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Selva Bharathy, starring Vijay and Sneha; a remake of the Telugu hit Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, released Pongal 2003, 176 minutes, music by S. A. Rajkumar.", "snippet": "Vaseegara (வசீகரா), 2003 Tamil romantic comedy-drama directed by K. Selva Bharathy, starring Vijay and Sneha; a remake of the Telugu hit Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, released Pongal 2003, 176 minutes, music by S. A. Rajkumar.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.tamil-films-of-the-2000s.tamil-films-of-the-early-2000s", "markdown": "# Vaseegara (2003) is a Tamil romantic drama that pairs Vijay's easy comic charm with Sneha's understated warmth, built on a simple domestic premise: a young man lodging in a family friend's Chennai household falls for the daughter of the house. It stands as a modest but emotionally resonant entry in early 2000s South Indian cinema, a remake of the Telugu film Nuvvu Naaku Nachav that trades grand melodrama for intimate, lived-in family scenes.\n\n**Vaseegara** (வசீகரா) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy-drama written and directed by K. Selva Bharathy, starring Vijay as Bhoopathy, a young man who moves into the Chennai household of his father's close friend and falls in love with the friend's daughter, played by Sneha, who is already engaged.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vaseeegara) It is a remake of the 2001 Telugu film *[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav](https://www.edgepedia.org/nuvvu-naaku-nachav)*, which starred Venkatesh and [Aarthi Agarwal](https://www.edgepedia.org/aarthi-agarwal) and was written by [Trivikram Srinivas](https://www.edgepedia.org/trivikram-srinivas) and directed by K. Vijayabhaskar.[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821795) The film was released on 15 January 2003, over the Pongal festival period.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) • [4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030123.htm)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | 15 January 2003 (India), Tamil language, U certification[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) • [5](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/vaseegara.html) |\n| Director and writers | K. Selva Bharathy (director and screenwriter); Trivikram Srinivas credited for the original story[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) |\n| Source | Remake of *Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* (Telugu, 2001), starring Venkatesh and Aarthi Agarwal[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821795) |\n| Lead cast | Vijay as Bhoopathy, Sneha as Priya, with Vadivelu, Gayatri Jayaraman, Nassar, and Manivannan in supporting roles[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) • [6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm) |\n| Runtime and format | 176 minutes (2h 56m), color, aspect ratio 2.39:1[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/) |\n| Music | S. A. Rajkumar; six songs with playback by singers including Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, and Chinmayi Sripada[7](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/vaseegara) |\n| Audience rating | 6.7/10 on IMDb from about 2,700 votes[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/ratings/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot and premise\n\nBhoopathy, the son of Mani ([Manivannan](https://www.edgepedia.org/manivannan)), is sent to Chennai to stay in the house of his father's close friend Viswanathan (Nassar) while he looks for a career.[6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm) He becomes close to the household and falls in love with Viswanathan's daughter Priya (Sneha), who is already engaged, in the film's synopsis to a man based in the United States.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vaseeegara) • [6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm)\n\nThe film's tension comes from what Bhoopathy does not say. A plot summary describes a narrative in which the relationship is never declared for most of the running time: Bhoopathy says nothing and tries not to upset the balance of the house, and the drama builds through everyday closeness rather than large confrontational scenes, with the emotional emphasis raised in the final section.[9](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/vaseegara/) The IMDb synopsis gives the outcome: the young man ultimately wins her love and marries her at the end.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nVijay plays Bhoopathy as a carefree, take-it-easy young man, and a contemporary review singled out his comic scenes with Vadivelu, who plays Kattabomman, a character who tries to boss Bhoopathy around and later receives a fitting comeuppance.[6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm) [Gayatri Jayaraman](https://www.edgepedia.org/gayatri-jayaraman) took the supporting role of Asha, and the ensemble included [Suhasini Maniratnam](https://www.edgepedia.org/suhasini-maniratnam), Pandiarajan, Manivannan, Nassar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sriman, and [Mayilsamy](https://www.edgepedia.org/mayilsamy).[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vaseeegara) • [10](https://letterboxd.com/film/vaseegara/) A review at the time praised Suhasini's scene describing how a woman is treated before and after marriage as the film's most impressive moment.[6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm)\n\n## Relationship to the Telugu original\n\n*Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* was a major Telugu success of 2001, and the Tamil version follows it closely. Viewer commentary on [Letterboxd](https://www.edgepedia.org/letterboxd) describes *Vaseegara* as a scene-by-scene remake with the same comedy track and story arc, down to the framing.[10](https://letterboxd.com/film/vaseegara/) IMDb also lists New Zealand among the filming locations.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/)\n\nThe title itself was carried over from [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema): it comes from the song \"Vaseegara\" in the 2001 film *Minnale*, and the word translates roughly as a charming enchanter, a meaning a contemporary reviewer noted in writing that Vijay \"lives upto the title.\"[6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm) The same source story later traveled further: *Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* was remade in Kannada as *Gowramma* in 2005.[11](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/telugu/news/2025/Dec/14/venkateshs-nuvvu-naaku-nachaav-to-have-a-re-release-on-this-date)\n\n## Music\n\nThe score and songs are by [S. A. Rajkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-a-rajkumar).[7](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/vaseegara) The tracklist includes \"Aaha Enparkal\" ([Shankar Mahadevan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shankar-mahadevan)), \"Poopola Theepola\" (Hariharan), \"Oru Thadavai Sollvaya\" ([Chinmayi Sripada](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinmayi-sripada) and Hariharan), \"Marriage Endral\" (Karthik), \"Nenjam Oru Murai\" (Mahalakshmi Iyer), and \"Venaam Venaam\" (Sadhana Sargam and Udit Narayan).[7](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/vaseegara) Reception of the music was divided: the Nowrunning review called it not up to the mark and said only two of the songs fit their situations, while a later plot summary describes the music as foregrounded and the songs as what the film is known for.[6](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm) • [9](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/vaseegara/)\n\n## Release and box office\n\n*Vaseegara* was one of seven Tamil films released on Pongal (January 14) 2003, alongside *Anbe Sivam*, *Dhool*, *Sokka Thangam*, *Ramachandra*, *Kalikambal*, and *Kalatpadai*; trade reporting dated 23 January 2003 said the film had picked up after an initial hiccup and could end up with around Rs 80 million (Rs 8 crore) overall.[4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030123.htm) A later Economic Times survey of the year placed it differently, naming *Anbe Sivam*, *Vaseegara*, and *Pudhia Geethai* as the big-budget films that topped the failure list in the initial months of 2003.[12](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tamil-films-enter-hit-zone-in-2003/articleshow/148227.cms) The two trade accounts agree on a weak start and differ on the eventual outcome, and both are reported here as published.\n\n## Reception and availability\n\nThe film holds a 6.7/10 rating on IMDb from about 2,700 user votes, with an unweighted mean of 7.8 and the most ratings coming from India.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/ratings/) Rotten Tomatoes lists no critic reviews and fewer than 50 audience ratings.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vaseeegara) Retrospective viewer reviews on Letterboxd praise Vijay's comic timing and his chemistry with Sneha while describing the film as overstretched in its drama and derivative of the original for viewers who know *Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* well.[10](https://letterboxd.com/film/vaseegara/) The film has since been listed as streaming on Eros Now, Jio Cinema, and Starz Play in India, and via Eros Now on Airtel Xstream Play, though some availability trackers report it as not currently streamable in their regions.[13](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/vasigara) • [14](https://www.airtelxstream.in/movies/vasigara/EROSNOW_MOVIE_6738559) • [15](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/vaseegara/20015350/where-to-watch/)\n\nWithin Vijay's career, the film belongs to his early-2000s romantic-comedy phase rather than the mass-action image that came later; a retrospective account notes that it has retained a following despite not being built around that later persona, and it is one of the best-known entries among his Telugu remakes.[16](https://cinemarumble.com/vijay-remake-movies-list/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Vaseegara (2003), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/)\n2. [Vaseeegara, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vaseeegara)\n3. [9 Super hit Telugu films remade by 'Beast' actor Vijay in Tamil, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/9-super-hit-telugu-films-remade-by-beast-actor-vijay-in-tamil/photostory/90821405.cms?picid=90821795)\n4. [Dhool Poised To Be Huge Hit, Rediff.com Movies (23 January 2003)](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030123.htm)\n5. [வசீகரா (Vaseegara), Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/vaseegara.html)\n6. [Vaseegara Movie Review by Franco, Nowrunning (9 January 2003)](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/214/tamil/vaseegara/87/review.htm)\n7. [Vaseegara on Moviebuff.com](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/vaseegara)\n8. [Vaseegara (2003) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476706/ratings/)\n9. [Vaseegara (2003): Plot, Cast & Rating, Pulse of Cinema](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/vaseegara/)\n10. [Vaseegara (2003) directed by K. Selvabharathy, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/vaseegara/)\n11. [Venkatesh's Nuvvu Naaku Nachaav to have a re-release on this date, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/telugu/news/2025/Dec/14/venkateshs-nuvvu-naaku-nachaav-to-have-a-re-release-on-this-date)\n12. [Tamil films enter hit zone in 2003, The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tamil-films-enter-hit-zone-in-2003/articleshow/148227.cms)\n13. [Vasigara Reviews + Where to Watch, Komparify](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/vasigara)\n14. [Vasigara 2003, Airtel Xstream Play](https://www.airtelxstream.in/movies/vasigara/EROSNOW_MOVIE_6738559)\n15. [Vaseegara - Where to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/vaseegara/20015350/where-to-watch/)\n16. 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