Vaalu

Vaalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vijay Chandar
Produced by	S. S. Chakravarthy
Written by	Vijay Chandar
Starring	Silambarasan Hansika Motwani Santhanam VTV Ganesh
Music by	S. Thaman
Cinematography	Shakthi
Edited by	T. S. Suresh
Production company	Nic Arts
Distributed by	Ayngaran International
Release dates	9 May 2015 (2015-05-09) [1]
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India

Vaalu (English: Naughty) is an upcoming Tamil Action Comedy film written and directed by debutant director Vijay Chander.^[2] The film will feature Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani in lead roles, with Santhanam, Ganesh and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. The film is produced by S.S. Chakravarthy and features soundtrack and background score composed by S. Thaman. The release date of the film was announced on 10th of April 2015 and the film will release worldwide on 9th of May 2015.

Cast

• Silambarasan as Sharp
• Hansika Motwani as Priyamahalakshmi
• Santhanam
• VTV Ganesh
• Brahmanandam
• Aditya
• Manthra
• Salim Ghouse
• Aadukalam Naren
• Sri Ranjani
• Misha Ghoshal

Production

Casting

Vaalu was initially announced as a project which would have Jai in the lead role, but the project did not take off.^[3] In April 2012, Silambarasan announced that he has signed Vaalu, a comedy caper which would be helmed by debutant director Vijay under the banner Nic Arts.^[4] Later Hansika Motwani was roped in to play Simbu's love interest in the film.^[5] Hansika Motwani moved role of a sales girl in the film.^[6] Produced by S S Chakravarthy of Nic Arts, Shakthi handled the camera and S. Thaman joined Simbu after Osthe as composer.^[7] This movie brings the trio Silambarasan, Santhanam and Ganesh of Vaanam and Osthe together again.^[8] Actors Naren and Sri Ranjani are also doing supporting roles.^[9] Kannada Actor Adithya was selected to play negative role.^[10] Almost 80% of the movie is complete and there is a new addition to the cast list as Jai is set to play a guest role in this film.^[11] Telugu comedy star Brahmanandam is also playing a comedy role.^[11]

Filming

The shooting of the first look teaser and a photoshoot of the film was completed in Taramani on 5 May 2012.^[12] The director Chander stated the first look teaser would be released shortly.^[13] The first schedule of this movie began from 6 June 2012 onwards.^[14] Few scenes were shot near Hyderabad railway station and furthermore held at Pachaiyappas college with a set of the backside of the house was shot in a house in that College campus, near the railway station. The living room sequences were shot in Aachi house, T Nagar and the rest were shot in a house in Royapettah and a wedding scene at Panimalar college.^{[9][15][16][17]} The scene where Silambarasan and Hansika watch Billa 2 was shot in Kamala theatre.^[18] Shooting completed by the end of 2014.

Marketing

On 6 June 2012, Silambarasan released a one minute teaser on the internet. In the video, Hansika tells Silambarasan, "Oru sila pasangala paaka paaka thaan pudikum, aana, una maari pasangala paatha odane pudichudum". (We like some guys only after we meet them often, but when it comes to guys like you, on the very first meeting people will like you). It reminded the viewers of Dhanush`s dialogue from Padikkadavan.^[19][20]

The film's trailer was released on 18 July 2014 to good reviews.

A promo of the soundtrack "Love Endravan" was released on 14 February 2014 coinciding with Valentine's day. Another promo of the soundtrack "You Are My Darling" was released on 3 February 2015 coinciding with Silambarasan's birthday. Both promo's received positive reviews.

Soundtrack

Vaalu's music is composed by S. Thaman collaborating with Silambarasan.

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.

References

External links

• Vaalu at the Internet Movie Database