Viduthalai Part 1 director Vetri Maaran meets maestro Ilaiyaraaja, showers team with gifts

Vetri Maaran's latest outing, the rustic Viduthalai, hit screens two days ago (March 31), and since then has become the talk of the town. The film, which stars Soori and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, is a period drama set in the 1980s. After the thunderous opening in theatres, Vetri Maaran, met the film's music composer maestro Ilaiyaraaja and expressed his gratitude to him. Pictures of the meeting are going viral on social media. The composer's work in the film is being lauded, especially the song Kaattu Malli and the background score. This is the maiden collaboration between Ilaiyaraaja and Vetri Maaran.

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Ilaiyaraaja had stated during Viduthalai audio launch that Vetri Maaran was an important director in the Tamil film industry. "I've worked in over 1,500 films and have worked with over 1,000 directors. Vetri Maaran has an important place in the annals of Tamil cinema!  Also, in this film, you will hear a never-before-heard version of music in the film."

Talking about his experience working with the maestro, Vetri Maaran said, "I conveyed my emotion to Raaja sir in a word and he produced a sound based on it. What was amazing is that the tune he churned out was exactly as the emotion I had in my mind. It was a great experience working with him."

Vetri Maaran also gifted gold coins to the technicians and junior artistes in the team as a token of gratitude.

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The plot of Viduthalai is based on B Jeyamohan's novel Thooyavan. It revolves around a police operation, called Ghost Hunt, which is strategize with an aim to capture the fugitive leader Perumal (Vijay Sethupathi) of a separatist group called Makkal Padai. Kumaresan (Soori) is roped in for the same operation. The film's supporting cast includes Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Rajiv Menon, Chetan, Ilavarasu, Tamizh, Balaji Sakthivel, Saravana Subbiah and Munnar Ramesh.