Vaagai Sooda Vaa
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Directed by | A. Sarkunam |
Written by | Sarkunam |
Produced by | N. Purana Visvanathan (Malaysia) |
Starring | Vimal Ineya Bhagyaraj Ponvannan |
Cinematography | Om Prakash |
Edited by | Raja Mohammad |
Music by | Ghibran |
Production company | Village Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Vaagai Sooda Vaa (transl. Come, wear the crown of victory) is a 2011 Tamil-language
Plot
The story is set in the 1960s. Veluthambi (Vimal) is a graduate aspiring for a government job. His father Annamalai (Bhagyaraj) advises him to work temporarily for an NGO that helps in educating rural children so that he will be given a priority for a government job. Velu, although uninterested, joins the NGO and gets appointed as a teacher in a small dry village which lacks basic facilities. The entire village works for a rich landlord named JP (Ponvannan), who owns a brick factory. Velu tries to convince the villagers to send their kids to learn, but in vain.
Madhiarasi (Ineya) owns a tea shop in the village with her brother (Dhashwanth) and falls in love with Velu. Also, the village kids play pranks on Velu, which irritates him. Velu understands that the villagers are exploited by JP, owing to their illiteracy by not paying them properly. Velu tries to make the villagers understand JP's true colour, but they do not believe him as they see JP as their savior.
Finally, the villagers understand that they are being cheated, and they demand proper payment for the bricks made by them. They also realize the value of education and send their kids to learn under Velu. Now, Velu gets a government job but turns down the offer as he prefers to continue working for the NGO, which gives him satisfaction. In a few days, he gets a letter from the NGO, stating that it is closing down due to financial difficulties. Velu worries as he is jobless and decides to work along with villagers in making bricks. The villagers come for the rescue and want him to continue as a teacher for their kids, and in turn, they agree to pay him. Velu also marries Madhi, and the movie ends with him feeling proud that the villagers understood the value of education.
Cast
- Vimal as Veluthambi
- Ineya as Madhiarasi
- Bhagyaraj as Annamalai
- Ponvannan as JP
- Dhashwanth as Madhiarasi's Brother
- Thambi Ramaiah as Twonaalettu (2 × 4 = 8)
- Elango Kumaravel as Kuruvikarrar
- Sathish as Lorry Driver
- Soori as Man at theatre shooting M. N. Nambiar
- Thennavan as Dhamo
- Poovitha as Sivagami
- Hello Kandasamy
Production
Shortly after the release of
Vimal was identified to play a young man named Veluthambi, who had finished his
Contrary to what Sarkunam had initially planned, Vaagai Sooda Vaa, too, was a story set in a village. Seenu, an assistant
Release
Reception
Vaagai Sooda Vaa released to mostly positive reviews from the critics.
Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack are scored by debutant
Awards
- Best Film 2011 [23]
- Best Actor – Vimal 2011
- Best Actress – Ineya 2011
- Best Villain– Ponvannan 2011
- Best Debut Actress – Ineya
- Chinmayi
- Best Lyricist – Vairamuthu
- Best Actress – Ineya (Nominated)
- M Ghibran(Nominated)
- Best Male Playback – Ranjith for "Poraaney Poraney"
- Best Upcoming Music Director – M. Ghibran
- Mannin Kural – Male – Jayamoorthy for "Thanjavuru Maadathi"
- Mannin Kural – Female – Anitha for "Senga Solla Kaara"
- Best Feature Film in Tamil
- Chinmayi
- Chinmayi
- M Ghibran(Nominated)
- Best Cinematographer – Om Prakash(Nominated)
- Best Art Director – Seenu
- Chinmayi
- Best Lyricist – Vairamuthu
- M Ghibran
- Best Film – Vaagai Sooda Vaa (Nominated)
- Best Director – A. Sarkunam (Nominated)
- Best Actress – Iniya (Nominated)
- Best Debut Actress – Iniya (Nominated)
- Best Cinematographer- Om Prakash (Nominated)
- M Ghibran(Nominated)
- Best Background Score – M Ghibran(Nominated)
- Best Make Up Artistes (Nominated)
- Best Costume Designer (Nominated)
- Best Female Singer – Chinmayi
Critical reception
References
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External links
- Official website
- Vaagai Sooda Vaa at IMDb