Vanjagar Ulagam (transl. World of crafty people) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Manoj Beedha in his directorial debut with dialogues written by Beedha and Vinayak.[2] The film stars Guru Somasundaram, Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, Vishagan Vanangamudi, and Anisha Ambrose, with Chandini Tamilarasan, Hareesh Peradi, John Vijay, and Azhagam Perumal in supporting roles.[3] The music is composed by Sam C. S. while the cinematography is handled by Rodrigo Del Rio Herrara and Saravanan Ramasamy. The film was released in India on 7 September 2018.[1]
| Vanjagar Ulagam | |
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| Directed by | Manoj Beedha |
| Written by | Manoj Beedha Vinayak |
| Screenplay by | Manoj Beedha |
| Produced by | Manjula Beedha Prasanna JK |
| Starring | Guru Somasundaram Ciby Bhuvana Chandran Vishagan Vanangamudi Anisha Ambrose |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Del Rio Herrara Saravanan Ramasamy |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
Production company | Labyrinth Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film is also set to be the first Tamil film to use both Carnatic music and dubstep for a song.[4]
Cast
edit- Guru Somasundaram as Sampath (Durai Raj)
- Ciby Bhuvana Chandran as Shanmugam alias Shaam
- Vishagan Vanangamudi as Vishagan
- Anisha Ambrose as Samyuktha
- Chandini Tamilarasan as Mythili
- Hareesh Peradi as W. George (commissioner)
- John Vijay as Maaran
- Azhagam Perumal as Mahalingam
- Vasu Vikram as Police Inspector Neela Megam
- Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Bala
- Manoj Mettur as Student Gang Leader
- Moorthy as Police Constable Santhanam
Production
editThe project titled as Vanjagar Ulagam was commenced in early 2017 by director Manoj Beedha which was his maiden directorial venture and also previously served as a former assistant of S. P. Jananathan.[5][6] Telugu actress Anisha Ambrose was signed up to play the female lead role and also marks her debut in Kollywood industry through this film.[7][8]
The film was bankrolled under production studio Labyrinth Films by Manjula Beedha. A popular Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Del Herrara was hired as the main cinematographer to make high quality action sequences, and Saravanan Ramasamy is also selected for additional cinematographer as well.[9]
The film was also speculated to be the first Tamil film in Kollywood industry to combine both Carnatic and dubstep for an album song titled Kannanin Leelai.[10][11] The official trailer of the film was released by popular film director Gautham Vasudev Menon on 15 February 2018.[12] The film censored with clean "A" certificate from Tamil Film Producers Council.
Soundtrack
editThe music is scored by Sam CS and album consists of 3 songs.[13] The official single titled Kannadi Nenjan which was sung by Santhosh Narayanan and was released on 15 August 2018 as an independence day special for India by music composer GV Prakash Kumar.[citation needed]
Another popular music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja also collaborated with Sam CS and sung for the song titled Thee Yazhini.[14][15]
Behindwoods given 2.25 stars out of 5[16] and Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars.[17]
| Vanjagar Ulagam | ||||
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| Released | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 10:03 | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Sam C. S. | |||
| Sam C. S. chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kannanin Leelai" | Sam CS | Swagatha S Krishnan | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Kannadi Nenjan" | Sam CS | Santhosh Narayanan | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Thee Yazhini" | Sam CS | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:15 |
Release
editThe production of the movie was concluded in early 2018 and was slated to be released on 6 April 2018 but was later postponed to have its theatrical release in the month of August but delayed again due to the tight race at the box office.[18] The film was released on 7 September 2018.[19]
References
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- ^ "Vanjagar Ulagam Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Vanjagar Ulagam Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes – IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "A Carnatic dubstep for Vanjagar Ulagam". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "வஞ்சகர் உலகத்தில் கேங்ஸ்டர்களின் வாழ்க்கை". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "After 'Joker' Guru Somasundarm's interesting role in 'Vanjagar Ulagam' – Tamil Movie News – IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "I was apprehensive about doing Tamil films: Anisha Ambrose". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "The glamorous & talented Anisha Ambrose". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Guru Somasundaram to play a gangster in his next". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Sam's musical experiment". The Hindu. 26 May 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "கண்ணனின் லீலைக்கு கிடைத்த வரவேற்பு || Kannanin Leelai first single from Vanjagar Ulagam gets good reviews". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Vanjagar Ulagam: Gautham Menon releases the trailer of this thriller". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Sam's new sound for Vanjagar Ulagam". Deccan Chronicle. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Sam CS collaborates with Yuvan Shankar Raja for Vanjagar Ulagam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "It's 'blues time' for Sam CS and Yuvan Shankar Raja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Vanjagar Ulagam (aka) Vanjagaar Ulagam review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Vanjagar Ulagam Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Vanjagar Ulagam by Times of India, retrieved 17 November 2018
- ^ BookMyShow. "Vanjagar Ulagam Movie (2018) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mudalagi – BookMyShow". BookMyShow. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "தள்ளிப்போனது குரு சோமசுந்தரம் நடித்துள்ள 'வஞ்சகர் உலகம்' - NDTV Tamil Cinema". NDTV Tamil Cinema (in Tamil). 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.