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Va (film)
Va (Tamil: வ; Tamil numeral for 1/4; working title:
Va Quarter Cutting) is a 2010 Indian Tamil- Va
language black comedy film written and directed by
Pushkar–Gayatri. It stars Shiva, SPB Charan and
Lekha Washington, with Kalyan, John Vijay and
Abhinayashree playing supporting roles. The film's
story takes place in one night, in which a man, with
the help of his would-be brother-in-law, hunts for a
last liquor before leaving to Saudi Arabia.
The film, produced by S. Sashikanth's YNOT Studios Theatrical release poster
and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine
Directed by Pushkar–Gayatri
Movies, features music composed by G. V. Prakash
Kumar, editing by Anthony and cinematography by Written by Pushkar–Gayatri
Nirav Shah. It was released on 5 November 2010,[2] Produced by S. Sashikanth
during Diwali.[3] Starring Shiva
Lekha Washington
S. P. B. Charan
Plot Cinematography Nirav Shah
Sunderrajan aka Sura comes to Chennai from Edited by Anthony
Coimbatore on his way to Saudi Arabia. He is Music by G. V. Prakash Kumar
received by Marthandam, a veterinary doctor who is Production YNOT Studios
going to get his sister married soon. After the travel company
agent informs Sura that he cannot taste liquor or Distributed by Cloud Nine Movies
women in Saudi, he and Marthandam go to a wine Release date
5 November 2010
shop to have the last gulp. It is a dry day thanks to
elections. Sura is determined to taste the 'quarter' Country India
and starts his journey to various places in Chennai Language Tamil
where he is told that liquor would be available. He Budget ₹4.5 crore[1]
goes to a politico who supplies wine for votes, a star
hotel, an Anglo-Indian group of youngsters, a fish market, a gambling den, a kulfi shop, and a
brothel house, among other places, all in search of 'quarter'. During his trip, he meets Saraswathi
aka Saro, who attempts suicide after her parents scold her, and King-Prince, a father-son duo who
run a gambling centre. How Sura, in the company of Marthandam and Saro, succeeds in his
mission and leaves for Saudi forms the remaining story.
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Cast
Shiva as Sunderrajan (Sura)
S. P. B. Charan as Marthandan, Sura's brother-in-law
Lekha Washington as Saraswathi (Saro)
John Vijay as Pichai (Prince) and King
Kalyan as Sokkathangam
Abhinayashree as Singari Sundaram
Kaali Venkat as Mano
R. Amarendran as Gnani
Manikka Vinayagam
Krishnamoorthy
Craig Gallyot as Babyface
Arya as Chandru (guest appearance)
Production
The film was publicised under the title Va: Quarter Cutting, but due to the use of English words, it
did not meet the requirements for the then Government of Tamil Nadu's Entertainment Tax
Exemption Act, which demands titles of creative works to be in Tamil only.[4] Thus, the film's title
was shortened to Va, meaning one-fourths, while Quarter Cutting was made the tagline.[5]
Because the story takes place mainly in one night, the film was shot mainly between 6:00pm and
6:00am everyday.[6]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar.[7] The track "Unnai Kan Thedudhe" samples the song
of the same name composed from Kanavane Kankanda Deivam (1955).[8] "Thediyae" is based on
"The Show" by Australian singer Lenka.[9] The audio launch was held in early September 2010.[10]
Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Dialogue 1" Shiva, S. P. B. Charan 0:25
2. "Unnai Kan Thedudhe" Kumararaja G. V. Prakash Kumar, 3:39
Gana Ulaganathan
3. "Dialogue 2" 0:15
4. "Thediyae Thediyae" Kumararaja Andrea Jeremiah 5:30
5. "Dialogue 3" Snehan Shiva 0:17
6. "Saudi Basha" Shiva, R. Amarendran G. V. Prakash Kumar, 3:10
Bhargavi
7. "Dialogue 4" Shiva, S. P. B. Charan 0:06
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8. "Saarpu Saarpu Ji" Kumararaja G. V. Prakash Kumar, 3:38
Lakshmikanth
9. "The Quarter Song" Kumararaja G. V. Prakash Kumar, 3:38
Gana Ulaganathan,
Remix: DJ Vijay Chawla
Total length: 19:20
Critical reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film 21⁄2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "The cocktail in the
screenplay of "Va" doesn’t quite jel and leaves you dissatisfied as the kick is not quite up to the
mark. It only leaves you wanting for one more drink".[11] Pavithra Srinivasan from [Link] gave
the film the same rating and wrote that "Va Quarter Cutting certainly has its moments of brilliance
(due to Shiva's own performance). But there are also moments when it becomes mundane,
irritating and loses pace. And it's these moments that prevent it from being a completely enjoyable
experience".[12] Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu wrote that "The helming team of Pushkar and
Gayatri comes a cropper in this comedy attempt, which lacks cohesion. Incidentally, why does the
promo (!) call Va a ‘mokkai padam' (boring film)? Confession?"[13] A critic from Sify wrote that
"On the whole, Va Quarter Cutting is a big letdown, despite having some of the best comic actors,
from the current crop".[14]
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External links
Va ([Link] at IMDb
Va ([Link] at Rotten Tomatoes
Retrieved from "[Link]
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