Yavarum Nalam
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| Directed by | Vikram Kumar |
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| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Distributed by | Big Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
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| Budget | ₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.6 million in 2016)[1] |
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Yavarum Nalam (English: All are fine, titled 13B in Hindi) is a 2009 Indian psychological horror film written and directed by Vikram Kumar, starring Madhavan and Neetu Chandra in the lead roles. Produced by Suresh Balaje and George Pius, the film was simultaneously filmed and released in Tamil and in Hindi as 13B with a slightly different cast. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and background score by Tubby Parik. The film was released on 6 March 2009 to highly positive reviews from critics in Tamil and mixed reviews in Bollywood.
Plot
Manohar moves into a new apartment, 13B, on the 13th floor with his family, fulfilling his life's biggest dream. But they encounter a series of small but strange incidents (such as milk getting spoiled), which are regarded as inauspicious by his family but shrugged off by an excited Manohar. The elevator in the apartment works for everyone in the building except Manohar, which bothers him.
The women in the family get hooked onto a new TV show Yavarum Nalam (Everyone Is Well, or Sab Khairiyat in Hindi). The show is about a family eerily similar to Manohar's who have also just moved into a new house like they have. As the serial unfolds, Manohar notices that the incidents that happen in the serial are a reflection of what is happening to his family. Things like his sister graduating, his wife getting pregnant and later suffering a miscarriage are all also shown in the serial. Priya is saved by their longtime family friend and doctor, Dr. Balu. The rest of the family remains oblivious to the similarities and Manohar prefers it that way to avoid panic. He also notices that his camera takes distorted pictures of him while he is in the apartment, but not while he is outside the apartment.
Things start taking a turn for the worse in the serial and Manohar becomes terrified that the same might happen to his family. He now wants to know who is behind the making of the TV show. He then unravels a terrifying secret: the apartment they live in shared their address with a house where a family of eight was butchered back in 1977. It was the family of a TV news anchor named Chitra. On the day of Chitra's engagement, an ardent fan (Shriram Shinde in the 13B version) of Chitra wanted to stop the engagement and failed in doing so. Disheartened, he committed suicide. Subsequently, all members of Chitra's family were murdered with a hammer in a single day. The blame rested on the lunatic brother in the family, as he had been seen with the hammer last. The police officer investigating the case also committed suicide by hanging himself in the same house.
Manohar and his policeman friend Shiva meet the madman brother Senthil, who apparently goes crazy after seeing the TV show in an asylum. They then meet Chitra's former fiance Ramchandar, who tried to plead for Senthil's innocence because he got covered in blood while he hugged the bodies of his family. After researching one night, Manohar has a nightmare of the 13B murderer climbing the stairs to kill his family. When Manohar tries to climb the stairs, he always ends up on the 2nd floor. He goes to the hall and witnesses the climax of Yavarum Nalam when they are showing the murderer's identity: Manohar's face is shown as the killer.
What follows is the climax: the 13B murderer is Dr. Balu, who sees the family members' faces as the serial family members. It was he who killed them in the 1970s on behalf of his brother, the spurned fan, and also killed the police officer who caught him red-handed. Manohar kills Dr. Balu.
The story ends with Manohar living a normal life with a new dog in the family; the milk is not getting spoiled anymore. They bring Senthil home and the lift in the apartment finally works for Manohar. Next day,when Manohar uses the lift,he receives a call from Dr Balu, who says that while the 13B family haunts the TV, he haunts Manohar's phone. Finally the lift falls and Manohar plunges to his death.
Cast
| R. Madhavan | Manohar | |
| Neetu Chandra | Priya, Manohar's wife | |
| Ravi Babu | Murali Sharma | Inspector Shiva |
| Sachin Khedekar | Dr. Balu / Dr. Shinde | |
| Sanjaih Bokaria | Manoj, Manohar's elder brother | |
| Amitha Rajan | Deepa | |
| Saranya | Poonam Dhillon | Manohar's mother |
| Dhritiman Chatterjee | Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar | |
| Deepak Dobriyal | Senthil / Ashok | |
| Sampath Raj | Advocate Ramacharan | |
| Kushboo Sundar | Roshan Abbas | Show host |
| Rachana Maurya | in an item number | |
also starring Suhasini Muley, Vinay Jain, Amar Upadhayaya and Meera Vasudevan.
Production
Development
The director of the film, Vikram Kumar, won a National Award for his short film "Silent Scream". Here he teamed up with cinematographer P. C. Sreeram, editor Sreekar Prasad, sound designer A. S. Lakshminarayanan and art director Sameer Chanda, who also happen to be National Film Award winners. The Hindi working title was Channel.[3]
Casting
Esha Deol and Kareena Kapoor were originally considered for the lead role which eventually went to Neetu Chandra. Lead actress Neetu Chandra made her Tamil debut with Yaavarum Nalam. She has starred in successful Hindi films like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Traffic Signal. Lead actor Madhavan and cinematographer P. C. Sreeram had previously worked together on the hit movie Alaipayuthey. Veteran Bengali actor Dhritiman Chaterjee made his Tamil cinema debut in Yaavarum Nalam, but Tamil was not a new language for him, as he is a resident of Chennai. He played the same role in the Hindi version of the film. Veteran Marathi actor Sachin Khedekar, who made his debut in Tamil cinema with Yaavarum Nalam, took great effort in learning his lines. A voice CD was sent to him with his lines read out so that he would get familiar with the Tamil dialogue. He plays the same character in the Hindi version as well.
Filming
The majority of the film takes place inside an apartment. A temporary shooting floor was created from scratch in Egmore, Chennai, inside which an elaborate apartment set was erected.
Reception
The film received a warm welcome from the audience.
Release
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were secured by Kalaignar. The film's Tamil version was given a "U/A" certificate by the Indian Censor Board, but the Hindi version got a "A" certificate from the Censor Board.
Box Office
The movie turned out be a Hit at the Tamil box office, grossing ₹16 crore.[4][5][6][7] The Hindi version was a hit netting ₹56crore.[8]
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy while the lyrics in Hindi and Tamil were penned by Neelesh Mishra and Thamarai respectively.
| 13B/Yaavarum Nalam | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Shankar Ehsaan Loy | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 39:33 | |||
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| Label | Big Music | |||
| Producer | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | |||
| Shankar Ehsaan Loy chronology | ||||
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Tamil
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yavarum Nalam" | Shankar Mahadevan | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Chinnakkuyil Koovam" | Karthik | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Oh Sexy Mama" | Anuradha Sriram, Jassie Gift | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Yavarum Nalam - Theme" | 4:57 | |
| 5. | "Kaatrilae Vaasame" | K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Yaavarum Nalam (Remix)" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Kaatrilae Vaasame (Remix)" | K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan | 6:04 |
| 8. | "Oh Sexy Mama (Remix)" | Anuradha Sriram, Jassie Gift | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Chinnakkuyil Koovam (Remix)" | Karthik | 5:08 |
Hindi
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sab Khairiyat Hai" | Shankar Mahadevan | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Bade Se Shehar Mein" | Karthik, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Oh Sexy Mama" | Anushka Manchanda, Baba Sehgal, Loy Mendonsa | 4:06 |
| 4. | "13 B - Theme" | 4:57 | |
| 5. | "Aasma Odhkar" | K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Sab Khairiyat Hai (Remix)" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Aasma Odhkar (Remix)" | K. S. Chitra, Shankar Mahadevan | 6:04 |
| 8. | "Oh Crazy Mama" | Akriti Kakkar, Hrishikesh Kamerkar, Rajiv Sunderasan, Anushka Manchanda, Baba Sehgal, Loy Mendonsa | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Bade Se Shehar Mein (Remix)" | Karthik | 5:08 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Top 10 movies of 2009". Hindustan Times. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ "All India 2009". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 2011-01-15.
- ↑ Chennai365.com: "Yavarum Nalam Movie Photo Gallery"
- ↑ Tamil Cinema Top Ten - Yavarum Nalam
- ↑ "Entertainment News Headlines in Tamil | Entertainment News – Yahoo! Dinamalar Tamil News". In.tamil.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ Yavarum Nalam collects 16 crore at the box office
- ↑ "Yaavarum Nalam - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Guru En Aalu Mariyadhai Sarvvam Rajadhi Raja Ayan". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ [All India 2009 http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=290&catName=MjAwOQ Box Office India]
External links
- 13B Movie Trailer
- 13B Movie Review on BIGisBIG.com, BIG Pictures Official Blog.
- BehindWoods.com: "Maddy Vikram combo to be a thrill ride", by Behindwoods News Bureau, 18 December 2007