Vathiyar
Directed byA. Venkatesh
Written byA. Venkatesh
G. K. Gopinath (dialogues)
Story byArjun
Produced byV. Palanivel
A. C. Anandan
StarringArjun
Mallika Kapoor
Vadivelu
Prakash
Pradeep Rawat
Manivannan
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Saisuresh
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
AP Film Garden
Release date
  • 10 November 2006 (2006-11-10)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vathiyar (transl. Teacher) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Venkatesh from a story written by Arjun. The film stars Arjun, Mallika Kapoor, Vadivelu, Pradeep Rawat, Prakash Raj, Manivannan and Amit Tiwari. The soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman.

Vathiyar was released on 10 November 2006 and recorded as an average venture at the box office.[1] The film's climax action sequences were inspired by the 2005 Thai film Tom-Yum-Goong starring Tony Jaa.

Premise

Annadurai alias "Dorai" (Arjun Sarja) is a helpful school teacher-turned-gangster who learns that MP Nachiyar (Pradeep Rawat) is planning to bomb the city for his profits and sets out to destroy his plans while being watched by ACP Eashwara Pandian (Prakash Raj) and his team.

Cast

Cameo appearances

Production

The film was officially launched at AVM Studios in 2006.[2] Tulip Joshi was originally selected as the heroine, but was thrown out of the film as the crew couldn't control her starry tantrums[3] and Mallika Kapoor was selected instead. Blaaze was selected to make a cameo appearance in the film.[4] The scene where Arjun defuses a bomb in Vinayaka Chathurthi was shot in Sri Perumbudur and cost ₹20 lakh.[5]

Controversy

An assistant director named Rajkumar had lodged a complaint with the Chennai police commissioner stating that his story has been stolen and made as Vathiyar. However, Arjun has denied the accusations and said "I have no reasons to steal someone else’s work and call it mine. Vathiyar is my own creation."[6]

Release

The film was originally slated to release on Diwali, but was postponed due to financial strains.[7] It was delayed for a month and finally released on 10 November 2006.

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.

Reception

Vathiyar received mixed reviews from critics.

Critical reception

Nowrunning wrote "Except for the action sequences there is nothing much to write about the movie".[8] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote "The story is by Arjun and director A. Venkatesh has neatly woven the script to make it enjoyable for the masses".[9] Indiaglitz wrote "Vathiyar is Baashha meets Gentleman meets countless vigilante justice movies. The story and treatment are on typical lines".[10] TSV Hari of Rediff wrote "It is incredible that with two decent films Yei and Madarasi under his belt, director Venkatesh could not come up with something better. The songs of D. Imman are terrible. In a nutshell, the normally saleable star Arjun has torpedoed his future with this dud."[11]

Soundtrack

Vathiyar
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released3 August 2006
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelHit Music
ProducerD. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Kusthi
(2006)		 Vathiyar
(2006)		 Rendu
(2006)

Song composing and background score was done by D. Imman.

Tracklist[12]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yennadi Muniyamma"T. K. S. NatarajanKarthik, Blaaze04:32
2."Engo paarthirukiren"Thabu ShankarD. Imman04:34
3."Thanjavooru Gopuramey"Thabu ShankarKarthik, Kalyani04:12
4."kayyaveesamma"Palani BharathiD. Imman, Joshna04:27
5."Pappalapaappa"Kalai KumarAnuradha Sriram04:51
Total length:22:36

References

  1. ↑ "Vathiyar review. Vathiyar Tamil movie review, story, rating".
  2. ↑ "Tamil movies : 'Vaathiyar' Arjun to fight with five baddies".
  3. ↑ "Tamil movies : Expensive Anjali thrown out of Vaathiyar!!".
  4. ↑ "Tamil movies : Blaaze's guest appearance in Vaathiyar with Arjun".
  5. ↑ "Tamil movies : Arjun diffuses bomb in Vinayaka Chaturthi function".
  6. ↑ "Tamil movies : Vathiyar is mine, claims Arjun".
  7. ↑ "Tamil movies : Why did Arjun's Vathiyar run into trouble?".
  8. ↑ "Vaathiyar Review | Vaathiyar Tamil Movie Review by PVS".
  9. ↑ "Message with popcorn flavour - Vaathiyar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006.
  11. ↑ "Vathiyar: Pathetic".
  12. ↑ "Vathiyar songs list". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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