Vaaranam Aayiram

2008 2h 49m TA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 79

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Synopsis

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A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Suriya
Krishnan / Suriya
Simran
Malini Krishnan
Divya Spandana
Priya
Sameera Reddy
Meghana
Babloo Prithiveeraj
Asad
Deepa Narendra
Shreya Krishnan
Shanker Koladi
Avishek Karthik
Mahesh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Writers: Gautham Vasudev Menon, Gautham Vasudev Menon
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, shot by R. Ratnavelu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harris Jayaraj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Suriya and Simran and Divya Spandana carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gautham Vasudev Menon directs. R. Ratnavelu behind the camera. Harris Jayaraj scores. Anthony cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.
4Released 18 years ago.
5Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, shot by R. Ratnavelu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Harris Jayaraj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Anthony shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Suriya and Simran and Divya Spandana carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1180583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.