# Vanam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vanam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vanam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanam > Source revision: 1341410323 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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
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[Anu Sithara](/source/Anu_Sithara)
[Smruthi Venkat](/source/Smruthi_Venkat) | cinematography = Vikram Mohan | editing = Prakash Mabbu | music = [Ron Ethan Yohann](/source/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](/source/Tamil_language)-language [action thriller film](/source/action_thriller_film) directed by Srikantan Anand and produced by Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd. The film stars [Vetri](/source/Vetri_(actor)), [Anu Sithara](/source/Anu_Sithara) and [Smruthi Venkat](/source/Smruthi_Venkat) in the lead roles, and the music is composed by [Ron Ethan Yohann](/source/Ron_Ethan_Yohann). The film released theatrically on 26 November 2021. == 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](/source/Vetri_(actor)) as Magizh * [Anu Sithara](/source/Anu_Sithara) as Malli * [Smruthi Venkat](/source/Smruthi_Venkat) as Jasmine * [Azhagam Perumal](/source/Azhagam_Perumal) * [Vela Ramamoorthy](/source/Vela_Ramamoorthy) * Ravi Venkatraman ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Vanam | type = Soundtrack | artist = [Ron Ethan Yohann](/source/Ron_Ethan_Yohann) | cover = | alt = | released = 2021 | recorded = | genre = [Feature film soundtrack](/source/Feature_film_soundtrack) | length = 05:45 | language = [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) | label = [Think Music](/source/Think_Music) | producer = | prev_title = [Navarasa](/source/Navarasa_(web_series)) | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = [D Block](/source/D_Block_(film)) | next_year = 2022 }} The soundtrack and score was composed by [Ron Ethan Yohann](/source/Ron_Ethan_Yohann). {{Track listing | headline = Track listing | title1 = Kaatrile Mudhal Isai | lyrics1 = S. Gnanakaravel | extra1 = Ron Ethan Yohann, [Shweta Mohan](/source/Shweta_Mohan) | length1 = 05:45 | extra_column = Singer(s) }} == Reception == ''[The Times of India](/source/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." Bharat Kumar of ''[News Today](/source/News_Today)'' wrote, "Vanam is a movie that manages a decent watch. Good writing is the key." ''[Sify](/source/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. == References == {{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](/source/The_Times_of_India)}} {{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](/source/Sify)}} {{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](/source/The_Times_of_India)}} {{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](/source/News_Today)}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|15839278}} Category:2021 thriller films Category:Indian thriller films Category:2021 Tamil-language films Category:2021 Indian films Category:Tamil-language Indian films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Vanam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.