Vaalmiki (film)

Vaalmiki is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. Anantha Narayanan, starring Akhil, Meera Nandan and Devika.

Vaalmiki
Promotional Poster
Directed by	G. Anantha Narayanan
Produced by	Vikatan Talkies (P) Ltd.
Starring	Akhil Meera Nandan Devika
Cinematography	N Azhagappan
Music by	Illayaraja
Release date	3 July 2009 (2009-07-03)
Language	Tamil

Plot

Vaalmiki is the story of a petty thief, popularly known as Pickpocket Pandi. He does all the petty crimes for a living and he never regrets to steal, snatch and even rob. He is happy about his life leading a fairly happy-go-lucky lifestyle in the company of his friends. His antics always land him in prison. One day he meets a girl, Vandana, a well behaved, sweet-tempered girl. They find themselves attracted to each other even though they have very little in common. A flower-seller Kanaka, forms the third angle. Whether Vandana reforms Pandi form the climax.

Cast

• Akhil as Pandi
• Meera Nandan as Vandana
• Devika as Kanaka
• Manivannan
• Badava Gopi

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Anantha Narayanan, who earlier assisted Shankar and Gandhi Krishna.^[1]

Soundtrack

Valmiki
Film score by Ilaiyaraaja
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:48

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics by Vaali.^[2] Behindwoods wrote "As usual, Ilayaraja’s music blends so delightfully with the lyrics".^[3] Milliblog wrote "Ilayaraja returns with a mixed bag in Valmiki; the better parts of the album amazingly outshine even his stupendous work in Azhagarmalai".^[4]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Achadicha Kaasa..."	Ilaiyaraaja	Vaali
2	"Ennada Pandi..."
3	"Koodavaruviya..."	Bela Shende
4	"Oli Tharum Sooriyan..."	Bela Shende, Ilaiyaraaja
5	"Poo Sirikkuthu..."	Rita, Rahul Nambiar
6	"Rekka Katti Parakthu..."	Tippu, Rahul Nambiar
7	"Thendralum Maruthu..."	Shreya Ghosal

Release

The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "If only the director had gone the extra mile, the film would have been even more enjoyable".^[5] Rediff wrote "Though the screenplay is fairly logical, with Pandi's life changing slowly, there are moments when the moralising gets to you. The first half is racy, but post intermission, the pace slackens".^[6]