Vil Ambu (transl. Bow and Arrow) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Ramesh Subramaniam and presented by Suseenthiran. The film stars Sri, Harish Kalyan, Srushti Dange, Chandini Tamilarasan, and Samskruthy Shenoy, while Harish Uthaman and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.[1] The music was composed by Navin with cinematography by E. Martin Joe and editing by Ruben. The film released on 12 February 2016.

Vil Ambu
Film poster
Directed byRamesh Subramaniam
Written byRamesh Subramaniam
Produced bySuseenthiran (Presenter)
N. Thai Saravanan
A. Nandha Kumar
StarringSri
Harish Kalyan
Srushti Dange
Chandini Tamilarasan
Samskruthy Shenoy
CinematographyE. Martin Joe
Edited byRuben
Music byNavin
Production
company
Star Film Land
Distributed byNallusamy Pictures
Release date
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Vil Ambu is a journey of two characters and talks about how humans are responsible for each other's loss or gain. The story is about how the loss of one person becomes the gain of the other.

Cast

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Production

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Following the success of Jeeva (2014), Suseenthiran announced that his next film revolves around events taking place in South Chennai. Suseenthiran subsequently announced that Harish Kalyan and Sri would be starring, while Harish Uthaman and Nandakumar would play the villains.[2] Samskruthy Shenoy, who had previously been seen in Malayalam films, was signed on to play one of the three leading female roles.[3] The other two roles were given to Srushti Dange and Chandini Tamilarasan, who would play a college student and a slum dweller, respectively.[4][5] Navin, who composed music for Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013), was chosen to compose the film's music, while Star Productions and Nallu Studios co-produce the venture.[6] Despite reports which claimed Suseenthiran himself would direct it, he chose to only present it and newcomer Ramesh was signed as director.

The film began shoot in Coimbatore in early October 2014 with a working title of Nerukku Ner, while it has also previously been dubbed as Agni Natchathiram. Notably, both titles are yesteryear films featuring dual lead characters, as like the roles of Sri and Harish Kalyan in the venture.[7][8] In April 2015, the official title was revealed to be Vil Ambu, with actress Kajal Aggarwal launching the film's motion poster.[9]

Soundtrack

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Music is composed by Navin.

Vil Ambu
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedSeptember 2015 (India)
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length13:01
LanguageTamil
LabelOrange Music
ProducerNavin
Navin chronology
Oru Naal Iravil
(2015)
Vil Ambu
(2015)
Nibunan
(2017)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ala Sachuputta Kannala"EkadasiAnirudh Ravichander04:27
2."Kurum Padame" G. V. Prakash Kumar04:30
3."Neeyum Adi Naanum"Madhan KarkyD. Imman, AV Pooja04:04
Total length:13:01

Critical reception

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Rediff wrote, "Director Ramesh may have failed to capitalise on an intelligent plot but Vil Ambu is an engaging thriller, well worth a watch."[10] Behindwoods wrote "Director Ramesh Subramaniam has narrated an emotional story that doesn't lose the direction at any point. Also, the only problem in the story is its transparency, it becomes a challenge for the storyteller to retain the connection developed with the audience in the first half."[11]

References

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  1. ^ "'Vil Ambu', a film on how society influences commoners". The Indian Express. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Madras and Pandiya Nadu menace for Suseenthiran's next!". Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Suseenthiran picks Vijays title for his next". Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "'Packing Punches in Acchamindri'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. ^ "'I Like Stepping out of my Comfort Zone'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. ^ Only Kollywood (5 October 2014). "Harish Kalyan to star in Suseenthiran's next - Only Kollywood". Only Kollywood. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ^ "The title Nerukku Ner again ?". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Suseenthirans next to have Suriyas debut film connection". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Kajal Aggarwal Launches Vil Ambu Motion Poster". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Review: Vil Ambu is worth a watch". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Vil Ambu (Aka) Vil Ambu review". 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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