Vazhakku Enn 18/9
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | |
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Thirupathi Brothers | |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (transl. Case No. 18/9) is a 2012 Indian
The film was released on 4 May 2012 to high critical acclaim. Its dubbed Telugu version Premalo Padithe was released on the same day in Andhra Pradesh.
Plot
The story is narrated through flashbacks.
Velusamy (Sri), a teenager, works in a roadside shop. He meets Jyothi (Urmila Mahanta), who is a maidservant at a few of the nearby apartments. Velu falls in love with Jyothi.
Aarthy (Manisha Yadav) lives in one of the apartment buildings. Dinesh (Mithun Murali) is a student who resides in the same building. Dinesh is a spoiled brat. As luck would have it, Aarthy falls for him without knowing his true intentions. Dinesh too is attracted to Aarthy. He seizes the opportunity and shoots video clips of her private moments on his mobile phone and even circulates them among his friends via MMS. When Aarthy finds it out during a date with him in a beach resort, she is aghast and threatens to approach the police. An angry Dinesh plans to ruin Aarthy's life by killing her in a car accident, but she manages to escape from it. He plans to throw acid on her face, but Jyothi accidentally intervenes and thus sustains serious injuries in the process.
The movie picks up speed as the corrupt Police Inspector Kumaravel (Muthuraman) begins investigations. Kumaravel negotiates with Dinesh's mother, who is a school correspondent, but refuses later due to her stubborn character and completes the investigation with Dinesh as the culprit of the murder attempt. But Dinesh's mother approaches the minister (with whom she is having an affair) and asks him to intervene. The minister and Kumaravel negotiate, finally agreeing upon an amount of 10 lakh rupees to be paid to the latter by the former for the release of Dinesh from the investigation.
Kumaravel then blackmails Velu into standing in the shoes of the accused in front of the court if he wants to cure Jyothi. Velu accepts and is sentenced to several years in prison. Kumaravel has now received the money and uses it to complete the construction of his house. Unlike what he had planned, he gave nothing to Jyothi. Later, Jyothi gets to know that Velu did not commit the crime and is falsely accused for her to be cured. She realizes that Kumaravel has cheated on her and Velu. Angry, she goes to the court and throws acid on Kumaravel. She is immediately arrested, and as inquiries run course, the judiciary finds Velu innocent and releases him. Dinesh is arrested and Jyothi is sentenced to 7 years in prison for her crime.
In the final scene, Velu meets Jyothi in prison, proposes his love, and tells her that he will be waiting for her. As he leaves the cell, the door closes with the disfigured face of Jyothi shown on screen.
Cast
- Sri as Veluswamy
- Urmila Mahanta as Jothi
- Mithun Murali as Dinesh
- Manisha Yadav as Aarthi
- Rethika Srinivas as Jayalakshmi
- Muthuraman as Kumaravel
- Chinnasamy as Chinnasamy
- Senthil as Vediappan
- Rani as Rani
- Goutham as Goutham
- Vidhya Eeshwar as Gayathri
- Anjalai as Parvathy
- Devi as Rosy
- Sanjana Sarathy as Swetha
Production
Balaji Sakthivel began working on Vazhakku En 18/9 in 2008,
Sakthivel decided to cast new faces in the lead and most of the character roles as well, with early reports claiming that Naveen Rai and Prajna were being introduced in the lead roles.
Filming was supposed to commence in early March 2010,[14] but eventually started in August 2010, with shootings held in and around Dharmapuri.[3] Cinematographer Vijay Milton used a Canon EOS 7D digital camera for the filming.[3][15] Noted guitarist R. Prasanna, who Sakthivel was supposed to work with in his previous venture Kalloori, was chosen to compose the film's soundtrack and background score,[13] replacing his usual associate Joshua Sridhar. The composer was chosen only after the filming was completed.[16]
Soundtrack
Vazhakku En 18/9 | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Length | 9:14 |
Language | Tamil |
Label | Sony Music |
Producer | R. Prasanna |
The
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vazhakku Enn Theme" | Sofia Tosello | 1:57 |
2. | "Vaanathai" | Dhandapani | 3:33 |
3. | "Oru Kural" | Karthik, Rita | 3:41 |
Total length: | 9:14 |
Release
The satellite rights of the film were secured by
Reception
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 received high critical acclaim upon release.
Romal M. Singh from
Accolades
Tamilnadu State Awards
- Best Film 2012[28]
- Best Director - Balaji Sakthivel
- Nominated—Best Film
- Nominated—Best Cinematographer - Vijay Milton
- Nominated—Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Urmila Mahanta
- Nominated—Best Female Debutant - Urmila Mahanta
South Asian Film Festival (SAFF)
- Best Film
- Best Film
- Best Director - Balaji Sakthivel
- Nominated—Best Debut Actor - Sri
- Nominated—Best Debut Actress - Manisha Yadav
- Nominated—Best Debut Actress - Urmila Mahanta
- Nominated—Best Villain - Muthuraman
- Nominated—Best Cinematographer - Vijay Milton
- Nominated—Best Editor - Gopi Krishna
- Nominated—Best Story, Screenplay Writer - Balaji Sakthivel
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External links
- Vazhakku Enn 18/9 at IMDb