Vedalam

Vedalam (2015)

வேதாளம்

Ganesh, a cab driver and a doting brother to his sister Tamizh, is hunting down three notorious criminals in Kolkata. Who is he actually and what's his motive?

Date of release
2015-11-10
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (60)
Runtime
2h 36m
Genres
Action
Director
Siva

Casting

Interesting facts

Vedalam is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed and co-written by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar, Shruti Haasan and Lakshmi Menon while Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play supporting roles. The film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while the cinematography and editing were done by Vetri and Ruben.

Production

Following the success of their previous collaboration Veeram (2014), Siva was reported to direct Ajith Kumar again in July 2014, with the planned venture announced to begin after the completion of Ajith's prior commitments with Yennai Arindhaal.

Hansika Motwani and Shruti Haasan were reported to play female leads. Motwani denied that she was going to appear, and Haasan's casting was confirmed in early April. In the same month, Kabir Duhan Singh was reported to be the antagonist. After unsuccessful negotiations with Nithya Menen, Lakshmi Menon was announced to play the role of Ganesh's sister in April 2015.

Principal photography began on 9 April 2015. The first official schedule began shooting in Navalur, Chennai, with scenes featuring Ajith and Menon entering a college. Later, a Vinayagar Chathurthi-themed song featuring 150 background dancers was shot. Sources reported that the song was similar to "Pillayarpatti Hero" from Vaanmathi (1996) and "Maha Ganapathi" from Amarkkalam (1999), both also starring Ajith.

The team moved to Kolkata and scenes were shot featuring Haasan as a lawyer and Ajith as a taxi driver, with images from the shoot leaked on social networking sites. The makers planned to shoot scenes in Dubai, but the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) denied permission to shoot there as it would potentially disrupt the month-long Ramadan celebrations. The unit instead moved to shoot few scenes and a song sequence in Milan, Italy.

The unit returned to Chennai in August 2015 to film in Chennai. Scenes were shot at Ramee Mall and a special set was erected at AVM Studios in Vadapalani, Guindy Race Course, and Fortis Malar Hospital, featuring Ajith and Haasan. The team finished production in mid-October 2015 after making finishing touches on a song. Ajith was injured on the final day of the shoot, causing a minor delay.

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