Varnam (2011 film)
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Varnam | |
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Directed by | Raju S. M. |
Produced by | Rajendran Sivasankaran Santosh Sivan Jegan Subramaniam (Co-producer) |
Written by | Krishna Davinci Balaji Dharanidharan Maruthupandian Stalin S.M.Raju |
Starring | Giridharan Monica Sampath Raj Aathish Aswatha Vijay Sethupathi |
Music by | Isaac Thomas Kottukapally |
Cinematography | Premkumar |
Edited by | Madhan Gunadeva |
Production company | Mediazen |
Distributed by | Mediazen |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Varnam is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Raju S. M., starring Giridharan, Monica, Sampath Raj, Aathish, Aswatha and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles.[1][2][3][4][5] Raju S. M., who produced the Malayalam film Anandabhadram, turns director with this film.[6]
Cast
- Giridharan as Mani
- Monica as Kavitha
- Aathish as Anwara (Velu)
- Aswatha as Thangam
- Sampath Raj as Durai
- Vijay Sethupathi as Nandha
- Muthukumar as Rathnam
- Karate Raja as Muniyandi
Festivals
Varnam has been the official selection in the following film festivals:
- Montreal World Film Festival in 2011[7]
- London Asian Film Festival 2011[7]
- Chennai International Film Festival 2011[8]
- Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2012[8]
- New York Indian Film Festival 2012[7]
- Roxbury Film Festival 2012[8]
Release
The Hindu wrote that "Merits apart, Varnam boasts of a strong storyline. It is the screenplay that lacks punch".[9] Dinamalar praised the cinematography and the music.[10] The New Indian Express wrote that "Meticulously crafted, deftly narrated and intriguing, 'Varnam' is a definite watch".[11] Deccan Chronicle gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "Varnam is worth a watch".[12] Sify gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "The film may prove a tad slow to those who are used to fast paced action films or too realistic for those in love with glossy romantic love stories".[13]
References
- ↑ "ஒரு படம் மூணு அர்த்தம்" [One film three meanings] (PDF). Dinakaran. 28 November 2008.
- ↑ "ஒரே ஷாட்டில் பாடல்" [One shot song] (PDF). Dinakaran. 22 November 2008. p. 12.
- ↑ "வர்ணம் விமர்சனம்" [Varnam Review] (PDF). Vannathirai.
- ↑ "வர்ணம் விமர்சனம்" [Varnam Review] (PDF). Dinakaran. 12 October 2011. p. 10.
- ↑ "இயக்குனர் ஆனார் ஒரு சாஃப்ட்வேர் என்ஜினீயர்" [Software engineer turns director] (PDF). Ananda Vikatan. 5 March 2008. pp. 94–96.
- ↑ "Varnam, a film to look out for". Rediff.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "New York Indian Film Festival 2012". www.iaac.us.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "creative team | Navarasa". www.navarasa.org.
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (8 October 2011). "Shades of life" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "வர்ணம் - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar.
- ↑ "Varnam". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Subramaian, Anupama. "A colourful change of scene" (PDF). Deecan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Varnam". Sify. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.