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Vilayada Vaa
Vilayada Vaa (transl. Come and play) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by Vijay Nantha. The film stars Viswanath Balaji and Divya Padmini. This film marks the Tamil debut of the director and music director, Srimurali.[1] PlotDeva is a low class man who enjoys carrom and plays with his friends. He adopts Naveen, who becomes an expert at the game.[2] The story revolves around Naveen's struggles toward success in the world of carrom.[1] Cast
ProductionVijay Nantha, who previously directed a film in Telugu, began working on his second film. The producer, K. Tripura Sundhari, called Vijay Natha on producing a film and the former recalls how coincidentally his son, Viswanath Balaji, was chosen to portray the lead role.[1] Balaji is a television actor and makes his film debut through Vilayada Vaa. Divya Padmini and Aishwarya Rajesh also star in the film.[3] The director wanted to shed light on the game of carrom through this film.[4] ThemesThe director, Vijayanand, stated that "The carrom board is used as a methaphor for life in the film that is about the hero's fight to be a successful player".[5] SoundtrackThe songs were composed by Srimurali, who previously worked in Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu films. The audio was released by K. S. Ravikumar in 11 November 2011.[1]
ReceptionA critic from Dinamalar praised the film's screenplay.[6] Maalai Malar praised the carrom scenes and the songs.[7] References
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