Vaanchinathan

Vaanchinathan (2001)

Vaanchinathan, a straightforward policeman, is not allergic to exploiting the loopholes in the law to eliminate the criminals who have thus far not been punished by the judiciary.

Date of release
2001-01-14
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (3)
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Shaji Kailas

Casting

Interesting facts

Vaanchinathan is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action thriller directed by Shaji Kailas in his Tamil debut. The script was written by Liaquat Ali Khan. It stars Vijayakanth in the titular role with Sakshi Shivanand and Ramya Krishnan in the female leads and Prakash Raj. The film was released on 14 January 2001.

Production

The team had initially agreed terms with Suresh Gopi to feature in a pivotal role, but his unavailability led to team casting Prakash Raj. Soundarya was to appear in the film, but later opted out for unknown reasons. Shilpa Shetty had also signed on to star in the film. Likewise, Nadhiya was expected to make a return to Tamil films through the project, but eventually went against doing so.

The film is named after the Indian independence fighter Vanchinathan. A fight scene involving Vijayakanth, Ramya Krishnan and rowdies was shot in a set erected at AVM studios. The song sequence, 'Amul Baby', was shot at New Zealand.

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