Vikadan

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Vikadan
Directed by Arun Pandian
Written byArun Pandian
Produced byMangant Vijaya Babu
Starring Harish Raghavendra
Gayathri Raguram
Arun Pandian
Radhika Chaudhari
Uma
Cinematography Velu Prabhakaran
Music byJerome Pushparaj
Production
company
Friends Creation
Release date
  • 1 August 2003 (2003-08-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vikadan is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Arun Pandian. The film stars playback singer Harish Raghavendra in lead role for first time, [1] alongside Arun Pandian, Gayathri Raguram, Radhika Chaudhari and Uma.

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Plot

Rammohan, after five long years of saying 'no' to getting married, agrees to wed Gowri after seeing her picture. But he gets a shock on his wedding night when Gowri turns out to be the exact opposite of what he has imagined her to be. While he had thought she would be a traditional, homely girl, Gowri turns out to be an ultra-modern girl who even drinks. On the other hand, Kaveri (Uma), who Rammohan hires as his secretary at work, is the kind of woman he wished for as his wife. Meanwhile, Rammohan rubs Selvakumar, the new policeman in town, the wrong way and Selvakumar itches for a chance to get back at him. The time comes when Rammohan gets into an accident.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by newcomer Jerome Pushparaj. [2] He previously assisted Vijay Anand. [3]

Reception

Sify wrote "Despite minor shortcomings the film moves at a brisk pace and the incidents are well depicted. Harish has handled the role of Ram, which had shades of grey quite well. Gayathri Raghuram is ok and Arun Pandian has a tailor made role for him. The music by debutant Jerome Pushparaj is average. On the whole Vikatan is an unusual thriller". [4] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised makers for adapting Face/Off for Tamil sensibilities making into a gripping family thriller and added despite Harish's role having grey shades, one can never hate him because of the way his character sketched while also praising Arun Pandiyan's character for finding clues well. He also praised Jerome Pushparaj's background score but criticised the placement of songs. [5] Chennai Online wrote "In his second film, the actor-director has chosen a different subject, and despite its shortcomings, what keeps it going is the fast pace, unpredictable sequences, characters with grey shades, and a fairly engaging narrative style that at least doesn't test one's patience". [6] BizHat wrote "As the director, Arun maintains the pace of the film that is expected out of a thriller. The story is also narrated neatly, with unpredictable engaging scenes. Two of the songs from the new music director Jerome Pushparaj are good. Background score is adequate". [7]

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