Vaandu

Vaandu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVashan Shaji
Produced byVashan Shaji
N. Muniyandi
E.Mathi
Starring
Music byA. R. Neshan
Production
company
MM Power Cine Creations
Release date
  • 8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vandu is a 2019 Indian action drama film directed by debutante Vashan Shaji and starring newcomers Chinu, SR Guna, Shigaa and Allwin with Sai Dheena in a negative role.

Cast

  • Chinu
  • SR Guna as Guna
  • Shigaa as Aparna
  • Allwin as Logu
  • Sai Dheena as Dheena
  • Rama
  • Maha Gandhi
  • Ravi Shankar
  • Winner Ramachandran
  • Phuvaneshwari

Production

The film is directed by Vashan Shaji, a former assistant to Selvaraghavan, and is inspired by street fights that used to take place in North Chennai in 1971.[1][2] Malayalam actress Shigaa plays the heroine while Sai Dheena portrays the antagonist. Several newcomers play the lead roles.[3] The film is set in the present day and was shot in Chennai for 63 days.[4]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by A. R. Neshan.[5]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Korukkupettai"Gana Bala4:24
2."Yendi Unna Pethen"Jagadish1:10
3."Aakku Isokku"Malathi4:00
4."Karuppu Vellai"Sivam4:49
5."Theme Music" 2:19
Total length:16:42

Release

A critic from the Cinema Express gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "the performances aren’t convincing enough to make us buy into the conflict, and overall this looks like a short film that has been shot on a small budget".[6]

References

  1. ^ Suganth, M (24 January 2019). "'Vaandu' is a film on street fight". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (13 October 2017). "Vaandu: Yet another film on street fights". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (26 January 2019). "A film on street fights". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ "The audience should decide if a film is big or small: 'Vaandu' director Vashan Shaji". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Vaandu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn". 28 December 2017 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
  6. ^ "Vaandu review: An incoherent mess". Cinema Express.