''Vengayam'' () is a 2011 Indian

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film written and directed by Sankagiri Rajkumar.

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plays a guest role as himself in the film, which stars

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and Pavina Joel in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by

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and cinematography performed by Rahu. The film was released to very low profile on 19 August 2011. Later it was re-released on 23 March 2012.

Plot

The film revolves around fake godmen in a village.

Cast

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as Anbumani *Pavina Joel *

as himself (guest appearance) *Sankagiri Rajkumar *Eazhaventhan *Thangaraj *Azhagappan

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by

. The lyrics were written by

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, Suba.Veerapandian and Manickam.S.M.

Reception

The movie was critically acclaimed but commercially failed. The

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wrote " The film pretty much follows the formula of vigilante films but brings a couple of new things to the table — for one, the protagonists are hardly ones you would expect in such a film." Sify's Moviebuzz rated it good.

References

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* 2011 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by Bharani (composer) {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub