Vanam

{{Short description|2021 Tamil film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Vanam | image = Vanam_2021_film_poster.jpg | caption = Film Poster | director = Srikantan Anand | writer = Srikantan Anand | producer = Grace Jayanthi Rani JP Amalan JP Alex | starring = Vetri Anu Sithara Smruthi Venkat | cinematography = Vikram Mohan | editing = Prakash Mabbu | music = Ron Ethan Yohann | studio = Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd | distributor = | released = {{film date|2021|11|26|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Vanam''''' ({{Translation|Forest}}) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Srikantan Anand and produced by Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd. The film stars Vetri, Anu Sithara and Smruthi Venkat in the lead roles, and the music is composed by Ron Ethan Yohann.<ref name="Vanam FL" /> The film released theatrically on 26 November 2021.<ref name="Vanam Sify Review" />

== Synopsis == An art college student, with the help of a documentary filmmaker, tries to find the reasons behind the mysterious deaths of the people who have stayed in a hostel room.

== Cast == * Vetri as Magizh * Anu Sithara as Malli * Smruthi Venkat as Jasmine * Azhagam Perumal * Vela Ramamoorthy * Ravi Venkatraman

==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Vanam | type = Soundtrack | artist = Ron Ethan Yohann | cover = | alt = | released = 2021 | recorded = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 05:45 | language = Tamil | label = Think Music | producer = | prev_title = Navarasa | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = D Block | next_year = 2022 }} The soundtrack and score was composed by Ron Ethan Yohann. {{Track listing | headline = Track listing | title1 = Kaatrile Mudhal Isai | lyrics1 = S. Gnanakaravel | extra1 = Ron Ethan Yohann, Shweta Mohan | length1 = 05:45 | extra_column = Singer(s) }}

== Reception == ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller."<ref name="Vanam ToI Review" /> Bharat Kumar of ''News Today'' wrote, "Vanam is a movie that manages a decent watch. Good writing is the key."<ref name="Vanam NewsToday Review" /> ''Sify'' called it a "run of the mill thriller" and "yet another horror-thriller in Tamil cinema with an earnest flashback episode", rating it 2 out of 5.<ref name="Vanam Sify Review" />

== References == <references>

<ref name="Vanam FL">{{Cite news |date=26 December 2020 |title=First look of Jiivi Vetri's 'Vanam' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229061434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |archive-date=29 December 2020 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

<ref name="Vanam Sify Review">{{Cite web |title=Vanam review: A template horror-thriller |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127001411/https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Sify}}</ref>

<ref name="Vanam ToI Review">{{Cite news |title=Vanam Movie Review: Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125205956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

<ref name="Vanam NewsToday Review">{{Cite web |date=27 November 2021 |title=Review: Vanam |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129143755/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=News Today}}</ref>

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Category:2021 thriller films Category:Indian thriller films Category:2021 Tamil-language films Category:2021 Indian films Category:Tamil-language Indian films