Veeraiyan

Veeraiyan
Veeraiyan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fareed
Produced by	S Sheik Fareed
Starring	Inigo Prabhakaran; Shiney ; Aadukalam Naren
Music by	SN Arunagiri
Production; company	Fara Sara Films
Release date	24 November 2017;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Veeraiyan (transl. Hero) is a 2017 Tamil language action drama film directed by Fareed. The film stars Inigo Prabhakaran and Shiney in the lead roles while Aadukalam Naren stars as the titular character.

Cast

Inigo Prabhakaran as Usilai
Shiney as Arivazhagi
Aadukalam Naren as Veeraiyan
Vasanth as Ilavarasan
Kayal Vincent as Valukka
Preethisha as Mokka
Vela Ramamoorthy as Devarajan
Alagu as Driver

Production

Fareed, the co-producer of Kalavani, made his directorial debut with this film which is set in the 1990s in Tanjore. The film revolves around three different sub-plots that will all connect in the last 15 minutes of the film.^[1]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by S. N. Arunagiri.^[2]^[3]

"Pollaa Paya" - Jagadeesh, Namitha
"Nee Medhuva Paricha" - Namitha
"Ayyo Ayyo" - Sundar
"Arasal Aaiten" - Gaana Sathiya
"Patta Sarayam" - Guru

Release

The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars and criticized the film by saying that " Veeraiyan has a few moments, but the disorganized screenplay hampers the narration from being effective" while praising the performances of Aadukalam Naren.^[4] The Deccan Chronicle gave the film the same rating and wrote that "But the problem is with the confusing screenplay and a slow narration". On the contrary, the reviewer praised the film's songs and drew comparisons to Ilaiyaraaja.^[5]

References

^ Subramanian, Anupama (26 October 2017). "A period film, which highlights Tanjore's pride". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Veeraiyan". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Veeraiyan Songs Download". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Veeraiyan Movie Review {2/5}". The Times of India. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ Subramanian, Anupama (25 November 2017). "Veeraiyan movie review: Confusing screenplay and slow narration hamper the film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

External links

Veeraiyan at IMDb

[1] Subramanian, Anupama (26 October 2017). "A period film, which highlights Tanjore's pride". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[2] "Veeraiyan". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[3] "Veeraiyan Songs Download". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[4] "Veeraiyan Movie Review {2/5}". The Times of India. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[5] Subramanian, Anupama (25 November 2017). "Veeraiyan movie review: Confusing screenplay and slow narration hamper the film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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