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Vallarasu
The shooting schedule is almost over for the
Vijayakant starrer 'Vallarasu' and the film is scheduled for an
April 14th release. Directed by S. Maharajan who also pens the
story, screenplay and the dialogue the film has cinematography by
Saravanan and music by Deva. Vairamuthu writes the lyrics for the
movie.
A scene shot was of Vijayakant and
Devayani at a jewellery shop in T.Nagar in Chennai. The scene
depicts the deep bond between the police commissioner Vallarasu
and his headstrong wife Devaiyani. Vallarasu had promised his
wife that he would get her a necklace for her birthday. He had
asked her to wait at a jewellery shop where he would meet her
after he had finished with his work. But the day was a 
busy one for the cop, and the matter had slipped
his mind. And when he remembered and rushed to the shop much
later, he found his wife, anger writ large on her face, sitting
in front of the shop. The shop people were hovering around her
timidly not knowing how to placate her. Vallarasu calls the
driver to his car, and asks him to hand over the cell phone to
his wife. And then he calls her on the phone and apologises to
her for his late arrival. But Anjali, his wife, throws away the
cell phone in anger. Vallarasu slowly gets down from the car
limping. Anjali seeing his leg bandaged forgets her ire and
rushes to her husband. And a triumphant Vallarasu exchanges
smiles with the driver. His ruse had worked. Yet another scene
was of Anjali realising how she had been duped, and of Vallarasu
pacifying his wife. The matter done, the duo bursts into a song.
The song was picturised near Pollachi and with the lead pair
there were about 100 dancers. And choreographing the dance was
dance master Haridas.
The star cast has Director Vasu donning make-up for
a role. He plays the main villain, a businessman who indulges in
anti-social activities. And playing his son is Richard from New
Zealand. A lavish set was erected at the A.V.M. Studios where a
stunt scene was picturised between Vijayakant and Richard. Some
stunt scenes were picturised between Vijayakant and Richard. Some
stunt artistes who played as Richard's henchmen, also
participated in the shot. There is Livingston who plays a CBI
Officer in the film. The role is tinged with comedy (Can
Livingston play it in any other way?) Incidentally Livingston had
made his acting debut a decade back, as a villain in 'Poonthotta
Kaval Kaaran' Vijayakant's home production.
'When soldiers die in a war like the recent Kargil
war, we rightfully mourn their deaths. But when a duty-conscious
police officer loses his life fighting against anti-social
elements, no one sheds tears. This film depicts the hurdles an
honest, gutsy police officer faces in his line of duty, and makes
the public aware of the dangers a cop faces to his life, so that
the life of the common man can be safe; says the director. The
film is produced by Satish under the banner Captain Cine
Creations. Apart from Chennai, shooting locations were at New
Delhi and Kulu Manali. The film also stars Mansuralikhan,
Raghuvaran, Livingston, Charlie, Thyagu, Karan, Ambika,
Thalaivasal Vijay, Kazan Khan, Shriman, Charulata, and Bombay's
villain Mukesh Rishi who had given such a good account of himself
in the Aamir starrer 'Sarfarosh.
Malini