Veeramae Vaagai Soodum

Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (transl. Bravery only wins) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Thu Pa Saravanan and produced by Vishal and Dato Abdul Malik under the banner of Vishal Film Factory and Malik Streams Corporation. It stars Vishal, Dimple Hayathi, Baburaj in the lead roles.[3][4][5][6] This was also the last film of R. N. R. Manohar died on 17 November 2021 in Chennai from COVID-19 complications & posthumously released in February 2022, 3 months after death.

Veeramae Vaagai Soodum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThu Pa Saravanan
Written byThu Pa Saravanan
Pon Parthiban (Additional Dialogues)
Produced byVishal
Dato Abdul Malik (Presenter)
Mohamed Zubair
Razik Ahamed
Starring
CinematographyKavin Raj
Edited byN. B. Srikanth
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
Vishal Film Factory
Malik Streams Corporation
Distributed bySSI productions (Tamil Nadu)
AV Media Consultancy (Karnataka)
Release date
  • 4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Running time
166 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹18 crore [2]

The film was released in theatres on 4 February 2022.[7] The film didn't perform well in box office.[8]

Plot

Purushottam a.k.a. Porus is an aspiring police trainee, whose aim is to become a IPS officer. He hails from a middle-class family consisting of his father, sister Dwaraka and her mother. However, their happiness is short lived when Dwaraka is murdered by an influential owner Nedunchezhiyan and his brother Elanchezhiyan a.k.a. Ela, as she witnessed the murder of a social activist named Parishuddam, when he started a protest against his factory which destroyed the prosperous village. Porus decide to investigate in his own way and also uncover some brutal murders, which is orchestrated by Nedunchezhiyan and his gang. Porus find that another girl along with Dwaraka is also the main witness behind Parishuddham's murder.

Nedunchezhian's men attack the girl, but Porus arrives in time and thrashes the goons, but couldn't save the girl, However, Porus's friend, who is a hacker received a recording of Dwaraka's confession about the murder, which he gives it to Porus, After learning from his henchman, Nedunchezhiyan kidnaps Porus's father and tells Porus to hand over the recording or else he would see his father die. Porus brings the recording where he is thrashed by the gang. Porus retaliates by thrashing the gang and also kills Ela. Porus brings Nedunchezhiyan's former rival where he tells him to avenge the latter brother's death. The rival kills Nedunchezhiyan and Porus leaves the factory with his father and finally gets selected for IPS.

Cast

Production

Development

The film was tentatively titled as Vishal 31. On 29 August 2021, the film’s title was announced as Veerame Vaagai Soodum.[10]

Filming

Principal photography began on 6 May 2021[11][12][13] and was wrapped up on 3 January 2022.[14]

Music

Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack and background score of the film while collaborating with actor Vishal for the eleventh time after Sandakozhi, Thimiru, Thaamirabharani, Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai, Avan Ivan, Samar, Poojai, Irumbu Thirai, Sandakozhi 2 and Chakra.The first single "Rise Of A Common Man" was released on 22 December 2021. The second single was released on January 14, 2022.[15]

Original Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
2."Thithikkirathe Kangal"VivekYuvan Shankar Raja3:15
Total length:6:26
Telugu Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
2."Matthikinche Kalley"Sri ManiYuvan Shankar Raja3:15
Total length:6:26
Kannada Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rise of A Common Man" (Theme Music 1)-Nivedita3:11
Total length:3:11

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 4 February 2022.[16] In addition, the dubbed Telugu and Kannada versions titled Saamanyudu and Obba respectively were released.[17][18]

Reception

Box office

The film had a lackluster opening weekend, grossing only ₹18 crore (US$2.4 million).[19]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. Indian Herald gave the film 3 stars for its performances and action writing "Overall, A Regular Action Drama with Vishal's Action is the saving grace."[20] Pinkvilla gave the film 3 out of 5 praising the story and performances but criticized the outdated plot, writing "Director Thu Pa Saravanan needs an appreciation here. He definitely came up with a good story and with the good cast that elevated the story, he has done a great job."[21]

Movicrow gave the film 2.25 out of 5 writing "What might have been a simple and relatable actioner, turns into a lengthy boring fair as the movie takes itself so seriously by trying to touch and bring together too many needless topics."[22] Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost gave the film 2 out of 5 criticizing the plot writing "The film argues that bravery is enough to win. But it is not enough to be bold; one also needs to be smart. Unfortunately, the film fails on that front."[23]

Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave the film 1.5 out of 5 criticizing the execution and writing but praised the action sequences and score, writing "Thu Pa Saravanan’s film is so full of cliches and convenient coincidences that I wondered if the title ‘Kaadhil Poo Soodavum’ would have been more suitable since that's what it demands from the audience."[24]

References
  1. "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vishals-cop-thriller-veerame-vagai-soodum-struggles-at-box-office-check-collections-4756406.html
  3. "Vishal announces his film Veerame Vaagai Soodum on his birthday. See first-look poster". India Today. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "Vishal 31 titled 'Veerame Vaagai Soodum'". The Times of India. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. "Vishal's next titled Veerame Vaagai Soodum". Cinema Express. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. "Title and first look of Vishal 31 unveiled on actor's birthday". The News Minute. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. "Vishal's Veeramae Vaagai Soodum to release on February 4? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. "வீரமே வாகை சூடு படு நஷ்டம் … தாக்கு பிடிப்பாரா விஷால்… அதிர்ச்சியில் படக்குழு".
  9. "Malayalam actor Baburaj to play the villain Vishal 31". The Times of India. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "Veerame Vaagai Soodum: Vishal shares the FIRST LOOK and title of Vishal 31 on his birthday". Pinkvilla. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. "Vishal's next project goes on floors with a puja". The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. "Vishal's next with director Thu Pa Saravanan goes on the floor". The News Minute. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. "விஷாலின் புதிய படம்: பூஜையுடன் படப்பிடிப்பு தொடக்கம்". Hindu Tamil (in Tamil). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. "அடுத்தடுத்த அறிவிப்புகளை வெளியிட்ட விஷால்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  15. ""Thithikkirathe Kangal" Mesmerising second single from #VeeramaeVaagaiSoodum sung by our maestro @thisisysr will be releasing on #Jan14".
  16. "Vishal's 'Veerame Vaagai Soodum' release postponed". DT Next. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. "Saamanyudu Movie - Times of India".
  18. "Obba - Official Trailer - Times of India".
  19. "Box Office: Vishal's Veerame Vaagai Soodum disappoints with a 7 crores opening weekend". PINKVILLA. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  20. "Veerame Vaagai Soodum Review - Vishal and Action Episodes Save this movie". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  21. "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum Movie Review: Vishal's cop drama entertains in bits and pieces with a thrilling plot". PINKVILLA. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  22. "Veerame Vaagai Soodum Review - Vishal's yet another Misfire!". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  23. "Veerame Vaagai Soodum movie review: Few thoughtful ideas buried under several platitudes-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  24. "Veeramae Vaagai Soodum review: You need veeram and masochism to endure Vishal's film". The News Minute. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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