Veeram Vilanja Mannu
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{{Infobox film
| name = Veeram Vilanja Mannu
| image = Veeram Vilanja Mannu.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Kasthuri Raja
| writer = Kasthuri Raja
| producer = K. Muralidharan
V. Swaminathan
G. Venugopal
| starring = Vijayakanth
Khushbu
Roja
| cinematography = Rajarajan
| editing = Hari Palani
| music = Deva
| studio = Lakshmi Movie Makers
| released = {{Film date|1998|10|19|df=y}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}
Veeram Vilanja Mannu is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Kasthuri Raja, starring Vijayakanth, Roja and Khushbu. Manorama, Manivannan and Radharavi play other supporting roles, while Deva composed the music. The film was released on 19 October 1998,{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}} during Diwali.{{Cite news |last=Kummar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=16 October 1998 |title=Varied fare for Deepavali |pages=27 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981016/09/09160224.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010818150157/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981016/09/09160224.htm |archive-date=18 August 2001}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vijayakanth in dual role as
- Duraipandi
- DSP Vijay IPS
- Khushbu as Sevanamma
- Roja as Village Girl
- Manorama as Virumayi
- Manivannan as Manikandan
- Radharavi as MLA Sundarapandi
- Senthil as Andiappan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Muthu Karuppan
- Ponnambalam as Police inspector
- Major Sundarrajan as Commissioner of Police
- Chandini as Meenamma
- Mahanadi Shankar as a Police inspector
}}
Soundtrack
The music composed by Deva, with lyrics by Kasthuri Raja.{{Cite web |title=Veeram Velanja Mannu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/veeram-velanja-mannu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1402149863 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607043324/https://music.apple.com/in/album/veeram-velanja-mannu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1402149863 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Veeram Valanjn Munnu / Manaivikku Mariyathei / Dharma |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-audio-cd/products/veeram-valanjn-munnu-manaivikku-mariyathei-dharma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607044114/https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-audio-cd/products/veeram-valanjn-munnu-manaivikku-mariyathei-dharma |archive-date=7 June 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=AVDigital}}
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! Song !! Singers | |
| "Koo Koo Kuyil" | Swarnalatha |
| "Pacha Marikozhundhu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram |
| "Aasaipattu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha |
| "Uthu Uthu Paakathinga" | P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha |
| "Mayilu Mayilu" | Arunmozhi, Swarnalatha |
| "Enga Thaathan" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnaraj, Swarnalatha |
Reception
A critic from Dinakaran noted "Kasturi Raja, though he has designed his song scenes in the usual folk culture style, has picturised the other scenes and human passions and sentiments in a remarkably, brilliant way".{{Cite web |date=6 November 1998 |title=Cinema Reviews: "Veeram Velainja Mannu" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/06-11-98/veeram.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814112943/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/06-11-98/veeram.htm |archive-date=14 August 2003 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=Dinakaran}} Ji of Kalki wrote this is a film that has come up with the ultimate goal of making the masses of fans tear up the mat in ecstasy.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி. |date=15 November 1998 |title=வீரம் வெளஞ்ச மண்ணு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-11-15/page/n81/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230605161447/https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-11-15/page/n81/mode/2up |archive-date=5 June 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=81 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu appreciated Vijayakanth's dual role performance, the cinematography and music, but felt Roja was wasted.{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=30 October 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Veeram Velanja Mannu/Puthumaippithan/Desiya Geetham |pages=27 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981030/09/09300225.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010407074633/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981030/09/09300225.htm |archive-date=7 April 2001}} The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist (Raju).{{Cite news |date=17 July 2000 |title=Tamil Nadu state film awards announced; "Natpukkaga" bags best film award |url=http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-July.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430210643/http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-July.html |archive-date=30 April 2003 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Hindu}} The film was dubbed in Telugu as Adavi Puli in March 1999.{{Cite magazine |date=12 March 1999|title=Adavi Puli: Fights set to tune!|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/march12/south.htm |url-status=dead |magazine=Screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126142142/http://www.screenindia.com/old/march12/south.htm |archive-date=26 November 2010 |access-date=7 November 2024}}
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