''Vengayam'' ( en, Onion) is a

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film written and directed by Sankagiri Rajkumar.

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plays a

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as himself in the film and Alexander- VJ and Pavina Joel in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Bharani and cinematography performed by Rahu. The film released to very low profile on 19 August 2011. Later it was re-released on 23 March 2012.

Cast

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as Anbumani *Pavina Joel *

as himself (guest appearance) *Sankagiri Rajkumar *Kalki *Eazhaventhan *Thangaraj *Azhagappan

Plot

The film revolves around fake godmen in a village.

Soundtrack

The lyrics were penned by

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, Suba.Veerapandian and Manickam.S.M. The background score was composed by Ram Sasi.

Reception

The movie was critically acclaimed but commercially failed. The

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wrote " The film pretty much follows the formula of vigilante films but brings a couple of new things to the table — for one, the protagonists are hardly ones you would expect in such a film." Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3/5 calling it a good attempt. Sify's Moviebuzz rated it good. Indiglitz called Vengayam an attempt to trigger awareness. However, Behindwoods Review Board called it "More than just trivialities"

References

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* 2011 films 2010s Tamil-language films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub