Vaanam

2011 2h 33m TA

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 20

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Silambarasan
Cable Raja
Bharath Srinivasan
Chakravarthy
Anushka Shetty
Saroja
Prakash Raj
Rahim
Sonia Agarwal
Zara Rahim
Vega Tamotia
Laasya
Santhanam
Seenu
Jasmin Bhasin
Priya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Krish Jagarlamudi
Writers: Krish Jagarlamudi, Krish Jagarlamudi
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, shot by Gnana Shekar V. S.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Silambarasan and Bharath Srinivasan and Anushka Shetty carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1712057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Krish Jagarlamudi directs. Gnana Shekar V. S. behind the camera. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores. Anthony cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, shot by Gnana Shekar V. S.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anthony shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Silambarasan and Bharath Srinivasan and Anushka Shetty carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1712057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.