Thambi Vettothi Sundaram

Thambi Vettothi Sundaram
Directed by	V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Produced by	J. Senthilkumar (Presenter) R. Jaya mutharaiyar S. Sumithra Senthilkumar
Written by	Pa. Raghavan (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Story by	V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Starring	Karan Anjali[1]
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	Anji
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Production company	JS 24 Framers
Release date	11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) [2]
Language	Tamil

Thambi Vettothi Sundaram is a Tamil docudrama crime film written and directed by V. C. Vadivudaiyan. It stars Karan and Anjali in the lead. The film received positive to mixed reviews and became average grosser. Later this film was dubbed into Hindi as The Acid of Life.

Plot

Thambi Vettothi Sundaram is set in Kaliyikkavila, a town set on the state border. This place has a unique distinction; almost everyone here is educated and quite peculiarly, almost every second person is involved in some kind of illegal business ranging from smuggling to the brewing of illegal liquor and other such activities. This place is certainly an antithesis for all those who believe that education is the one solution to all social evils. Here, people seem to be corrupt in spite of education. Sundaram (Karan) is one from the town, well educated, but not yet initiated into any subversive acts.

He has no idea to drift off onto the wrong side of the law, but the place and people are such that he finds it near impossible to follow a straightforward means of livelihood. He is confused, vexed, angry and then finds Aala (Saravanan), who seems to understand his troubles; they form a jolly good duo. So, who is Aala, what does the duo end up doing? Do they cleanse society, join the fray, or make enemies? And, in the midst of this, there is a love story as Lourd Mary (Anjali) falls for Sundaram; not without good reason!

Finally, in a fight with the don of smuggling, the don burns Sundaram's eyes with a mix of acid and chalk powder, and also breaks a part of his spinal cord. Even though Sundaram kills all, he loses his eyesight and cannot stand erect for more than 15 minutes. So he kills himself by lying under a moving bullock cart. Two years later, Mary gets Sundaram's appointment letter as a teacher and she cries!

Cast

• Karan as Sundaram (Vettothi Sundaram)
• Anjali as Lourd Mary
• Saravanan as Aala
• Ganja Karuppu as Current
• J. Senthilkumar as Chiluvai
• Kadhal Dhandapani as Mani (Chiluvai`s Godfather)
• Shanmugarajan as Udumbu(Chiluvai`s Right Hand)
• Balasingh as Pakku Paramasivam
• Saravana Subbiah as Sundaram`S Friend
• Venniradai Moorthy as Teashop Owner

Production

The movie is produced by Senthil Kumar and is directed under the captaincy of Vadivudaiyan. As earlier reported, the movie is about the lives of three people in KanyaKumari district. It's inspired from true life and events and the director even took the consent of the real life people before getting on board with the script.

Soundtrack

This album was composed by Vidyasagar, the soundtrack was released on June 10 2011.

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. KollyInsider.com rated it 2/5, saying: "Thambi Vettothi Sundaram, is an overdose of emotions, dreary and slow moving.".^[3] Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com rated it 0.5/5 stating that "No film has sunk this low and hit rock bottom with a thud. Thambi Vettothi Sundaram is one of the worst movies of the year."^[4] but sify.com rated it as an average fare.^[5] while supergoodmovies site appreciated the film.^[6] GetCinemas.com gave a rating of 2.5 / 5 stating "With its fresh screenplay and refreshing presentation, Thambi Vettothi Sundaram is a sure Can Watch".^[7]

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