Vanam
{{Short description|2021 Tamil film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vanam
| image = Vanam_2021_film_poster.jpg
| caption = Film Poster
| director = Srikantan Anand
| writer = Srikantan Anand
| producer = Grace Jayanthi Rani
JP Amalan
JP Alex
| starring = Vetri
Anu Sithara
Smruthi Venkat
| cinematography = Vikram Mohan
| editing = Prakash Mabbu
| music = Ron Ethan Yohann
| studio = Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2021|11|26|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Vanam ({{Translation|Forest}}) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Srikantan Anand and produced by Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd. The film stars Vetri, Anu Sithara and Smruthi Venkat in the lead roles, and the music is composed by Ron Ethan Yohann. The film released theatrically on 26 November 2021.
Synopsis
An art college student, with the help of a documentary filmmaker, tries to find the reasons behind the mysterious deaths of the people who have stayed in a hostel room.
Cast
- Vetri as Magizh
- Anu Sithara as Malli
- Smruthi Venkat as Jasmine
- Azhagam Perumal
- Vela Ramamoorthy
- Ravi Venkatraman
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Vanam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Ron Ethan Yohann
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2021
| recorded =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 05:45
| language = Tamil
| label = Think Music
| producer =
| prev_title = Navarasa
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = D Block
| next_year = 2022
}}
The soundtrack and score was composed by Ron Ethan Yohann.
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Kaatrile Mudhal Isai
| lyrics1 = S. Gnanakaravel
| extra1 = Ron Ethan Yohann, Shweta Mohan
| length1 = 05:45
| extra_column = Singer(s)
}}
Reception
The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller." Bharat Kumar of News Today wrote, "Vanam is a movie that manages a decent watch. Good writing is the key." Sify called it a "run of the mill thriller" and "yet another horror-thriller in Tamil cinema with an earnest flashback episode", rating it 2 out of 5.
References
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{{Cite news |date=26 December 2020 |title=First look of Jiivi Vetri's 'Vanam' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229061434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |archive-date=29 December 2020 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Times of India}}
{{Cite web |title=Vanam review: A template horror-thriller |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127001411/https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Sify}}
{{Cite news |title=Vanam Movie Review: Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125205956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=The Times of India}}
{{Cite web |date=27 November 2021 |title=Review: Vanam |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129143755/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=News Today}}
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