''Brindavanam'' is a 2017 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Radha Mohan Radha Mohan is an Indian film director of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films '' Mozhi'' (2007), ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), '' Payanam'' (2011) and ''Kaatrin Mozhi'' (2018). Career Radha Mohan began work on ...

and produced by Shan Sutharsan. The film stars

Arulnithi Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead roles in '' Vamsam'', directed by Pandiraj, Mouna Guru, and Demonte Colony. Personal life Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minist ...

and

Vivek Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) (विवेक in Devanagari script) is a masculine given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refe ...

, while

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portrays the leading female role. Featuring music composed by

Vishal Chandrasekhar Vishal Chandrasekhar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, who has predominantly scored music for Tamil and Telugu films. Career Vishal started playing the keyboard aged six and began to give solo shows by the time he was ten years ...

, the film began production during August 2016 and was released on 26 May 2017.

Cast

as Kannan *

as Himself *

as Sandhya *

Thalaivasal Vijay Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992), ...

as Sandhya's father *

Subbu Panchu Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1973) is an Indian actor and film producer. Son of noted writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayala ...

as Nagaraj * M. S. Bhaskar as Louis * Krishnamoorthy as Ramaiah * Sricharan as Motorcycle Driver * Doubt Senthil as Varky * Cell Murugan as Mani

Production

In June 2016, Shan Sutharsan of

Vansan Movies Vansan Movies is an Cinema of India, Indian film production company established by Shan Sutharsan, CEO of Vansan Group, founded in 2015. Film production The company's first project titled ''Sethupathi (film), Sethupathi'' (2016) directed by S. ...

announced that his production studio would simultaneously produce two Tamil films — a project by

and Mahendran Rajamani's '' Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal''.

and

were reported to play leading roles, while newcomer Tanya, granddaughter of actor

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, was selected as the lead actress. M. S. Prabhu and

were revealed as the film's cinematographer and composer, though Prabhu was later replaced by newcomer Vivekanand Santhosham, an erstwhile assistant of

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. Radha Mohan announced actor Vivek would portray himself and the film would be about the bonding between a popular actor and his fan, though distanced reports that the film would be along the lines of the 2016 Hindi film, '' Fan''. To prepare for his role, Arulnithi learnt sign language for ten days from expert Vijaya Bhaskar, who had also trained

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for her role in Radha Mohan's '' Mozhi''. The film was officially launched with the title ''Brindavanam'' in mid August 2016, with Vivek planting a tree sapling to commemorate the start of the film's shoot in Sakleshpur, Karnataka. The director revealed that he opted against naming the film ''Mozhi 2'' despite being tempted to, in order to underplay expectations for the film from audiences. ''Brindavanam'' was shot for nine days in Sakleshpur, before the team moved to

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for a further 35 days to complete the shoot.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

and featured three songs, all written by

Madhan Karky Madhan Karky Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, research associate, software engineer, and entrepreneur. A holder of a doctorate in computer science from the University of Queensland, Karky began his professional career as an ass ...

. The audio rights are secured by Vansan Music, a subsidiary of the production house.

Release

The film opened on 26 May 2017 across Tamil Nadu, alongside

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...

's '' Thondan'' (2017).The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV. The film received positive reviews, with a critic from

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stating it is "a feel-good film that narrates tales of friendship and love" and that "it has got its vision and mission clear – to be heart-warming, funny and emotional at times".

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

stated it was a "warm, fuzzy film that works for the most part", while

The Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...

stated "it leaves you grinning for the most part and also stirs up an emotional storm within". Likewise,

India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new onl ...

called it a "thoroughly entertaining film", while Sify.com's reviewer wrote that "the importance of family, the enduring bond of brotherhood, and the power of forgiveness in the film will surely make you smile".

References

External links

* {{Radha Mohan 2017 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films shot in Karnataka Films shot in Ooty Films scored by Vishal Chandrasekhar Films directed by Radha Mohan 2017 comedy-drama films