Varanam Aayiram
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| Tamil | வாரணம் ஆயிரம் |
| Directed by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
| Written by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
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Surya Simran Sameera Reddy Divya Spandana |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Cinematography | R. Rathnavelu |
| Edited by | Anthony Gonsalvez |
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Cloud Nine Movies(worldwide) Bharat Creations (US) |
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169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Released | 24 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
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Vaaranam Aayiram (English: A Thousand Colors/A Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Gautham Menon. Suriya plays dual lead roles, with Simran, Sameera Reddy and Divya Spandana. The film had been under production since late 2006, and was released worldwide on 14 November 2008. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Surya s/o Krishnan.
The film illustrates the theme of how a father often came across his son's life as a hero and inspiration, whose death was deeply mourned in the end. As a tribute to the father of the director, the film opened in several countries with critical acclaim. The film was produced by Venu Ravichandran and has musical score by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his final project with Gautham Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, which was eventually resumed 7 years later, in Yennai Arindhaal (2015). It won many awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The film was also a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career then.
The film begins with elderly Krishnan (krishnan) returning home after a haircut. Once he reaches home, he vomits profuse amounts of blood and is kept to rest. After the doctor checks him, he is reported dead after a few moments of grief with his wife Malini (Simran), daughter Shreya, and daughter-in-law Priya (Divya Spandana). This news is informed to his son Surya (Suriya), who is on his way to Kashmir on a military mission traveling in a helicopter to rescue a kidnapped journalist from terrorists. He begins to shed tears and starts to think about his memorable moments with his father and the story of how his parents loved each other during their college days.
Krishnan is a student in Madras Christian College, the same college where Malini studies. They fall in love and get married. They soon have a son, Surya. He grows up as a friend to his father. He joins an engineering college near Tiruchi and parts from his family. There, he takes part in cultural activities and develops his guitar skills. When he is on a train back home after completion of college, he meets Meghna (Sameera Reddy), who is doing Computer Science in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli(Regional College of Engineering,Tiruchirapalli). Instantly smitten by her, he soon proposes to her. She rejects him, saying that they have known each other for a very short period and it's not possible to fall in love without taking time to understand him. Surya then tells her that wherever she goes, he will be able to find her.
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