| Veeramani | |
| Director: | Prem Menon |
| Producer: | Indira Prem |
| Starring: | Prem Menon Yuvarani |
| Cinematography: | K. C. Diwakar |
| Editing: | Gokula Chezhian |
| Music: | Ekandhan |
| Studio: | A Lotus Film Company |
| Runtime: | 145 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Veeramani is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prem Menon. The film stars himself and Yuvarani, with Prakash, Vinu Chakravarthy, V. K. Ramasamy, Jai Ganesh and Charle playing supporting roles. It was released on 16 September 1994.[1]
The film begins with the murder of a scientist. The superintendent of police Veeramani catches the culprit. During the enquiry, the culprit Gautham reveals everything. Gautham was, in fact, a talented sprinter but jobless, he needed money for his father's surgery. So Shaktiman hired him to kill the scientist. Shaktiman is the leader of a terrorist group and he is also a fake swami. In the meantime, the journalist Rakeswari falls in love with Veeramani. The rest of the film is a cat-and-mouse game between Shaktiman and Veeramani.
The music was composed by Ekandhan, with lyrics written by Vaali.[2]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Veeramani" | 4:30 | ||
| "Chithirathil Thottu" | 4:00 | ||
| "Aagayam Bhoomi" | K. J. Yesudas, Radhika Ravishankar | 4:10 |
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express said, "the screenplay is weak, some of the key characters [...] and situations [...] are not handled convincingly. Individual shots seem to be well-planned and sickly executed, and there are some good moments in the film" like the climax.[3] Thulasi of Kalki wrote the film reminds of films of Jaishankar, praised Gemini Ganesan's cameo, Yuvarani's presence as relief felt the film whose pep carried till the interval gets lost in the next scene panning the climax fight and cinematography.[4]