Vannathupoochi Tamil Movie
Cast & Crew
Banner: Mother Arts International
Cast: Revathi, Karthick, Sarathkumar, Saya Devi, Ponnur Babu, Dinesh, Mosa, Balasingh, Sri Lakshmi, Siddarth, Madhavi Sharma, Amuthabarathi, Priya, Shivadhanu, Yuvan Suwang, Ramesh, Vimal, Narain, Divya Bharathi
Direction: C Azhagappan
Production: C Azhagappan
Music: Rehan
Genre: Drama
Language: Tamil
Release date: Agust 7, 2009
Review
At a time when filmmakers go behind commercial potboilers, director Rasi Azhagappan has the guts to render a movie that is more relevant for today’s world. The need to shower love and affection and spend time with children is the moral of Vannathupoochi. The film is about a young girl, who is yearning and craving for the love and affection of her parents and fights a legal case to stay with her grandfather. The film is not a regular mainstream masala movie but at the same time not so preachy.
Arun (Siddharth) and Chitra (Madhavi Sharma), who work in IT firm, ensure that their child Divyabharathi (Sri Lakshmi) gets good education and gets all comforts.
But the busy parents, concentrate more on their career, and have no time to be with her side and shower kind words. Divya who comes across her paternal grandfather Chinnasamy (Bala Singh) is moved by the love and affection showered on her by him. She mingles with everyone and her real life blossoms.
Arun is shocked when his daughter refuses to come with him from the village after the holidays. For, she gets the love she wanted from her grandfather.
Divya even files a case alleging that she is neglected by her parents and she prefer to stay with her grandfather.
It is a splendid performance by young Sri Lakshmi. She is cool and suave in her performance. So is Bala Singh. Both share a good rapport and it oozes on screen. Newcomers Siddarth and Madhavi Sharma play their parts well. Revathy dons a cameo. Music is adequate. A message well said is Vannthupooch
It has been a very long time since a film has been certified officially as a Children's Film by the regional censor board in Chennai. Vannathupoochi, produced and directed by Azhagappan is the first film in many years to get a certificate as a children film, for that alone he should be lauded.
The film focuses on today’s children and their grandparents who are lonely and neglected due to modern times when nobody has time due to technological advancements and the mad rush among parents in day to day life.
An old man in a village finds himself to the very lonely and his granddaughter who lives in the city too is lonely and neglected as her parents are on the fast track and have no time for anything. The director tries to show the bonding between the two generations.
Divya (Sri Lakshmi) is an 8-year-old girl who lives s with her parents (Siddharth &Madhavi Sharma), both IT professionals in Chennai city. She is a poor little rich kid who has all the comforts but carves for her parent’s attention, love and care as they have no time for her.
During vacation, her dad’s principal in school takes her to their village, where her grandfather (Bala Singh) lives. The old man, a weaver is very happy to see his granddaughter and a strong bond develops between the two. Soon, Divya becomes the darling of the entire village.
But when her parents turn up to take her away, the girl decides not to go. She gives a case against her parents who have no time for her. Justice Sharada (Revathy in a guest role) studies the mind of the girl and gives a stunning verdict which is an eyeopener to modern parents.
Director Azhagappan has gone overboard while etching out the character and life of IT professionals who rave and rant and behave like caricatures, while life in village is all rosy and happy. This concept went out of the window in the 90’s from our mainstream cinema.
The film is shot like the 1970’s propaganda I & B ministries Film Division documentaries of a forgotten era, where the message is sharp and loud, with little entertainment. At best it is a tribute to making children film 70’s style in an age of Harry Potter, Pogo and video games.
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