''Vedappan'' is a 2009

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directed by Aanaivari A. Sridhar. The film stars Hemanth Kumar, newcomer

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and newcomer Nikitha, with

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and

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playing supporting roles. It was released on 9 October 2009.

Plot

In a village, Vedappan works in a tea stall owned by Panneer and he is also a hardcore fan of cinema actress Deepika. He wants to meet Deepika by any means and an aspiring director promises him to make him a hero. In the meantime, the flower seller Kanaka falls in love with Vedappan. Vedappan then gets a small role in Deepika's film. During the shooting, instead of shooting towards Deepika with a replica gun, Vedappan shoots her with a real gun and Deepika is wounded on the shoulder. Vedappan then escapes from the shooting spot and Deepika is admitted to the hospital. Thereafter, the police arrest Vedappan and he is forced to tell them the reason for shooting her. In the past, Vedappan and his widow father were poor workers who repaired metal vessels while Deepika was a poor

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dancer who lived with her widow mother. Despite being a street dancer, Deepika wanted to be treated with dignity and Vedappan was deeply in love with her. Deepika and her mother then left the village without notice. Afterwards, Vedappan learns that she had become a cinema actress in

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. One day, Vedappan saw Deepika's

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video and he was flabbergasted by it, so he decided to kill her. The police tell him that the video was morphed and the girl in the video was not Deepika thus Vedappan realises his mistake and he is released. The film ends with Vedappan accepting Kanaka's love.

Cast

Production

Aanaivari A. Sridhar made his directorial debut with ''Vedappan'' under PRK Movies banner. Hemanth Kumar, who acted in '' Vasool'' (2008), was chosen to play the male lead while newcomer Arundhati (credited as Apsara) from

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and newcomer Nikitha were selected to play heroines.

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roped to play significant roles. Nesan composed the music, D. Maghibalan took care of camera work and the editing was by S. Satish. The film was shot in 30 days.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Nesan. The soundtrack features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Ilaya Kamban, Annamalai, Sundran, Antony Cruz and Jayakondan. The audio was released on 29 June 2009 in

. Actor

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, Sivasakthi Pandian,

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and Suresh Joachim attended the audio launch.

References

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