Vallavan

<p>Vallavan is a happy-go-lucky college student who is friends with Suji, Soori and Subbu. While they are at temple, Vallavan sees Swapna and immediately falls in love with her. Vallavan encounters Swapna again in college and she is revealed to be a who is three years elder than him. He decides to woo her by turning into Pallan, an with and thick glasses. Pallan makes Swapna fall in love with him for his heart. He then reveals his disguise at a wedding reception and introduces her to his friends. In the party they try to convince her indirectly to accept a younger man but she doesn’t budge. After that Vallavan drops her at her home. Both feel romances and make love. He assures marrying her. When Swapna learns that Pallan is younger than her (from one of Vallavan’s rivals in the college) and also a student, she dumps him and decides to marry another man. As Vallavan walks in the streets wondering how things got so messy, he recalls his school life. When he was in higher secondary school, Vallavan met the and toxic Geetha, who ensures that Vallavan is mad about her. Learning of her true nature, he ends things with her. She is not ready to let him go so easily, and he teaches her a lesson. The music was scored by noted musician and Silambarasan’s friend, , coming together again after churning out the successful album of (2004). The soundtrack was released on 1 June 2006 and features nine tracks, including seven songs and two pieces. As it was the case in , a second soundtrack was released afterwards with bit songs that feature in the film but not on the first soundtrack along with pieces from the film score. The lyrics were penned by , , film director and himself. Karunakaran wrote the lyrics of the bit song “Kadhal Vandhale”, released in the second edition. Yuvan Shankar Raja won accolades for his soundtrack, whereas especially the songs “Loosu Penne” and “Yammaadi Aathaadi” were both popular. The song “Kadhal Vanthirichu” was remixed from the film (1979), composed by Yuvan’s father . The film was released on 21 October, during Diwali Festival time, alongside , , and . wrote: “Vallavan’s basic sketch is simpler than , though the maker has lent it his trademark frills”. gave 2.5/5 and said: “If you are looking for some wholesome entertainment, then Vallavan is worth your time and money”. Lajjavathi of felt the film is too long and ends abruptly, and the climax is not well told and by trimming here and there Simbu made the charm in first half lose in second half. wrote “Simbu has shown his prowess in his acting, creativity and technology awareness. If only he could reduce his tendency towards vulgarity, he will really make a name for himself as a multi-faceted artiste”. The poster featuring Silambarasan biting Nayanthara’s lips was objected by women’s organisations. While filming for , Nayanthara was romantically linked with Silambarasan. She initially denied the reports. In November 2006, however, she confirmed that she and Silambarasan had broken up, going on to add that she would not work with him again. However, they later went on to appear in (2016). During the making, Reema Sen threatened legal action against Silambarasan after he made changes to the scope of her role in the film. She later stated she regretted her claim and was proud to have won critical acclaim for the character.</p>