Vaali (film)
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| Directed by | S. J. Surya |
| Produced by | S. S. Chakravarthy |
| Written by | S. J. Surya |
| Starring |
Ajith Kumar Simran Jyothika |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography |
Jeeva Additional Cinematography: M. S. Prabhu |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
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Production
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Nic Arts
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Release date
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30 April 1999 |
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Running time
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158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album by Deva | ||||
| Released | 18 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Jay Jay Studios Chennai | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Nic Audio Sa Re Ga Ma Vega Music |
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| Producer | Deva | |||
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Vaali is a 1999 Tamil erotic thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah making his directorial debut and was produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under production company Nic Arts. The film stars Ajith Kumar in dual role and Simran in the lead with Jyothika, Vivek, Pandu and Livingston portraying supporting roles. It tells the story of Deva and Shiva, two look-alike siblings with Deva being deaf and dumb. When Shiva marries his sweetheart Priya, Deva becomes obsessed and has a lust towards Priya.
Surya who was assisting Vasanth in Aasai (1995) was approached by Ajith that he will do a film under his direction if he has a good script. Simran was selected as the lead actress after attempts to sign Keerthi Reddy and Roja has failed. The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu with songs like "Oh Sona" and "April Madhathil" being popular. The cinematography was handled by Jeeva while the editing was done by duo B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
The film was released on 30 April 1999 to positive reviews from critics for direction of S. J. Suryah along with the performance of Ajith Kumar and Simran. The film became a commercial success at box-office and became one of the successful films in the career of the lead actors and established S. J. Suryah as a director.
Deva and Shiva (both played by Ajith Kumar) are the twins. Deva, the elder, is deaf and mute. But he is a genius, an expert at lip-reading and the head of a successful advertising company. Shiva loves and trusts his brother. Priya (Simran) wants to marry only someone who is an ex-smoker, an ex-drunkard and ditched by a girl but still pining for her. Learning this, Shiva invents an old romance between him and Sona (Jyothika) and finds his way into Priya's heart.
Deva meanwhile chances upon Priya and lusts for her. His obsession continues even after his younger brother gets married to the girl of his dreams and he devises various means of getting close to Priya and keeping Shiva and her separated. Some of the methods Deva uses to woo Priya are masochistic (wounding his hand by the running car engine to stop the couple’s first night) and psychotic (trying to kill his brother in so many ways).
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