Vaaranam Aayiram

Vaaranam Aayiram
Movie Rating 4 / 5

Synopsis

Vaaranam Aayiram  is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev MenonSuriya plays dual lead roles as father and son, with SimranDivya Spandana, and Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut). The film had been under production since late 2006, and was released worldwide on 14 November 2008.

The film illustrates the story of a son recollecting different parts of his life with his father upon hearing about his death. As a tribute to the father of the director, the film opened to critical acclaim. Produced by Venu Ravichandran, the score was composed by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his final project with Gautham Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). It won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The film was also a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya’s career at that time.

Casts

  • Suriya as Krishnan(Suriya and Shriya’s father) and Maj.K.Suriya (dual role)
  • Harish Kannan as Suchith
    • Varun as three-year-old Suriya
    • Hiren as six-year-old Suriya
    • Sachin as eleven-year-old Suriya
  • Simran as Malini Krishnan (Suriya and Sherya’s mother
  • Divya Spandana as Priya (Suriya’s wife)
  • Sameera Reddy as Meghna (suriya’s ex lover)
  • Privithiraj as Asad
  • Deepa Narendran as Shriya Krishnan
    • Laasya as five-year-old Shriya
  • Karthik as Mahesh
  • Ajay as Ajay
  • Akanksha Midha as Namradha Dutt
  • Jayshree as Aarthi
  • Dany as Priya’s father
  • Ganesh as Shriya’s husband
  • Deenadalayan as Shankar Dayal Sharma
  • Gautham Menon as Commando Informer
  • Indra as Priya’s mother
  • Neelakandan Ganesh as Librarian
  • Ravi as Daboo Mauik
  • Rajeevan as Meghna’s father
  • Shanker Kolandi as Shankar Menon
  • Swetha as Swetha
  • Sathish as Sathish
  • Veera Bahu as Commando
  • Aditya as Aditya
  • Shreya as Shriya
  • Amitash as Krishnan’s friend

Tracks

No Title Lyrics Singers Composer Length
1 “Adiye Kolluthe” Thamarai Benny DayalKrishShruti Haasan Harris Jayaraj 5:14
2 “Nenjukkul Peidhidum” Thamarai HariharanDevan, V.V.Prasanna Harris Jayaraj 6:09
3 “Yethi Yethi Yeththi” Na.Muthukumar Benny DayalNaresh Iyer, Solar Sai Harris Jayaraj 4:53
4 “Annal Mele Panithuli” Thamarai Sudha Ragunathan Harris Jayaraj 5:41
5 “Oh Shanthi Shanthi” Thamarai Clinton CerejoS.P.B.Charan Harris Jayaraj 3:03
6 “Ava Enna” Thamarai Karthik, V.V. Prasanna Harris Jayaraj 5:17
7 Mundhinam Parthene” Thamarai Naresh IyerPrashanthini Harris Jayaraj 5:22
8 “Ragasiyam” (Instrumental) Thamarai Harris Jayaraj 1:20

Album Pictures

VIkram, Dhuruv Vikram, Nayantara, Nassar, Nithya Menon
VIkram, Dhuruv Vikram, Nayantara, Nassar, Nithya Menon
VIkram, Dhuruv Vikram, Nayantara, Nassar, Nithya Menon