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Vanakkam Vaathiyare(1991)
Tamil mins
Vanakkam Vaathiyare (1991) is a Tamil film directed by Ameerjan. With an audience rating of 4.3/10, Vanakkam Vaathiyare stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 1991.
Director:Ameerjan
Mood:
darkemotionalinspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 February 1991
- Director
- Ameerjan
- Language
- Tamil
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.3/10
Storyline
A young man who works as a hired thug vows to his dying mother to give up violence. He moves to a village seeking peace, only to find it terrorized by a local gangster. He must now find a way to stop the terror without breaking his promise to never fight again.
“A promise of peace, a village in terror.”
Film Details
4.3Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date1 February 1991
Original TitleVanakkam Vathiyare
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalinspiring
Themes
revengejusticefamilycorruption
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.3/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- This was the only film directed by Ameerjan, who was previously known as a film journalist and critic.
- Actor Kathick, known for comedic roles, played a rare serious action hero part in this movie.
- The film's plot of a violent man reforming after a promise to his mother echoes a common theme in 1990s Tamil cinema.
- Composer Shankar–Ganesh, who scored the film, were nearing the end of their popular partnership in the early 1990s.
- Veteran actor Jai Shankar, who plays Duraisingam, had largely shifted to character roles by this period in his career.
- The village setting and conflict with a local bully was a typical backdrop for many Tamil films of that era.
- Despite its moral message, the film did not become a major commercial success at the box office.