Vaanavil Vaazhkai

<p>Rival bands come together to compete in a national inter-university competition. is the directorial debut of music director , who wrote the script in six months. For the film’s cast, he decided to take newcomers, primarily college students and those from college bands. Among the newcomers were vocalist/guitarist Jithin Raj, -trained Janani Rajan, percussionists Jose Selvaraj and Radhika George, singer Cassandra Rachel, Carnatic singer , and . It took nearly two years to finalise the lead artistes. James Vasanthan did not learn the basics of filmmaking or work as an assistant director before directing this film, saying “I’m just making a film that I would like to see on screen.” He likened it to a ” “, and said the film would feature the actors singing the songs, as opposed to using . The film was produced by Oceanaa AJR Cine Arts, and had cinematography by R. K. Prathap. The soundtrack was composed by . It features 17 songs, all performed by the actors themselves. was released on 13 March 2015. M. Suganth of rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, saying, “The film is so devoid of excitement that even the final portions, involving the university championship, do not get our pulses racing.” Vishal Menon of panned the film, saying, “The idea to make a musical is creditable, but is a wasted effort. I only wish James had co-directed the film with someone more capable of handling the technical aspects.”</p>