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Vattam (transl. Circle) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Kamalakannan. The film stars Sibi Sathyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Athulya Ravi and Shyam Prasad. Principal photography of the film commenced in around July 2018. The film is released on 29 July 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar.

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

• Sibiraj as Mano
• Andrea Jeremiah as Parvathi
• Athulya Ravi as Kokilavani
• Vamsi Krishna as Gautham
• Bala Saravanan as Mano's friend
• Renuka as Mano's mother
• Chaitra Reddy
• Shyam Prasad as Matthew, Kokilavani's Husband

Production

The shooting of the film began during July 2018 and the portions of the film were mostly shot and set in Coimbatore. Sibi Sathyaraj signed onto play the lead role while he wrapped up shooting for Ranga with Athulya Ravi and Andrea Jeremiah roped into play the pivotal roles as main female leads in the film.

Reception

S Subhakeerthana of OTTplay 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. Cinema Express 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

1. "'Vattam' trailer: Sibiraj and Andra's hyperlink drama is intriguing". The Times of India. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
2. "Sibi Sathyaraj's next, Vattam". Cinema Express. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. "Andrea, Athulya part of Sibiraj's next". Cinema Express. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
4. ^ "Sibiraj's film with Dream Warrior Pictures gets a title!". Sify. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
5. "Vattam Starring Sibiraj & Andrea Jeremiah To Release On Disney+ Hotstar". Filmibeat. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
6. "Manjima Mohan does it for Sibiraj!". IndiaGlitz.com. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
7. "Vattam Movie Review: A taut thriller that keeps you engaged till the end". Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
8. "Vattam Movie Review: A shoddy hyperlink drama that runs around in circles". Cinema Express. August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Vattam at IMDb

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