Veeranna is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by B. Kalanithi. The film stars Napoleon, Anamika, Preethi Varma, and Sheela in lead roles. It was written by P. Kalaimani, with a musical score composed by Soundaryan. The film was produced by G. N. Das, M. Nehru, and G. Ramadass under the banner G.N.D. Vision International, with cinematography by Rajarajan and editing by P. K. Mohan. It was released on 18 December 2005 and has a runtime of approximately 140 minutes.
Plot
The story centers on Mariappan (played by Napoleon), a faithful servant of Rajeshwari (Sheela), a wealthy woman who oppresses the villagers in various ways. Mariappan's son, Veeranna (also played by Napoleon), is an army officer who returns to his village and wishes to live peacefully. His relative Vennila (Anamika) loves him. One day, children fall ill after drinking river water contaminated by industrial waste from a factory. As a responsible citizen, Veeranna files a complaint against the company's owner, Rajeshwari. Additionally, Veeranna saves Rajeshwari's daughter Aishwarya (Preethi Varma) from drowning. Rajeshwari orders him to leave the village immediately, but he refuses and instead marries Aishwarya. The subsequent events form the central conflict of the narrative.
Cast
- Napoleon as Mariappan and Veeranna (dual role)
- Anamika as Vennila
- Preethi Varma as Aishwarya
- Sheela as Rajeshwari
- Vadivelu as Palanisamy
- Manivannan as Alagarsamy
- R. Sundarrajan
- Venniradai Moorthy as Panchu
- Pandu
- Balaji as Mandiramurthy
- Vadivukkarasi as Janaki
- Crane Manohar
- Sithar Manohar
- Vasu
- Durairaj
- Singamuthu
- V. K. D. Balan
- Charles
- A. Arichandran
- Anjalidevi
- Poorvaja
- Praveena
- John Babu (guest appearance)
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Soundaryan. The soundtrack album, released in 2005, contains five songs with lyrics written by Muthulingam and Viveka:
- "Jel Jel Kolusu Potu" (I) — Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Srivardhini (4:39)
- "Jel Jel Kolusu Potu" (II) — Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Malathi (4:39)
- "Manidhane Kalangathe" — Unni Menon (3:18)
- "Thaali Kazhuthile Endhanadhu" — Karthik, Anuradha Sriram (4:41)
- "Veeranna" — Manicka Vinayagam, Napoleon (5:12)
Reception and Legacy
The film is documented across multiple film databases and reference sources, including IMDb, The Movie Database (TMDB), and the Tamil Wikipedia. The English Wikipedia entry for "Veeranna (film)" currently redirects to the "List of Tamil films of 2005" article. The film is recognized as part of the Tamil film industry's output for 2005.
