Veetla Vishesham

Veetla Vishesham (transl.A function at Home) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by RJ Balaji and NJ Saravanan.[1][2] It is a remake of the 2018 Hindi film Badhaai Ho.[3] The film is being produced by Boney Kapoor in association with Zee Studios, Bayview Projects LLP and Romeo pictures.

Veetla Vishesham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRJ Balaji
NJ Saravanan
Screenplay byRJ Balaji
Story byAkshat Ghildial
Shantanu Srivastava
Based onBadhaai Ho
Produced byBoney Kapoor
Raahul
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Muthukumar
Edited bySelva R. K.
Music byGirishh Gopalakrishnan
Production
companies
Distributed byZee Studios
Romeo Pictures
Release date
  • 17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office18 crores.

The film was released in theatres by 17 June 2022. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences and became commercial success with praise for the performances of the cast, story and comic timing of main leads.[4]

Plot

Ilango is 26 years old, working as a biology teacher in a school. He is in a stable relationship with Sowmya, who is the school owner’s daughter in which he's working. Her mother likes him and approves of their relationship. His father Unnikrishnan ‘Unni’, is a middle-aged man working in the Railways. His mother Krishnaveni is a typical housewife. His younger brother, Anirudh ‘Ani’ is a high-school student. His family resides in the railway quarters, near the train station. Ilango’s grandmother always quarrels with Krishnaveni and dominates over her son, Unni. One day, she taunts Krishnaveni, who gets hurt by her comments. Unni consoles his wife and gets intimate.

17 weeks later, Krishnaveni realises she is pregnant after visiting the doctor. She decides not to abort the child. So Unni announces Krishnaveni’s third pregnancy to the family. The two sons are embarrassed and start to avoid their parents, friends, and society, over the fear of being ridiculed. Unni also tells his mother about Krishnaveni's pregnancy and his mother responds that they must deals with whatever God's desires are. The next day, Unni's mother makes a big scene and asks Krishnaveni to do a tedious work because she was not wearing her hearing aids the night before when Unni broke the news to her.

The news of the pregnancy becomes viral and they are made fun of by family, friends, relatives, and society. Ilango begins to avoid Sowmya. Eventually, he reveals the news of his mum’s pregnancy to Sowmya. Unni and Krishnaveni ask Ilango and Anirudh to go to Kerala for their cousin’s wedding. Both of them refuse by making excuses. This makes Unni angry at them and he leaves them with Krishnaveni and his mother. Meanwhile, Sowmya offers a room date to cheer Ilango up. But he is unable to get intimate with her as it reminds him of his mum’s pregnancy. Sowmya’s mother gets to know about Krishnaveni’s pregnancy from Sowmya. She is shocked and speaks bad about Ilango’s family. Ilango eavesdrops on their conversation and talks harshly with Sowmya’s mum, and breaks up with Sowmya.

At home, Anirudh reveals to Ilango that some boys made fun of him at school and when he responded to them, one of the boys hit him on the face. Ilango and Anirudh then realise their love for their mum and dad. While in Kerala, Unni’s elder sister-in-law and sister teases Krishnaveni for her late pregnancy. For the first time, Unni’s mother defends her daughter-in-law for her dutifulness and makes them realise their selfishness and harsh attitude towards her.

Ilango then reconciles with his parents after their return and begins to fulfil his duties as a son. Krishnaveni realises that Ilango has broken up with Sowmya, and she tells him to apologise to Sowmya’s mother. Ilango reluctantly agrees, for his mother’s sake, and tells that he misses Sowmya, and the reason he accepted his mum’s pregnancy was because of Sowmya.

After the baby shower, Krishnaveni experiences labour pain and is immediately taken to the hospital where Chief Minister LKG is also admitted due to heart pain. Sowmya’s mother tells her daughter about Ilango’s visit and apology as well as saying that she has forgiven Ilango. Sowmya visits Ilango at the hospital. After the comical/strenuous delivery, the doctor announces the birth of a baby girl.

The family are delighted at the announcement. Later, the family gather around Krishnaveni in joy and take a group selfie with the baby girl.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by NJ Saravanan and RJ Balaji. The technical crew included Selva R. K. and Girishh G. as editor and musician respectively, who collaborated earlier for Mookuthi Amman. Karthik Muthukumar was brought for the film's cinematography.[5]

Music

The music rights of the film are owned by Zee Music Company. The music of the film was composed by Girishh Gopalakrishnan and lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Daddy Song"Pa. VijayRJ Balaji, Girishh Gopalakrishnan3:31
2."Paapa Paattu ( Vaa vennilave )"Pa. VijaySid Sriram4:28
3."Kalyaana Paattu"Pa. VijaySinduri Vishal, Vijay Yesudas2:58
4."Family Paattu (Nooru Kovil Thevaiyillai)"Pa. VijayJairam Balasubramaniam, Bombay Jayashri, Ramnath4:59

Release

Promotion

The movie cast RJ Balaji and Aparna Balamurali appeared as a guests in Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal television series, which was broadcasting on Zee Tamil for promoting the film. The series track is also like the film where an aged woman having a baby.[6]

Theatrical

The film was released in theaters 17 June 2022.[7]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film was bought by ZEE5 and the satellite rights of the film was bought by Zee Tamil and Zee Thirai. The film was digitally streamed on ZEE5 from 15 July 2022.[8][9]

Reception

Critical response

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu said, "It is also a film that seems to be introducing to audiences what one might assumed as the ‘RJ Balaji Cinematic Universe’ (RJBCU)".[10] Pinkvilla Desk of Pinkvilla said, "This family drama is worth watching for some of the aspects that are highlighted when compared to the original".[11] M. Suganth of The Times of India who gave 3.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "The duo manages to smoothen out these wrinkles with help from Girishh Gopalakrishnan's emotive score that elevates the emotions in the dramatic scenes".[12] Indiaglitz who gave 3.25 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "An adorable family drama laced with humour".[13] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times said, "The Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho is a well-made entertaining film that manages to not just be good on its own but even stands up to the National Award-winning original.".[14] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express who gave 3 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "When a film shows heart, you can excuse a loss of finesse, I think".[15] Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint who gave 3.5 stars out of 5 stars after reviewing the film stated that "Veetla Vishesham works both as an improvised remake if you already saw the Hindi original, and as a stand-alone film when watched with a pair of fresh eyes".[16]Maalai Malar critic gave 3.75 rating out of 5 and noted that " RJ Balaji, who is playing the lead role in the film, has given a comedy and sarcasm performance in his own style. Especially in the film, he has attracted more attention in the sentimental scenes."[17]

However, Nakkheeran stated that " Otherwise, if people who have not seen Hindi films watch this film, it will be an enjoyable film with a good concept".[18]Dinamalar critic gave 3.25 rating out of 5.[19]

Box office

Overall, the film has collected over approximately Rs 13 crore at the box office.[20]

References

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  2. "RJ Balaji to commence Veetla Visheshanga soon". The Times of India. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "RJ Balaji to begin Veetla Visheshanga this week!". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Veetla Vishesham Box Office Collection Day 1 (Early Trends): OFF to a Promising Start". Janbharatt Times. 17 June 2022.
  5. "Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho, Veetla Vishesham gears up for theatrical release". The News Minute. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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  7. "Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho, Veetla Vishesham gears up for theatrical release". The News Minute. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. "Veetla Vishesham on OTT: Release Date, where to watch, cast, and plot". India Today. 12 July 2022.
  9. "'Veetla Visesham' gets an OTT release date". The Times of India. 12 July 2022.
  10. "'Veetla Vishesham' movie review: RJ Balaji's 'Badhaai Ho' remake is a hilarious drama". The Hindu. 17 June 2022.
  11. "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review: A remake that talks louder than the original; Worth a watch". Pinkvilla. 17 June 2022.
  12. "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review : RJ Balaji's Veetla Vishesham is a competently made remake of Badhaai Ho". The Times of India. 17 June 2022.
  13. "Veetla Vishesham Review". Indiaglitz. 17 June 2022.
  14. "Veetla Vishesham review: Badhaai Ho's Tamil remake hits all the right notes, surpasses original in parts". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2022.
  15. "Veetla Vishesham Movie Review: Urvashi stands out in this well-localised remake". Cinema Express. 17 June 2022.
  16. "'Veetla Vishesham' Review : RJ Balaji's Progressive and Hilarious Drama Clicks". The Quint. 17 June 2022.
  17. "Veetla Vishesham". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  18. "'வீட்ல விசேஷம்' சிறப்பா, வெறுப்பா - விமர்சனம் !". nakkheeran. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  19. "வீட்ல விசேஷம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  20. "Veetla Vishesham Movie OTT Release Date, Time And Platform, Story, Budget, Box Office Collection, Cast". 13 July 2022.
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