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Veerappu
DVD cover
Directed by	Badri
Written by	Badri
Story by	Bhadran
Based on	Spadikam (1995) by Bhadran
Produced by	Krishnamoorthy Vijayakumar Sujatha Vijayakumar
Starring	Sundar C Gopika Prakash Raj Vivek Santhanam
Cinematography	K. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan
Music by	D. Imman
Production company	Home Media .Ltd
Distributed by	Avni Cinemax
Release date	27 July 2007 (2007-07-27)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Veerappu (transl. Valiant) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Badri in his directorial debut. It is a remake of Malayalam film Spadikam (1995), but the core plot is drawn from the Malayalam film Narasimham (2000). The film stars Sundar C in the lead role, along with Gopika, Prakash Raj, Vivek, and Santhanam. The music was composed by D. Imman, while editing was done by Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan. The film was an average success at the box office.

Plot

Veerappu is all about the relationship between a strict father Vedhukannu and his rogue son Pulippandi who wants his son to become a brilliant mathematician.

Cast

• Sundar C as Pulippandi
  • Master Udayaraj as young Pulippandi
• Gopika as Bharathi
• Prakash Raj as Vedhukannu, Puli's father
• Vivek as Ratthan
• Santhanam as Puli's friend
• Supreeth as Thilla
• Anju as Kodi
• Tejashree
• Sumithra as Gandhimathi, Puli's mother
• Santhoshi as Puli's sister
• Ponnambalam as Gowripet Shankar
• Delhi Kumar as Puli's uncle
• Prem as Puli's brother-in-law
• Lollu Sabha Maaran as Mokkai
• Shobaraj as Katturaja, corrupt inspector
• Vichu Vishwanath as Katturaja's Assistant
• Seshu as Kodai Idi Kumar
• Balu Anand as Police Inspector

Production

The scene where Sundar gets arrested and paraded through streets was shot at Thirunelveli.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.

All lyrics are written by K. S. Selvaraj

Reception

Sify wrote "On the whole Veerappu, is a clean family entertainer with a nice message, worth a look." Behindwoods wrote "Debutant director Badri, has nothing new to offer for the paying public and the screenplay runs in a set predictable path. Some twists and turns in the storyline could have helped in a big way." Rediff wrote "The yarn has been 'commercially treated' to suit Tamil sensibilities one would be led to believe. Save for the fast paced moments towards the climax and the punctuations of stunt scenes, the result is slow and too pat." Anamika of Kalki praised the acting of Sundar and Prakashraj, Kasi Viswanathan's editing and Badri's dialogues but panned Imman's songs and Selvaraj's cinematography and climax looking forced. Chennai Online wrote "It's an unpretentious, fairly engaging entertainer, with a racy narrative style and not many lagging moments".

References

1. "VEERAPPU REVIEW SUNDAR C GOPIKA veerappu gopika gopika glamour stills sundar c veerappu tamil actress gopika hot stills picture image gallery". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
2. Mannath, Malini (13 June 2007). "Veerappu". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
3. "Veerappu (2007) - D. Imman". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019.
4. "Veerappu". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019.
5. "VEERAPPU REVIEW SUNDAR C GOPIKA veerappu gopika gopika glamour stills sundar c veerappu tamil actress gopika hot stills picture image gallery". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
6. "Veerappu: Worth a miss - Rediff.com". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
7. அனாமிகா (12 August 2007). "வீராப்பு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 36. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
8. "Veerappu". Chennai Online. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.

External links

• Veerappu at IMDb

• 2007 films
• 2000s Tamil-language films
• 2000s Indian films
• Films scored by D. Imman
• Indian action drama films
• Tamil remakes of Malayalam films
• 2007 action drama films
• Films directed by Badri (director)