''Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan'' () is a 2015

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written and directed by newcomer A. L. Abanindran. The film features an ensemble cast of Praveen Kumar,

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, Shalini Vadnikatti, Bala Saravanan,

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, and Aadukalam Naren. The film released on 24 December 2015.

Cast

* Praveen Kumar as Karthik *

as Aruna * Shalini Vadnikatti as Pooja * Bala Saravanan as Mani *

as Rajagopal *

as Ramalingam, Karthik's father *

as Dr. Raghu * Aadukalam Naren as Periyavar *

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as Varma *

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as Sharma *

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as Lawyer Krishna Moorthy * Gnanavel as Shanmugam * Supergood Subramani as Selvarathnam *

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as Pradeep Kumar IAS * Poo Ram as Pandian * Pazhani as Thiruvengadam * Raja Rishi as Subbaiah * Aroul D. Shankar as Prakash * Ilankainathan as Gnanam

Production

The project was announced by Devanshu Arya of Ignite Films and director Abanindran in late 2014, and marked the director's feature film debut after he and Devanshu Arya had previously assisted during the making of

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's '' Minsara Kanavu'' (1997) and '' Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000). The film stars newcomer Praveen Kumar, who played a supporting role in ''

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'' (2013) in the lead role alongside Shalini Vadnikatti, a model from Hyderabad. Abanindran had worked with Praveen Kumar and the producers, Ignite Films, before, when the trio worked on the television serial, ''

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'' for Vijay TV during 2012. Cinematographer Ravi Varman also worked as a co-producer for the film, marking his maiden production. The ensemble cast was also revealed to feature

, Aadukalam Naren,

and Bala Saravanan, while Anthony was announced as the film's editor. The film was named after a dialogue spoken by Vadivelu in the film '' Aarya'' (2007). The team shot the film around Chennai in forty days. After the film was completed,

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of Kalaipuli International bought the film's worldwide distribution rights.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Joshua Sridhar. *"Gappu La Aappu" - Santhosh Hariharan *"Nizhala Nijama" - Saicharan

Release

The film released to mixed reviews in December 2015, having been delayed for three weeks as a result of the

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. A critic from ''

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'' noted that "it was an impressive debut". ''Times of India'' wrote "There is a wonderful screwball vibe to Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan (VIPSM), a black comedy that is a confident debut by Abanindran. The director manages to keep things relatable and even when things get out of hand for the hapless protagonist, they do not feel improbable."

References

External links

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