Vilayattu Aarambam
Vilayattu Aarambam (transl. Beginning of games) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vijay R Anand and AR Suriyan and starring Yuvan and Shravya. The film is based on a true story regarding the collapse of a MLM company
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Directed by | Vijay R Anand AR Suriyan |
Screenplay by | Vijay R Anand |
Story by | Feroze Khan |
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Narrated by | Yuvan |
Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Cinematography | Arunmozhi Chozhan |
Production company | Mag5 Studios |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Yuvan is a youth who hangs out with his four friends: Shah Rukh Khan, a man living thirty years in the past; Vijay, a basketball player; Amitabh Rajkamal; and Anand, a moneylender. He falls in love with a girl named Anjana and has a grudge against her brother Arjun Prabhakar, a police officer. Arjun warns Yuvan not to fall in love with Anjana, but he does so anyway. As a mark of revenge, Arjun gets involved in a scam involving an MLM company and puts the blame on Yuvan. How Yuvan comes out of this problem and reunites with Anjana forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Yuvan as Yuvan
- Shravya as Anjana
- Srinivasan as Shah Rukh Khan
- Riyaz Khan as Arjun Prabhakar
- Bhanu Chander as Emcee
- Feroz Khan as Lawyer
Production
Yuvan was signed to play an unemployed IT worker in a film directed by the duo Vijay R Anand and AR Suriyan. The film is based on a true story regarding the collapse of a MLM company.[1] Riyaz Khan was brought to portray the antagonist.[2]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Srikanth Deva.[3][4] All lyrics are written by Tamizh.
- "Vidiyale" – Ajay
- "Nanba Nee" – Srikanth Deva
- "Enn Uyirae"- Sooraj
- "Endha Malai" – Deebak
- "Adhiri Pudhiri" – Deva, Hembabika, Micheal Augustin
Release
After a successful run in Tamil Nadu, the film released in Kerala a few weeks after release.[3][5] Maalai Malar wrote that the directors Suriyaan and Vijay R Anand had come up with a film to says that there is a widespread rumour that various scams are taking place in a company, which would bring in good income and thus eliminate unemployment in the country.[6] Critic Malini Mannath wrote, "If there is any positive in the film, it’s that the directors have confined their story-telling to just about 120 minutes."[7]
References
- Raghavan, Nikhil (9 May 2017). "In the game". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- Sreekumar, Priya (8 June 2017). "Beginning: Game of wits". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Vilayattu Aarambam to hit Kerala screens this week". The New Indian Express. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Vilayattu Aarambam". MassTamilan. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Friday Fury- June 2". Sify. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "விளையாட்டு ஆரம்பம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- Mannath, Malini (7 June 2017). "Review- Vilayattu Arambam". Malini Mannath. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.