''Veyil'' ( en, Sunshine, italics=yes or ''Sun Blaze'') is a 2006 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
drama film
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written and directed by
Vasanthabalan
Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter, known for his Tragedy Films in Tamil Cinema. He has made critically acclaimed films including ''Veyil'' (2006), ''Angadi Theru'' (2010) and ' ...
.
Bharath and
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
are the male leads whereas
Bhavana
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,
Priyanka
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and
Sriya Reddy plays the female leads. Upon release, the movie met with highly positive reviews and was commercially successful. The film was remade in Bengali
Bangladesh
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as ''Antor Jala'' starring
Zayed Khan
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After graduating in Business Management at the Montgom ...
and
Pori Moni
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. The first third of ''Veyil'' is very loosely based upon the 1988 Italian classic ''
Cinema Paradiso
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''. It is the first Tamil language film screened at Cannes as part of the
2007 Cannes Film Festival
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under the 'Tous les Cinemas du Monde’ section.
Plot
The story is an emotional drama involving a father and his two sons.
Mayandi Thevar, is a butcher who works hard to bring up his four children (two boys and two girls) and have a happy family. Mayandi's sons are Murugesan and Kathir, and Murugesan dotes on his younger brother Kathir. Murugesan's weakness, like any other adolescent, is a love for movies (especially
MGR M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) was the Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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* Manager ...
films) that are screened in a local theatre. One day, life changes for Murugesan when his father catches him red-handed from the theatre after he bunks school. Murugesan is severely punished and runs away from home, taking money and jewels.
Along the way, Murugesan gets sidetracked from his intended destination of
Chennai
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by an MGR movie poster. He is shown watching several MGR shows, buying a change of clothes, and eating a hearty meal with his ill-gotten money. After spending the night at local temple, he wakes up to find his money and other possessions missing. Murugesan is then taken under the wings of a theatre projectionist in a nearby town. Slowly, the theatre becomes his home.
As adults, Murugesan and Kathir, fall in love with Thangam and Meenakshi respectively. Thangam is a beautiful girl who lives opposite the theatre, and Meenakshi is an innocent girl. Parallel narration, Kathir starts an advertising agency, and faces opposition from Bose and Annachi, the local gangster.
Murugesan's love ends in Thangam's suicide because her father and his relatives beat up and hang Murugesan as they are trying to kill him due to their dislike of him. At that moment, Thangam shows up with a knife and threatens to kill herself if they do not release Murugesan; as they do not release him, she cuts her throat and dies. Murugesan is heartbroken and is released at that moment after Thangam's death, and he begins to drink heavily. Sometime later, the theatre is demolished, the owner citing loss of business.
Murugesan decides to return home after 20 years. The rest of the film is all about Murugesan's mental turmoil as he is caught between the deep love showered by his younger brother Kathir, and his guilt of not being a responsible son or elder brother, and Murugesan's remorse to his parents. Then there is Paandi, Murugesan's childhood sweetheart.
Bose, fearing that Kathir will be a challenge to his advertising company, ruins Kathir's agency with the help of Annachi. Kathir retaliates by trying to kill Bose but gets stopped by Murugesan. One day, jewels go missing in their house, Murugesan's father suspects him as the thief of their jewels and insults Murugesan in front of everyone, when their daughter arrives and tells him that she took them. After an emotional conversation with his father, he decides to return.
Kathir learns of this and goes to the bus station to bring Murugesan back. But there, Bose's and Annachi's men stab Kathir. In retaliation, Murugesan beats a few thugs. Kathir is rushed to a hospital and is in critical condition. The night, Murugesan decides to avenge his brother's injury. Murugesan goes to Annachi's place, engages in a duel with him, and becomes unconscious. Bose arrives there with his men and tells him that his brother is dead. Believing that his brother is dead, Murugesan kills Bose, and all his men and is stabbed by Bose in the fight. Murugesan dies, while Kathir becomes stable and recovers in the hospital. The next day, all mourn Murugesan's death, and his father is filled with remorse for not having trusted his son when he was alive.
Cast
*
Bharath as Kathir
*
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
as Murugesan
*
Bhavana
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as Meenakshi
*
Priyanka Nair
Priyanka Nair is an Indian model-turned-actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. She made her debut in the Tamil film ''Veyyil'' in 2006. She gained critical acclaim for her roles in ''Bhoomi Malayalam'', ''Vilapangalkappuram ...
as Thangam
*
Sriya Reddy as Paandiyamma
*
Ravi Mariya
S. Ravi Mariya (born August 4, 1979) is an Indian film director and actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He appears in villain and supporting roles.
Career
Ravi Mariya's directorial debut was meant to be ''Nee Naan Kaadhal'' starring Pras ...
as Bose
*
G. M. Kumar
G. M. Kumar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer, Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer film Muvva Gopaludu (1987) its an official remake of his own film ''Aruvadai Naal''
Per ...
as Mayandi Thevar
*
Chaams
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as Meenakshi's brother
*
T. K. Kala
*
Bombay Gnanam
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*
Vijayachander
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Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appear ...
*
Periya Karuppu Thevar
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Film career
PKT was part of the drama troupe floated by veteran Sankaradoss Swamigal more than fifty year ...
*
Kadhal Sukumar
Kadhal Sukumar is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Tamil language films. After working as a comedian in films for a decade, notably in Balaji Sakthivel's romantic film ''Kaadhal'' (2004).
Career
Sukumar, the son of a farmer from ...
*
R. S. G. Chelladurai
Production
Sandhya was supposed to play the female lead but was replaced by
Bhavana
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.
Alamparai Fort
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was the location of scenes in the movie.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by debutant
G. V. Prakash Kumar
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, nephew of
A. R. Rahman
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and lyrics for all songs were written by
Na. Muthukumar
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. All the songs including "Veyilodu Vilayadi" and "Urugudhe" were well received.
Festivals
* Cannes International Film Festival 2007 - Screened under
OUS LES CINEMAS DU MONDE* Shanghai International Film Festival 2007 - Nominee under
sian New Talent Award* Habitat International Film Festival 2007 - Screened
* Pune International Film Festival 2007 - Screened under
NDIAN BIOSCOPE
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History
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Awards
*
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
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- 2006
* Elemec's 3rd Amrita Film Awards — Won Best Other Language Film
*
Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film
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-
S. Shankar
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*
Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director -
Vasantha Balan
*
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
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Key
List of winners
Reference ...
- 2006
Critical reception
''Rediff'' wrote "Director Vasantha Balan has deftly handled the script, making it his own. By maintaining an energetic pace throughout, he ensures the story doesn't become monotonous or conventional, despite the somewhat predictable plot. His characters are distinctly human with myriad personality flaws, so that the audience can identify with them". ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Veyil is an emotional epic. A must watch for all especially parents." ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "Vasanthabalan's success also lies in smartly setting the mood for his method. The story is part told in the place the story unspools. The ambience gets across the story as much as the characters do." ''Sify'' wrote "Once again Shankar has introduced Vasantha Balan a director who understands the nuances of making a realistic film with well-etched out characters and strong screenplay."
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Box office
The film grossed ₹ 30 crores at the box office.
References
External links
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2006 films
Films shot in Madurai
Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar
2000s Tamil-language films
Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners
Films directed by Vasanthabalan