| Vilayada Vaa | |
| Director: | Vijay Nantha |
| Producer: | K. Thripurasundari |
| Screenplay: | Vijay Nantha |
| Starring: | Viswanath Balaji Divya Padmini |
| Music: | Srimurali |
| Cinematography: | K. S. Ramakrishna |
| Editing: | Anil Malnat |
| Studio: | Tripura Sundhari Cine Creations |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Vilayada Vaa is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by Vijay Nantha. The film stars Viswanath Balaji and Divya Padmini. This film marks the Tamil debut of the director and music director, Srimurali.[1]
Deva is a low class man who enjoys carrom and plays with his friends. He adopts Naveen, who becomes an expert at the game.[2] The story revolves around Naveen's struggles toward success in the world of carrom.
Vijay Nantha, who previously directed a film in Telugu, began working on his second film. The producer, K. Tripura Sundhari, called Vijay Natha on producing a film and the former recalls how coincidentally his son, Viswanath Balaji, was chosen to portray the lead role.[1] Balaji is a television actor and makes his film debut through Vilayada Vaa. Divya Padmini and Aishwarya Rajesh also star in the film.[3] The director wanted to shed light on the game of carrom through this film.[4]
The director, Vijayanand, stated that "The carrom board is used as a methaphor for life in the film that is about the hero's fight to be a successful player".[5]
The songs were composed by Srimurali, who previously worked in Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu films. The audio was released by K. S. Ravikumar in November 2011.[1]
| Song Title | Lyricist | Singers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lali Lali Kadhali" | Karthik, Ujaini | ||
| "Vanthenda Vettriku Veeranai" | Kabilan | ||
| "Engu Selveno" | Shanmugaseelan | ||
| "Thottadhu Thottadhu Vettriyagum" | Ugabharathi | Ranjith, Suchitra, Rap Biggnickk (rap) | |
| "Vanam Enthan" |
A critic from Dinamalar praised the film's screenplay.[6] Maalai Malar praised the carrom scenes and the songs.[7]