Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven

Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (transl. If I return, it will only be as king) is a 2019 Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sundar C and produced by Lyca Productions. A remake of the Telugu film Attarintiki Daredi (2013), it 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. The title of the film is taken from a dialogue by Silambarasan in the film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).^[2]

Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sundar C
Written by	K. Selva Bharathy (dialogues)
Screenplay 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
Production company	Lyca Productions
Release date	1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
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 enty 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 decide to meet 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 Adithya's father
• Surekha Vani as Sumathi, Adithya's mother
• Yogi Babu as Azhagu, Pandithurai's first son
• Robo Shankar as Bucket, Nandhini and Prakash's manager
• VTV Ganesh as Roshan, Adithya'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 Adithya'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 James
• Robert in a special appearance in the song "Red Cardu"

Production

Filming began in September 2018 at Georgia.^[3] The film's title was announced two months later.^[4] Filming was complete by January 2019.^[5]

Music

Hiphop Tamizha scored the film's soundtrack. The song "Vaanga Machan Vaanga" is a remix of the song of the same name from the 1956 film, Madurai Veeran, and was released as a single on 23 January 2019.^[6] The song "Modern Muniyamma" is re-used from "Dhaari Choodu", composed by Hiphop Tamizha for the Telugu film Krishnarjuna Yudham.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
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.^[5]

Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews from audience and critics.^[8]

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".^[9] Sify gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, stating "Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven is an average family entertainer which has its own share of positives and negatives. Watch it if you are a fan of STR and trademark Telugu family entertainers!"^[10] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave the film the same rating, saying, "In trying to be both an STR film and a Sundar C film, the film ends up as being neither".^[11] Ashameera Aiyappan of Cinema Express called it a "remix of two older Tamil films filled with problematic humour and self-indulgent dialogues mounted on a wafer-thin script".^[12] Baradwaj Rangan called the "Vaanga Machan Vaanga" remix the film's only enjoyable aspect, saying it "shows how you can retain the spirit of the original and yet do your own thing. It's a lesson this movie could have used".^[13]

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.^[14]