Vil Ambu
| Vil Ambu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Subramaniam |
| Written by | Ramesh Subramaniam |
| Produced by | Suseenthiran (Presenter) N. Thai Saravanan A. Nandha Kumar |
| Starring | Sri Natarajan Harish Kalyan Srushti Dange Chandini Tamilarasan Samskruthy Shenoy |
| Cinematography | E. Martin Joe |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Music by | Navin |
Production company | Star Film Land |
| Distributed by | Nallusamy Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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 Natarajan, 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 was released on 12 February 2016.[2]
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
[edit]- Sri Natarajan as Karthik
- Harish Kalyan as Arul
- Srushti Dange as Nithya
- Chandini Tamilarasan as Kanakavalli
- Samskruthy Shenoy as Poonkodi
- Nandakumar as Sekar, Poonkodi's father
- Nisha Ganesh as Kavya, Arul's sister
- Harish Uthaman as Siva
- Yogi Babu as Honest
- Ramachandran Durairaj as Logu
- Hello Kandasamy as Karthik's father
- Saivam Kala as Karthik's mother
- Rindhu Ravi as Arul's mother
- Five Star Kalyan as Balaguru
Production
[edit]Explaining the relevance of the title Vil Ambu, meaning a bow and arrow, Ramesh Subramaniam said that no one ever has a permanent role in life because "If you are a bow one day, you will be an arrow the next".[2] The director also said the script is based on the six degrees of separation theory.[3] Chandini Tamilarasan was cast after the makers were impressed by her fluency in Tamil; because she plays a slum dweller, she "worked on [her] body language" to achieve the required speaking style.[4] In April 2015, the official title was revealed to be Vil Ambu, with actress Kajal Aggarwal launching the film's motion poster.[5] By December, 70% of filming was complete, having taken place mostly in Coimbatore.[6]
Soundtrack
[edit]Music is composed by Navin.[7] A single, "Neeyum Adi Naanum" was released on 20 September 2015 at Loyola College, Chennai,[8] while the audio launch was held a week later at Sathyam Cinemas.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ala Sachuputta Kannala" | Ekadasi | Anirudh Ravichander | 04:27 |
| 2. | "Kurum Padame" | Madhan Karky | G. V. Prakash Kumar | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Neeyum Adi Naanum" | Madhan Karky | D. Imman, AV Pooja | 04:04 |
| Total length: | 13:01 | |||
Critical reception
[edit]S Saraswathi of Rediff.com wrote, "Director Ramesh may have failed to capitalise on an intelligent plot but Vil Ambu is an engaging thriller, well worth a watch."[11] M Suganth of The Times of India wrote appreciated its premise but criticised the director for not taking full advantage of its novelty.[12] Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu appreciated the film's "interesting" concept, but criticised its slow pace and predictability.[13] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express wrote that the director's "effort in carefully etching the screenplay with not many contrived moments, as he merges and separates the two tracks, is laudable".[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Vil Ambu', a film on how society influences commoners". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b KR, Manigandan (10 February 2016). "'My Film's Heroes don't Meet'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (5 September 2015). "A tale of two people". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "'I Like Stepping out of my Comfort Zone'". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Kajal Aggarwal Launches Vil Ambu Motion Poster". Silverscreen.in. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Shooting in live locations extremely challenging: 'Vil Ambu' director". Daijiworld. IANS. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Karthik (22 October 2015). "Vil Ambu (Music review), Tamil – Navin". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ KR, Manigandan (21 September 2015). "Single Track From Vil Ambu Released". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Kalyan, Harish [@iamharishkalyan] (24 September 2015). "#VilAmbu audio launch .. Sep 27th@satyamcinemas 9am!! #markit #lookingup" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Vili Ambu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Saraswathi, S (14 February 2016). "Review: Vil Ambu is worth a watch". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Suganth, M (14 February 2016). "Vil Ambu Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (13 February 2016). "Vil Ambu: Good concept, average execution". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (14 February 2016). "Review: 'Vil Ambu' Narration Helps it Sail Through". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
