Veppam

Veppam English Heat is a 2011 Indian Tamil action thriller written and directed by newcomer Anjana Ali Khan, starring Nani, Karthik Kumar, Bindu Madhavi and Nithya Menen. The story narrates events from the slum areas of Chennai, showcasing characters and their struggles. The film, jointly produced by Gautham Menons Photon Kathaas and R. S. Infotainment, had been in production for over one year. The film released onJuly 2011, while a dubbed Telugu version, titled Sega, released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh. Veppam received mixed reviews.

Veppam was shot in 46 days. Since the story was set in Chennai, it was mostly filmed in and around Chennai, with songs being canned in Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry and Kodaikanal. Anjana revealed that the story revolves around three friends two boys and one girl from the slums, played by Nani, Karthik Kumar and Nithya Menen, respectively, with Bindu Madhavi playing the role of a call girl. Nani and Bindu Madhavi had acted in several Telugu films before and would make their Tamil film debut through Veppam. The film was also supposed to be Nithya Menens debut Tamil film, however due to the long delay in production, it would become her second Tamil release after 180. Nani and Nithya had starred together in the Telugu super hit Ala Modalaindi 2011, which prompted the makers to dub and release the film in Tamil as well. Anjana had initially signed up with another producer, but since the project failed to take off, director Gautham Menon, under whom she had worked as an assistant director, stepped in and took over the production. Produced under approximately US550,000, the films domestic theatrical rights were sold for US600,000, while the television rights, international theatrical rights and the rights to the Telugu dubbed version had been sold for a total of US270,000.The films music was composed by Joshua Sridhar. The soundtrack, which features seven tracks, was released by Suhasini Maniratnam onDecember 2010. ........

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