{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Vaadamalli | image = Vaadamalli_title.jpg | alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --> | caption = | director = Alberrt Antoni | producer = Sunil Chandrika Nair | writer = Rajesh Varma<br />Lasar Shine | story = Alberrt Antoni | starring = Rahul Madhav<br />Ramesh Raveendran<br />Pradeep Chandran<br />Richa Panai<br />Niji Mary<br />Jyothi Chatterji<br />Bijukuttan<br />Raveendran | music = Shyam Balakrishnan | cinematography = Vaidy S. Pillai | editing = Raja Muhamed | studio = Zoe Estebe Moviez | distributor = Zoe Estebe Moviez Release<br />through Maaxlab | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|6|10}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }} '''''Vaadamalli''''' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam thriller film<ref>Meghna George. (26 May 2011). [http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vaadamalli-is-a-thriller-with-new-faces/20110526.htm "Vaadamalli is a thriller with new faces"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529012610/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vaadamalli-is-a-thriller-with-new-faces/20110526.htm |date=29 May 2011 }}. Rediff. Retrieved 27 May 2011.</ref> directed by Alberrt Antoni after his critically acclaimed debut film ''Kanne Madanguka''.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/moviegallery/13117.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110209180919/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/moviegallery/13117.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 9 February 2011| title = Tamil Cinema News {{!}} Tamil Movie Reviews {{!}} Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> <!--He is the man behind the international project ''Nairsan'', with a rare combination of Mohanlal, A. R. Rahman and Jackie Chan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nairsan.com/ |title=Home |website=nairsan.com}}</ref>--><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-richa-panai/20110610.htm|title=From modelling to the heroine of Vaadamalli|website=Rediff|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125232612/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-richa-panai/20110610.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
The film was shot at various locations in Kochi, Alappuzha, Munnar, Athirapally and Thrissur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8835515&programId=3982928&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3 |title=Manorama Online {{!}} Movies {{!}} News {{!}} |website=www.manoramaonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402193254/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8835515&programId=3982928&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=2011-04-02}}</ref>
''Vaadamalli'' was produced by Sunil Chandrika Nair under the banner of Zoe Estebe Moviez.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrovaartha.com/2011/02/14001247/cine-vadamally-20110214.html |title=റൊമാന്റിക് ത്രില്ലര് വാടാമല്ലി |website=www.metrovaartha.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226101159/http://www.metrovaartha.com/2011/02/14001247/cine-vadamally-20110214.html |archive-date=2011-02-26}}</ref>
==Plot==
The title symbolizes everlasting love and is set in the backdrop of a music college. It tells the story of a student named Vasu, who hails from a slum. The people in the slum sponsor his education. Vrindha Nambiar comes from a rich family and she falls in love with Vasu. The story takes a dramatic turn when a girl goes missing from the college hostel. The clues to her whereabouts emerge when various students narrate their versions of the events. The Police officer finds that a girl took obscene pictures of Vrinda.
==Cast== * Rahul Madhav as Vasu * Pradeep Chandran as Brother/Police Officer * Ramesh Raveendran as Sandesh * Richa Panai as Vrindha Nambiar * Niji Mary * Jyothi Chatterji * Biju Kuttan * Raveendran * Lintu Thomas as Vrindha's friend
==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Vaadamalli | type = Soundtrack | artist = Shyam Balakrishnan | cover = | alt = | released = 2011 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Soundtrack | length = 25:11 mins | label = Satyam Audios | producer = Shyam Bakakrishnan | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}
The songs of this movie were composed by Shyam Balakrishnan, with lyrics by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration |- | 1 || "Neeyo Mazha" || K. K. Nishad, Neetha Subhir || 4:42 |- | 2 || "Tumanjin" || K. S. Chithra, U. Krish || 4:36 |- | 3 || "Anuragam" || Surmukhi Raman, K. K. Nishad || 4:16 |- | 4 || "Rapukalude" || Surmukhi Raman, P. G. Ragesh || 3:52 |- | 5 || "Neeyo" || Neetha Subhir || 4:40 |- | 6 || "Guitar Solo" || || 3:16 |- | 7 || "Violin Solo" || || 1:09 |}
== Release == ''Rediff'' gave the film one out of five stars and wrote that "On the whole, ''Vaadamalli'' is, to put it mildly, inane".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-vaadamalli/20110613.htm|title=Review: Vaadamalli is an inane campus love story|website=Rediff|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707215955/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-vaadamalli/20110613.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|1869802}}
Category:2011 Malayalam-language films Category:2011 Indian films Category:2011 thriller films Category:Films shot in Munnar Category:Films shot in Thrissur Category:Films shot in Chalakudy Category:Films shot in Alappuzha Category:Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments films