Idam Porul Yaeval (transl. Place, Nuance and Execution) is an unreleased Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by N. Lingusamy. It features Vijay Sethupathi and Vishnu Vishal alongside Aishwarya Rajesh and Nandita Swetha in the lead cast. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music.[1] The film remains unreleased for a decade due to financial difficulties.
| Idam Porul Yaeval | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Seenu Ramasamy |
| Written by | Seenu Ramasamy |
| Story by | S. Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | N. Lingusamy (Presenter) N. Subash Chandra Bose |
| Starring | Vijay Sethupathi Vishnu Vishal Aishwarya Rajesh Nandita Swetha |
| Cinematography | Ragul Dharuman |
| Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tag Entertainment |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Vijay Sethupathi as Paandi
- Vishnu Vishal as Aasaithambi
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Rithika
- Nandita Swetha as Neetha
- Vadivukkarasi
- Bala Saravanan
- Azhagam Perumal
- Aruldoss
- Ilavarasu
- Theepetti Ganesan
- Florent Pereira[2]
Production
editFollowing the audio release of Neerparavai (2012), Seenu Ramasamy announced that his next project would be titled Bangalore Thamizhan to be produced by Vasan Visual Ventures and revealed that Vimal had been signed to play a lead role in October 2012.[3][4] In January 2013, Seenu Ramasamy revealed that Vijay Sethupathi was signed on to play another lead role and that the film will be based around the hills near Madurai and Thandikodi near Kodaikanal, noting that he engaged in research while filming Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010) in interior Tamil Nadu, spending a lot of time studying locations near the Kodalangadu village.[5] The film's story was an idea of writer S. Ramakrishnan and Ramasamy developed the screenplay and dialogues.[6]
In May 2013, the film went through significant changes, with the title being changed to Sontha Ooru while Attakathi Dinesh replaced Vimal in a lead role.[7] In a further turn of events in October 2013, it was announced that N. Linguswamy would produce the film and Yuvan Shankar Raja would replace N. R. Raghunanthan as composer. The title was also reverted to Idam Porul Yaeval, while Vishnu Vishal was selected to replace Attakathi Dinesh.[1][8] In February 2014, Manisha Yadav was signed for the role of a mountain farmer girl after the director had auditioned a few girls for the role.[9][10] Soon after the shoot had started, Seenu Ramasamy replaced Manisha with Nandita Swetha[11] In April 2014, Aishwarya Rajesh confirmed that she had signed the film and would play Vishnu's love interest.[12] Mu. Kasi Viswanathan was signed up to be the film's editor and Rahul Dharuman of Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013) fame was roped in to be the film's cinematographer.[13]
In April 2014, 30-35 of days of shoot was completed.[14] Shooting took place around the villages surrounding Kodaikanal, which include Poombarai, Padamputhur and Gundupatti.[13][15] Despite being completed, the film has remained unreleased as a result of Thirupathi Brothers' financial difficulties. After a long a delay, the film was expected to be released after the end of the COVID-19 lockdown in India, to no avail.[16] In October 2022, it was announced that the film will soon have a theatrical release as the production house has sorted out all legal issues.[17][18]
Soundtrack
editDirector Seenu Ramasamy and Vijay Sethupathi, for the first time, worked with Yuvan Shankar Raja to produce Idam Porul Yaeval's music. The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, thus associating with Yuvan Shankar Raja for the first time in his career.[19][20] The soundtrack album features six tracks and most of the songs were composed after the entire film was shot.[6] The album was released on 18 December 2014 at the Suryan FM radio station in Chennai.[21] The songs, however, had been leaked to the Internet several days before the actual launch.[22]
All lyrics are written by Vairamuthu
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eerakkaathae" | Senthildass Velayutham, Anitha | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Kurunthogai" | V. V. Prassanna, Sonia | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Endha Vazhi" | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Kondaatamae" | Sriram Parthasarathy | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Atthuvaana Kaatukku" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Vaiyambatti" | Anthony Dassan, Priyadarshini | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 27:31 | ||
Reception
editIndiaglitz rated the album 4 out of 5 and stated that "Yuvan's maiden partnership with Vairamuthu has gotten the much needed break for him."[23] Behindwoods.com rated the album 3.0 out of 5 stating "Soulful, earthy songs from Yuvan."[24] MovieCrow rated the album 3.75 out of 5 and stated "Calling this Yuvan's comeback is an understatement. In actually, this is pure, vintage Yuvan Shankar Raja. A winner in one word."[25] Sify gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Idam Porul Eval marks Yuvan's comeback to earthy tunes without the music jarring the lyrical content".[26]
References
edit- ^ a b It’s going to be Vijay Sethupathi, Vishnu and Yuvan! Archived 25 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Suganth, M. "From behind the scenes to in front of the arc lights". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Seenu Ramasamy to team up with Vimal next!. Sify. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Vimal in Seenu Ramasamy’s next Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (30 January 2013). Director Seenu Ramasamy heads to the hills. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b Raghavan, Nikhil (17 January 2015). "Cycling against the wind - The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Attakathi Dinesh replaces Vemal in 'Sontha Ooru'. The Times of India. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Vishnu joins Vijay Sethupathi. The Times of India. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ M. Suganth (25 February 2014). Manisha Yadav bags film opposite Vijay Sethupathi Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Manisha Yadav bags role in 'Idam Porul Eval'" Archived 26 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Business Standard. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Karthik, Janani (17 March 2014). Nandita replaces Manisha Yadav in Vijay Sethupathi film Archived 20 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ C. R. Sharanya (26 April 2014). Aishwarya to play lead in Seenu’s film Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b Vijay Sethupathi will move to Kodaikanal Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Vijay Sethupathi and Nanditha get back from Kodaikanal after 35 days Archived 8 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (7 April 2014). 'I Don't Have Many Dialogues in IPE'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Janani K. (23 May 2020). "Producer Suresh Chandra Bose: No Idam Porul Yaeval release in July, new date yet to be finalised". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Seenu Ramasamy's Idam Porul Yaeval, starring Vijay Sethupathi & Vishnu Vishal, to finally release soon". The Times of India. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Idam Porul Yaeval gets a clearance from High Court?". The Times of India. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ For the first time in Yuvan’s career... Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Yuvan and Vairamuthu for the first time Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Idam Porul Yaeval audio launched". The Times of India. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Idam, Porul, Eval songs leaked online". The Times of India. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Idam Porul Yaeval Music Review". IndiaGlitz. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Idam Porul Yaeval Songs Review". Behindwoods. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Idam Porul Yaeval Music Review". MovieCrow. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Sify.com [bare URL]
