# Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
**Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven** (வந்தா ராஜாவாதான் வருவேன்) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by [Sundar C.](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundar-c), produced by Subaskaran under Lyca Productions, and starring [Silambarasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/silambarasan) (STR), Megha Akash, and [Catherine Tresa](https://www.edgepedia.org/catherine-tresa).[1](https://lycaproductions.in/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/) It is an official remake of the 2013 Telugu film *Attarintiki Daredi*, which was written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and starred Pawan Kalyan in the lead role Silambarasan plays here.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vandha-rajavaanthan-varuven-first-look-simbu-5435714/lite/) The title is taken from a dialogue delivered by Silambarasan in Mani Ratnam's 2018 gangster drama *Chekka Chivantha Vaanam*.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/story.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 1 February 2019 in India; earliest release January 31, 2019 in Kuwait, the United States (limited), and other overseas markets[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9239472/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9239472/releaseinfo/) |
| Source | Official remake of the Telugu film *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013), written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vandha-rajavaanthan-varuven-first-look-simbu-5435714/lite/) |
| Lead cast | Silambarasan as Adithya (Aadhi), with Megha Akash, Catherine Tresa, Ramya Krishnan, Nassar, and Prabhu[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9239472/fullcredits/) |
| Crew | Director and screenplay: Sundar C.; music: Hiphop Tamizha; cinematography: Gopi Amarnath; editing: N. B. Srikanth[1](https://lycaproductions.in/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/) |
| Runtime and certificate | About 156 minutes; certified U by the CBFC on 28 January 2019[7](https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/RTI.pdf?biAUB7=kyoj86TPY9Map) |
| Box office | Worldwide gross of ₹209 million (₹20.90 crore) against a reported ₹350 million (₹35 crore) budget; verdict flop[8](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Vantha_Rajavathaan_Varuven_2019) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The film opens in Madrid, where the wealthy businessman Raghunandhan (Nassar) tells his grandson Adhi (Silambarasan) that he wishes to reunite with his daughter Nandhini ([Ramya Krishnan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ramya-krishnan)), whom he drove out of the home twenty years earlier for marrying a man (Prabhu) of her own choice.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/movie-review/67784203.cms) Aadhi promises his grandfather that he will bring about the reconciliation, and posing as a driver he enters Nandhini's household, where trouble follows.[1](https://lycaproductions.in/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/) A Filmibeat synopsis describes the premise as the heir of a billionaire trying to unite his estranged aunt with his family again.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/story.html)
## Production and music
The first look poster revealing the title was released in November 2018, with Megha Akash and Catherine Tresa as the female leads and [Mahat Raghavendra](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahat-raghavendra), of *Bigg Boss Tamil* fame, in a pivotal role.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vandha-rajavaanthan-varuven-first-look-simbu-5435714/lite/) The music, background score, and songs are by the composer duo [Hiphop Tamizha](https://www.edgepedia.org/hiphop-tamizha); the first single, whose lyric "Ennakaada red card-u, eduthu paaru ennoda record-u" was revealed by Silambarasan in November 2018, was written by Hiphop Tamizha Adhi.[1](https://lycaproductions.in/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/) • [10](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/str-spills-the-lyric-of-the-first-single-from-vantha-rajavathaan-varuven.html) The film passed the censor board with a U certificate in January 2019.[11](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-gets-u-certificate-from-censor-board-1438360-2019-01-24)
## Release and box office
The film released in Indian theaters on 1 February 2019, with earlier openings on January 31 in Kuwait, the United States (limited), Australia, and other territories; [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) records an international gross of $77,173 across the [United Arab Emirates](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-arab-emirates), the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.[4](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9239472/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9239472/releaseinfo/) Sacnilk reports a total worldwide gross of ₹209 million (₹20.90 crore), comprising ₹177 million (₹17.70 crore) from India and ₹32 million (₹3.20 crore) overseas, against a budget of ₹350 million (₹35.00 crore), and assigns the verdict flop; its day-wise data shows opening-day net collections of ₹34 million (₹3.4 crore) falling to ₹8 million (₹0.8 crore) by day seven.[8](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Vantha_Rajavathaan_Varuven_2019)
## Reception
Critical response was negative. The Times of India rated it 2.5 stars on a scale of 5, arguing that the movie's attempt to serve as both an STR picture and a Sundar C picture leaves it as neither, while faulting Ramya Krishnan's thin part, supporting roles that add nothing, and songs that feel like accidental interruptions.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/movie-review/67784203.cms) The New Indian Express rated it 1.5 out of 5, calling it a tiring rehash of rehashes with problematic humor and self-indulgent dialogues mounted on a wafer-thin script.[12](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/Feb/01/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-review-simbu-and-sundar-c-9901.html) [Behindwoods](https://www.edgepedia.org/behindwoods) gave 2 out of 5, finding the comedy and dialogue, normally the strengths of a Sundar C film, weak here, and singling out [Yogi Babu](https://www.edgepedia.org/yogi-babu)'s portions as the film's most entertaining stretch.[13](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-review.html) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express)'s review noted that the film plays as a glorification of its protagonist.[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/peranbu-sarvam-thaala-mayam-and-vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-movie-review-and-release-live-updates-5563880/)
## References
1. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Lyca Productions](https://lycaproductions.in/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/)
2. [Vandha Rajavaanthan Varuven first look, The Indian Express (6 November 2018)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vandha-rajavaanthan-varuven-first-look-simbu-5435714/lite/)
3. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven story, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/story.html)
4. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9239472/)
5. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9239472/releaseinfo/)
6. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven full cast and crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9239472/fullcredits/)
7. [CBFC list of films certified 01/01/2019 to 01/12/2019](https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/assets/pdf/RTI.pdf?biAUB7=kyoj86TPY9Map)
8. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven box office, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Vantha_Rajavathaan_Varuven_2019)
9. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Review, The Times of India (2 February 2019)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/movie-review/67784203.cms)
10. [STR reveals the first single from Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Behindwoods (23 November 2018)](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/str-spills-the-lyric-of-the-first-single-from-vantha-rajavathaan-varuven.html)
11. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven gets U certificate from Censor Board, India Today (24 January 2019)](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/regional-cinema/story/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-gets-u-certificate-from-censor-board-1438360-2019-01-24)
12. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Review, The New Indian Express (1 February 2019)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/Feb/01/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-review-simbu-and-sundar-c-9901.html)
13. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven movie review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven/vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-review.html)
14. [Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven movie review and release highlights, The Indian Express (1 February 2019)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/peranbu-sarvam-thaala-mayam-and-vantha-rajavathaan-varuven-movie-review-and-release-live-updates-5563880/)
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