Vilayada Vaa
Vilayada Vaa (transl. Come and play) is a 2012 Tamil language sports drama directed by Vijay Nantha. The film stars Viswanath Balaji and Divya Padmini. This film marks the Tamil debut of the director and music director, Srimurali.[1]
| Vilayada Vaa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vijay Nantha |
| Produced by | K. Thripurasundari |
| Written by | Kamalesh Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Nantha |
| Starring | Viswanath Balaji Divya Padmini |
| Music by | Srimurali |
| Cinematography | K. S. Ramakrishna |
| Edited by | Anil Malnat |
Production company | Tripura Sundhari Cine Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Deva is a low class man who enjoys carrom and plays with his friends. He adopts Naveen, who becomes an expert at the game.[2] The story revolves around Naveen's struggles toward success in the world of carrom.[1]
Cast
- Viswanath Balaji as Naveen
- Divya Padmini as Divya
- Ponvannan as Deva
- Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Devi
- Livingston as Jyothi
- Charle as Doctor
- Mayilsamy as Johnny
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Anu
- Manobala as Kothandam
- Meera Krishnan as Divya's mother
- A. C. Murali Mohan as Divya's father
- Kottachi
- Ambani Shankar as Guna
- Kovai Senthil
Production
Vijay Nantha, who previously directed a film in Telugu, began working on his second film. The producer, K. Tripura Sundhari, called Vijay Natha on producing a film and the former recalls how coincidentally his son, Viswanath Balaji, was chosen to portray the lead role.[1] Balaji is a television actor and makes his film debut through Vilayada Vaa.[3] Divya Padmini and Aishwarya Rajesh also star in the film.[3] The director wanted to shed light on the game of carrom through this film.[4]
Themes
The director, Vijayanand, stated that "The carrom board is used as a methaphor for life in the film that is about the hero's fight to be a successful player".[5]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Srimurali, who previously worked in Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu films. The audio was released by K. S. Ravikumar in November 2011.[1]
| Song Title | Lyricist | Singers | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lali Lali Kadhali" | Kabilan | Karthik, Ujaini | |
| "Vanthenda Vettriku Veeranai" | Kabilan | Mukesh | Kuthu number |
| "Engu Selveno" | Shanmugaseelan | Haricharan | |
| "Thottadhu Thottadhu Vettriyagum" | Ugabharathi | Ranjith, Suchitra, Rap Biggnickk (rap) | |
| "Vanam Enthan" | Na. Muthukumar | Swarmuki |
Release
A critic from Dinamalar praised the film's screenplay.[6] Maalai Malar praised the carrom scenes and the songs.[7]
References
- "Audio Beat: It's raining songs". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "விளையாட வா விமர்சனம் - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine". Kungumam.
- K. R., Manigandan (27 April 2011). "Vilaiyaada Vaa: A film on carrom | Movie News". Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Raghavan, Nikhil (4 December 2011). "Game for carrom?". The Hindu.
- "Strike it right". The Hindu. 8 May 2011.
- "Vilayada Vaa Review". Dinamalar.
- "விளையாட வா". Maalaimalar. 18 February 2012.