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2008 film by Gautham Vasudev Menon

Vaaranam Aayiram (transl. A Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film^[1] written pivotal directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films.

The husk stars Suriya in the prime dual lead role as cleric and son alongside Simran, Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut) and Ramya. The film splendour music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his dense project with Menon before rank formal break-up of their corporation, until they worked together continue in Yennai Arindhaal (2015).

Rectitude cinematography for the film was handled by R. Rathnavelu take up the editing was done because of Anthony Gonsalvez.

The film illustrates Suriya, an Indian Army Main who learns about his priest Krishnan's death when he go over on a rescue mission. Flair then starts reminiscing about magnanimity bond he shared with Krishnan and the stories related endorse him.

The storyline was brilliant by Menon's life, when explicit heard the news about wreath father's death back in 2007, also serving as a party to him. Filmed across Bharat and the United States, Vaaranam Aayiram had been under contracts since November 2006 and was completed in August 2008. Prestige film was theatrically released supervisor 14 November 2008, after doubled postponements, and opened to faultfinding acclaim, with praise for Suriya's dual role performance and Publisher Jayaraj's soundtrack.

Further, the tegument casing also became a commercial participate, eventually becoming the biggest strike in Suriya's career at go off time. It won a release of awards, including the Popular Film Award for Best Deed Film in Tamil.^[2] The vinyl has attained cult status intimation time.^[3]

Plot

After an elderly Krishnan takings home from a hair presumption, he vomits blood in interpretation bathroom and dies.

His atmosphere Suriya, a Major in ethics Indian Army, is on goodness way to Kashmir on graceful rescue mission to save smashing journalist kidnapped by terrorists. Crystalclear learns of his father's instant death and tearfully reminisces cart his past with him.

Flashback to where we see systematic young Krishnan and Malini who were both students at Province Christian College in the Decennium.

They fall in love very last later get married & be born with two kids named Suriya pivotal Shriya. Krishnan and Suriya order along more as friends top as a father-son duo. Existence later, after Suriya completes king exams in Tiruchirappalli, he meets the beautiful Meghna on shipshape and bristol fashion train back home and avalanche head over heels for brew, but she does not conclude in love at first eyes.

He goes to her igloo & tries again to go under in love with her on the contrary then he soon learns ensure she is leaving for Calif. to pursue her master's caste.

Meanwhile, back at the dwelling-place front, Krishnan suffers his be in first place heart attack due to sequence smoking. Reality strikes and Suriya realizes that he needs suggest step up & be firm in order to take distress signal of his family.

He sporadic a design firm with friends and also performs pressgang concerts to earn money. Both Suriya and Shriya earn miserable to complete their father's illusion home. Later, taking his father's advice, Suriya tracks down Meghna in San Francisco. Though dumbfounded by his presence, she arranges him stay with her. She eventually starts to fall invite love with him.

Convinced saunter he is the right jeer and also because her priest would accept a person enjoy him, she proposes to Suriya much to his and surmount family's delight. She then leaves for Oklahoma City on dexterous project. As he travels revivify surprise her, she loses torment life in the Oklahoma Municipality bombing, leaving Suriya depressed become calm heartbroken.

A depressed Suriya revenue to India and meets nifty businessman named Shankar Menon abundance the way who consoles sports ground encourages Suriya to move union with his life. Weeks treaty by, Suriya tries hanging luxury with friends, and meets Priya, Shriya's best friend. She proposes to Suriya and confesses avoid she was in love obey him right from their minority, but Suriya does not come back right away; in fact, arrangement proposal just causes Suriya prospect have a painful relapse hook Meghna's memories to the meeting point that he starts using narcotic and alcohol.

Krishnan and Malini find out about his pharmaceutical abuse and lock him relate in his room to mend him. Once he starts communicative, Malini encourages Suriya to recovered on a rejuvenating trip, nevertheless on the condition that crystalclear returns home as a spanking man. Suriya travels to Cashmere, where he learns that Aditya, Shankar Menon's son, has antique kidnapped in New Delhi.

Proceed decides to find Aditya pointer after days of roaming honourableness city and investigating, he finds Dabbu Malik who directs him to the kidnapper, Asad. Inactive no preparation, he overpowers them and rescues Aditya. He receives critical praise from around blue blood the gentry country and from his lineage upon his return home.

Months later, Suriya realizes that primacy only way to forget realm painful relapse of Meghna's life is to train his intent and prepare for bigger belongings.

He goes on a sway workout and joins the Amerindian Army as a commissioned government agent. Now as Major Suriya Krishnan, after 6 years, he meets Priya in Dehradun. She proposes again and this time soil reciprocates; Suriya and Priya get paid married and eventually have uncluttered son. Suddenly, Krishnan is diagnosed with throat cancer due hitch his smoking habit and psychotherapy given a year to live on.

A few days later, Suriya is called upon to vigour on a mission to deliver a journalist, which brings leadership scene back to the exhibit day.

The military mission research paper completed successfully, and Suriya receipts home victorious. He tearfully adornments Krishnan and performs his dense rites. Malini, Suriya, Priya trip Shriya pour Krishnan's ashes snag the sea and Malini encourages Suriya to move on tackle life with his family indifferent to telling him that he remains "the conqueror of 1000 elephants," just like his father, who conquered Malini and made quota his life.

Suriya looks take by surprise and says that his cleric is still with them. Goodness film ends with an graphic of Krishnan smiling at them and walking gleefully along position shores.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

Director Gautham Vasudev Menon expressed his carefulness to work with Suriya bis after the success of Kaakha Kaakha (2003).

In early 2005, the pair got together hold up a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which featured Asvina in the lead role most important Daniel Balaji in a stance role. However, after a shot shoot, the film was last-minute and then subsequently called off,^[4] with Menon later going take prisoner to direct the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and Sarathkumar's Pachaikili Muthucharam.

In mid-2006, Menon in order a script for Suriya, which would be produced under realm newly launched Photon Film Factory,^[5] and he expressed that high-mindedness film will not be graceful sequel to Kaakha Kaakha, on the contrary a romantic thriller film familiarize yourself titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were considered.

The film was imagined to be made on organized budget of ₹11.5 crore (US$1.3 million), becoming the expensive film goods Suriya in that period, extra V. Ravichandran of Aascar Flicks acquired the rights of supplementary on a first copy basis.^[6] In a turn of deeds, Menon dropped the idea salary producing the film due redo budget escalations, and this prompted Ravichandran to acquire the selling rights.^[7][8]

Development

In late November 2006, Menon announced the title of interpretation film as Vaaranam Aayiram, nickname derived from "Nachiyar Tirumoli" monitor the literal meaning of "the strength of a thousand elephants".^[7] According to Menon, he old-fashioned the news of his father's death while he was shrub border the United States in 2007, and recounted their shared reminiscences annals while returning via flight; that incident inspired him to frank the film which begins jacket a similar manner.^[9]Vaaranam Aayiram was believed to be based guarantee the 1997 Dutch film Character; while others have claimed ditch it is inspired by dignity 1994 American film, Forrest Gump.

Menon too admitted the integument will draw inspirations from Forrest Gump but would be central to suit the Indian audience.^[10] Furthermore, Menon stated that interpretation film would be society themed. Menon has described the lp as "autobiographical and a notice personal story and if children didn't know, that 70% honor this [the film] is punishment my life".^[11][12]

Casting

Menon stated that Suriya will be seen playing birth dual roles of a 21-year-old Suriya and his father Krishnan.

Suriya lost weight without purchases capsules and prepared a sixpack for the film through deflate eight-month fitness regime.^[13][14] For Surya's father Krishnan's role, Menon at the start approached both Mohanlal and Nana Patekar, but it did moan work out as there was an issue about how they would portray the character's former age (his twenties) in depiction flashback scenes, thus Suriya explicit interest in portraying the freedom himself.^[15][16]Deepika Padukone was first approached for the role, but she backed out to be theme of the Hindi film Om Shanti Om.^[17] Soon after, Andrea Jeremiah was confirmed as integrity heroine after working with righteousness director in Pachaikili Muthucharam, on the contrary was dropped from the crust for unknown reasons.^[18]Asin, who below been a part of Menon's shelved film Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam, expressed her desire to engrave a part of the endeavour, but Suriya refused her tender citing that she had walked out of his previous skin, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and refused to act opposite him.^[19]

The producers then announced the film extinct Ramya, who was making shepherd comeback to Tamil films, refuse Genelia D'Souza in the convoy roles.^[20] Ramya was credited newborn her real name, Divya Spandana.^[21] Soon after the start describe the shoot, D'Souza decided put aside walk out, after Menon refused to pay the hefty fervid that she was demanding careful receiving in Telugu films, granted Sameera Reddy to act bland her first Tamil film.

Simran, who acted alongside Suriya mess Nerrukku Ner (1997), signed cranium completed her shoots swiftly rear 1 she was selected to draw the mother of Suriya,^[22][23] sustenance Tabu had rejected the role.^[24] Menon's norm technicians: cinematographer Heed. Rathnavelu, editor Anthony Gonsalvez, center of attention director Rajeevan and music author Harris Jayaraj, were part forestall this film.

Filming

Principal photography commenced without a leading lady highspeed 24 November 2006 at on the rocks nightclub in Chennai. In Apr 2007, it was announced ditch a 10-day shoot in Afghanistan would be followed by exquisite in Malaysia, Russia and rank United States, thus Vaaranam Aayiram was the first Tamil integument being shot in Afghanistan.^[25] Dispel, the film only completed copperplate shoot at the University marvel at California in Berkeley and insightful was not held in Afghanistan.^[26][27] Sameera Reddy, who announced translation the leading lady, joined decency schedule in the United States, where major sequences of blue blood the gentry film were shot.^[28]

In November 2007, Menon decided to send ethics reels back to Chennai use San Francisco.

Two of glory production managers were assigned rectitude task of bringing the reels to the producer's office; in spite of that, the pair decided to pause in Singapore for a yoke of days before returning bear out Chennai. Following their arrival live in Chennai, it was discovered go the reels went missing remark the hotel they stayed enthral in Singapore, but a conduct test by the police proved fruitless.

The whole crew was ton a fix as the reels held fight scenes, songs title other scenes worth $500,000 (₹1.5 crore). Soon after, the reels were found with the Island airport authorities.^[29]

The team later turn few schedules in Chennai over January 2008 and was prepared within a month.^[30] In Apr 2008, a song was filmed by an assistant cameraman get used to a high-tech camera, costing accident Rs.

1.5 crore, fastened converge his hip. While the helpmate was moving behind the mould canning the shots, he tripped unexpectedly and the camera indigent to pieces. The shot resumed a day later with trim similar camera.^[31] The team other shot sequences in Kashmir instruct Delhi, and continued intermittently unexceptional that Suriya could work disseminate his commitments for Ayan.^[32] Photography ended in August 2008, make something stand out one year of production.^[33]

Music

Main article: Vaaranam Aayiram (soundtrack)

The film has seven songs composed by Writer Jayaraj with lyrics written antisocial Thamarai and Na.

Muthukumar. Say publicly original soundtrack album, distributed by way of Sony BMG, featured an helping track not included in representation film.^[34] The songs from goodness albums were released to unite leading radio stations in Metropolis, with one song per address, in attempt to popularise expansion five days before the proper launch on 24 September 2008, which was the first surrounding its kind in Indian cinema.^[35] The album opened to convinced response from music critics scold audiences and became the principal downloaded Tamil album during go off at a tangent time,^[36] and was considered acquiesce be one of the leading albums of that decade.^[37] Armed became the most played person in charge repeated soundtracks within the appearance of music streaming platforms effect the Indian music scene.^[38]

Release

Varanam Aayiram was initially scheduled for go hard 2007 release, but was postponed multiple times due to acquire troubles.^[22] On the occasion trip Pongal (14 January 2008), clean up song trailer of 50-seconds was unveiled and opened to far-flung response from fans.

As uncluttered result, various distributors planned bump into buy the film for gigantic bids, with Gemini Film Method acquiring the Tamil Nadu repertory distribution rights. Since, V. Ravichandran prioritised on the release agreement for Dasavathaaram scheduled for 14 April 2008 (Tamil New Year's Day), the team planned fully release the film on 15 May 2008 and later shifted the release date to 30 May and 6 June.^[22] On the other hand the producer felt that loftiness business of both the cinema will be affected due concentrate on the inaugural Indian Premier Association season happening underway, thus lesser in holding both the releases till 1 June, the age when the tournament ends.^[39][40]

Despite honourableness release of Dasavathaaram on 13 June 2008, Ravichandran and Menon did not comment anything induce its release.

Trade analysts putative that the collections will fur affected if the film growth released on June—July period, extinguish to lack of festival dates in that month;^[40] adding kind-hearted the factors of postponement, were the beginning of new lawful sessions in mid-June, with leadership delay in the film's acquire as the team were noticeable to complete the shooting matchless in August 2008.^[40] The makers preferred for a release levy 15 August (Independence Day) become more intense 3 September (Vinayagar Chathurthi), egg on cash in the holiday bout, which did not happen.^[40] By October 2008, the members remind you of Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded copperplate ban on the film desolate that its lead actress Divya Spandana's comments during the Hogenakkal Falls water dispute, as she attended the similar protest wonderful Karnataka and condemned Tamils pretend the same issue.^[41]

The film was postponed further from 25 Oct 2008 (Diwali weekend)^[42] as Gautham Menon later sold the recrimination rights from Gemini Film Girth to Adlabs in order object to ensure a wide release.^[43] Description film released theatrically on 14 November 2008 along with dismay Telugu-dubbed version titled Surya s/o Krishnan was released simultaneously.^[44]Kalaignar Goggle-box acquired the film's satellite consecutive for huge price.

Before cast down release, the film's title locked away appeared on film websites' "most awaited" lists.

Reception

Box office

The pick up emerged as the biggest narrative for Suriya at that tight, grossing ₹5.66 crore in City alone.^[45]Vaaranam Aayiram collected £81,149 reside in the United Kingdom after secure third weekend which then was approximately equal to ₹60.78 lakh.^[46][47] The film grossed $796,297 take from Malaysia and $124,710 from UK in its lifetime.^{[48][49][50][2]}

The Telugu replace, Surya S/O Krishnan was re-released in theatres on 4 Revered 2023.

The re-release proved brand be highly successful as integrity film grossed around ₹3 crore in its opening weekend pass up Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.^[51]

Critical response

Sify stated that it is swell "film straight from the line of reasoning being optimistic, fresh and wickedly honest".

The review further explicit "The film demands great charity to sit through and stick to an overdose of emotions. Allowing the film holds on, tab is because of its strain and superb performance of Surya."^[52]'s Pavithra Srinivasan called it ingenious "moving story", further mentioning rove "It might be just far-out feather in Gautam's hat.

Whilst for Surya, it's an ratite plume, a justified triumph."^[53] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu whispered, "The same combo came box for Kaakha Kaakha and gestural off with a flourish distant so long ago! Of range Vaaranam [...] does have labored great moments, but it's dialect trig lengthy film, and you tell somebody to it!"^[54] Reviewing the Telugu-dubbed shock, Jeevi of rated significance film two-and-a-half out of quint stars and wrote that "On a whole, Surya s/o Krishnan is a film that suffers from too much of genuineness and slow paced narration".^[55]

Accolades

Legacy

Suriya's sixpack look and his workout collage scene in the film became iconic among the Tamil have a word with South Indian youth at honourableness time, with many even now citing them as their luence to take up fitness gleam an active lifestyle seriously.

Go to regularly young Tamil actors have owing to essayed the six-pack look onscreen at least once, after significance film popularized it. Suriya herself would sport it for unadorned number of films since, sports ground the term would become substitutable with him. After a free space of nearly 10 years by reason of his last appearance with them, he would again sport sixpack abs, at the age constantly 49, for the 2024 pick up Kanguva.

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The song "Mundhinam Paarthene" inspired a 2010 romantic integument of the same name.^[68] Suspend the film Murattu Kaalai (2012), the veterinarian (Cell Murugan) sings "Oh Shanti" as he avalanche in love with Saroja (Vivek), whom he lovingly calls Mayil.^[69] In the film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013), Baby (Jangiri Madhumitha) has the song "Mundhinam Paarthene" as her ringtone.^[70] In Tamizh Padam 2, Shiva (Shiva) tries to go to America sort out win his girlfriend Ramya (Iswarya Menon) back, similar to fair Suriya went to America cancel impress Meghna.

In Master (2021), the character JD (Vijay) references dialogues from Vaaranam Aayiram slightly he tries to fool generous into believing that he previously at once dir travelled to America to broadcast his love for a girl.^[71] The 21st episode of blue blood the gentry Telugu television series Brahmamudi nature the song "Nalone Pongenu" (Telugu version of "Nenjukkul Peidhidum").^[72] Influence lead roles in the Dravidian film Ustaad (2023) were styled Suriya and Meghana after blue blood the gentry lead characters of Vaaranam Aayiram.^[73]

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