Vennira Iravuggal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Vennira Iravugal
| image = vennnitaiavugalposter.jpg
| caption = Vennira Iravugal first look poster
| director = R. Perakas Rajaram
| producer = R. Perakas Rajaram
| writer = R. Perakas Rajaram
| starring = Vikadakavi Magen
Sangeeta Krishnasamy
Psychomantra
David Anthony
| music = Lawrance Soosai
| cinematography = Mano V. Narayanan
| editing = Kumarann.A / Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan
| studio = Shine Entertainment
| distributor = Shine Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|03|06}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Malaysia
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross = RM 260,353
}}
Vennira Iravuggal ({{translation|White Nights}}) is a 2014 Malaysian Tamil romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by R.Perakas. Starring Vikadakavi Magen in the lead role with Sangeeta Krishnasamy.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822233000/http://mytamilchannel.com/index/vennira-iravuggal-soars-high/|archive-date=22 August 2013|url=http://mytamilchannel.com/index/vennira-iravuggal-soars-high/#sthash.gpwyQxjQ.dpuf |title=Vennira Iravuggal soars high! |publisher=MyTamilChannel.com|first=Pravin|last=Bala|date=23 July 2013 |access-date=23 February 2014}} The film revolves around a journey of love which begins in Malaysia, continues to Singapore and finally ends in Myanmar with one objective, one mission and vision.
The film were released on 6 March 2014 at Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar with critical acclaimed by critics.{{Cite web|url=https://varnam.my/featured/2019/6081/exclusive-sangeeta-krishnasamy-talks-about-her-journey-in-the-film-industry/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Sangeeta Krishnasamy Talks About Her Journey In The Film Industry|last=Sandy|work=Varnam|date=15 January 2019|access-date=26 October 2023|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707045916/https://varnam.my/featured/2019/6081/exclusive-sangeeta-krishnasamy-talks-about-her-journey-in-the-film-industry/|url-status=live}} The film was a box office success.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/175445/roll-out-red-carpet-imaugural-malaysian-indian-cinema-awards|title=Roll out the red carpet for the imaugural Malaysian Indian Cinema Awards|work=New Straits Times|last=Chua|first=Dennis|date=22 September 2016|access-date=26 October 2023|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404024932/https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/175445/roll-out-red-carpet-imaugural-malaysian-indian-cinema-awards|url-status=live}} The film was later screened in Chennai in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/events/chennai/2019/aug/08/romantic-comedy-movie-screening-malaysian-film-festival-17325.html|title=Romantic comedy movie screening: Malaysian Film Festival|work=Indulge Express|last=Ayanara|date=8 August 2019|access-date=26 October 2023|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404024928/https://www.indulgexpress.com/events/chennai/2019/aug/08/romantic-comedy-movie-screening-malaysian-film-festival-17325.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/12/an-introduction-to-malaysian-cinema-in-the-heart-of-chennai-2017522.html| title = An introduction to Malaysian cinema in the heart of Chennai- The New Indian Express| date = 12 August 2019| work = New Indian Express| access-date = 26 October 2023| archive-date = 26 October 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191026060020/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/12/an-introduction-to-malaysian-cinema-in-the-heart-of-chennai-2017522.html| url-status = live}}
Plot
Vennira Iravuggal (duration: 100 minutes), is a story about a rich, seemingly irresponsible senior student, Ramesh at a university (shot on the campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang). Ramesh & his sidekick rag junior female students but Ramesh soon begins to have a different attitude to a freshie, Megala. They soon get together to the extent that she begins to have full faith in him in spite of her friends warning her to be careful. Ramesh suddenly vanishes taking Megala's money by using her bank card & runs off to Myanmar. Megala goes in search of Ramesh, determined to get her money back.
Megala takes a (physical) journey (all the way to an impoverished Indian community in Myanmar). A logline that appears on the poster is:
When are you going to pay me back?
This is her personal objective in the film (one which is also paralleled with
Ramesh's father who is also concerned with money).
In the process, Megala undergoes a transformation (one that is also bit by bit motivated by her remembrance of the past & her relationship with Ramesh at the university campus). Through her adventures & misadventures in Myanmar, Megala discovers that Ramesh is not all that he has made himself out to be. Another logline for the film is:
She came for money, she got her money but love conquered the money The grammar may be a little loose but we get the message! At the end of the film, she demands the interest for the money owed to her by Ramesh but we know now
that it's not motivated by love for the money but for Ramesh
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vikadakavi Magen as Ramesh alias Senior Jagat
- Sangeeta Krishnasamy as Megala
- Psychomantra @ Krishna Kumar Lechmana as Ravi, Ramesh's Collagemate
- David Anthony as College Professor
- Aruna as Sangeeta
- Kanchana
- Logan as Megala's Brother
- Janagaraj @ Baby
- Sumathi
- Larmin Andrea
- Mathialagan M as Ramesh's Father
}}
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by Lawrence Soosai.
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline =
| total_length =
| title1 = Indre Pirivam
| extra1 = Lawrence Soosai, Charumathi
| lyrics1 = Coco Nantha
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Vaanavil
| extra2 = Andrea Jeremiah
| lyrics2 = Yuwaji
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = Kaathali
| extra3 = Lawrence Soosai
| lyrics3 = Yuwaji
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = Sangi Mangi
| extra4 = Sheezay
| lyrics4 =
| length4 =
| all_writing =
}}
Awards
- Norway Film Festival{{Cite web|url=https://varnam.my/celebrity/2018/5513/exclusive-vikadakavi-magen-talks-to-us-about-his-real-passion/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Vikadakavi Magen Talks To Us About His Real Passion|last=Sandy|work=Varnam|date=24 December 2018|access-date=26 October 2023|archive-date=2 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702110412/https://varnam.my/celebrity/2018/5513/exclusive-vikadakavi-magen-talks-to-us-about-his-real-passion/|url-status=live}}
- The film were selected for a special screening in the Norway Tamil Film Festival.
Vaseeharan Sivalingam, the founder of the Norway Tamil Film Festival, mentioned that Vennira Iravuggal was selected to be screened as it was the first Tamil film to be filmed in Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar and the screening of the film is likely to attract the interest of the Tamil diaspora in Europe.
- International Tamil Film Academy
- Special Mention{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027122641/http://itfa.co.in/2013/itfa2013.html|archive-date=27 October 2013|url=http://itfa.co.in/2013/itfa2013.html |title=International Tamil Film Academy |publisher=Itfa.co.in |date= |access-date=23 February 2014}}
- Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015
- Best Movie
- Best Director
- Best Cinematographer
- Best Music Director
- Best Actress
References
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