It
may sound a little surprising even to the
producer Manickam Narayanan. But it is an
astonishing fact that Vettaiyadu Vilayadu
is turning to be a huge success. Narayanan
is elated with the kind of collections Vettaiyadu
Vilayadu has managed to make in the first
week of its release, but is that just enough?
Narayanan
decided to take up the movie after
it ended up in cans with issues related
to finance. He states that he wanted
to save Khaja Moideen from his financial
crisis and that he felt the movie
has substance in it and a good movie
should not be abandoned. With Narayanan’s
taking over, the crew traveled to
US on October 24 of 2005 for the shoots.
That was just the beginning of the
trouble. When the movie is all set
for a release, Khaja demanded a settlement
for the movie, which he no longer
owned.
If
that was not enough, he received pressure
from other sources for the release of Vijayakanth
starrer Perarasu before the release of VV,
which eventually made him incur huge losses.
Trouble brewed for 10 months before the
movie finally hit the screens. Funnily enough,
Narayanan had to hire a standby lawyer to
prevent anyone from obtaining a stay order
for the movie’s release. Narayanan
says that he had no hopes for the movie
before its release. He feels that he will
not get his investment back for the kind
of money he has spent for the release of
the movie is way beyond the limits. His
only comfort factor about the movie is the
cooperation he received from the technicians
and the artists.
After
all the troubles VV had to endure
before its release, hardly anyone
sustained any expectations about the
release of the movie as it happens
with movies under production for a
long time. VV managed to attract crowds
to halls with the sheer magic of the
fast paced screenplay, the star cast
and obviously direction.
VV’s success can well be attributed
to the ‘word of mouth’
phenomenon. While the media reviews
suggested a mixed platter, VV managed
to pick up collections merely with
the public’s opinion. It is
also another instance to substantiate
the acting prowess of a versatile
artist named Kamal.
Every
one who belonged to the crew of VV seems
to be in high spirits after the upbeat collection
reports. It is bash time finally for them
after a terrible phase. Narayanan, we sincerely
hope will let out a sigh of relief with
the success.
