Vaan (film)

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Vaan
Vaan Film Poster.jpg
First look poster
Tamilவான்
Directed byR. Karthik
Written byR. Karthik
StarringAshok Selvan
Ritu Varma
Aparna Balamurali
Shivathmika Rajashekar
CinematographyGeorge C. Williams
Edited byAnthony
Music byGopi Sundar
Production
companies
Viacom18 Studios
Rise East Entertainment
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vaan (transl. Sky) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Karthik in his directorial debut.[1][2] The film stars Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Aparna Balamurali and Shivathmika Rajashekar. Gopi Sundar composes the film's music and cinematography will be performed by George C. Williams. The film was announced in January 2017, but went through a change of cast, and was relaunched in June 2021.

Cast[]

Production[]

The film was first announced to the media in January 2017, when it was reported that Dulquer Salmaan would work on a Tamil film by debutant director R. Karthik, to be produced by Kenanya Films. Described as "romantic entertainer-cum-road movie", Karthik stated that the film would have four lead actresses and that discussions for roles were held with Nivetha Pethuraj and Megha Akash.[3][4] Other actresses including Akshara Haasan, Nazriya Nazim and Parvathy were also considered for the film, though none of them were officially signed on for the project.[5][6] In June 2017, Karthik stated that the casting process for the lead actresses was still ongoing, and that there were no plans of making a Malayalam version of the film, despite speculation. George C. Williams, Sreekar Prasad and debutant Dheena Dayalan joined the team as the film's cinematographer, editor and music composer respectively, while the director stated that the team had planned to begin production by December 2017. Considering the film's theme of travel, Karthik revealed that the film would be shot across locations including Chennai, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Chandigarh and Nainital.[7] Actress Shalini Pandey joined the cast of the film during October 2017, but production was delayed as a result of Kenanya Films' financial problems.[8]

After a brief delay, the first look poster of the film was released in June 2018, confirming the identity of the principal crew members.[9] Karthik noted that he initially wanted to title the film as Vaanam - after the sky, which changes its form and colour regularly, like the lead character - but the presence of an earlier film prompted him to choose Vaan.[10] The film was launched in December 2018, with a ceremony held in Chennai attended by Dulquer and crew members. At the event, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Kriti Kharbanda were announced as two of the lead actresses, with Karthik suggesting that the storyline travels from "Chennai to Kolkata" and that the film would be "along the lines of Jab We Met (2007)".[11][12] Priya Bhavani Shankar also joined the film's cast in February 2019.[13][14] However, the production studio's continued financial problems and the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the film to be continually delayed and later dropped.[15]

In late June 2021, Viacom18 Studios in association with Rise East Entertainment, relaunched Karthik's directorial debut, with several changes also made to the cast and crew owing to date clashes.[16] Ashok Selvan replaced Dulquer in the lead role, while actresses Ritu Varma, Aparna Balamurali and Shivathmika Rajashekar were cast in the leading female roles. Music composer Gopi Sundar and editor Anthony also joined the project, replacing Dheena Dayalan and Sreekar Prasad.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's next with Ra Karthik titled 'Vaan' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's 'Vaan' to start rolling soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's next in Tamil with debutant director? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's next film in Tamil with debutant director Ra.Karthik". Behindwoods. 3 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Nazriya to make her Kollywood comeback?". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ "Nazriya to work with Dulquer Salmaan in Kollywood? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Dulquer to play multiple characters in Ra Karthik's Tamil travelogue - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Shalini Pandey In Dulquer Salmaan's Tamil Film With Ra Karthik". 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's next Tamil film titled 'Vaan'". The News Minute. 15 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Vaan has all the elements of a feel-good drama: Director Ra Karthik Dulquer Salmaan's upcoming Tamil film-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 20 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Kalyani Priyadarshan, Kriti Kharbanda roped in for Dulquer Salmaan's Vaan". 7 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's Vaan starts rolling - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Priya Bhavani Shankar to play one of the female leads in Dulquer Salmaan's Vaan". The New Indian Express.
  14. ^ "Priya Bhavani Shankar: I will never go back to television ever again". The New Indian Express.
  15. ^ "2021, a new dawn for Tamil cinema". The New Indian Express.
  16. ^ "Viacom18 Studios joins hands with Rise East Entertainment for a new movie starring Ashok Selvan". 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Ashok Selvan's next starts filming". The New Indian Express.

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