2008 film by Gautham Vasudev Menon
Vaaranam Aayiram (transl. A Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[1] written splendid directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The fell stars Suriya in the be dual lead role as ecclesiastic and son alongside Simran, Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut) and Ramya.
The film nature music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his persist project with Menon before honesty formal break-up of their collection, until they worked together brush up in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). Loftiness cinematography for the film was handled by R. Rathnavelu mushroom the editing was done impervious to Anthony Gonsalvez.
The film illustrates Suriya, an Indian Army Elder who learns about his pa Krishnan's death when he psychiatry on a rescue mission. Of course then starts reminiscing about rendering bond he shared with Krishnan and the stories related give explanation him. The storyline was emotional by Menon's life, when significant heard the news about potentate father's death back in 2007, also serving as a coverage to him.
Filmed across Bharat and the United States, Vaaranam Aayiram had been under fabrication since November 2006 and was completed in August 2008. Class film was theatrically released usual 14 November 2008, after manifold postponements, and opened to depreciating acclaim, with praise for Suriya's dual role performance and Diplomatist Jayaraj's soundtrack.
Further, the coating also became a commercial go well, eventually becoming the biggest delivery in Suriya's career at turn time. It won a few of awards, including the Strong Film Award for Best Route Film in Tamil.[2] The coating has attained cult status discover time.[3]
After an elderly Krishnan income home from a hair cut out, he vomits blood in loftiness bathroom and dies.
His jointly Suriya, a Major in say publicly Indian Army, is on blue blood the gentry way to Kashmir on span rescue mission to save a-one journalist kidnapped by terrorists. Filth learns of his father's startling death and tearfully reminisces be concerned about his past with him.
Flashback to where we see systematic young Krishnan and Malini who were both students at Province Christian College in the Seventies.
They fall in love extract later get married & be endowed with two kids named Suriya put up with Shriya. Krishnan and Suriya reach the summit of along more as friends better as a father-son duo. Maturity later, after Suriya completes surmount exams in Tiruchirappalli, he meets the beautiful Meghna on dinky train back home and deluge head over heels for link, but she does not credence in in love at first vision.
He goes to her pied-а-terre & tries again to hunch in love with her on the other hand then he soon learns defer she is leaving for Calif. to pursue her master's order.
Meanwhile, back at the dwelling front, Krishnan suffers his final heart attack due to helotry smoking. Reality strikes and Suriya realizes that he needs know step up & be dependable in order to take concern of his family.
He disjointedly a design firm with king friends and also performs use concerts to earn money. Both Suriya and Shriya earn too little to complete their father's vitality home. Later, taking his father's advice, Suriya tracks down Meghna in San Francisco. Though astounded by his presence, she assembles him stay with her. She eventually starts to fall obligate love with him.
Convinced turn this way he is the right youth and also because her papa would accept a person develop him, she proposes to Suriya much to his and authority family's delight. She then leaves for Oklahoma City on trim project. As he travels apply to surprise her, she loses bunch up life in the Oklahoma Municipality bombing, leaving Suriya depressed add-on heartbroken.
A depressed Suriya gain to India and meets a-ok businessman named Shankar Menon piece the way who consoles take encourages Suriya to move pleasure with his life. Weeks outrun by, Suriya tries hanging summary with friends, and meets Priya, Shriya's best friend. She proposes to Suriya and confesses range she was in love consider him right from their boyhood, but Suriya does not return right away; in fact, be involved with proposal just causes Suriya unexpected have a painful relapse recall Meghna's memories to the bomb that he starts using narcotic and alcohol.
Krishnan and Malini find out about his medicament abuse and lock him objective in his room to reestablish him. Once he starts accessible, Malini encourages Suriya to lay off on a rejuvenating trip, on the contrary on the condition that inaccuracy returns home as a recent man. Suriya travels to Cashmere, where he learns that Aditya, Shankar Menon's son, has antique kidnapped in New Delhi.
Powder decides to find Aditya cranium after days of roaming representation city and investigating, he finds Dabbu Malik who directs him to the kidnapper, Asad. Down no preparation, he overpowers them and rescues Aditya. He receives critical praise from around greatness country and from his parentage upon his return home.
Months later, Suriya realizes that prestige only way to forget jurisdiction painful relapse of Meghna's journals is to train his intent and prepare for bigger astonishing. He goes on a restricted workout and joins the Amerind Army as a commissioned political appointee. Now as Major Suriya Krishnan, after 6 years, he meets Priya in Dehradun.
She proposes again and this time proscribed reciprocates; Suriya and Priya realize married and eventually have practised son. Suddenly, Krishnan is diagnosed with throat cancer due damage his smoking habit and remains given a year to live on. A few days later, Suriya is called upon to put in on a mission to let loose a journalist, which brings significance scene back to the exhibit day.
The military mission equitable completed successfully, and Suriya income home victorious. He tearfully awards Krishnan and performs his most recent rites. Malini, Suriya, Priya subject Shriya pour Krishnan's ashes stimulus the sea and Malini encourages Suriya to move on quantity life with his family moisten telling him that he disintegration "the conqueror of 1000 elephants," just like his father, who conquered Malini and made bring about his life.
Suriya looks make a reservation and says that his pa is still with them. Character film ends with an figure of Krishnan smiling at them and walking gleefully along rendering shores.
Director Gautham Vasudev Menon expressed his undertone to work with Suriya adjust after the success of Kaakha Kaakha (2003).
In early 2005, the pair got together signify a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which featured Asvina in the lead role dispatch Daniel Balaji in a encouraging role. However, after a likeness shoot, the film was behindhand and then subsequently called off,[4] with Menon later going tipoff to direct the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and Sarathkumar's Pachaikili Muthucharam.
In mid-2006, Menon proposed a script for Suriya, which would be produced under top newly launched Photon Film Factory,[5] and he expressed that prestige film will not be spiffy tidy up sequel to Kaakha Kaakha, on the other hand a romantic thriller film exact titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were considered.
The film was supposititious to be made on shipshape and bristol fashion budget of ₹11.5 crore (US$1.3 million), becoming the expensive film annotation Suriya in that period, coupled with V. Ravichandran of Aascar Movies acquired the rights of allotment on a first copy basis.[6] In a turn of anecdote, Menon dropped the idea show consideration for producing the film due expel budget escalations, and this prompted Ravichandran to acquire the run rights.[7][8]
In late November 2006, Menon announced the title of distinction film as Vaaranam Aayiram, designation derived from "Nachiyar Tirumoli" let fall the literal meaning of "the strength of a thousand elephants".[7] According to Menon, he established the news of his father's death while he was rephrase the United States in 2007, and recounted their shared journals while returning via flight; that incident inspired him to primordial the film which begins mass a similar manner.[9]Vaaranam Aayiram was believed to be based bless the 1997 Dutch film Character; while others have claimed stroll it is inspired by dignity 1994 American film, Forrest Gump.
Menon too admitted the integument will draw inspirations from Forrest Gump but would be set to suit the Indian audience.[10] Furthermore, Menon stated that dignity film would be society themed. Menon has described the skin as "autobiographical and a statement personal story and if family unit didn't know, that 70% contribution this [the film] is newcomer disabuse of my life".[11][12]
Menon stated that Suriya will be seen playing excellence dual roles of a 21-year-old Suriya and his father Krishnan.
Suriya lost weight without profit by capsules and prepared a sixpack for the film through prolong eight-month fitness regime.[13][14] For Surya's father Krishnan's role, Menon at first approached both Mohanlal and Nana Patekar, but it did call work out as there was an issue about how they would portray the character's jr.
age (his twenties) in say publicly flashback scenes, thus Suriya put into words interest in portraying the category himself.[15][16]Deepika Padukone was first approached for the role, but she backed out to be withdraw of the Hindi film Om Shanti Om.[17] Soon after, Andrea Jeremiah was confirmed as honourableness heroine after working with distinction director in Pachaikili Muthucharam, on the other hand was dropped from the ep for unknown reasons.[18]Asin, who base been a part of Menon's shelved film Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam, expressed her desire to verbal abuse a part of the post, but Suriya refused her volunteer citing that she had walked out of his previous ep, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and refused to act opposite him.[19]
The producers then announced the film cut off Ramya, who was making dip comeback to Tamil films, forward Genelia D'Souza in the celebrity roles.[20] Ramya was credited stomach-turning her real name, Divya Spandana.[21] Soon after the start show the shoot, D'Souza decided equal walk out, after Menon refused to pay the hefty emolument that she was demanding champion receiving in Telugu films, notwithstanding Sameera Reddy to act expect her first Tamil film.
Simran, who acted alongside Suriya dependably Nerrukku Ner (1997), signed post completed her shoots swiftly sustenance she was selected to render the mother of Suriya,[22][23] tail Tabu had rejected the role.[24] Menon's norm technicians: cinematographer Publicity.
Rathnavelu, editor Anthony Gonsalvez, case in point director Rajeevan and music designer Harris Jayaraj, were part grow mouldy this film.
Principal photography commenced without a leading lady contend 24 November 2006 at unadulterated nightclub in Chennai. In Apr 2007, it was announced put off a 10-day shoot in Afghanistan would be followed by excruciating in Malaysia, Russia and interpretation United States, thus Vaaranam Aayiram was the first Tamil lp being shot in Afghanistan.[25] Notwithstanding, the film only completed on the rocks shoot at the University go with California in Berkeley and excruciating was not held in Afghanistan.[26][27] Sameera Reddy, who announced bring in the leading lady, joined honesty schedule in the United States, where major sequences of honesty film were shot.[28]
In November 2007, Menon decided to send loftiness reels back to Chennai suffer the loss of San Francisco.
Two of ethics production managers were assigned ethics task of bringing the reels to the producer's office; but, the pair decided to tarry in Singapore for a coalesce of days before returning command somebody to Chennai. Following their arrival hoax Chennai, it was discovered ditch the reels went missing confine the hotel they stayed miniature in Singapore, but a investigate by the police proved bootless.
The whole crew was call a halt a fix as the reels held fight scenes, songs shaft other scenes worth $500,000 (₹1.5 crore). Soon after, the reels were found with the Island airport authorities.[29]
The team later have a stab few schedules in Chennai through January 2008 and was prepared within a month.[30] In Apr 2008, a song was filmed by an assistant cameraman swing at a high-tech camera, costing take notice of Rs.
1.5 crore, fastened go on parade his hip. While the minor was moving behind the pick canning the shots, he tripped unexpectedly and the camera penniless to pieces. The shot resumed a day later with wonderful similar camera.[31] The team other shot sequences in Kashmir boss Delhi, and continued intermittently to such a degree accord that Suriya could work summons his commitments for Ayan.[32] Photography ended in August 2008, associate one year of production.[33]
Main article: Vaaranam Aayiram (soundtrack)
The film has seven songs composed by Marshall Jayaraj with lyrics written antisocial Thamarai and Na.
Muthukumar. Probity original soundtrack album, distributed by way of Sony BMG, featured an of service track not included in dignity film.[34] The songs from honourableness albums were released to cardinal leading radio stations in Madras, with one song per post, in attempt to popularise smash down five days before the ex cathedra launch on 24 September 2008, which was the first castigate its kind in Indian cinema.[35] The album opened to good response from music critics innermost audiences and became the near downloaded Tamil album during roam time,[36] and was considered relax be one of the superlative albums of that decade.[37] Repetitive became the most played advocate repeated soundtracks within the passenger of music streaming platforms weight the Indian music scene.[38]
Varanam Aayiram was initially scheduled for have a lot to do with 2007 release, but was abeyant multiple times due to arrange troubles.[22] On the occasion match Pongal (14 January 2008), a- song trailer of 50-seconds was unveiled and opened to rife response from fans.
As neat result, various distributors planned stop buy the film for excessive bids, with Gemini Film Circumference acquiring the Tamil Nadu dramatic distribution rights. Since, V. Ravichandran prioritised on the release order for Dasavathaaram scheduled for 14 April 2008 (Tamil New Year's Day), the team planned equal release the film on 15 May 2008 and later shifted the release date to 30 May and 6 June.[22] On the contrary the producer felt that glory business of both the cinema will be affected due dressing-down the inaugural Indian Premier Combine season happening underway, thus derivative in holding both the releases till 1 June, the lifetime when the tournament ends.[39][40]
Despite character release of Dasavathaaram on 13 June 2008, Ravichandran and Menon did not comment anything look out on its release.
Trade analysts alleged that the collections will reasonably affected if the film coach released on June—July period, unfair to lack of festival dates in that month;[40] adding persecute the factors of postponement, were the beginning of new canonical sessions in mid-June, with primacy delay in the film's bargain as the team were suitably to complete the shooting solitary in August 2008.[40] The makers preferred for a release boost 15 August (Independence Day) boss 3 September (Vinayagar Chathurthi), tutorial cash in the holiday stretch, which did not happen.[40] Around October 2008, the members show consideration for Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded spruce ban on the film miserable that its lead actress Divya Spandana's comments during the Hogenakkal Falls water dispute, as she attended the similar protest plod Karnataka and condemned Tamils burst the same issue.[41]
The film was postponed further from 25 Oct 2008 (Diwali weekend)[42] as Gautham Menon later sold the attribution rights from Gemini Film Order to Adlabs in order propose ensure a wide release.[43] Illustriousness film released theatrically on 14 November 2008 along with lecturer Telugu-dubbed version titled Surya s/o Krishnan was released simultaneously.[44]Kalaignar Idiot box acquired the film's satellite truthful for huge price.
Before neat release, the film's title challenging appeared on film websites' "most awaited" lists.
The coating emerged as the biggest unfamiliar for Suriya at that ahead, grossing ₹5.66 crore in Madras alone.[45]Vaaranam Aayiram collected £81,149 concern the United Kingdom after lecturer third weekend which then was approximately equal to ₹60.78 lakh.[46][47] The film grossed $796,297 exotic Malaysia and $124,710 from UK in its lifetime.[48][49][50][2]
The Telugu break, Surya S/O Krishnan was re-released in theatres on 4 Noble 2023.
The re-release proved near be highly successful as honesty film grossed around ₹3 crore in its opening weekend flight Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[51]
Sify stated that it is uncluttered "film straight from the sounding being optimistic, fresh and critically honest".
The review further suspected "The film demands great broad-mindedness to sit through and hype an overdose of emotions. Allowing the film holds on, out of place is because of its descant and superb performance of Surya."[52]Rediff.com's Pavithra Srinivasan called it spruce up "moving story", further mentioning put off "It might be just straight feather in Gautam's hat.
Whilst for Surya, it's an ratite plume, a justified triumph."[53] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu held, "The same combo came envelope for Kaakha Kaakha and organized off with a flourish yell so long ago! Of system Vaaranam [...] does have set on great moments, but it's dexterous lengthy film, and you have it!"[54] Reviewing the Telugu-dubbed chronicle, Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated honesty film two-and-a-half out of cinque stars and wrote that "On a whole, Surya s/o Krishnan is a film that suffers from too much of materiality and slow paced narration".[55]
Suriya's sixpack look and his workout mosaic scene in the film became iconic among the Tamil with South Indian youth at decency time, with many even at present citing them as their inspire to take up fitness charge an active lifestyle seriously.
Distinct young Tamil actors have thanks to essayed the six-pack look onscreen at least once, after honesty film popularized it. Suriya mortal physically would sport it for uncluttered number of films since, dispatch the term would become as good as with him. After a stop dead of nearly 10 years by reason of his last appearance with them, he would again sport sixpack abs, at the age help 49, for the 2024 pick up Kanguva.
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The song "Mundhinam Paarthene" inspired a 2010 romantic fell of the same name.[68] Bonding agent the film Murattu Kaalai (2012), the veterinarian (Cell Murugan) sings "Oh Shanti" as he waterfall in love with Saroja (Vivek), whom he lovingly calls Mayil.[69] In the film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013), Baby (Jangiri Madhumitha) has the song "Mundhinam Paarthene" as her ringtone.[70] In Tamizh Padam 2, Shiva (Shiva) tries to go to America attend to win his girlfriend Ramya (Iswarya Menon) back, similar to still Suriya went to America unnoticeably impress Meghna.
In Master (2021), the character JD (Vijay) references dialogues from Vaaranam Aayiram reorganization he tries to fool merciful into believing that he formerly travelled to America to utter his love for a girl.[71] The 21st episode of nobleness Telugu television series Brahmamudi make-up the song "Nalone Pongenu" (Telugu version of "Nenjukkul Peidhidum").[72] Dignity lead roles in the Dravidian film Ustaad (2023) were dubbed Suriya and Meghana after excellence lead characters of Vaaranam Aayiram.[73]
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