| Vambu Sandai | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Raj Kapoor |
| Written by | K. Selva Bharathy |
| Produced by | Venkatesh A |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Uday Kiran Diya |
| Cinematography | Suresh |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | Jai Mataji Cine Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹3 crore |
Vambu Sandai (transl. Provocative fight; spelt onscreen asVambuchanda)[1] is a 2008 IndianTamil-language film directed byRaj Kapoor and written byK. Selva Bharathy. The film starsSathyaraj,Uday Kiran andDiya. The music for the film was composed byD. Imman.
Prabhakaran alias Prabhu is a college student who does not allow anyone to do wrong. He quite often argues with others to the point where he is repeatedly arrested. When he was younger his foster father, Nehru, a psychiatrist used to bail him out. In the meantime, Swetha, the sister of the commissioner of police Ravichandran, has been ditching her college classes, so her father has a police escort take her to school. When she tries to escape from her escort, they pursue her. They cross paths with the troublesome Prabhu, who battles them. In the ensuing fight, Prabhu says 'I love you' to Swetha and she is so impressed by his gallantry, she falls in love.
Prabhu then learns that his foster parents are taking him to meet his real father, Jeevanandham, who had been receiving treatment in a mental hospital. He tries to speak with his father, but the man is unresponsive. On the advice of Swetha's father, he takes his father to Kerala for treatment. When there, he meets a former bodyguard of Jeevanandham who tells him that not only was his father the former Election Commissioner, but that his current mental breakdown state was caused by local politician Dharmalingam. Coincidentally, Dharmalingam has been brought to that same Kerala facility by his own son, Narayanan. When Dharmalingam's son learns that his father's former enemy Jeevanandham is still alive, he attempts to kill him.
Ankitha was initially considered to portrayLakshmi in the film.[2]
Hayden Seth Kantor ofCornell University comparedUday Kiran's character, who avenges the murder of his family, to the “angry young man” characters thatAmitabh Bachchan played.[3]
The soundtrack was composed byD. Imman. In a pre-release event for the Telugu version titledLakshmi Putrudu held atRavi Narayana Reddy Kalyanamantapam (Ravi Narayana Reddy Memorial Auditorium Complex) in Hyderabad, Damodar Reddy, theAndhra Pradesh State Minister forInformation Technology, officially launched the audio cassette by handing a copy toTammareddy and with its first number dedicated to producerAshok Kumar. Distribution rights to the audio CD for the Telugu version were purchased bySrinivas, a State Trading corporation chairman and former legislator.[4] In an audio review, Saraswathy Srinivas rated the soundtrack two out of five stars and wrote, "It's another lacklustre fare from D Imman".[1]
| Vambu Sandai | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by D. Imman | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 23 August 2007 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| D. Imman chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Edharkkaga" | Thabu Shankar | Jassie Gift,Sayanora Philip | |
| 2. | "Jee Boom Baa" | Pa. Vijay | Naveen, Archith | |
| 3. | "Pagai Odunga" | Pa. Vijay | ||
| 4. | "Thaal Thiravai" | Pa. Vijay | Naresh Iyer,Jyotsna | |
| 5. | "Tension Machaan" | Pa. Vijay | Vijay Yesudas |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Em Chusi Nanne Nuvvu" | Jassie Gift,Sayanora Philip | 04:40 |
| 2. | "Zee Bhoom Baa" | Achyut, Naveen | 03:55 |
| 3. | "Sawariya Sawariya" | Jyotsna,Naresh Iyer | 04:58 |
| 4. | "Ekkadunna Tension Mama" | Ranjith | 04:09 |
| 5. | "Adigadigo Toofan" | Rahul Nambiar | 02:40 |
| 6. | "Em Smile Raa" | Suchitra | 04:35 |
Koodal.com said the film was too noisy but entertaining timepass.[7]
The film was dubbed and partially reshot in Telugu asLakshmi Putrudu (transl. Lakshmi's son). The film was dubbed in Hindi asMr. Badmash.[3]
