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V/H/S/Halloween

V/H/S/Halloween (2025) is the eighth installment of the V/H/S found-footage horror anthology franchise, released October 3, 2025 on Shudder, with segments by Paco Plaza, Alex Ross Perry, Casper Kelly, Anna Zlokovic, and the Normans, wrapped in the Diet Phantasma soda frame story.

V13 (film)

V13 is a 2025 American drama directed by Richard C. Ledes, adapted from Alain Didier-Weill's play Vienne 1913, imagining young Adolf Hitler befriending a patient of Sigmund Freud, played by Alan Cumming.

V8 (duo)

V8 is a K-pop duo subunit of SEVENTEEN formed by members Vernon and THE 8 under PLEDIS Entertainment, debuting June 29, 2026 with the self-titled eight-track EP V8, an electronic, hyperpop-leaning album named for the eight-cylinder engine.

VA-11 Hall-A

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, known as Valhalla, is a 2016 Sukeban Games cyberpunk visual novel in which bartender Jill Stingray serves Glitch City patrons; drinks act as branching choices, with six endings and a Michael Kelly soundtrack.

Vaagai Sooda Vaa (TV series)

Vaagai Sooda Vaa (Tamil serial), a 2026 Zee Tamil family drama directed by Pratapmani, starring H A Pavithra, Parveen, and Mohamed Ismail Irfan; distinct from the 2011 Sarkunam film of the same name.

Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (वाह! लाइफ हो तोह ऐसी!) is a 2005 Hindi comedy-drama-fantasy directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt as Yamraj, and Amrita Rao; released 23 December 2005, a box office flop.

Vaalee (வாலி) (1999 film)

Vaalee (வாலி), also spelled Vaali, is a 1999 Tamil romantic psychological thriller, S. J. Suryah's directorial debut, starring Ajith Kumar in a dual role as twins Shiva and Deva with Simran and Jyothika; it won Filmfare and Cinema Express awards and was re-released digitally in 2024.

Vaali (வாலி) (poet)

Vaali (வாலி), born T. S. Rangarajan (1931–2013), was a prolific Tamil film lyricist and poet who wrote over 10,000 songs across five decades, from MGR's Naan Aanai Ittal to Dhanush-era hits, and received the Padma Shri.

Vaalu (வாலு)

Vaalu (வாலு) is a 2015 Tamil romantic action comedy directed by Vijay Chandar, starring Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani, released 14 August 2015 after three years of delays and a court ban.

Vaanam (வானம்)

Vaanam (வானம்), 2011 Tamil hyperlink action drama directed by Krish, a remake of his Telugu Vedam; stars Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka Shetty; five lives converge in a terrorist-attacked Chennai hospital; released 29 April 2011.

Vaanam Kottattum

Vaanam Kottattum (வானம் கொட்டட்டும், Let it rain) is a 2020 Tamil family drama directed by Dhana Sekaran, co-written and produced by Mani Ratnam via Madras Talkies, starring Sarathkumar, Radhika, Vikram Prabhu, and Aishwarya Rajesh, released 7 February 2020.

Vaanam Vasappadum

Vaanam Vasappadum (வானம் வசப்படும், "Conquer the Skies") is a Tamil historical novel by Prapanchan set in French-ruled Puducherry, published in 1993 and awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1995.

Vaanathaippola

Vaanathaippola (வானத்தைப் போல, "Like the sky"), also spelled Vanathai Pola, is a 2000 Vikraman Tamil family drama starring Vijayakanth in a dual role with Meena and Prabhu Deva; it won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film and was remade in Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Bengali. Not the 2020 Sun TV serial of the same name.

Vaani Kapoor (वाणी कपूर)

Vaani Kapoor (वाणी कपूर), born 1988 in Delhi, is a Bollywood actress and Yash Raj Films talent. Debut Shuddh Desi Romance (2013, Filmfare Best Female Debut); films Befikre, War, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Raid 2; Netflix series Mandala Murders (2025).

Vaanki Chuki Love Story (વાંકી ચૂકી લવ સ્ટોરી)

Vaanki Chuki Love Story (વાંકી ચૂકી લવ સ્ટોરી) is a 2026 Gujarati romantic drama directed by Dhwani Gautam, starring Bhavin Bhanushali and Puja Joshi, about a Kutch destination wedding disrupted when the groom's ex returns as wedding planner; released 8 May 2026.

Vaaranam Aayiram (வாரணம் ஆயிரம்)

Vaaranam Aayiram (வாரணம் ஆயிரம், "a thousand elephants") is Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2008 Tamil father-son drama starring Suriya in a dual role, with music by Harris Jayaraj; it won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards South.

Vaastav: The Reality

Vaastav: The Reality (वास्तव) is a 1999 Hindi crime drama directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Sanjay Dutt as a Mumbai youth pushed into the underworld.

Vaathi

Vaathi (வாத்தி) is a 2023 Indian education drama directed by Venky Atluri, starring Dhanush as a mathematics teacher in 1990s India and released in Telugu as Sir.

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (வாயை மூடி பேசவும்)

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (வாயை மூடி பேசவும்), aka Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram, is Balaji Mohan's 2014 Tamil-Malayalam bilingual satirical romcom starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Nazim, about a dumb flu outbreak that silences a hill town.

Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros

Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros (വാഴ 2), 2026 Malayalam coming-of-age comedy-drama, spiritual sequel to Vaazha (2024). Directed by debutant Savin SA, written by Vipin Das; stars creators Hashir H, Alan Bin Siraj, Ajin Joy, Vinayak V; released April 2, 2026; major Malayalam box-office hit.

Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys

Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys (വാഴ) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Anand Menen, following academically aimless school friends and their fathers.

Vaazhai (வாழை)

Vaazhai (வாழை) is Mari Selvaraj's 2024 Tamil autobiographical drama about child laborer Sivanaidhan, based on a 1999 lorry accident near Srivaikuntam that killed 20 banana workers; released 23 August 2024, it drew both praise and controversy.

Vacancy (Ari Lennox album)

Vacancy is Ari Lennox's third studio album, released January 23, 2026 on Interscope after she left Dreamville; 15 tracks, executive producer Elite, Buju Banton guest, debuted at No. 172 on the Billboard 200.

Vacancy (film)

Vacancy is a 2007 American horror-thriller film directed by Nimród Antal, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as an estranged couple targeted by snuff filmmakers at a remote motel.

Vacation (2015 film)

Vacation is a 2015 American road-trip comedy written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, starring Ed Helms as a grown-up Rusty Griswold.

Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends is a 2021 R-rated 20th Century Studios comedy directed by Clay Tarver, starring John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, and Meredith Hagner; it set Hulu's biggest original-film opening weekend and spawned Vacation Friends 2 (2023).

Vachanamrut

The Vachanamrut, the principal scripture of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, compiles 273 spiritual discourses delivered by Bhagwan Swaminarayan between 1819 and 1829, regarded as the first prose scripture of Gujarati.

Vacherin (dessert)

Vacherin (dessert), a French meringue dessert; also vacherin glacé. A decorated meringue or almond-paste ring filled with ice cream, Chantilly, and fruit, named for its resemblance to Vacherin Mont d'Or cheese.

Vachirawit Chivaaree

Vachirawit Chivaaree, also known as Bright Vachirawit, is a Thai actor and singer, born in 1997, who broke out in the series 2gether and starred in F4 Thailand (2021).

Václav Matěj Kramerius

Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753–1808) was a Czech Enlightenment writer, journalist, and publisher, regarded as the founder of modern Czech journalism and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.