Vil Ambu

<p>is a journey of two characters and talks about how humans are responsible for each other’s loss or gain. The story is about how the loss of one person becomes the gain of the other. Explaining the relevance of the title , meaning a bow and arrow, Ramesh Subramaniam said that no one ever has a permanent role in life because “If you are a bow one day, you will be an arrow the next”. The director also said the script is based on the theory. Chandini Tamilarasan was cast after the makers were impressed by her fluency in Tamil; because she plays a slum dweller, she “worked on [her] body language” to achieve the required speaking style. In April 2015, the official title was revealed to be , with actress launching the film’s motion poster. By December, 70% of filming was complete, having taken place mostly in . Music is composed by . A single, “Neeyum Adi Naanum” was released on 20 September 2015 at , while the audio launch was held a week later at . S Saraswathi of wrote, “Director Ramesh may have failed to capitalise on an intelligent plot but is an engaging thriller, well worth a watch.” M Suganth of wrote appreciated its premise but criticised the director for not taking full advantage of its novelty. Sudhir Srinivasan of appreciated the film’s “interesting” concept, but criticised its slow pace and predictability. Malini Mannath of wrote that the director’s “effort in carefully etching the screenplay with not many contrived moments, as he merges and separates the two tracks, is laudable”.</p>