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Vedigundu Pasangge
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Wikipedia article
'Vedigundu Pasangge' is a 2018 Tamil language comedy-drama film from Malaysia. It was the final instalment of 'Pasangge trilogy' film series after 'Vilayaatu Pasange' (2011), and 'Vetti Pasanga' (2014). Vimala Perumal directed the movie with an ensemble cast including Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Denes Kumar, David Anthony, and Thangamani Velayuda. Music and background music were scored by composer duo VivekMervin.
The film had a limited release on 26 July 2018, in Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and United Kingdom. 'Vedigundu Pasangge' became the first Malaysian Tamil language film to pass the RM mllion mark, and went on to surpass 'Maindhan' (2014) to emerge as the highest grossing Tamil Malaysian film of all time.
The film premiered in Disney+ Hotstar on 1 June 2021.
Synopsis
The film revolves around a village boy named Theva. He ends up in a twisted situation and realises that everything surrounding him is a mystery. Things take a sour turn for Theva, thanks to his unawareness of the true colours of Boss. Boss uses him as bait, which causes trouble for him. Theva learns one of life's lessons once bitten, twice shy.
Cast
* Denes Kumar as Theva
* Sangeeta Krishnasamy as Vithya
* Thangamani Velayudan as Asirvatham
* David Anthony as Mama (Uncle)
* Alvin Martin as Jing Cha
* Magendran Raman as Boss
* Kuben Mahadevan As Cocojelly
* Krishnan Bahador as Kesha
* Pashini Sivakumar as Nila
* Saran Kumar as Saran
* Seelan Manoharan as Inspector Ram
* Prakash Krishna as Corporal Rajan
* Revathy Mariappan as Corporal Sheila
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Vivek-Mervin.
Box office
'Vedigundu Pasangge' created history by becoming the first and highest-grossing Tamil language movie in Malaysia after crossing RM 1.3 million. Producer Denes Kumar said the earnings were achieved two weeks after the movie opened at 55 cinemas nationwide, as well as five cinemas in the United Kingdom on 26 July. The film earned 222 on the first day in United Kingdom. It was the highest opening collection for a movie from Malaysia in the United Kingdom box office.
Accolades
A special jury awarded in 30th Malaysia Film Festival for Vedigundu Pasangge for becoming the first Malaysian Tamil language film to collect more than RM1 million and gave Malaysian filmmakers a real reason to celebrate. The film has also won numerous awards in national and international film festivals with its own success. Among them are Malaysia Book of Records for Collection of Highest Indian Movie Theaters in Malaysia, Cinema Worldfest Awards (Musical Comedy), Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (Best Female Film Director) and also the South Film & Arts Academy Festival (Best Editor, Best Art Arrangement, Best Sound Arrangement), Accolade Global Film Competition and the Barcelona Planet Film Festival (Best Screenplay).
References
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