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Valla Desam

Valla Desam (transl. Highly Developed country) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. T. Nantha. The film stars Anu Hasan,[1] with Nassar, Amit, David Yuvarajan and Akarshana portraying supporting characters.[2] The film began production in early 2012 and had a theatrical release after several delays on 22 September 2017.

Valla Desam
Directed byN. T. Nantha
Written byN. T. Nantha
Produced byK. Raveendran
Emmanuel
StarringAnu Hasan
Nassar
David Yuvarajan
CinematographyN. T. Nantha
Edited byDeepak S. Dwaraknath
Music byL. V. Muthukumarasamy
R. K. Sundar
Production
company
Lakxshanna Pictures
Release date
  • 22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast edit

Production edit

Anu Hasan first announced the project during an interview to The Hindu in May 2012, stating she had signed on to appear in a film titled Kanavughal Aayiram to be directed by London-based film maker Nantha Thurai.[3] The film began shoot in London during late 2012 under the title of Aayiram Kanavugal and was also developed under its literal English translation 1000 Dreams, before undergoing a name change in late 2014 after a period of little progress.[4] In July 2015, actor Silambarasan recorded his voice for a song in the film, which has music composed by his cousin, Muthukumarasamy who is also the son of veteran composer late L. Vaidyanathan.[5] The film's soundtrack album and trailer was released at an event in Chennai in August 2015 by actor Kamal Haasan and director Bharathiraja.[6] Following two years of inactivity, the team prepared the film for a theatrical release in September 2017.[7][8]

Soundtrack edit

Valla Desam
Soundtrack album by
L. V. Muthukumarasamy & R. K. Sundar
Released1 July 2016 (2016-July-01)[9]
Recorded3 August 2015
Length21:06
LanguageTamil
LabelJunglee Music
External audio
  Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The film's music was composed by L. V. Muthukumarasamy and R. K. Sundar, while the audio rights of the film were acquired by Junglee Music. The album was released on 3 August 2015 and featured five songs.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Theyil Suttalum"Muthu VijayanL. V. MuthukumarasamySilambarasan03:44
2."Edho Edho Ennam"SamaranL. V. MuthukumarasamySuchitra04:24
3."Manamae Manamae"Mullai NishanthanL. V. MuthukumarasamyPriya Himesh, Abhay Jodhpurkar04:07
4."Vaa Thanimayil"SamaranR. K. SundarPadmalatha04:15
5."Megam Kalaivathillai"SamaranR. K. SundarPalakkad Sreeram04:40
Total length:21:06

Release edit

The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 22 September 2017 during the most crowded release date of the year at the Chennai box office.[10] The film drew largely negative reviews, with a critic from Sify.com writing that the film has "bad writing and amateurish making" and "ends up as a tedious watch mainly due to the bland writing". The critic added the film has "the potential for an edge of the seat action thriller but sadly the problem is that it literally offers nothing new and execution is below average".[11] A critic from the Deccan Chronicle wrote "the problems of Valla Desam start early and despite having a lot of the elements required for a successful spy thriller in place, the dialogues and the characterization fall flat, and because of this, none of the personal tragedy and dangers tends to strike you as imminent.[12] Likewise, a reviewer from The Times of India noted "Valla Desam aspires to be a tense spy thriller, but falls short in both the writing and making."[13] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "It’s a great idea to bring the Vijayashanti brand of action-heroine back to the Tamil screen, but you have to make us invest in her as a person first. Anu’s family scenes are painfully perfunctory."[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Vasudevan, K. V. (10 December 2016). "Best of both worlds". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Joseph, Raveena (25 January 2015). "Being Anu Hasan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (27 May 2012). "Happy in her space". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "I have no fear of failure: Anu Hassan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Simbu for a semi-hollywood style Tamil film". Behind Woods. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Simbhu lends his voice for popular actress re-entry film". India Glitz. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Nantha upbeat about Valla Desam". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Primed for her comeback". Deccan Chronicle. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Valladesam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Friday Fury". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Valla Desam review-Bad writing & amateurish making". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Valladesam movie review: Despite a lot of elements, film falls flat". Deccan Chronicle. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. ^ Suganth, M. "Valladesam Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Valladesam Movie Review". 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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