Vaalu

 

Vaalu (English: Naughty) is an 2015 Indian Tamil action comedy film written and directed by debutant Vijay Chandar. The film features Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles, with Santhanam, VTV Ganesh and Brahmanandam portraying supporting roles. The film was produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under the banner NIC Arts. S. Thaman composed the music while Sakthi and T. S. Suresh handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
The film's production began on 6 June 2012 in Chennai and lasted till June 2015. The film was predominantly shot in Chennai, with the portions of the film also shot at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bangkok. After facing multiple delays, the film was released worldwide on 14 August 2015.

Cast

• Silambarasan as Shakthi aka Sharp
• Hansika Motwani as Priya Mahalakshmi
• Santhanam as K.Kribakaran aka Tyre
• Aditya as Anbu
• Jai in a special appearance
• Brahmanandam as MD
• VTV Ganesh as Kutti Paiyaa
• Aadukalam Naren as Devaraj, Shakthi's father
• Manthra as Mrs. Steven
• Sriranjini as Shakthi's mother
• Misha Ghoshal as Priya's friend
• Tiger Thangaraj as Shakthi's friend
• Dheena as Dheena, Anbu's henchman
• Sanjana as Shakthi's sister
• Mahadevan as Priya's father
• Munnar Ramesh
• Cool Suresh
• Namo Narayanan
• Senrayan
• Vijay Chander in a cameo appearance in " Thaaru Maaru "
• Sandy in a cameo appearance in " Thaaru Maaru "

Production

Vaalu was initially announced as Vijay Chander's directorial debut in September 2010, and that actor Jai would in the lead role, but the project did not take off.^[1] Silambarasan was later impressed with Vijay Chander's script and approached producer S. S. Chakravarthy, who he was working with in Vettai Mannan, to fund the project. Hansika Motwani, Santhanam and VTV Ganesh were later picked to portrayal pivotal roles in the film. Thaman was signed to compose the film's music, while Shakthi was selected to be the film's cinematographer.^[2] Kannada actor Audithya was added to the cast to make his debut in Tamil films, after the producers were impressed with his performance in the Kannada film, Villain (2012).^[3] Aadukalam Naren and Sriranjini were selected to play Silambarasan's parents, with Naren portraying a railway employee.^[4] Actor Jai, who had simultaneously worked with Silambarasan on Vettai Mannan, was reported to have joined the cast to play a cameo role in August 2012.^[5]

 Release

The film's first teaser, released in June 2012, announced that Vaalu would have a theatrical release during the Diwali season of 2012. However the impending release of Silambarasan's other long-delayed project Podaa Podi (2012) meant that the makers decided to postpone the release of the film until January 2013.^[37] The date was also missed and by July 2013, the producers indicated that the film may release on either 15 August or during the Vinayagar Chaturthi and Diwali season of 2013, though yet again, the film remained incomplete.^[18] In January 2014, the director had stated that the film would release on 1 May 2014, though portions remained incomplete owing to scheduling problems and the film was delayed further.^[38] Evading further release dates in November 2014, Silambarasan announced that the film would finally release during Christmas 2014 and promotions for the film began. However several other films had also secured screens for 25 December, and the makers were not willing to compromise for a limited release.^[39]