36 Vayadhinile

<p>36-year-old Vasanthi is a UD clerk in the Revenue Department; her husband Tamizhselvan works at . Tamizhselvan aspires to emigrate to , but Vasanthi cannot accompany him as most Irish companies refuse her job applications because of her age. She leads a mundane life, but she craves a change. One day, Vasanthi is summoned by the , Rajan to his office and she learns that the would like to have a conversation with her. The meeting ends in disaster after she faints in front of the President and becomes the subject of . Before long, she watches helplessly as her husband and daughter Mithila fly away to Ireland. Vasanthi’s old classmate Susan David, now a successful , reminds her of the bold, strong-willed woman she used to be and inspires her to rediscover her younger self, a woman with big dreams and aspirations. Vasanthi, who is encouraged to have bigger goals in her life, gets an idea through a wedding catering order. She learns about the unhealthy market vegetables that are sprayed with toxic pesticides, and refines her home greenhouse while appealing to other women in her neighbourhood to start their own greenhouses for the welfare of their families. Susan gets Vasanthi a slot in the region’s annual architectural conference, which is graced by the bigwigs of the country, and her talk on organic greenhouse farming concepts is well received by the audience. Despite resistance and a lack of support from her husband, Vasanthi persists with her new project, which turns out to be a big success as she was able to fulfill the demand of the wedding catering order and materialise her idea. She receives regional and national acclaim for her endeavours. Following this success, Vasanthi once again gets an invitation from the President of India. This time, Vasanthi is unwavering and answers the questions. She finally gets the respect and appreciation of her husband and daughter. In August 2014, it was announced that actress Jyothika would make a comeback to acting after a seven-year sabbatical by featuring in the Tamil remake of ‘s Malayalam film (2014). Jyothika’s husband agreed to produce the venture under his production banner 2D Entertainment, while director and writer Rosshan Andrrews and were retained from the original version. Suriya revealed that Jyothika and he were impressed by the Malayalam version and Jyothika took two days to agree to make a return as an actress. Actor Rahman was added to the cast in October 2014, to play the role originally played by . Music director was signed on to compose the film’s score and soundtrack. The shoot of the film began in November 2014 and shoots were planned to take place in , and . The final scene of the film was first shot, with scenes of Jyothika’s character meeting the President, played by , at filmed in . During the first schedule, actress also signed on to portray a pivotal role, marking a comeback to Tamil films after an eleven-year absence. The soundtrack and background score for was composed by . The soundtrack album features eleven tracks, which includes three songs, five from the original score and three numbers. The lyrics for the three songs were written by . The film’s audio was launched on 6 April 2015, at in . The film’s first look poster was released on 8 March 2015, coinciding with . The trailer of the film was released at the audio launch, which held on 6 April 2015. The film was released on 15 May 2015. It was dubbed in Telugu as and released in 2020 on . The film received positive reviews from critics. wrote “Overall, is a better film than the[sic] most of the so called commercial movies and it is must watch for the family audiences who seek quality entertainment. There are some positive messages that the film conveys, which also need to be appreciated”. rated of out 5 stars and wrote ” might be a familiar tale of women empowerment, but the issues that it deals with [..] are very valid”. gave the film 3 stars and wrote “A simple yet effective script, well executed by the director, coupled with some enjoyable music, and the wonderful performance of Jyothika definitely make worth a watch”. However, gave a negative review in , stating, ” is not cinema. It’s, at best, a glorified television soap, broadly written and staged and performed, and blaring its messages through a megaphone”.</p>