Vedan
Vedan (lit. 'Hunter') is a 1993 Tamil crime film directed by Suresh Krissna. The film features R. Sarathkumar and Kushboo in the lead roles, with Charan Raj, Sarath Babu, Easwari Rao and Radha Ravi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Selvi Thyagarajan and G. Saravanan, had musical score by Deva and was released on 6 May 1993.[2]
| Vedan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Produced by | Selvi Thyagarajan G. Saravanan |
| Written by | Suresh Krissna M. S. Madhu (dialogues) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Ganesh Kumar |
Production company | |
Release date | 6 May 1993[1] |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film follows Inspector Vijay as he joins the gang of a notorious criminal, Bhoopathi under the identity of Ranjith with the sole intention of infiltrating it only to fall in love with Bhoopathi's sister Uma and later witness the brutal slaughter of his superior officer Ganesh who gave him the task. How Vijay completes the mission even though Bhoopathi has begun to suspect his identity forms the crux of the story.
The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Vyas IPS.[3]
Plot
The film starts with a politician being murdered by the henchman of the local don Boopathy (Charan Raj). The police commissioner Ganesh (Sarath Babu) appoints the Scotland Yard trainee Vijay (R. Sarathkumar) to arrest Boopathy. Vijay finally infiltrates Boopathy's gang under the name Ranjith Kumar as an ex-jailbird. Vijay later arranges to kidnap Boopathy's sister Priya (Easwari Rao) and he rescues her. Boopathy then starts to like him and Vijay slowly becomes his right hand. In the meantime, Vijay and the bubbly girl Usha fall in love with each other. Thereafter, Ganesh gets killed and Vijay has to dismantle Boopathy's gang on its own. In addition to this, Boopathy begins to suspect Vijay to be a mole. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- R. Sarathkumar as Inspector Vijay(Ranjith Kumar)
- Kushboo as Usha
- Charan Raj as Boopathy
- Sarath Babu as Commissioner Ganesh
- Easwari Rao as Priya
- Radha Ravi as Megharajan
- Charle
- Chinni Jayanth as Ezhumalai
- Janagaraj as McDowell
- Kazan Khan as Madhan
- Ajay Rathnam as Ajay
- Rajesh Kumar as Inspector Bhaskar
- Poovilangu Mohan as Mohan
- Thalapathi Dinesh as Nathan
- Ponnambalam
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Restaurant Waiter
- Mohan Raman
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Lalitha Kumari
- Abhilasha
- S. N. Parvathy
- Shihan Hussaini
Soundtrack
| Vedan | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Recorded | 1993 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 30:03 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Chinna Mulla Thottivida' | Minmini | 4:56 |
| 2 | 'Dina Thanthikku Oru' | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:04 |
| 3 | 'I Love You' | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:10 |
| 4 | 'Kamma Karayile' | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:49 |
| 5 | 'Vazhkaiye Porkalam' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:50 |
| 6 | 'Vedan' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:14 |
Reception
The Indian Express called it "lot of gloss and no content; [..] with a very loosely-etched screenplay woven around it."[5]
References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- "Filmography of vedan". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXMShG8ItQ
- "Vedan Songs". music.haihoi.com. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930507&printsec=frontpage&hl=en