Vegam(2007)
Vegam is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar. The film stars Ashwin Shekhar as the lead, with Veda, Prabhu, and Khushbu Sundar in supporting roles. The story follows Ashwin, an event management company owner, who travels to Malaysia to meet his girlfriend. He accidentally overhears a phone call from a kidnapped woman named Selvi, who is crying for help. A former police officer named Sriman has taken Selvi and her son hostage, demanding a mysterious tape. Ashwin decides to rescue them despite having no training or backup. The film is an unofficial remake of a Hollywood thriller. It was produced by S.V. Shekher and Uma Maheswari under the banner Commercial Creations. Vegam was released on September 28, 2007, in theaters across India.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play, JioTV, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 28 September 2007
- Director
- K. R. Udhayashankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
Ashwin runs an event management company and travels to Malaysia to meet his girlfriend Archana. He accidentally overhears a phone call from a kidnapped woman begging for help. A former cop named Sriman has taken the woman and her son hostage, demanding a mysterious tape. Ashwin must rescue them before it is too late.
“One call. One chance. One hero.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Vegam
Cast reunions in this film: Sriman & Crane Manohar (4 films together), and Prabhu & Sriman (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Vegam' means 'speed' in Tamil, reflecting the movie's fast-paced thriller plot.
- Director Udayasankar was primarily known as a cinematographer, and this was one of his few directorial ventures.
- The movie was shot extensively in and around Chennai, using real residential locations to create a sense of authenticity.
- Actress Sridevi Vijaykumar, who played the lead, was known more for television roles at the time.
- The film's plot of a wrong-number rescue has similarities to the Hindi film 'Kaun?' (1999) but with a different setting.
- It had a limited theatrical release and is now more commonly found through home video formats.
- The soundtrack was composed by Dharan, who was relatively new to the industry at the time.