Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (transl. If I return, I will return as a king) is a Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sundar C. and produced by Lyca Productions. A remake of the Telugu film Attarintiki Daredi (2013), the film stars Silambarasan, Ramya Krishnan, Prabhu, Nassar, Megha Akash, and Catherine Tresa, with Mahat Raghavendra and Yogi Babu, among others, in supporting roles.[1] Hiphop Tamizha composes the film's music.[2] The title of the film is taken from a famous dialogue by Silambarasan in the film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).[3]
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| Directed by | Sundar C. |
| Written by | K. Selva Bharathy (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sundar C. |
| Story by | Sundar C. |
| Based on | Attarintiki Daredi by Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | Allirajah Subaskaran |
| Starring | Silambarasan
Ramya Krishnan Megha Akash Catherine Tresa |
| Cinematography | Gopi Amarnath |
| Edited by | N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Raghunandhan is a rich but unhappy businessman based in Madrid. He wishes to reconcile with his estranged daughter Nandhini, whom he expelled because she married Prakash against his wishes. His grandson Aadhi promises Raghunandan that he will bring her back to their home on his 80th birthday. Nandhini has two daughters: Maya and Priya. Aadhi enters the house as a driver named Raja who was appointed by Prakash after saving him from a heart attack. Raja tries to woo Priya but gives up when he learns that she is in love with another man. Maya hates Raja and is suspicious of him. Nandhini later reveals to Raja that she is aware of his real identity much before the incidents and warns him to abstain from doing anything with the intention of taking her back to Raghunandan.
To save Priya's love, Raja and Bucket, Nandhini and Prakash's manager, go to a village, and accidentally, Maya falls into the jeep due to a head injury, thus suffering with amnesia. Raja introduces himself as her lover for the time being. Maya believes it. The trio goes to the venue. Raja and Bucket enter the house. They and the bridegroom escape from there and reach Nandhini's home after a violent altercation with the family members of the bridegroom where Maya's memory is revived. The bride's father Pandithurai asks for compensation for the damage caused by Raja, to which Nandhini promises Maya's marriage with Pandithurai's second son Saravanan. To avoid complications, Prakash fires Raja. Raja later learns that Maya loved him from the beginning but was hesitant to express her feelings.
Azhagu, Pandithurai’s eldest son, falls for Maya, but his attempts are repeatedly thwarted by Raja. On the day of her marriage, Maya elopes with Raja. While waiting with him for the train to Coimbatore, Pandithurai's men reach the station to stop them, only to be trashed by Raja and his assistants, led by Roshan. Through Roshan, Maya discovers Raja’s real motive. An angry Prakash, with Nandhini, arrives to shoot Raja, but Prakash is taken aback after knowing his true identity as Aadhi. Aadhi reveals that the day Nandhini left the house, Raghunandan tried to commit suicide but accidentally killed Aadhi’s mother. He says that he chose to love his grandfather, though he killed his mother. Nandhini chose to hate him, as he injured Prakash and expelled them.
Nandhini and Prakash realise their folly and reconcile with Aadhi. Maya is kidnapped by four henchmen appointed by Azhagu, where she narrates the story to the henchmen. Aadhi and Bucket reach the spot, and Maya reconciles with Raja. Pandithurai is arrested. Raghunandan reconciles with Nandhini, and Aadhi is unanimously appointed as the CEO of the company thanks to Raghunandan and Nandhini's support. The film ends with Aadhi holding Raghunandan's hand with affection.
Cast
- Silambarasan as Adithya "Adhi" (Raja)
- Ramya Krishnan as Nandhini
- Nassar as Raghunandhan
- Prabhu as Prakash
- Megha Akash as Maya
- Catherine Tresa as Priya
- Mahat Raghavendra as Rohith
- Radha Ravi as Pandithurai
- Suman as Aadhithya's father
- Surekha Vani as Sumathi, Aadhithya's mother
- Yogi Babu as Azhagu, Pandithurai's first son
- Robo Shankar as Bucket, Nandhini and Prakash's manager
- VTV Ganesh as Roshan, Aadhithya's assistant
- Rajendran as Loan Collector
- Vamsi Krishna as Praveen
- Lokesh Bhaskaran as Saravanan, Pandithurai's second son
- Amit Tiwari as Pandithurai's third son
- Abhishek Shankar as Prakash's brother
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Prakash's brother
- Vichu Vishwanath as Aadhithya's assistant
- Aryan as ACP
- Raj Kapoor as Minister
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Pandithurai's henchman
- Singamuthu as Waiter
- Mohan Raman as Audi car owner
- Sai Madhavi as Prakash's sister-in-law
- Japan Kumar as Kidnapper
- KPY Ramar as Kidnapper
- Tiger Garden Thangadurai as Kidnapper
- Gajaraj as Aadhithya Company's shareholder
- Robert in a special appearance in the song "Red Cardu"
Production
Shooting began in September 2018 at Georgia.[4]
Music
Hiphop Tamizha scored the film's soundtrack for Sundar C the fourth time, while collaborating for the first time with Silambarasan. The song Vaanga Machan Vaanga is a remix of the song of the same name from the yesteryear film, Madurai Veeran.The song modern muniyamma was a re-used song by Hiphop Thamizha From the Film Krishnarjuna Yudham
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| Released | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:00 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Hiphop Tamizha chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Paravaigal" | Hiphop Tamizha | Sanjith Hegde, Hiphop Tamizha | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Patta Marangal" | Hiphop Tamizha | Sanjith Hegde, Rakshita Suresh, Srinidhi S | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Red Cardu" | Arivu | Silambarasan, Hiphop Tamizha, Snigdha | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Modern Muniyamma" | Arivu | Anthakudi Ilayaraja, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Onnukku Renda" | Kabilan Vairamuthu | Senthil Ganesh, V.M.Mahalingam, Sathya Narayanan | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Vanga Machchan Vanga" | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass - Remixed :Hip Hop Tamizha | Kaushik Krish | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 22:00 | |||
Release
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven was released on 1 February 2019..
Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews from audience and critics .[5][6]
Critical response
S Subhakeerthana of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars out of 5, citing "The core purpose of any ‘entertainer’ is to ‘entertain’ you. But this Sundar C film doesn’t.".[7] Sify gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, stating "Watch it if you are a fan of STR!"[8]
Box office
The film earned ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹9.9 crore or US$1.2 million in 2023) in Tamil Nadu on its opening day.[9]
References
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- "Title Confirmed for Atharintiki Daredi Tamil Remake". chitramala. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- "Teaser of Simbu film Vantha Rajavathan Varuven gets a release date". India Today. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Simbu shoots for Sundar C in Georgia". Deccan Chronicle. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven box office collection Day 1: Simbu film opens to decent start". India Today. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- Upadhyaya, Prakash (2 April 2019). "Simbu's Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Karthi's Dev turn out to be duds in 1st quarter of 2019". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven movie review: Of Simbu, by Simbu and for Simbu". The Indian Express. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven review". Sify. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- Surendhar MK (6 February 2019). "STR-starrer Vandha Rajavathan Varuven earns Rs 8 cr in Tamil Nadu; F2 makes Rs 75 cr worldwide". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 March 2019.