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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 7 February 2014
- Director
- Ashik
- Language
- Tamil
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
An assistant director named Ganesh gets a chance to direct his first movie. His old roommates try to stop him from succeeding. Ganesh must win a challenge against them with the help of his quirky team of fellow assistants.
“Aspiring director. Unlikely crew. One chaotic challenge.”
Film Details
5.7Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date7 February 2014
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftingemotional
Themes
friendshipidentitylovejustice
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1




Thambi RamaiahGanesh
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VarunActor
→#3M
MadhanActor
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Neha GayatriActor
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NehaActor
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SoundarajanActor
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#8S
Sathya SaiActor
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Kaali VenkatActor
→#9
#10M
Madhan GopalActor
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MadhumithaActor
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AshikDirector
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A
Ashik HDirector
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Nandha KumarCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Vu' refers to the director's chair used on film sets, symbolizing the protagonist's dream of becoming a director.
- Director Ashik H was a former assistant director himself, drawing from his own experiences for the movie's plot.
- The film features a cameo by popular comedian and actor Santhanam, who appears in a humorous supporting role.
- It was shot on a relatively low budget, primarily in and around Chennai, to keep production costs minimal.
- The movie includes meta-references to the struggles of assistant directors in the Tamil film industry during that period.
- Despite its comedic genre, the film had a very limited theatrical release and is now more known through television broadcasts.
- Actor Ganesh, who plays the lead, is not the more famous Kannada actor but a different performer with the same name.
