Produced by Studio Green under the banner of producer K. E. Gnanavel Raja, the movie “Va Vaathiyar” is directed by Nalan Kumarasamy and stars Karthi in the lead roles.
As the movie is set to hit the screens on December 12, the pre-release event of the movie was held in the presence of the film crew and friends of the press and media.
At this event..,
Actress Shilpa spoke..,
Va Vaathiyar is a different movie by Nalan Kumarasamy sir. We get inspired by watching movies from a young age. Similarly, Vaathiyar is a movie that tells the right thing in the right way. Acting with Sathyaraj sir was a very pleasant experience. When I say a shot, he is there the next second. I learned a lot from him. I am happy to act with Karthi. No one else can do this role except him. He is that amazing. I welcome Keerthi to Tamil cinema. Thank you to Studio Green for taking on this project beautifully. Thank you for giving me the opportunity.
Stunt master Anal Arasu said..,
This is a special film for me. My father has told me a lot about MGR. I couldn’t work with him during that period, but it has come true in this film. There are many surprises in the film, I can’t tell you that. If I prepare a lot, Karthi sir will ask a lot from his father. He has worked hard. It was a great pleasure to work in this film. Gnanavel Raja has worked a lot. I pray to God that the film will be successful, thank you.
GM Sundar sir said..
I know how much I have struggled to get on this stage. There is a Vaathiyar in this film, I don’t need to say anything about him. Sathyaraj sir keeps talking about Vaathiyar. Karthi sir has played such a wonderful role. Karthi sir has done that body language, that expression. Gnanavel sir is doing my second film under your production. Nalan gave me a second innings in the film “Kadhalum Kaddu Pogum”. I thank him. Sathyaraj sir recommended me to Bharathiraja and I thank him for that. Congratulations to everyone who acted in the film.
Pallavi Singh said..,
Working in Va Vaathiyar was a great experience. Everyone asked me how it was to work with Nalan sir. He asked me to do something new with complete freedom. He gave me the opportunity to do something completely new. We have given shape to Nalan’s vision. This is a joint effort. Everyone, please watch and tell me, thank you.
Actor Anandraj said..,
Hello everyone, Sivakumar is like a brother to me, he is the reason why Karthi sir agreed to this story. Because he was the one who interacted with MGR the most. I thank him for that. I told Nal to release this film before the elections, and he did it in this election. I have a special character, I won’t tell you about it, but I believe I have done as much as he said. Sathyaraj sir said that he should give me the Karla Kattai that MGR gave me and use it in the film and give it back. I couldn’t bear it. I understood MGR’s courage only then. Karthi is a wonderful actor, I have many scenes with him, he is like a brother to me, Suriya, Jyothika are all like that. Nal has made the film in the way you like. This film will make you look back at Tamil cinema. Thank you to everyone.
Actor Sathyaraj spoke..,
A lot of revolutionary leader fans would have come here. I am happy that Karthi, our home child, is playing MGR in this film. I am a big fan of Vaathiyar but I am a villain but Anandraj is a fan. But if you tell me all the dialogues of MGR, I can’t tell you what kind of film he is.
He continued to talk about MGR’s film dialogues and asked Anandraj to tell him the film title, jokingly playing with him.
He also said, “I am a huge fan of MGR. He has always been the same revolutionary leader. I am happy that our housemate Karthi played his role. If anyone else had played it, my stomach would have been upset. But I am happy that Karthi played it. Everyone will definitely like this film. Thank you.”
Music composer Santosh Narayanan said, “The most important and beautiful moment in my film journey was meeting Nalan and Srinivas Kavin. I am very happy that he is coming to the film. When this film was announced, I called him, begged him and said, ‘I will do it.’ MGR can be called a real-life superhero. We have brought his life and personality to the screen. We have worked hard and given music. I am proud to be in Sathyaraj sir’s film.” When I heard this story, it seemed like it would be a new opening for commercial cinema. Composing the music was a very happy experience. This film will be a big hit.
Congratulations to everyone who worked on the film. Ranjith, Nalan, Karthik Subbaraj, thanks to Gnanavel sir, who was the reason why all these people came into cinema. If you liked this film, tell everyone thank you.
Santosh on behalf of Think Music said..,
It is a pleasure to work together in the film Va Vaathiyar. We joined the film from the very beginning of the film, the songs are coming one by one. We joined in the film Nalanin Soodhu Kavum, which was a blockbuster album. Similarly, the songs in this film will also be successful. I have seen this film a little, the film has come out great, everyone will like it, thank you.
Sakthivel Film Factory Sakthi Velan said..,
When Tirupati comes, it is called Thiruppam, but for me it is Karthi sir. Out of his 27 films in my film career, I have done about 15 films and he has given me a lot of twists. Karthi sir takes so much care even in the smallest details in his films. I know how dedicated he would have been when he acted with MGR. Gnanavel’s father is a huge fan of MGR. He has done a film. He has recently faced a lot of problems. Suriya sir called him and said, “Do this and solve your problem.” In a world full of hatred, there is no hero like Suriya. Everything will change for Gnanavel sir with the film Vaa Vaathiyaar. Nalan has done two films. Both are cult films. Vaa Vaathiyaar will be called a cult film the day after its release. I hope Vaa Vaathiyaar will be a huge hit this year. Thank you.
Director R Ravikumar said..,
I was in Nalan sir’s directorial team and worked in the film Soodhu Kavvum. I learned how to act in character from him. I had seen the film Vaa Vaathiyaar and I told Nalan sir that Karthi sir looks like MGR. If you want to make a biopic on MGR, Karthi sir is the right person for it. It has turned out to be a wonderful film. Congratulations to Nalan sir and the team.
Producer Gnanavel Raja said..,
Hello everyone. This film was made with a lot of effort. Some films can tell the story easily but this one has to be difficult to tell the story. Nalan has made it beautifully. We were associated with him in the distribution of the first two films. Now we are producing the third film. Many people said that Karthi sir found it difficult to play the role of Meiyazhagan but he did it well. Similarly, he has done brilliantly in this film too. Everyone has worked very hard. It will be a film that Karthi fans will also enjoy. Vaathiyar has blessed the film, I hope that this film will be a success with his blessings, thank you.
Actress Krithi Shetty said..,
Hello everyone. I am trying to speak in Tamil. I am happy to be introduced to the Tamil people in this film. Thank you Nalan sir and Gnanavel sir. I got a lot of experience in this film. I was working in a double shift while acting in this film, one day I fell asleep on the set but they kept lighting for me without making any noise, thank you to everyone for that. Thank you to everyone who worked with me in this film. It was a great pleasure to work with Nalan sir, I learned a lot from him. He noticed and appreciated even the smallest things while I was acting. I am a fan of Sathyaraj sir but I did not have scenes with him. That is a pity. Many in my family are fans of Sivakumar sir. The love given to me by Tamil fans makes me very happy. I am a big fan of Karthi sir, I kept bothering him on the sheets. I am happy that my dream of acting with him has come true. Thank you to everyone.
Director Nalan Kumarasamy said..,
I saw all the buildup posts that he is doing a film after 9 years. But you should be rightly afraid. You should think that he is coming to do a film after not doing a film for so many years. When Suthu Kavvum was made, SR Prabhu was very upset, Sivakumar sir was also very upset. They asked if we could make a film with such a title? I said it was just a joke, but we made a promise at that time. I said we would make a film called Dharmam Vellum. That is this film. A million thanks to revolutionary leader MGR for giving me the opportunity to make this film. Thanks to both Gnanavel Raja and Karthi. Karthi has fit into the character very beautifully. He has done so well. This film is a dedication to MGR. Thank you to everyone.
Actor Karthi spoke..,
As Nalan said, after making a film called Suthu Kavvum, he made a film called Dharmam Vellum after 10 years. Many directors are fans of Nalan. Wherever he goes, they eagerly ask if he is doing a film with Nalan. He scores everywhere. He will tell a story like kidnapping a politician.
I was afraid that we could do this. No matter how much we win, they will talk about what we lost, so I agreed to do it bravely. Nalan has done this film with dedication to 70, 80 commercial films. It was only after going into this film that I understood the true nature of MGR. He was the one who brought his personality to the people in a good way. He would not compromise in films and would not be a burden, and his fans taught him that and made him stay that way. How could such a man exist was amazing. He sang, “Even if we are together or apart, we should tell people, the whole town should tell who is like him,” and left. Today, his name is mentioned 5000 times at the Chennai railway station. We still talk about him today. With the love of his fans, I acted in this film for the fans as a debt to the love of his fans. Nalan has done a lot of research on him and made the film. As the 90s kids say, we will know who Nalan is after this film comes out. It seems that our Tamil cinema does not have the same quality as Malayalam. We also need to try something new. We need a director like Nalan for that. Everyone will like this film. Everyone has put in so much hard work. Sathyaraj uncle has once again played a special role as a bald boss. Rajkiran has played an MGR devotee. Krithi has acted superbly in her first Tamil film. Santhosh has given superb music. Everyone has worked hard to make this film. Our Tamil cinema will be proud of this film. May this film be a big success for Gnanavel. May this film be a big success with the blessings of the revolutionary leader. Thank you to everyone.
Fans are eagerly waiting to see the magic of the partnership of actor Karthi and the unique director Nalan Kumarasamy, who have been consistently delivering beautiful works in different fields.
The film stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Sathyaraj, Rajkiran, Krithi Shetty, G. M. Sundar, Shilpa Manjunath, Anandraj, Karunakaran, Ramesh Thilak, P. L. Thenappan.
Leading cinematographer George Williams has handled the cinematography and Santhosh Narayanan has composed the music for the film. Art direction is handled by D. R. K. Kiran, and editing is handled by Vetri. Anal Arusa has directed the fight scenes.
Producer K. E. Gnanavel Raja has produced this film on a grand scale under the banner of Studio Green.
The film will be released in theaters worldwide on December 12.