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Vaanchinathan(2001)

5.1/10
Tamil mins

Vaanchinathan (2001) is a Tamil film directed by Shaji Kailas. Starring Manorama, Ramya Krishnan and Delhi Ganesh. With an audience rating of 5.1/10, Vaanchinathan stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2001.

Director:Shaji Kailas
Mood:
darkemotionalintense
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
2 February 2001
Director
Shaji Kailas
Language
Tamil
GudVibe Rating
5.1/10

Storyline

A policeman named Vaanchinathan is determined to bring criminals to justice. When the legal system fails to punish them, he finds ways to use the law's own weaknesses to take them down.

A cop who bends the rules to break the guilty.

Film Details

5.1Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date2 February 2001
Release Typetheatrical
Original TitleVaanchinathan

Parental Guide

Violence
Moderate
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionalintense
Themes
justicecorruptionrevengeidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

  • The film's title 'Vaanchinathan' is a traditional Tamil name, but it was also the name of a famous Tamil scholar and activist from the early 20th century.
  • This was one of the few Tamil films where actor Vijayakanth played a police officer who uses very violent methods outside the law.
  • Director Shaji Kailas is known for his fast-paced 'thrillers' in Malayalam cinema, and this was one of his major directorial works in Tamil.
  • The movie's plot, about a cop taking extreme measures, came out during a time when such 'vigilante' stories were popular in Indian cinema.
  • A key action sequence was filmed at the Madras Central Railway station, a common location for many Tamil films of that era.
  • The film's music was composed by Srikanth Deva, marking one of his earlier works as a lead composer in a Vijayakanth movie.
  • Despite being an action film, it included strong dialogue scenes that became popular with Vijayakanth's fan clubs at the time.

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