''Chandi Veeran'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language
romantic action film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
A. Sarkunam
A. Sarkunam is an Indian film director, working in the Tamil film industry. He worked as an associate with director A.L Vijay.
Career
Sarkunam made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy '' Kalavani'' (2009). Featuring Vimal and Oviy ...
and produced by director
Bala. The film stars
Atharvaa
Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...
and
Anandhi
Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' and ...
, while
Lal
Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the Sanskrit ''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names''F ...
,
Rajashree, and
Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Personal life
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani
Career
Venkat c ...
essay supporting roles. The music was composed by S. N. Arunagiri with the score composed by
Sabesh–Murali
Sabesh–Murali is an Indian music director duo, who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composer ...
. The film released on 7 August 2015.
Plot
As a child, Paari (
Atharvaa
Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...
) lost his father (
Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Personal life
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani
Career
Venkat c ...
), who tried to stop the war between his native and neighboring village as they fought over sharing a pond water. Years later, Paari is a young man who returns from Singapore, but the battle between the two villages is still on. Meanwhile, Paari is in love with Thamarai (
Anandhi
Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' and ...
), the daughter of a rich village man (
Lal
Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the Sanskrit ''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names''F ...
), who also owns the pond and is adamant not to supply water to the nearby village. Paari tries many ways to impress Thamarai but all end in vain. One day at the village carnival, Paari helps Thamarai win in a bike race and slips in a cell phone into the prize pot. The two start to fall for each other while the other villagers complain about the polluted water. Thamarai's father learns of Paari and Thamarai's affair and tries to put an end to it. Paari comes up with a plan after hearing that the villagers are planning an attack on the nearby village. Paari stops the villagers and gives them a heartfelt message which makes the other villagers sympathize but Thamarai's father still remains adamant to keep the water. The villagers then ask Thamarai's father if he will marry his daughter to Paari. Paari doesn't ask for money but that the water gets supplied to the nearby village. Thamarai's father refuses to give the water but says that his daughter can marry Paari. Later, it is revealed that Paari and Thamarai didn't get married unless the water gets supplied to the other village. Thamarai's father says that until his death, he will not give one drop of water to the nearby village. The water does go to the nearby village after a smart trick done by Paari. Paari and Thamarai also get married. All together, everyone is happy as justice had been served.
Cast
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Atharvaa
Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...
as Paari
*
Anandhi
Anandhi (born Rakshita; 10 December 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''Bus Stop'' (2012), she appeared in Vetrimaaran's Tamil production ''Poriyaalan'' and ...
as Thamarai
*
Lal
Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the Sanskrit ''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names''F ...
as Thamarai's father and rice mill owner
*
Rajashree as Saradha, Paari's mother
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Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Personal life
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani
Career
Venkat c ...
as Paari's father
*Shankar Devarajan as a Police Inspector
*Santhakumar as President of Vayalpaadu
*Supergood Subramani
*N. Ilambharathi
*Ravichandran
Production
The film began production in June 2014, with
Bala opting to fund a film to be directed by Sarkunam starring
Atharvaa
Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...
in the lead role. Despite early reports that the film would be titled ''Puzhudhi Parakkum Ooru'', the makers denied the claim. The film progressed without a title till January 2015, when the team christened the project as ''Chandi Veeran''. Bala sold the film to Sri Green Productions thereafter, after the film was completed and the third schedule was finished at Rajapalayam, mannarkudi and
Alathur.
Later the satellite rights were sold to
Vijay Television.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by S. N. Arunagiri.
*"Altamappu" –
Velmurugan
Velmurugan is a Tamil film playback singer. He is known for folk songs including Madura in ''Subramaniapuram'' and Aadungada in ''Naadodigal'' and Otha Sollala in ''Aadukalam''. He considers being called by James Vasanthan
James Vasanthan i ...
, Mahalingam
*"Alunguren Kulunguraen" – Namitha Babu, Prasanna rao (Lyrics : Mani Amuthavan)
*"Eechampazha" – Guru
Reception
Baradwaj Rangan
Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of ''The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hindu'' ...
called ''Chandi Veeran'' a "disappointingly generic drama". ''
The Times of India
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'' gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The problem is that the film cannot find its tone and so, the narration suffers. The filmmaking, too, lacks grace, with hurried camerawork and choppy editing that makes the film visually inelegant. We never see the confident Sarkunam of ''Kalavani'' and ''Vaagai Sooda Vaa''."
Sify
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wrote, "Though the intention...to convey a message on
water scarcity
Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water Water resources, resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water ...
and nonviolence is laudable, the film is too preachy and loud with an abrupt comedy ending...''Chandi Veeran'' is yet another half baked movie from Sarkunam".
In contrast,
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City.
, it had more than 300 e ...
wrote, "at just under two hours, with a decent plot, some good performances and great visuals, director Sarkunam's ''Chandi Veeran'' is worth a watch". Indiaglitz wrote, "The film is definitely worth your time and money for presenting a vital issue in a largely engaging manner".
Indiaglitz 'Chandi Veeran' Movie Review
Indiaglitz.com (7 August 2015). Retrieved on 2015-09-22.
References
External links
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{{A. Sarkunam
2015 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Films directed by A. Sarkunam
Films about water
Indian action comedy-drama films
Indian romantic comedy-drama films