Varalaru (film)

Infobox Film
name = Varalaru


director = K.S. Ravikumar
producer = S.S. Chakravarthy
writer = Screenplay: K. S. Ravikumar Story: K. S. Ravikumar Dialogue: Sujatha
starring = Ajith Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, Kanika Subramaniam, Ramesh Khanna Suman Shetty Vijayan Ponnambalam Mansoor Ali Khan Sujatha M. S. Baskar
distributor= NIC Arts
released =
runtime = 158 mins
language = Tamil
imdb_id = 0442781
music = A. R. Rahman|

"Varalaru: History of Godfather" ( _ta. வரலாறு) ( _en. History) is a Tamil film released during Diwali of 2006. The film stars Ajith, Kanika Subramaniam and Asin, and was directed by K.S. Ravikumar. Ajith plays three roles in the movie: a father and his two sons. The female lead is played by Kanika. Ramesh Khanna and Suman Shetty are featured in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman.Fact|date=December 2007

The film's release was originally scheduled for May 1, 2005, Ajith's birthday, but was delayed; it opened November 14, 2006 in India.Fact|date=December 2007 It was successful at the box office in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh.Fact|date=December 2007

Synopsis

Shivshankar (Ajith Kumar) is bound to a wheelchair and has a son, Vishnu (also played by Ajith Kumar), who is playful, spoiled, irresponsible, and young. To teach him a lesson, Shivshankar sends Vishnu to Thottapuram to help the poor. Vishnu doesn't want to go, but the owner of a pizzeria convinces the latter and his friends that the village is one big brothel, so they go. However, Thottampuram is really a very sacred village and the pizzeria owner wants Vishnu and his friends to be beaten up. Also arriving at Thottapuram is the smart and pretty Divya (Asin Thottumkal), along with her classmates. They are there for their social activity course: they want to improve hygiene in the village.

The village head wants Divya and friends to stay with poor families, rather than in the large village building, because it is reserved for six rich guests. Divya decides to woo these six newcomers and drop them afterwards, so she and her friends can get the building.

Vishnu and his five friends arrive, are greeted by the village and start to woo Divya and the girls, whom they mistake for Thottapuram's prostitutes. When Divya finds out, they decide to teach Vishnu and his friends a lesson and ensure they leave the large building so Divya and her friends can occupy it.

A large feast is celebrated. Divya and the other girls woo Vishnu and his friends and finally lead them to the bedrooms. Vishnu's friends are injected with a substance called "Monkey Blood", which makes them itch all over and they leave, screaming and scratching. Vishnu himself refuses to sleep with Divya since he says he has committed lots of small mistakes and doesn't want to make a big one by sleeping with her. He asks her to leave her profession and Divya lies to him, saying she can't, as she has to support a family that is crippled with various diseases. Vishnu, moved, leaves.

Vishnu wants to give Divya money so she can start a new life, but Divya refuses once again, saying she doesn't need a new life, she has to restore her honour - so Vishnu agrees to marry her in the village temple. Divya doesn't believe him, but Vishnu says he will be there to marry her the next day. However, Divya doesn't come, and Vishnu and his friends see her bus leaving. The bus bears the name of the girls' college; Vishnu and his friends now know they have been tricked and the girls weren't really prostitutes.

Back at home, Shivshankar notices that Vishnua has fallen in love. He makes sure, and Vishnu and Divya get engaged.

ShivaShankar notices Vishnu has drawn over 2 lakhs from his account, which Vishnu denies. The money is found under Vishnu's bed, so Vishnu is suspected for lies. Shivshankar believes him.

Vishnu gets drunk at a party. The he drives to Divya's house to see her, but her father and brothers won't let him in. A fight ensues, and Divya's father, Vijayan, tries to shoot Vishnu, who finally drives away. Vijayan ends the engagement between his daughter and Vishnu, because of the latter's behaviour.

Vishnu visits Divya's cousin, to patch up with Divya but suddenly tries to rape her. When Shivshankar hears of this, he whips his son, who does not know what happened. They send Vishnu to a therapist. Here enters Jeeva (the third role played by Ajith Kumar). He had taken the money from the bank, gone to Divya's place after party and At diyas cousins place.however Jeeva tries to stab Shivshakar and but stabs Shivshankar's assistant.It is revealed that Jeeva hates Shivshankar since he has left his mother (Kanika).At the same time, Divya manages to sneak into Vishnu's hospital and tells him that she thinks he's innocent. She leaves and shortly afterwards, Jeeva appears, smuggles Vishnu out of the hospital, dumps him somewhere, takes over his identity and goes to kill Shivshankar. The father notices that it's not his son and gets out of his wheelchair in order to defend himself. Vishnu arrives at the scene, surprised that his father is able to walk and demands an explanation.

Shivshankar tells him that was a dancer - due dancing he got more feminist traits. His mother wants Shivshankar to marry her friend's daughter, (Kanika). He agrees, but when the marriage is about to take place, (Kanika)rejects Shivshankar, as he is too feminine. Shivshankar, enraged, rapes (Kanika).- a deed that results in a pregnancy. The doctor refuses to give a contraception to (Kanika)and so Vishnu is born, because Vishnu's grandmother wanted the child. ShivShankar takes the kid from (Kanika) mother saying this child would be the only hope and reason of his life. Shivshankar confess to Vishnu that he is ignorant of Jeeva's existence and how he resembles them.

Jeeva escapes and now threatens the wedding between Vishnu and Divya. Shivshankar tries to stop him. Finally, Jeeva's grandmother comes out of hospital, explains that Jeeva is also Shivshankar's son and Vishnu's twin and (Kanika) went mad as Jeeva was about to get hit by a lorry. Jeeva realizes what he has done. He wants Shivshankar to shoot him, but police misunderstand and think that Jeeva is pointing a gun at Shivshankar and shoot him. Shivshankar intervenes and is shot instead.Jeeva is taken into custody. Jeeva's mother does not accept food from anyone, until Vishnu comes dressed up as Jeeva and feeds her. It ends with stating that Shivshankar is their godfather.

Cast

Crew

The crew for the film is another key element; the film was able to unite Ajith with K. S. Ravikumar and A. R. Rahman. All three were looking to get their careers back on track with the film. The production house and distributors were also able to make this happen and revive a few careers in Kollywood.Fact|date=December 2007

Production

Originally titled "Godfather" (Tamil: காட்ஃபாதர்), it was renamed to take advantage of the State Government’s entertainment tax exemption for movies titled in Tamil. [ [http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14291278 "Varalaru Named"] ]

Box Office

*The film opened at No. 24 in U.K. box-office collecting Rs. 1.2 million in its opening weekend. [ [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/movies/bollywood/box-office/don-diwali-update-251006.html "Grossing Well"] ] Overall gross in UK was Rs.2.4 million. [ [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/movies/bollywood/box-office/don-021106.html "Wonderful Ajith in Varalaru"] ]
*The film was declared a blockbuster within a couple of weeks of its release. [ [http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/tamil/boxoffice/fullstory.php?id=14332094 "Varalaru Diwali!!!"] ]
*The film completed 13 weeks successfully before being replaced by the next Ajith film "Aalwar" though it continued to play for 175 days in some screens

Awards

Varalaru (Godfather) won an award at the 54th Filmfare Awards for Tamil films,where the award is considered to be the most prestigious after the National award.Fact|date=December 2007

*54th Filmfare Award Year 2006
*Best Actor (Male)- Ajit Kumar

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