Varmam is a 2011 Indian Tamil language vigilante film directed by A. S. Lawrence Madhavan. The film stars Akilan and Anaka, with Mohan Kumar, Neelakandan, Bhuvana, Soori, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bala Singh and Meera Krishnan playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Meeralal and was released on 11 February 2011.
| Varmam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. S. Lawrence Madhavan |
| Written by | A. S. Lawrence Madhavan |
| Produced by | S. Hanifa S. Arunachalakumar |
| Starring | Akilan Anaka |
| Cinematography | W. Paul Gragory |
| Edited by | J. Jaishankar |
| Music by | Meeralal |
Production company | Crescent Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film begins with a person dressed as a transgender killing a pimp in the middle of the night. A beauty parlour owner is then killed in her parlour. In the meantime, Vidya (Anaka) falls in love with the hardware engineer Siva (Akilan). One day, the textile shop owner Kishore peeps at Siva's neighbour in the change room of his shop, he then blackmails her and forces her to come at his home the same night. That night, Siva saves her and kills the shop owner. The police find out that the killer is Siva and Siva is now on the run. The police find Siva's parents in a remote village and they tell them everything.
In the past, Siva lived happily with his parents and his sister Nandhini. For her studies, Nandhini left her village and stayed in a hostel in the city. Her roommate and her boyfriend Kishore found Nandhini attractive and sold her to the pimp Swamy (Bala Singh). Siva came to the hostel with gifts to celebrate her birthday, but he was disappointed that Nandhini wasn't there and left the place. Meanwhile, Nandhini was raped multiple times by various customers and Swamy decided to sell her to a politician. That night, in a car, Nandhini escaped from there half-naked and the customer was killed. Siva who was on the bus noticed her and Swamy and the car driver followed her but she ended up impaled on spikes. A heartbroken Siva incinerated her body that night. A vengeful Siva then killed the car driver (the pimp), her roommate (beauty parlour owner) and Kishore.
Siva's next target is none other than Swamy who is now a corrupt politician. The police arrest Swamy for pimping but he is soon released by the court. Siva then kidnaps Swamy and takes him at the place where his sister was cremated. The film ends with Siva killing Swamy.
Cast
edit- Akilan as Siva
- Anaka as Vidya
- Mohan Kumar
- Neelakandan
- Bhuvana as Nandhini
- Soori as Guna
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Chidambaram, Siva's father
- Bala Singh as Swamy
- Meera Krishnan as Siva's mother
- Neelu
- Hema
- Lalitha Paatti
- Crane Manohar as Muniswamy
- Scissor Manohar as Auto rickshaw driver
- Muthukaalai as Deliveryman
- C. Ganesan
- Kumarbala
- Mullai
- Cheyyar Selvadurai
- R. Umadevi
- Dhyana as Journalist
- Telephone Raj as Asari
- Risha in a special appearance
Production
editA. S. Lawrence Madhavan made his directorial debut with Varmam under the banner of Crescent Creations. Akilan was selected to play the hero while a model from Kerala Anaka played his love interest. The film had in the supporting cast Nizhalgal Ravi, Bala Singh, Meera Krishnan and Soori. Meeralal composed the music, J. Jaishankar took care of editing and the cinematography was by W. Paul Gragory.[1][2][3]
Soundtrack
edit| Varmam | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Meeralal | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 17:26 |
| Producer | Meeralal |
The soundtrack was composed by Meeralal. The soundtrack, released in 2010, features 4 tracks.
All lyrics are written by Kavimukil
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Excuse Me Da" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Thathom Thadikinathom" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Anbe Engal" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Kichchu Thambulam" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 17:26 | |
Release
editThe film was released on 2 February 2011 alongside four other films.[citation needed]
Kungumam praised the performance of Akilan.[4] Dinamalar gave the film a mixed review.[5]
References
edit- ^ "வர்மம்" [Varmam] (in Tamil). Dinamani. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "நாயகி பற்றிய மர்மம்தான் வர்மம்!" [Varmam movie preview] (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Varmam: A Suspense Thriller". tamilnow.now. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "வர்மம்" [Varmam] (in Tamil). Kungumam. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "வர்மம் - விமர்சனம்" [Varmam - Review] (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2020.