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Vilayada Vaa
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Vilayada Vaa (transl. Come and play) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by Vijay Nantha. The film stars Viswanath Balaji and Divya Padmini. This film marks the Tamil debut of the director and music director, Srimurali.[1]
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Plot
Deva is a low class man who enjoys carrom and plays with his friends. He adopts Naveen, who becomes an expert at the game.[2] The story revolves around Naveen's struggles toward success in the world of carrom.[1]
Cast
- Viswanath Balaji as Naveen
- Divya Padmini as Divya
- Ponvannan as Deva
- Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Devi
- Livingston as Jyothi
- Charle as Doctor
- Mayilsamy as Johnny
- Aishwarya as Anu
- Manobala as Kothandam
- Meera Krishnan as Divya's mother
- A. C. Murali Mohan as Divya's father
- Kottachi
- Ambani Shankar as Guna
- Kovai Senthil
Production
Vijay Nantha, who previously directed a film in Telugu, began working on his second film. The producer, K. Tripura Sundhari, called Vijay Natha on producing a film and the former recalls how coincidentally his son, Viswanath Balaji, was chosen to portray the lead role.[1] Balaji is a television actor and makes his film debut through Vilayada Vaa. Divya Padmini and Aishwarya Rajesh also star in the film.[3] The director wanted to shed light on the game of carrom through this film.[4]
Themes
The director, Vijayanand, stated that "The carrom board is used as a metaphor for life in the film that is about the hero's fight to be a successful player".[5]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Srimurali, who previously worked in Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu films. The audio was released by K. S. Ravikumar in 11 November 2011.[1]
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Reception
A critic from Dinamalar praised the film's screenplay.[6] Maalai Malar praised the carrom scenes and the songs.[7]
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External links
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