mira3:59
5."Konjam Thirumbi Paarkiren"Samhita Mira, Thaneer Narayanan3:06
6."Veyilukkum Kulir"Sudhanesh0:54
7."Thandayuthabaaniye 2.0"Varmman Elangkovan, Amysi3:36
Total length:25:32

Box office

The film ran for four weeks and grossed RM 401,102.30 ($96,154.89 in 2020) in its first two weeks. [6] The film grossed RM 542,686.60 ($130,096.41 in USD) in its overall run and became the fifth highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film. [7] The film was the highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film of 2019. [8]

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