Vambu Sandai (transl. Provocative fight; spelt onscreen as Vambuchanda)[1] is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Raj Kapoor and written by K. Selva Bharathy. The film stars Sathyaraj, Uday Kiran and Diya. The music for the film was composed by D. Imman.
Plot
Prabhakaran alias Prabhu is a college student who does not allow anyone to do wrong. He quite often argues with others to the point where he is repeatedly arrested. When he was younger his foster father, Nehru, a psychiatrist used to bail him out. In the meantime, Swetha, the sister of the commissioner of police Ravichandran, has been ditching her college classes, so her father has a police escort take her to school. When she tries to escape from her escort, they pursue her. They cross paths with the troublesome Prabhu, who battles them. In the ensuing fight, Prabhu says 'I love you' to Swetha and she is so impressed by his gallantry, she falls in love.
Prabhu then learns that his foster parents are taking him to meet his real father, Jeevanandham, who had been receiving treatment in a mental hospital. He tries to speak with his father, but the man is unresponsive. On the advice of Swetha's father, he takes his father to Kerala for treatment. When there, he meets a former bodyguard of Jeevanandham who tells him that not only was his father the former Election Commissioner, but that his current mental breakdown state was caused by local politician Dharmalingam. Coincidentally, Dharmalingam has been brought to that same Kerala facility by his own son, Narayanan. When Dharmalingam's son learns that his father's former enemy Jeevanandham is still alive, he attempts to kill him.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Jeevanandham
- Uday Kiran as Prabhakaran "Prabhu"
- Diya as Swetha
- Chitrabhanu
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Prabhakaran's foster father
- Livingston as Nehru
- Raj Kapoor as Ravichandran
- Ramesh Khanna
- Ilavarasu
- FEFSI Vijayan as Dharmalingam
- Riyaz Khan as Narayanan
- Manobala
- Rajan P Dev as Malayali doctor
- Sukumari as Jeevanandham's mother
- Sabitha Anand as Lakshmi, Prabhakaran's mother
- Shakeela
- Singamuthu
- Nellai Siva as follower of Mahatma Gandhi
- Siva Narayana Murthy as Police Inspector
- Besant Ravi as Rowdy
- Sampath Ram
- Karthik Sabesh as Prabhu's friend
Telugu version
- Brahmanandam
- Raghu Babu
- Shankar Melkote
- Gundu Sudarshan as priest
- Mumaith Khan as an item number
Production
Ankitha was initially considered to portray Lakshmi in the film.[2]
Themes and influences
Hayden Seth Kantor of Cornell University compared Uday Kiran's character, who avenges the murder of his family, to the “angry young man” characters that Amitabh Bachchan played.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman. In a pre-release event for the Telugu version titled Lakshmi Putrudu held at Ravi Narayana Reddy Kalyanamantapam (Ravi Narayana Reddy Memorial Auditorium Complex) in Hyderabad, Damodar Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh State Minister for Information Technology, officially launched the audio cassette by handing a copy to Tammareddy and with its first number dedicated to producer Ashok Kumar. Distribution rights to the audio CD for the Telugu version were purchased by Srinivas, a State Trading corporation chairman and former legislator.[4] In an audio review, Saraswathy Srinivas rated the soundtrack two out of five stars and wrote, "It's another lacklustre fare from D Imman".[1]
- Tamil Soundtrack[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Edharkkaga" | |
| 2. | "Jee Boom Baa" | |
| 3. | "Pagai Odunga" | |
| 4. | "Thaal Thiravai" | |
| 5. | "Tension Machaan" |
- Telugu Soundtrack[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Em Chusi Nanne Nuvvu" | Jassie Gift, Sainora Philip | 04:40 |
| 2. | "Zee Bhoom Baa" | Achyut, Naveen | 03:55 |
| 3. | "Sawariya Sawariya" | Jyotsna, Naresh Iyer | 04:58 |
| 4. | "Ekkadunna Tension Mama" | Ranjith | 04:09 |
| 5. | "Adigadigo Toofan" | Rahul Nambiar | 02:40 |
| 6. | "Em Smile Raa" | Suchitra | 04:35 |
Reception
Reviewing the Hindi-dubbed verion, Kantor of Cornell University wrote, "Although formulaic, it proved a pleasing, carefree film".[3]
Other versions
The film was dubbed and partially reshot in Telugu as Lakshmi Putrudu (transl. Lakshmi's son). The film was dubbed in Hindi as Mr. Badmash.[3]
References
- ^ a b Srinivas, Saraswathy (28 September 2007). "Vambuchanda has lacklustre music". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Ankitha is all smiles". The Times of India. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Kantor, Hayden Seth (May 2016). ""'WE EARN LESS THAN WE EAT:' FOOD, FARMING, AND THE CARING FAMILY IN BIHAR, INDIA"". Cornell University. p. 154. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "'Lakshmi Putrudu' Audio Release". Sify. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Vambuchanda Songs". mymazaa.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Lakshmi Putrudu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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