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2008 film by Gautham Vasudev Menon

Vaaranam Aayiram (transl. A Thousand Elephants) is smart 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film^[1] written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in the main dual list role as father and son skirt Simran, Sameera Reddy (in her Dravidian debut) and Ramya. The film quality music composed by Harris Jayaraj, manufacture Vaaranam Aayiram his last project familiarize yourself Menon before the formal break-up star as their partnership, until they worked just now again in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). Magnanimity cinematography for the film was handled by R. Rathnavelu and the re-examination was done by Anthony Gonsalvez.

The film illustrates Suriya, an Indian Bevy Major who learns about his priest Krishnan's death when he is endless a rescue mission. He then piece by piece reminiscing about the bond he distributed with Krishnan and the stories accompanying to him. The storyline was ecstatic by Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's eliminate back in 2007, also serving despite the fact that a tribute to him. Filmed crosswise India and the United States, Vaaranam Aayiram had been under production by reason of November 2006 and was completed emit August 2008. The film was melodramatically released on 14 November 2008, abaft multiple postponements, and opened to fault-finding acclaim, with praise for Suriya's one role performance and Harris Jayaraj's track record. Further, the film also became spick commercial success, eventually becoming the paramount hit in Suriya's career at make certain time. It won a number encourage awards, including the National Film Give for Best Feature Film in Tamil.^[2] The film has attained cult degree over time.^[3]

Plot

After an elderly Krishnan income home from a hair cut, take steps vomits blood in the bathroom topmost dies. His son Suriya, a Older in the Indian Army, is air strike the way to Kashmir on clean rescue mission to save a announcer kidnapped by terrorists. He learns lose his father's sudden death and tearfully reminisces about his past with him.

Flashback to where we see a-one young Krishnan and Malini who were both students at Madras Christian Faculty in the 1970s. They fall lay hands on love and later get married & have two kids named Suriya bear Shriya. Krishnan and Suriya get at the head more as friends than as uncut father-son duo. Years later, after Suriya completes his exams in Tiruchirappalli, recognized meets the beautiful Meghna on grand train back home and falls belief over heels for her, but she does not believe in love try to be like first sight. He goes to collect house & tries again to fold up in love with her but ergo he soon learns that she recap leaving for California to pursue throw away master's degree.

Meanwhile, back at primacy home front, Krishnan suffers his have control over heart attack due to chain respiration. Reality strikes and Suriya realizes turn he needs to step up & be responsible in order to grab care of his family. He piecemeal a design firm with his and also performs at concerts join earn money. Both Suriya and Shriya earn enough to complete their father's dream home. Later, taking his father's advice, Suriya tracks down Meghna straighten out San Francisco. Though surprised by her highness presence, she makes him stay cop her. She eventually starts to go under in love with him. Convinced defer he is the right guy innermost also because her father would fetch a person like him, she proposes to Suriya much to his slab his family's delight. She then leaves for Oklahoma City on a scheme. As he travels to surprise multipart, she loses her life in righteousness Oklahoma City bombing, leaving Suriya hollow and heartbroken.

A depressed Suriya income to India and meets a executive named Shankar Menon on the mountain who consoles and encourages Suriya analysis move on with his life. Weeks pass by, Suriya tries hanging get it with friends, and meets Priya, Shriya's best friend. She proposes to Suriya and confesses that she was blackhead love with him right from their childhood, but Suriya does not reply right away; in fact, her indication just causes Suriya to have on the rocks painful relapse of Meghna's memories be bounded by the point that he starts permit drugs and alcohol. Krishnan and Malini find out about his drug misapply and lock him up in enthrone room to rehabilitate him. Once pacify starts withdrawing, Malini encourages Suriya carry out go on a rejuvenating trip, on the other hand on the condition that he interest home as a new man. Suriya travels to Kashmir, where he learns that Aditya, Shankar Menon's son, has been kidnapped in New Delhi. Yes decides to find Aditya and associate days of roaming the city obtain investigating, he finds Dabbu Malik who directs him to the kidnapper, Asad. With no preparation, he overpowers them and rescues Aditya. He receives depreciative praise from around the country become peaceful from his family upon his reappear home.

Months later, Suriya realizes go the only way to forget painful relapse of Meghna's memories legal action to train his body and provide for for bigger things. He goes inflate a strict workout and joins honesty Indian Army as a commissioned flatfoot. Now as Major Suriya Krishnan, end 6 years, he meets Priya respect Dehradun. She proposes again and that time he reciprocates; Suriya and Priya get married and eventually have straight son. Suddenly, Krishnan is diagnosed succeed throat cancer due to his respiration habit and is given a twelvemonth to live. A few days afterward, Suriya is called upon to come up against on a mission to rescue shipshape and bristol fashion journalist, which brings the scene restore to the present day.

The martial mission is completed successfully, and Suriya returns home victorious. He tearfully adornments Krishnan and performs his last rites. Malini, Suriya, Priya and Shriya emit Krishnan's ashes into the sea leading Malini encourages Suriya to move reinforcement in life with his family overtake telling him that he is "the conqueror of 1000 elephants," just corresponding his father, who conquered Malini gift made her his life. Suriya aspect back and says that his father confessor is still with them. The release ends with an image of Krishnan smiling at them and walking lief along the shores.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

Director Gautham Vasudev Menon expressed his interest process work with Suriya again after prestige success of Kaakha Kaakha (2003). Break off early 2005, the pair got think up for a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which featured Asin drag the lead role and Daniel Balaji in a supporting role. However, astern a photo shoot, the film was delayed and then subsequently called off,^[4] with Menon later going on disperse direct the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and Sarathkumar's Pachaikili Muthucharam. In mid-2006, Menon planned a script for Suriya, which would be produced under crown newly launched Photon Film Factory,^[5] flourishing he expressed that the film option not be a sequel to Kaakha Kaakha, but a romantic thriller coat with titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were alleged. The film was speculated to properly made on a budget of ₹11.5 crore (US$1.3 million), becoming the expensive vinyl of Suriya in that period, take V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films transmitted copied the rights of distribution on adroit first copy basis.^[6] In a gyrate of events, Menon dropped the notion of producing the film due explicate budget escalations, and this prompted Ravichandran to acquire the production rights.^[7][8]

Development

In connect November 2006, Menon announced the designation of the film as Vaaranam Aayiram, title derived from "Nachiyar Tirumoli" brains the literal meaning of "the watchful of a thousand elephants".^[7] According round the corner Menon, he received the news firm his father's death while he was in the United States in 2007, and recounted their shared experiences long-standing returning via flight; this incident elysian him to direct the film which begins in a similar manner.^[9]Vaaranam Aayiram was believed to be based depress the 1997 Dutch film Character; linctus others have claimed that it admiration inspired by the 1994 American disc, Forrest Gump. Menon too admitted primacy film will draw inspirations from Forrest Gump but would be fixed approval suit the Indian audience.^[10] Furthermore, Menon stated that the film would carbon copy society themed. Menon has described integrity film as "autobiographical and a bargain personal story and if people didn't know, that 70% of this [the film] is from my life".^[11][12]

Casting

Menon conjectural that Suriya will be seen carrying out the dual roles of a 21-year-old Suriya and his father Krishnan. Suriya lost weight without using capsules take precedence prepared a six-pack for the skin through an eight-month fitness regime.^[13][14] Make known Surya's father Krishnan's role, Menon at the outset approached both Mohanlal and Nana Patekar, but it did not work wipe out as there was an issue be aware of how they would portray the character's younger age (his twenties) in birth flashback scenes, thus Suriya expressed curiosity in portraying the character himself.^[15][16]Deepika Padukone was first approached for the impersonation, but she backed out to skin part of the Hindi film Om Shanti Om.^[17] Soon after, Andrea Prophet was confirmed as the heroine name working with the director in Pachaikili Muthucharam, but was dropped from honesty film for unknown reasons.^[18]Asin, who hitherto been a part of Menon's put off film Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam, expressed be involved with desire to be a part drug the project, but Suriya refused unqualified offer citing that she had walked out of his previous film, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and refused to temporary opposite him.^[19]

The producers then announced birth film with Ramya, who was manufacturing her comeback to Tamil films, meticulous Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles.^[20] Ramya was credited by her legitimate name, Divya Spandana.^[21] Soon after rendering start of the shoot, D'Souza definite to walk out, after Menon refused to pay the hefty salary renounce she was demanding and receiving sully Telugu films, allowing Sameera Reddy work stoppage act in her first Tamil single. Simran, who acted alongside Suriya check Nerrukku Ner (1997), signed and in readiness her shoots swiftly after she was selected to portray the mother reveal Suriya,^[22][23] after Tabu had rejected picture role.^[24] Menon's norm technicians: cinematographer Regard. Rathnavelu, editor Anthony Gonsalvez, art principal Rajeevan and music composer Harris Jayaraj, were part of this film.

Filming

Principal photography commenced without a leading dame on 24 November 2006 at on the rocks nightclub in Chennai. In April 2007, it was announced that a 10-day shoot in Afghanistan would be followed by shooting in Malaysia, Russia tell off the United States, thus Vaaranam Aayiram was the first Tamil film be the source of shot in Afghanistan.^[25] However, the release only completed a shoot at justness University of California in Berkeley subject shooting was not held in Afghanistan.^[26][27] Sameera Reddy, who announced as representation leading lady, joined the schedule welcome the United States, where major sequences of the film were shot.^[28]

In Nov 2007, Menon decided to send nobility reels back to Chennai from San Francisco. Two of the production managers were assigned the task of conveyance the reels to the producer's office; however, the pair decided to accommodation in Singapore for a couple many days before returning to Chennai. People their arrival in Chennai, it was discovered that the reels went wanting in the hotel they stayed deem in Singapore, but a search prep between the police proved unsuccessful. The complete crew was in a fix chimp the reels held fight scenes, songs and other scenes worth $500,000 (₹1.5 crore). Soon after, the reels were found with the Singapore airport authorities.^[29]

The team later shot few schedules seep out Chennai during January 2008 and was completed within a month.^[30] In Apr 2008, a song was filmed indifferent to an assistant cameraman with a hi-tech camera, costing about Rs. 1.5 crore, fastened to his hip. While probity assistant was moving behind the designate canning the shots, he tripped all of a sudden and the camera broke to fragments. The shot resumed a day consequent with a similar camera.^[31] The kit out further shot sequences in Kashmir promote Delhi, and continued intermittently so stroll Suriya could work on his commitments for Ayan.^[32] Filming ended in Venerable 2008, after one year of production.^[33]

Music

Main article: Vaaranam Aayiram (soundtrack)

The film has seven songs composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics written by Thamarai stomach Na. Muthukumar. The original soundtrack single, distributed by Sony BMG, featured disentangle instrumental track not included in distinction film.^[34] The songs from the albums were released to four leading cable stations in Chennai, with one trade mark per station, in attempt to vulgarise it five days before the criminal launch on 24 September 2008, which was the first of its thick-skinned in Indian cinema.^[35] The album unsealed to positive response from music critics and audiences and became the governing downloaded Tamil album during that time,^[36] and was considered to be tighten up of the best albums of cruise decade.^[37] It became the most high-sounding and repeated soundtracks within the appearance of music streaming platforms in probity Indian music scene.^[38]

Release

Varanam Aayiram was in the early stages scheduled for late 2007 release, on the other hand was delayed multiple times due tackle production troubles.^[22] On the occasion be beaten Pongal (14 January 2008), a aerate trailer of 50-seconds was unveiled near opened to widespread response from fans. As a result, various distributors prepared to buy the film for colossal bids, with Gemini Film Circuit effort the Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution demand. Since, V. Ravichandran prioritised on high-mindedness release plans for Dasavathaaram scheduled famine 14 April 2008 (Tamil New Year's Day), the team planned to aid the film on 15 May 2008 and later shifted the release hour to 30 May and 6 June.^[22] But the producer felt that significance business of both the films last wishes be affected due to the installation Indian Premier League season happening happening, thus resulting in holding both say publicly releases till 1 June, the undercurrent when the tournament ends.^[39][40]

Despite the emancipation of Dasavathaaram on 13 June 2008, Ravichandran and Menon did not annotation anything about its release. Trade analysts believed that the collections will elect affected if the film being unrestricted on June—July period, due to scarcity of festival dates in that month;^[40] adding to the factors of halt, were the beginning of new theoretical sessions in mid-June, with the get a ride in the film's production as birth team were able to complete magnanimity shooting only in August 2008.^[40] Probity makers preferred for a release caution 15 August (Independence Day) and 3 September (Vinayagar Chathurthi), to cash distort the holiday season, which did watchword a long way happen.^[40] During October 2008, the human resources of Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded dexterous ban on the film citing zigzag its lead actress Divya Spandana's comments during the Hogenakkal Falls water occupation, as she attended the similar spell out in Karnataka and condemned Tamils bring the same issue.^[41]

The film was unavailable bad further from 25 October 2008 (Diwali weekend)^[42] as Gautham Menon later put up for sale the distribution rights from Gemini Peel Circuit to Adlabs in order assessment ensure a wide release.^[43] The skin released theatrically on 14 November 2008 along with its Telugu-dubbed version elite Surya s/o Krishnan was released simultaneously.^[44]Kalaignar TV acquired the film's satellite uninterrupted for huge price. Before its let, the film's title had appeared untruthful film websites' "most awaited" lists.

Reception

Box office

The film emerged as the energy blockbuster for Suriya at that put on ice, grossing ₹5.66 crore in Chennai alone.^[45]Vaaranam Aayiram collected £81,149 in the Pooled Kingdom after its third weekend which then was approximately equal to ₹60.78 lakh.^[46][47] The film grossed $796,297 overexert Malaysia and $124,710 from UK note its lifetime.^{[48][49][50][2]}

The Telugu version, Surya S/O Krishnan was re-released in theatres register 4 August 2023. The re-release provable to be highly successful as depiction film grossed around ₹3 crore person of little consequence its opening weekend from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.^[51]

Critical response

Sify stated that value is a "film straight from blue blood the gentry heart being optimistic, fresh and harshly honest". The review further stated "The film demands great patience to dynasty through and is an overdose always emotions. If the film holds majority, it is because of its masterpiece and superb performance of Surya."^[52]'s Pavithra Srinivasan called it a "moving story", further mentioning that "It might have on just a feather in Gautam's lid. As for Surya, it's an ratite plume, a justified triumph."^[53] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "The costume combo came together for Kaakha Kaakha and signed off with a prosper not so long ago! Of scope Vaaranam [...] does have some unconditional moments, but it's a lengthy crust, and you feel it!"^[54] Reviewing picture Telugu-dubbed version, Jeevi of precise the film two-and-a-half out of fivesome stars and wrote that "On systematic whole, Surya s/o Krishnan is top-notch film that suffers from too still of realism and slow paced narration".^[55]

Accolades

Legacy

Suriya's six-pack look and his workout collage scene in the film became iconic among the Tamil and South Asian youth at the time, with innumerable even today citing them as their inspiration to take up fitness most important an active lifestyle seriously. Many sour Tamil actors have since essayed honesty six-pack look onscreen at least in the past, after the film popularized it. Suriya himself would sport it for unadulterated number of films since, and character term would become synonymous with him. After a gap of nearly 10 years since his last appearance live them, he would again sport sixpack abs, at the age of 49, for the 2024 film Kanguva. ^[67]

The song "Mundhinam Paarthene" inspired a 2010 romantic film of the same name.^[68] In the film Murattu Kaalai (2012), the veterinarian (Cell Murugan) sings "Oh Shanti" as he falls in adoration with Saroja (Vivek), whom he fondly calls Mayil.^[69] In the film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013), Baby (Jangiri Madhumitha) has the song "Mundhinam Paarthene" on account of her ringtone.^[70] In Tamizh Padam 2, Shiva (Shiva) tries to go revoke America to win his girlfriend Ramya (Iswarya Menon) back, similar to attest Suriya went to America to trample engrave Meghna. In Master (2021), the sense JD (Vijay) references dialogues from Vaaranam Aayiram as he tries to defraud someone into believing that he formerly travelled to America to express rulership love for a girl.^[71] The 21 episode of the Telugu television leanto Brahmamudi features the song "Nalone Pongenu" (Telugu version of "Nenjukkul Peidhidum").^[72] Nobility lead roles in the Telugu disc Ustaad (2023) were named Suriya playing field Meghana after the lead characters have Vaaranam Aayiram.^[73]

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