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Vaaranam Aayiram
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGautham Vasudev Menon
Written byGautham Vasudev Menon
Produced byV. Ravichandran
StarringSuriya
Simran
Sameera Reddy
Ramya
Narrated bySuriya
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited byAnthony
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Distributed byCloud Nine Movies (worldwide)
Bharat Creations (United States)
Release date
  • 14 November 2008 (2008-11-14)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vaaranam Aayiram (transl. A Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[1] written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in the main dual lead role as father and son alongside Simran, Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut) and Ramya. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his last project with Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). The cinematography for the film was handled by R. Rathnavelu and the editing was done by Anthony Gonsalvez.

The film illustrates Suriya, an Indian Army Major who learns about his father Krishnan's death when he is on a rescue mission. He then starts reminiscing about the bond he shared with Krishnan and the stories related to him. The storyline was inspired by Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's death back in 2007, also serving as a tribute to him. Filmed across India and the United States, Vaaranam Aayiram had been under production since November 2006 and was completed in August 2008. The film was theatrically released on 14 November 2008, after multiple postponements, and opened to critical acclaim and praise for Suriya's dual role performance. Further, the film also became a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career at that time. It won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[2] The film has attained cult status over time.[3]

Plot

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After an elderly Krishnan returns home from a hair cut, he vomits blood in the bathroom and dies. His son Suriya, a Major in the Indian Army, is on the way to Kashmir on a rescue mission to save a journalist kidnapped by terrorists. He learns of his father's sudden death and tearfully reminisces about his past with him.

Flashback to where we see a young Krishnan and Malini who were both students at Madras Christian College in the 1970s. They fall in love and later get married & have two kids named Suriya and Shriya. Krishnan and Suriya get along more as friends than as a father-son duo. Years later, after Suriya completes his exams in Tiruchirappalli, he meets the beautiful Meghna on a train back home and falls head over heels for her, but she does not believe in love at first sight. He goes to her house & tries again to fall in love with her but then he soon learns that she is leaving for California to pursue her master's degree.

Meanwhile, back at the home front, Krishnan suffers his first heart attack due to chain smoking. Reality strikes and Suriya realizes that he needs to step up & be responsible in order to take care of his family. He starts a design firm with his friends and also performs at concerts to earn money. Both Suriya and Shriya earn enough to complete their father's dream home. Later, taking his father's advice, Suriya tracks down Meghna in San Francisco. Though surprised by his presence, she makes him stay with her. She eventually starts to fall in love with him. Convinced that he is the right guy and also because her father would accept a person like him, she proposes to Suriya much to his and his family's delight. She then leaves for Oklahoma City on a project. As he travels to surprise her, she loses her life in the Oklahoma City bombing, leaving Suriya depressed and heartbroken.

A depressed Suriya returns to India and meets a businessman named Shankar Menon on the way who consoles and encourages Suriya to move on with his life. Weeks pass by, Suriya tries hanging out with friends, and meets Priya, Shriya's best friend. She proposes to Suriya and confesses that she was in love with him right from their childhood, but Suriya does not reciprocate right away; in fact, her proposal just causes Suriya to have a painful relapse of Meghna's memories to the point that he starts using drugs and alcohol. Krishnan and Malini find out about his drug abuse and lock him up in his room to rehabilitate him. Once he starts withdrawing, Malini encourages Suriya to go on a rejuvenating trip, but on the condition that he returns home as a new man. Suriya travels to Kashmir, where he learns that Aditya, Shankar Menon's son, has been kidnapped in New Delhi. He decides to find Aditya and after days of roaming the city and investigating, he finds Dabbu Malik who directs him to the kidnapper, Asad. With no preparation, he overpowers them and rescues Aditya. He receives critical praise from around the country and from his family upon his return home.

Months later, Suriya realizes that the only way to forget his painful relapse of Meghna's memories is to train his body and prepare for bigger things. He goes on a strict workout and joins the Indian Army as a commissioned officer. Now as Major Suriya Krishnan, after 6 years, he meets Priya in Dehradun. She proposes again and this time he reciprocates; Suriya and Priya get married and eventually have a son. Suddenly, Krishnan is diagnosed with throat cancer due to his smoking habit and is given a year to live. A few days later, Suriya is called upon to go on a mission to rescue a journalist, which brings the scene back to the present day.

The military mission is completed successfully, and Suriya returns home victorious. He tearfully honours Krishnan and performs his last rites. Malini, Suriya, Priya and Shriya pour Krishnan's ashes into the sea and Malini encourages Suriya to move on in life with his family by telling him that he is "the conqueror of 1000 elephants," just like his father, who conquered Malini and made her his life. Suriya looks back and says that his father is still with them. The film ends with an image of Krishnan smiling at them and walking gleefully along the shores.

Cast

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  • Suriya in a dual role as
    • Krishnan
    • Major K. Suriya, son of Krishnan, a military officer
      • Varun as Suriya at 3 years old
      • Hiren as Suriya at 6 years old
      • Sachin as Suriya at 11 years old
  • Simran as Malini Krishnan, Krishnan's wife, mother of Suriya and Shriya
  • Sameera Reddy as Meghna, Suriya's girlfriend in the past
  • Ramya as Priya, Shriya's best friend and Suriya's wife
  • Deepa Narendran as Shriya Krishnan, Suriya's sister and Krishnan's daughter
    • Laasya as Shriya at 5 years old
  • Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asad
  • Avishek Karthik as Mahesh
  • Akanksha Midha as Namradha Dutt
  • Jayshree as Aarthi
  • Dany as Priya's father
  • Indra as Priya's mother
  • Deenadalayan as Shankar Dayal Sharma
  • Gautham Vasudev Menon as Commando Informer
  • Ganesh as Shriya's husband
  • Ganesh as Librarian Antony
  • Ravi as Dabbu Malik
  • Rajeevan as Meghna's father
  • Shanker Kolandi as Shankar Menon
  • Swetha as Swetha
  • Sathish as Sathish
  • Veera Bahu as Commando
  • Aditya as Aditya
  • Amitash as Krishnan's friend in the song "Mundhinam Paarthene"

Production

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Pre-production

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Director Gautham Vasudev Menon expressed his interest to work with Suriya again after the success of Kaakha Kaakha (2003). In early 2005, the pair got together for a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which featured Asin in the lead role and Daniel Balaji in a supporting role. However, after a photo shoot, the film was delayed and then subsequently called off,[4] with Menon later going on to direct the Kamal Haasan-starrer Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and Sarathkumar's Pachaikili Muthucharam. In mid-2006, Menon planned a script for Suriya, which would be produced under his newly launched Photon Film Factory,[5] and he expressed that the film will not be a sequel to Kaakha Kaakha, but a romantic thriller film with titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were considered. The film was speculated to be made on a budget of ₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million), becoming the expensive film of Suriya in that period, and V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films acquired the rights of distribution on a first copy basis.[6] In a turn of events, Menon dropped the idea of producing the film due to budget escalations, and this prompted Ravichandran to acquire the production rights.[7][8]

Development

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In late November 2006, Menon announced the title of the film as Vaaranam Aayiram, title derived from "Nachiyar Tirumoli" with the literal meaning of "the strength of a thousand elephants".[7] According to Menon, he received the news of his father's death while he was in the United States in 2007, and recounted their shared experiences while returning via flight; this incident inspired him to direct the film which begins in a similar manner.[9] Vaaranam Aayiram was believed to be based on the 1997 Dutch film Character; while others have claimed that it is inspired by the 1994 American film, Forrest Gump. Menon too admitted the film will draw inspirations from Forrest Gump but would be fixed to suit the Indian audience.[10] Furthermore, Menon stated that the film would be society themed. Menon has described the film as "autobiographical and a very personal story and if people didn't know, that 70% of this [the film] is from my life".[11][12]

Casting

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Menon stated that Suriya will be seen playing the dual roles of a 21-year-old Suriya and his father Krishnan. Suriya lost weight without using capsules and prepared a six-pack for the film through an eight-month fitness regime.[13][14] For Surya's father Krishnan's role, Menon initially approached both Mohanlal and Nana Patekar, but it did not work out as there was an issue about how they would portray the character's younger age (his twenties) in the flashback scenes, thus Suriya expressed interest in portraying the character himself.[15][16] Deepika Padukone was first approached for the role, but she backed out to be part of the Hindi film Om Shanti Om.[17] Soon after, Andrea Jeremiah was confirmed as the heroine after working with the director in Pachaikili Muthucharam, but was dropped from the film for unknown reasons.[18] Asin, who earlier been a part of Menon's shelved film Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam, expressed her desire to be a part of the project, but Suriya refused her offer citing that she had walked out of his previous film, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and refused to act opposite him.[19]

The producers then announced the film with Ramya, who was making her comeback to Tamil films, and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles.[20] Ramya was credited by her real name, Divya Spandana.[21] Soon after the start of the shoot, D'Souza decided to walk out, after Menon refused to pay the hefty salary that she was demanding and receiving in Telugu films, allowing Sameera Reddy to act in her first Tamil film. Simran, who acted alongside Suriya in Nerrukku Ner (1997), signed and completed her shoots swiftly after she was selected to portray the mother of Suriya,[22][23] after Tabu had rejected the role.[24] Menon's norm technicians: cinematographer R. Rathnavelu, editor Anthony Gonsalvez, art director Rajeevan and music composer Harris Jayaraj, were part of this film.

Filming

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University of California, Berkeley served as shooting spot in "Adiye Kolluthe" song

Principal photography commenced without a leading lady on 24 November 2006 at a nightclub in Chennai. In April 2007, it was announced that a 10-day shoot in Afghanistan would be followed by shooting in Malaysia, Russia and the United States, thus Vaaranam Aayiram was the first Tamil film being shot in Afghanistan.[25] However, the film only completed a shoot at the University of California in Berkeley and shooting was not held in Afghanistan.[26][27] Sameera Reddy, who announced as the leading lady, joined the schedule in the United States, where major sequences of the film were shot.[28]

In November 2007, Menon decided to send the reels back to Chennai from San Francisco. Two of the production managers were assigned the task of bringing the reels to the producer's office; however, the pair decided to stay in Singapore for a couple of days before returning to Chennai. Following their arrival in Chennai, it was discovered that the reels went missing in the hotel they stayed at in Singapore, but a search by the police proved unsuccessful. The whole crew was in a fix as the reels held fight scenes, songs and other scenes worth $500,000 (₹1.5 crore). Soon after, the reels were found with the Singapore airport authorities.[29]

The team later shot few schedules in Chennai during January 2008 and was completed within a month.[30] In April 2008, a song was filmed by an assistant cameraman with a high-tech camera, costing about Rs. 1.5 crore, fastened to his hip. While the assistant was moving behind the actors canning the shots, he tripped unexpectedly and the camera broke to pieces. The shot resumed a day later with a similar camera.[31] The team further shot sequences in Kashmir and Delhi, and continued intermittently so that Suriya could work on his commitments for Ayan.[32] Filming ended in August 2008, after one year of production.[33]

Music

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Main article: Vaaranam Aayiram (soundtrack)

The film has seven songs composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics written by Thamarai and Na. Muthukumar. The original soundtrack album, distributed by Sony BMG, featured an instrumental track not included in the film.[34] The songs from the albums were released to four leading radio stations in Chennai, with one song per station, in attempt to popularise it five days before the official launch on 24 September 2008, which was the first of its kind in Indian cinema.[35] The album opened to positive response from music critics and audiences and became the most downloaded Tamil album during that time,[36] and was considered to be one of the best albums of that decade.[37] It became the most played and repeated soundtracks within the arrival of music streaming platforms in the Indian music scene.[38]

Release

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Varanam Aayiram was initially scheduled for late 2007 release, but was delayed multiple times due to production troubles.[22] On the occasion of Pongal (14 January 2008), a song trailer of 50-seconds was unveiled and opened to widespread response from fans. As a result, various distributors planned to buy the film for huge bids, with Gemini Film Circuit acquiring the Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution rights. Since, V. Ravichandran prioritised on the release plans for Dasavathaaram scheduled for 14 April 2008 (Tamil New Year's Day), the team planned to release the film on 15 May 2008 and later shifted the release date to 30 May and 6 June.[22] But the producer felt that the business of both the films will be affected due to the inaugural Indian Premier League season happening underway, thus resulting in holding both the releases till 1 June, the date when the tournament ends.[39][40]

Despite the release of Dasavathaaram on 13 June 2008, Ravichandran and Menon did not comment anything about its release. Trade analysts believed that the collections will be affected if the film being released on June—July period, due to lack of festival dates in that month;[40] adding to the factors of postponement, were the beginning of new academic sessions in mid-June, with the delay in the film's production as the team were able to complete the shooting only in August 2008.[40] The makers preferred for a release on 15 August (Independence Day) and 3 September (Vinayagar Chathurthi), to cash in the holiday season, which did not happen.[40] During October 2008, the members of Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded a ban on the film citing that its lead actress Divya Spandana's comments during the Hogenakkal Falls water dispute, as she attended the similar protest in Karnataka and condemned Tamils in the same issue.[41]

The film was postponed further from 25 October 2008 (Diwali weekend)[42] as Gautham Menon later sold the distribution rights from Gemini Film Circuit to Adlabs in order to ensure a wide release.[43] The film released theatrically on 14 November 2008 along with its Telugu-dubbed version titled Surya s/o Krishnan was released simultaneously.[44] Kalaignar TV acquired the film's satellite rights for huge price. Before its release, the film's title had appeared on film websites' "most awaited" lists.

Reception

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Box office

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The film emerged as the biggest blockbuster for Suriya at that time, grossing ₹5.66 crore in Chennai alone.[45] Vaaranam Aayiram collected £81,149 in the United Kingdom after its third weekend which then was approximately equal to ₹60.78 lakh.[46][47] The film grossed $796,297 from Malaysia and $124,710 from UK in its lifetime.[48][49][50][2]

The Telugu version, Surya S/O Krishnan was re-released in theatres on 4 August 2023. The re-release proved to be highly successful as the film grossed around ₹3 crore in its opening weekend from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[51]

Critical response

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Sify stated that it is a "film straight from the heart being optimistic, fresh and emotionally honest". The review further stated "The film demands great patience to sit through and is an overdose of emotions. If the film holds on, it is because of its music and superb performance of Surya."[52] Rediff.com's Pavithra Srinivasan called it a "moving story", further mentioning that "It might be just a feather in Gautam's hat. As for Surya, it's an ostrich plume, a justified triumph."[53] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "The same combo came together for Kaakha Kaakha and signed off with a flourish not so long ago! Of course Vaaranam [...] does have some great moments, but it's a lengthy film, and you feel it!"[54] Reviewing the Telugu-dubbed version, Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "On a whole, Surya s/o Krishnan is a film that suffers from too much of realism and slow paced narration".[55]

Accolades

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List of accolades received by Vaaranam Aayiram
Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals 34 47
References
Award[b] Date of ceremony[c] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 7 January 2009 Best Cinematographer R. Rathnavelu Won [56]
Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won[d]
Best Lyricist Thamarai Won
Best Male Playback Singer Hariharan – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Filmfare Awards South 31 July 2009 Best Film – Tamil Vaaranam Aayiram – Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd Nominated [57]
[58]
[59]
Best Popular Movie – Tamil Won
Best Director – Tamil Gautham Vasudev Menon Nominated
Best Actor – Tamil Suriya Won
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Simran Won
Best Music Director – Tamil Harris Jayaraj Won
Best Lyricist – Tamil Thamarai – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Naresh Iyer – (for song "Mundhinam Paarthene") Won
Hariharan – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Nominated
Meera Isaiaruvi Tamil Music Awards 11 July 2009 Best Art Director Rajeevan Won [60]
[61]
Best Picturisation R. Rathnavelu Won
Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won
Best Album of the Year Won
Best Lyricist Thamarai – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Best Male Playback Singer Hariharan – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Voice of the Year Karthik – (for song "Ava Enna") Won
Rising Star Singer – Female Shruti Haasan – (for song "Adiye Kolluthe") Won
National Film Awards 20 March 2010 Best Feature Film – Tamil Producer: V. Ravichandran
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon 		Won [62]
[63]
South Scope Style Awards 25 October 2009 Most Stylish Actor – Tamil Suriya Won
Style Youth Icon of the Year Won
Most Stylish Music Director – Tamil Harris Jayaraj Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 28 September 2009 Special Award for Best Actor Suriya Won [64]
[65]
Best Art Director Rajeevan Won
Best Audiographer Ravi Won
Vijay Awards 13 June 2009 Best Film Vaaranam Aayiram – Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd Nominated [66]
Favourite Film Won
Best Director Gautham Vasudev Menon Nominated
Favourite Director Won
Best Art Director Rajeevan Nominated
Best Cinematographer R. Rathnavelu Nominated
Best Editor Anthony Nominated
Best Actor Suriya Won
Favourite Hero Nominated
Entertainer of the Year Nominated
Best Debut Actress Sameera Reddy Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Simran Won
Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won
Favourite Song Harris Jayaraj – (for song "Ava Enna") Won
Best Lyricist Thamarai – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Best Male Playback Singer Hariharan – (for song "Nenjukkul Peithidum") Won
Best Female Playback Singer Sudha Ragunathan – (for song "Annul Mele Panithuli") Nominated
Best Choreographer Brinda – (for song "Ava Enna") Nominated
Best Make Up Artistes Yogesh & Banu Won

Legacy

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Suriya's six-pack look and his workout montage scene in the film became iconic among the Tamil and South Indian youth at the time, with many even today citing them as their inspiration to take up fitness and an active lifestyle seriously. Many young Tamil actors have since essayed the six-pack look onscreen at least once, after the film popularized it. Suriya himself would sport it for a number of films since, and the term would become synonymous with him. After a gap of nearly 10 years since his last appearance with them, he would again sport six-pack abs, at the age of 49, for the 2024 film Kanguva. [67]

The song "Mundhinam Paarthene" inspired a 2010 romantic film of the same name.[68] In the film Murattu Kaalai (2012), the veterinarian (Cell Murugan) sings "Oh Shanti" as he falls in love with Saroja (Vivek), whom he lovingly calls Mayil.[69] In the film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013), Baby (Jangiri Madhumitha) has the song "Mundhinam Paarthene" as her ringtone.[70] In Tamizh Padam 2, Shiva (Shiva) tries to go to America to win his girlfriend Ramya (Iswarya Menon) back, similar to how Suriya went to America to impress Meghna. In Master (2021), the character JD (Vijay) references dialogues from Vaaranam Aayiram as he tries to fool someone into believing that he once travelled to America to express his love for a girl.[71] The 21st episode of the Telugu television series Brahmamudi features the song "Nalone Pongenu" (Telugu version of "Nenjukkul Peidhidum").[72] The lead roles in the Telugu film Ustaad (2023) were named Suriya and Meghana after the lead characters of Vaaranam Aayiram.[73]

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
  2. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  3. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  4. ^ Also for Dhaam Dhoom.

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