Vedi (film)

Vedi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrabhu Deva
Written byRavi Chakravarthy (dialogues)
Story bySiva
Based onSouryam (Telugu)
Produced byVikram Krishna
Sriya Reddy
Starring
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byVijay Antony
Production
company
GK Film Corporation
Distributed byRadaan Mediaworks (Tamil Nadu)
Sun Pictures (Worldwide)
Release date
  • 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vedi (transl. Firecracker) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vishal, Sameera Reddy and Poonam Kaur, while Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, and Urvashi play supporting roles. A remake of the Telugu film Souryam, the film was released on 30 September 2011 across 250 screens in Tamil Nadu, 62 screens in Kerala and 28 screens in Karnataka.

Plot

Vedi tells the story of Prabhakaran (Vishal), a young police officer who goes to Kolkata in search of his sister Aishwarya (Poonam Kaur). Prabhakaran, at his native place, Thoothukudi, had developed enmity with a local don named Easwaramoorthy (Sayaji Shinde) by thrashing him in public and putting him behind bars. The enmity reaches Kolkata when Easwaramoorthy joins another local gangster to take revenge on Prabhakaran. The baddies trouble Aishwarya and her friend Parvathy (Sameera Reddy), who falls in love with Prabhakaran. While the enmity between Prabhakaran and Easwaramoorthy continues, a flashback of Prabhakaran goes on. Prabhakaran and Aishwarya were ill-treated by the society as their father was a smuggler. Prabhakaran decides to send Aishwarya to an orphanage, saying that he does not know who she is. This creates a bad name about Prabhakaran in Aishwarya's books. Later, Aishwarya gets adopted by a North Indian family and settles in Kolkata. In a parallel scenario, Prabhakaran locks horns with Easwaramoorthy and his pervert son Rajapandi (Amit Kumar Tiwari). They kill his mentor, who made him a police officer, and the occasion of giving a doctorate to Easwaramoorthy, Rajapandi gets tempted of a lady constable outside the stadium and rapes her inside his car. After a few years, Aishwarya's foster parents die of an accident, and she is sent to an orphanage again. Therefore, Prabhakaran goes to Kolkata and masquerades himself as Balu, a physical trainer in a college as he is scared that Aishwarya might avoid him. How Prabhakaran defeats the baddies and joins with Aishwarya is the action-packed climax of the movie.

Cast

Production

Initially Trisha Krishnan was approached for the lead female role but turned it down as the role did not excite her.[1] Similarly Anushka Shetty refused the project, while Hansika Motwani cited that her call sheet was full.[2] Reports emerged that Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal, Tamannaah Bhatia and Reemma Sen were considered, before the role was handed to Sameera Reddy.[3][4] Poonam Kaur signed the film in March 2011, agreeing to reprise her role as the protagonist's sister from the original film Souryam.[5][6]

Vishal began his first schedule in February 2011, after completing work on his other film Avan Ivan.[7] An item number featuring Sophie Choudry was choreographed by the director Prabhu Deva.[8] By May 2011, it was reported that 80% of the shoot was completed after scenes were shot in Bidar, a district in the north of Karnataka.[9]

Soundtrack

Vedi's soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony, released on 5 September 2011. Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog! wrote, "Despite becoming a mainstream composer, Vijay Antony’s wild swings between decent, listenable stuff and massively coarse music is a stunning mystery!"[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Enna Aachi"ThamaraiVijay Yesudas, Janaki Iyer4:47
2."Ichu Ichu"VaaliVijay Antony, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran3:48
3."Ippadi Mazhai"Na. MuthukumarKarthik, Saindhavi4:23
4."Bombay Ponnu"VivekaMamta Sharma, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Senthildass Velayutham3:56
5."Kadhalikka Penroruthi"KabilanEmcee Jesz, Naresh Iyer, Andrea Jeremiah, Rap Vocals Sharmila4:34

Critical reception

Haricharan Pudipeddi of Nowrunning.com rated it 3/5 and called it" a loud cracker".[11] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote, "A pedestrian script with no gripping moments, Vedi has nothing novel or exciting to offer a viewer by way of plot or narration".[12] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "Vedi is just another run-of-the-mill entertainer".[13]

References

  1. ^ "Trisha's on a roll". The Times of India. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "I'm not doing Vishal's film: Hansika". Sify. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Who is Vishal's heroine?". Sify. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Sameera to star in Prabhu Deva's next". The Times of India. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Call me Nakshatra not Poonam". The Times of India. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Poonam Kaur in Prabhu Deva film". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Prabhu Deva shoots with Vishal & Sameera!". Sify. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Prabhu isn't easy to please: Sophie Choudry". The Times of India. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Vishal film titled as Prabhakaran?". Sify. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  10. ^ Karthik (6 September 2011). "Vedi (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Antony". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 26 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  11. ^ Pudipeddi, Haricharan (1 October 2011). "Vedi Movie Review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Vedi". The New Indian Express. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (3 October 2011). "Review: Sameera stands out in Vedi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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