''Vattam'' () is a 2022 Indian

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directed by Kamalakannan. The film stars

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and Shyam Prasad.

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of the film commenced in around July 2018. The film was released on 29 July 2022 on

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Premise

Mano decides to get dead drunk on the eve of his ex-girlfriend's Kokilavani's wedding but gets thrown out of the wine shop. He gets cheated and goes on to kidnap a random businessman named Gautham where he bumps into and eventually swaps Gautham's wife Parvathy as the hostage.

Cast

Production

The shooting of the film began during July 2018 and the portions of the film were mostly shot and set in

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. Sibi Sathyaraj signed onto play the lead role while he wrapped up shooting for ''Ranga'' with

and

roped into play the pivotal roles as main female leads in the film.

Reception

S Subhakeerthana of ''

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'' Noted that " Vattam is not a great film by any standards, but it’s well intended and it goes about its job with sincerity, and sometimes, just sometimes, that’s enough." and gave 3.5 stars out of 5. ''

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'' critic wrote that "The film wouldn't have been such a tough watch if director Kamalakannan had decided to have fun with the limited story and write characters that don't take themselves seriously. But what is in the offering is just the opposite. " and gave 1.5 stars

References

External links

* 2022 films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films Indian action films Films shot in Coimbatore Films produced by S. R. Prabhu Hyperlink films {{India-film-stub