''Vizha'' () is a 2013

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film directed by Barathi Balakumaran. It stars Mahendran and

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. The film, based on the award-winning short film ''Uthiri'', portrays the love story of Sundaram (Mahendran), who plays the

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instrument at death functions, and Rakkamma (Malavika), an

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singer. Extensively shot in

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and several scenes were shots on Ayyanputhur (A small village near Ordnance Estate, Trichy),

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district, it has music composed by

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, while U. K. Senthilkumar worked as the cinematographer and

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edited the film. ''Vizha'' was produced by

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and Sunir Kheterpal for Sri Thenandal Films, Azure Entertainment and JV Media Dreams. It released on 27 December 2013.

Cast

* Mahendran as Sundaram *

as Rakkamma *

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as Manimaaran *

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as Pusa *

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as Paandi *

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* Kollangudi Karuppayi * Theni Murugan * Pillaiyarpati Jayalakshmi * Smile Selva

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. *"Madura Ennum" - Anthakudu ilaiyaraja, Dakshayini *"Sethu Po" -

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, Theodore, Sunandhan *"Ennacho Edacho" - Lathakrishna *"Ennatha Solla" - Lathakrishna, D. Sathyaprakash *"Sollama Kollama" - Raghuram, Lathakrishna *"Nenjadichu Ninnene" - Lathakrishna

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3506216 2013 films Features based on short films Films shot in Madurai 2010s Tamil-language films 2013 directorial debut films Films scored by James Vasanthan