Vikram Vedha

 S. Sashikanth's YNOT Studios produced the 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller Vikram Vedha, which was written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri.R. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar all appear in the movie, with Prem, Achyuth Kumar, Hareesh Peradi, and Vivek Prasanna supporting roles.The story of Vikram, a police inspector who sets out to find and kill Vedha, a gangster, is based on the Indian folktale Baital Pachisi.After Vedha voluntarily gives himself up, he tells three stories to Vikram that make him see good and evil differently.

Sashikanth made the announcement in January 2015 that he would be producing a film directed by Pushkar and Gayathri, a husband and wife team.In February 2016, Madhavan and Sethupathi were chosen to play the lead roles after a year of script development throughout 2015.The same year, principal photography began in November and was completed in January 2017.The majority of the film was shot in North Chennai, with the area serving as a backdrop.The film's soundtrack and score were written by Sam C. S., the cinematography was done by P. S. Vinod, and A. Richard Kevin edited the film.

Critics praised the cast, writing, narrative style, and major technical aspects of Vikram Vedha, which was released on July 21, 2017, to widespread critical acclaim.Despite experiencing difficulties as a result of the changes brought about by the Goods and Services Tax, the film was produced on a budget of 110 million yen (approximately US$1,661,631 in 2017). Despite this, it performed well at the box office and earned 600 million yen (approximately US$9,063,444 in 2017) worldwide.Each Filmfare, Vijay, and Norway Tamil Film Festival award went to Vikram Vedha.It also won an Edison Award, two Techofes Awards, and three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards.

CAST:

The Cops 

R. Madhavan portrays Inspector Vikram.

Prem Kumar as Simon.

Achyuth Kumar portrays Surendhar.

Manikandan as Santhanam.

George Vijay portrays Prabhakar. 

Babu as Ansari Vaaladi.

E. Karthik portrays Pandian. 

E. Ramdoss portrays Velraj.

Satya as Hari 

Gopi as Thiyagarajan The Gangsters Vijay Sethupathi portrays Vedha

Production:

Development:

Va (2010) was directed by Pushkar and Gayathri, a husband-and-wife team. They took a break from filmmaking.They decided to experiment with other genres during this time period because their previous films, Oram Po (2007) and Va, were comedies.The pair wanted to make their next project, which they would name Vikram Vedha, with a more serious tone and characters whose actions were motivated by feelings like rage, hatred, and pain.As a result, they made the decision to create characters whose actions are not always positive or negative.At first, they considered setting the movie in journalism, business, or politics, but ultimately settled on a police-gangster background.Sashikanth, the proprietor of YNOT Studios, confirmed that he would produce the Indian folk tale Baital PachisiS.Pushkar and Gayathri worked on the script for the rest of 2015, finishing it in April 2016. P. S. Vinod and Dilip Subbarayan were chosen as the stunt choreographer and cinematographer, respectively.In addition to overseeing the film's editing, Richard Kevin also served as an assistant director. Manikan

CASTING:

thought that "complex graphics and multi-layered effects" would prevent the audience from comprehending the main plot. Themes and influences Baital Pachisi's influence can be seen in the film's animation of Vikramaditya and Vetala, which is where the main characters Vikram and Vedha are formed. The completion of this animation sequence took one and a half months. Gopi Prasanna, the film's title designer, shared the poster title in Tamil on Instagram with the caption "The letter "Vi" in "Vikram" and the letter "Dha" in "Vedha" are stylized to resemble the tail of Vetala and the sword of Vikramaditya, respectively. Main article: MusicThe film's soundtrack and score, as well as the lyrics to the song "Pogatha Yennavittu," were written by Sam C. S.The songs "Jumanji," "Tasakku Tasakku," and "Karuppu Vellai" all have lyrics written by Muthamil, Mohan Rajan, and Vignesh Shivan. Sam had previously worked on Pushkar and Gayathri commercials for television. They decided to hire him after being impressed by his work on Puriyatha Puthir (2017). The audio rights are owned by Think Music.

     

Before the album's release on June 19, 2017, the singles "Tasakku Tasakku" and "Jumanji" were released. In her review, Sharanya CR of The Times of India said that Anirudh and Shakthisree Gopalan's rendition of "Jumanji" was "stylish, yet flawless" and that Sam "brings out the essence of the film’s plot" with "Karuppu Vellai."She thought that "Pogatha Yennavittu" was "an impressive composition" and that "Tasakku Tasakku" had "very peppy" beats, adding that "it can be reserved for parties."The composer hits the high-note" with Vikram Vedha, according to Sharanya's review, and "the film's narrative is sure to up the experience through music" with the instrumental tracks. Marketing On December 30, 2016, the film's official Twitter handle was launched. On February 2, 2017, the film's official title poster was made available to the public. On February 24, 2017, the film's official first-look poster was made available to the public. The teaser trailer was released on March 13, 2017, and the movie was supposed to be released on July 7, 2017, but the Tamil Film Producers Council went on strike over the Goods and Services Tax in India and the removal of the Local Body Tax on the council. On July 6, theater screenings resumed after the state government and Producers Council agreed to form a committee to investigate the matter. Ved Vikram

                    

The production of Vikram Vedha cost 110 million, or approximately 1,661,631 in 2017.Varalaxmi Sarathkumar joined the team as the second female lead on November 16, 2016 in Kasimedu, North Chennai. Principal photography began on that date.The first schedule called for five days of filming scenes with Sethupathi, Kathir, and Varalaxmi.On November 28, 2016, the second schedule began, and additional scenes involving Sethupathi were shot at Vyasarpadi.

Madhavan began filming his solo scenes and the scenes in which he appears alongside Sethupathi in the middle of the second schedule on December 15, 2016.At Binny Mills, the final scene was shot over the course of four days.The opening animation sequence was created by Sandhya Prabhat and Jemma Jose, and Nassar narrated it. "The duo requested Prabhat to make the entire sequence "look aesthetic" after creating the initial character sketches and giving her "a scene-by-scene picturisation" of their perspective on the story.According to Jose, the sequence's color palette consisted primarily of grey, black, and white, with red accents for Vetala's eyes to keep with the film's theme. Pushkar and Gayathri requested that Prabhat and Jose use a palette that was "desaturated" and contained tones that were "strong and powerful." Because Prabhat and Jose were of the opinion that "complex graphics and multi-layered effects" would prevent the audience from comprehending the main plot, the sequence was traditionally animated. Themes and influences As the film is influenced by Baital Pachisi, it consists of an animation sequence involving Vikramaditya and Vetala, on which the main characters Vikram and Vedha are formed. This animation sequence took one and a half months to complete.The film's title designer, Gopi Prasanna, shared the poster title in Tamil () on Instagram. The letter "Vi" in "Vikram" is stylized to resemble the sword of Vikramaditya, and the letter "Dha" in "Vedha" is stylized to resemble the tail of Vetala.  

Music:

 Main article: Sam C. S. composed the film's soundtrack and score, as well as the lyrics to the song "Pogatha Yennavittu." Mohan Rajan, Muthamil, and Vignesh Shivan wrote the lyrics to the songs "Yaanji," "Tasakku Tasakku," and "Karuppu Vellai." Sam had previously worked on television commercials for Pushkar and Gayathri.After being impressed by his work on Puriyatha Puthir (2017), they decided to hire him. Think Music owns the audio rights.

The singles "Tasakku Tasakku" and "Yaanji" were released prior to the album's release on June 19, 2017, respectively. Sharanya CR from The Times of India wrote in her review that Sam "brings out the essence of the film’s plot" with "Karuppu Vellai" and that Anirudh and Shakthisree Gopalan's rendition of "Yaanji" was "stylish, yet flawless."She thought that "Pogatha Yennavittu" was "an impressive composition" and that "Tasakku Tasakku" had beats that were "very peppy," adding that "it can be reserved for parties.""The composer hits the high-note" with Vikram Vedha, Sharanya wrote at the end of her review, adding that "the film's narrative is sure to up the experience through music" with the instrumental tracks.

BOX OFFICE:

Within two weeks of its release, Vikram Vedha earned 400 million worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing Tamil film of the year after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The film made 170 million worldwide in the first weekend of its theatrical run, earning 100 million in Tamil Nadu alone. The total box office collections for the film in Tamil Nadu were 250 million by the end of its second weekend.The End. The film also did well in the United States, earning more than $150,000 in its first three days. 

Abirami Ramanathan, owner of Abhirami Mega Mall, and K Meenakshisundaram, vice-president of Mayajaal, stated that people would come to watch films with good content regardless of the Goods and Services Tax.Vikram Vedha completed a theatrical run of 100 days on October 28.[64] As of December 2017, the film has earned 600 million (about US$9,063,444 in 2017) worldwide.

CRITICAL RESPONSE:

The opening of Vikram Vedha received favorable critical reviews, which praised the film's production in its entirety. Manoj Kumar R, writing for The Indian Express, dubbed it "the best film to release in Tamil this year."He thought that even though Madhavan and Sethupathi "have competed with each other" in giving performances that were "intense and convincing," Sethupathi "manages to draw the applause and whistles from the audience for his natural performance." Karthik Kumar of the Hindustan Times called Madhavan's performance "good" and said Sethupathi played Vedha with "unmatchable swag," calling him "unarguably the best thing to have happened toM Suganth wrote that Madhavan was "stylish and serious" and Sethupathi was "all swag." Anupama Subramaniam of the Deccan Chronicle said that Sethupathi "oozes of charisma" and Madhavan gave "a whole-hearted" effort while making the audience relate to the character's emotions. 

             

Ragesh Gopinathan of Malayala Manorama called the film "a work of sheer brilliance" with "the perfect blendSrinath, Varalaxmi, and Peradi "offer a realistic portrayal of their characters," according to Gopinathan."A triumph of smart writing, superb characterisation, and terrific performances by the lead actors Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi who make it crackle," Sreedhar Pillai wrote in his review for Firstpost.

He also praised Varalaxmi's performance as Chandra, saying that despite playing "an insignificant role," she "lends the film some warmth." Film critic and journalist Baradwaj Rangan wrote that Sethupathi was "fantastic" and spoke "crowd-pleasing lines in the most casual fashion" in his review for Film Companion.A reviewer from Sify said that Madhavan's "subtle" and Sethupathi's "inimitable" performances were the "real strength" of the film. He also said that Srinath was "brilliant" and Varalaxmi was "audacious and innocent" throughout. Vikram Venkateswaran from The Quint said that Madhavan's performance was "flawless," and that the actor "simply eats up the screen"However, he voiced his displeasure with Sethupathi, stating that the actor "has played himself for far too long" and that there is "so much more to him than just the fact that he’s as relatable as a friendly neighborhood smart alec." Suganth also noted that all of the dialogue between the characters, including the opening scene, were "carefully assembled puzzle pieces. "However, he criticized the film's convoluted plot structure and "lack of gravitas," which he said made it seem "tiresome" and "laidback." Vishal Menon of The Hindu said the film was "a terrific exploration of good, evil, and everything in between." Karthik praised Pushkar and Gayathri's writing, saying it "succeeds in piquing the intellect of audiences like no recent Tamil film."