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Vetrimaaran

Full Name	Vetrimaaran
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Birth Place	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
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An Indian film director, screenwriter, & producer, Vetrimaaran is famous for his works in the Tamil films such as "Udhayam NH4", "Aadukalam", "Polladhavan", "Kaaka Muttai", "Visaranai", "Asuran", "Vada Chennai".

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In 2012, Vetrimaaran opened his own production house named "Grass Root Film Company" and launched his maiden project "Udhayam- NH47" with Siddharth in the lead role and his associate Manimaran as a director. He started his career as an assistant director to Balu Mahendra for the "Kadai Neram" serial for Sun TV. He made his directorial debut with the "Polladhavan" which film won Vijay Award for Best Director in 2007, & his second feature film "Aadukalam" won six National Film Awards. On 27 September 2020, he was honored by a Special Award for his role in "Thirai Asuran". He also made a short film for the anthology entitled "Paava Kadhaigal" (2020) and it's one of the episodes is titled "Oor Iravu". His each of the film touched upon the issue of honor killing. He has also featured in guest appearances "Jigarthanda" in 2014.

Family and Early Life

Vetrimaaran was born to a Hindu family on 4 September 1975. His birthplace is Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. He holds the nationality of Indian belonging to Indian-Asian ethnicity whereas his race is Asian. His religious belief is Hindu. As per his birthdate, his star or zodiac sign is Virgo. Vetrimaaran's present age is 45 as he cut his 45th birthday cake as of 2020. 

About Vetrimaaran's parents, he is the son of Dr. V. Chitravel (Father) and Megala Chitravel (Mother). His father was a veterinary scientist whereas his mother is a noted novelist. He has a sister who is an oenologist.

Vetrimaaran graduated in English Literature in 1994 from Loyola College, Chennai. Before, he completed his schooling in Tamil Nadu. Then, he joined YMCA, Chennai for his higher secondary education.

Vetrimaaran Wife and Children

Vetrimaaran is happily married to his beautiful wife named Aarthi, who is working as a General Manager in a Multinational Company. The couple is blessed with two children: a daughter named Poonthendral. He is straight by sexuality.

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Vetrimaaran Net Worth and Salary

The awards winning Vetrimaaran has an estimated net worth of over $5 million as of 2021. His primary source of income comes from film director, screenwriter, film producer as well as he earns almost 20-40 Lakh salary income. He has a huge car collection BMW and also actives charities work where he donated to NGOs and trust.

Vetrimaaran Body Measurements - Height and Weight

With a slim body build, Vetrimaaran has a height of 5 ft 7 in or 170 cm and his balanced weight is around 68 Kg or 150 lbs. His hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown. His body measurement is chest size: 40 inches, biceps size: 13 inches, & waist size: 32 inches.

Filmography

• 2007- "Polladhavan"
• 2011- "Aadukalam"
• 2013- "Udhayam NH4", "Naan Rajavaga Pogiren"
• 2014- "Poriyaalan"
• 2015- "Kaaka Muttai"
• 2016- "Visaranai", "Kodi"
• 2017- "Lens"
• 2018- "Annanukku Jai", "Vada Chennai"
• 2019- "Asuran", "Migaa Migaa Avasaram"

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• 2020- "Paava Kadhaigal"
• 2021- "Sangathalaivan", "Viduthalai", "VaadiVaasal"

As an Actor

• 2002- "Kadhai Virus"
• 2014- "Jigarthanda"

Awards and Nominations

• 2007- Vijay Award for "Polladhavan"
• 2011- Two National Film Award (Director, Screenplay), Filmfare Award, & SIIMA Award Vijay Award for "Aadhukalam"
• 2015- National Film Award, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award, Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, Audience's Choice Award, Tamil Nadu State Film Award, Filmfare Award, and Edison Award for "Kaaka Muttai"
• 2016- National Film Award, & Three Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award (Film, Director, Screenplay) for "Visaranai"
• 2018- Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for "Veda Chennai"
• 2019- National Film Award, Zee Cine Award, Behindwoods Gold Medal, & Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for "Asuran"

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Vetrimaaran (Vetri Maaran) was born on 4 September, 1975 in Cuddalore, India, is a Film director, producer, writer. Discover Vetrimaaran's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

Popular As	Vetri Maaran
Occupation	Film director, producer, writer
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Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Born	4 September,
Birthday	4 September
Birthplace	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Vetrimaaran Height, Weight & Measurements

At 48 years old, Vetrimaaran height is 1.7 m .

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Height	1.7 m
Weight	Not Available
Body Measurements	Not Available
Eye Color	Not Available
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Who Is Vetrimaaran's Wife?

His wife is Aarthi

Family
Parents	Not Available
Wife	Aarthi
Sibling	Not Available
Children	2

Vetrimaaran Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Vetrimaaran worth at the age of 48 years old? Vetrimaaran’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from India. We have estimated Vetrimaaran's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023	$1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023	Under Review
Net Worth in 2022	Pending
Salary in 2022	Under Review
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Source of Income	Film director

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Vetrimaaran is currently undertaking pre-production and scripting work for his next directorial venture, Vada Chennai, a tale on the mafia wars of North Chennai. When announced in 2009, Karthi was initially touted to play the lead role, although an official announcement from the producers in 2012 revealed that Silambarasan , Rana Daggubati , Divya Spandana and Andrea Jeremiah would essay pivotal roles in the film. The director also revealed that his fourth venture would see him recombine with Dhanush yet again. Vada Chennai released on 18 October 2018. The film opened to largely positive reviews. In 2012, Vetrimaaran also launched his own production house called the Grass Root Film Company and launched his maiden project, Udhayam - NH47 with Siddharth in the lead role and his associate Manimaran as director.

In Dec 2018, Vetrimaaran-Dhanush announced that they will take a break to shoot Asuran before commencing Vadachennai part 2. The movie was based on a Tamil novel titled 'Vekkai'.

Vetrimaaran is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who works in the Tamil film industry. As of 2016, he has won four National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award.

In 2016, he announced a movie based on the novel 'Shoes Of The Dead' written by New Delhi based author Kota Neelima but he is yet to start its shooting.

Vetri Maaran made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed Polladhavan (2007). His second feature film Aadukalam (2011) won six National Film Awards. He produces films under his production company, Grass Root Film Company. His movie Visaaranai (2016) was selected as India's official entry to Academy Awards.

Vetrimaaran has since described that he had "ample time" for he production works of Polladhavan as "Dhanush had confidence in him". Production designer Durai helped him rope in G. V. Prakash Kumar to score the film's music, while Dhanush also recommended cinematographer Velraj to Vetrimaaran after the pair had worked together in Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram. Vetrimaaran chose Kannada language actor Kishore to make his Tamil film debut after his assistant gave him rave reviews of the actor's performance in the unfinished Prashanth-starrer Petrol. The team held test shoots with both Kajal Aggarwal and Poonam Bajwa for the film and released the stills to the media, but Vetrimaaran was still unsatisfied and finished two schedules before finalising on Divya Spandana . The director revealed that there was initially an issue with the actress after she got offended by his words and did not come for the shoot for three days, before Durai intervened. The film's story was inspired partly by the lost bike of his friend Andrew and the variety of experiences he had tracking down his vehicle. Vetrimaaran revealed that when he wrote the script, he made many changes to suit the visual medium and for Dhanush on his physical attributes while playing an action hero. The film opened in November 2007 to rave reviews, with the critic from Sify.com stating that "Vetri has made his mentor proud, and his style of narration and takings are very similar to the ace director [Balu Mahendra]", labelling that the film had shades of Vittorio De Sica's 1948 Italian film, Bicycle Thieves. The reviewer from The Hindu stated that "at no point does Polladhavan sag and that writer-director Vetrimaaran has slogged through his screenplay and the result shows." The film also emerged successful commercially usurping collections of the Vijay-starrer Azhagiya Tamil Magan and the Suriya-starrer Vel and subsequently went on to win four Vijay Awards including Best Director for Vetrimaaran.

In 1999, Vetrimaaran worked as an assistant director for Kadhai Neram for Sun TV by Balu Mahendra , featuring 52 short stories for 52 episodes. In a team of 4-5 assistant directors, Vetrimaaran read around 50-60 short stories in a week and shortlist a few and present the synopsis to Balu Mahendra , who would select the required storyline. After Kadai Neram, he went on to work with Kadhir in Kadhal Virus for 2 years, whilst also working with Balu Mahendra for Julie Ganapathy and then Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. At the time, he prepared a script for Dhanush, who has the lead hero of the films he worked in, and Dhanush immediately accepted the offer after hearing the story. The film titled Desiya Nedunchalai 47 was initially launched with Yuvan Shankar Raja as the music director and Ekambaram as the cinematographer. After he found trouble finding producers with A. M. Rathnam and Salem Chandrasekhar leaving the project after initial interest, Dhanush's sister Dr. Vimala Geetha agreed to produce the film, but she also dropped the film. Dhanush's father Kasthuri Raja finally agreed to produce the film and Kirat Bhattal was signed as heroine, while Harris Jayaraj was selected as music director. However, after two days of shoot the film was shelved and Dhanush opted to pursue other films after the surprise success of his Thiruvilayadal Arambam. The film's collapse saw Vetrimaaran approach producer Kadiresan and narrated to him the stories he had prepared but the producer did not like Desiya Nedunchaalai 47, but agreed to work on another project titled Polladhavan.

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Vetrimaaran is a Director, Screenwriter, and Producer, he was born on 4 September 1975 in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. Vetrimaaran is known for Directing the famous film ‘Visaranai’.

He was the ‘Director’, ‘Producer’ and ‘Writer’ of the films like ‘Visaranai’ (2016) and ‘Vada Chennai’ (2018). He did a guest appearance in the famous movie ‘Jigarthanda’ (2014).

Vetrimaaran has won the ‘National Film Award’ for the films like ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) and ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015). He is the founder of the production studio “Grass Root Film Company”.

Vetrimaaran Wiki, Net Worth , Age, Salary, Movies, Family, Girlfriend, Wife, Income, Kids, Father, Biography, and More.

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Full Name	Vetrimaaran
Nick Name	Vetri
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth Age	4 September 1975 46 (as in 2021)
Work	Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Famous as	Director
Birth Place Hometown	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	Feet: 5 feet 08 inches Centimeters: 172 CM. Meters: 1.72 M.
Waist	32 inches
Weight	Approx 68 kg (149 lbs)
Caste	Hindu
Education	Graduate in English Literature
	Approx, 02 – 05  Million
Achievement	1) ‘Vijay Award’ in the category of ‘Best Director’ for the film ‘Polladhavan’ (2007) 2) ‘National Film Award’ for the film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) 3) ‘Filmfare Award’ in the category of ‘Best Tamil Director’ for the movie ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) 4) ‘SIIMA Award’ for the film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) 5) ‘Vijay Award’ for the movie ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) 6) ‘National Film Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 7) ‘Tamil Nadu State Film Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 8) ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ in the category of Best Film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 9) ‘Norway Tamil Film Festival Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 10) ‘Audience Choice Award’ for Best Feature Film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 11) ‘Filmfare Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 12) ‘Edison Award’ in the category of ‘Best Producer’ for the film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015) 13) ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ for the film ‘Visaranai’ (2016) 14) ‘National Film Award’ for the movie ‘Visaranai’ (2016) 15) ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ in the category of best director for the film ‘Visaranai’ (2016) 16) ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ for the film ‘Vada Chennai’ (2018) 17) ‘Zee Cine Award’ in the category of ‘Best Director’ for the movie ‘Asuran’ (2019)
Current relation status	Married (Aarthi)
Zodiac sign / Star sign	Virgo
Family	Father name: Dr. V. Chitravel Mother name: Megala Chitravel Sister name: Under review Brother name: Under review Wife name: Aarthi Son: N.A. Daughter: Poonthendral
Hobbies	Traveling, Shopping

According to  Stardom1.com , Vetrimaaran’s Net Worth is below, He Lives a Luxury LifeStyle, Maaran’s Primary Net Worth income comes from Films and Secondary income comes from Brands, ads, and Others.

Vetrimaaran Net Worth is approx 02 –  05 Million.

Vetrimaaran
in 2021 (Approx)
in 2020 (Approx)
In 2019
In 2018	02 Million
Salary	20 – 40 Lakh
Income Source	Vetrimaaran Primary income comes from Films and Secondary income comes from Brands, ads, and Others.
Income Verified Status	Not Verified.

Family and Affairs/ Gf

Vetrimaaran was born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. His mother’s name is Megala Chitravel and his father’s name is Dr. V. Chitravel, brother, and sister’s name is Under review.

Vetrimaaran’s wife’s name is Aarthi, they both are blessed with a daughter Poonthendral.

Controversy

• Vetrimaaran came into controversy when his film ‘Vada Chennai’ became a blockbuster.

Awards and Achievement

• He has won the ‘Vijay Award’ in the category of ‘Best Director’ for the film ‘Polladhavan’ (2007).
• He was honored with the ‘National Film Award’ for the film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011).
• In 2011, he was awarded the ‘Filmfare Award’ in the category of ‘Best Tamil Director’ for the movie ‘Aadukalam’.
• He got the ‘SIIMA Award’ for the film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011).
• Vetrimaaran has won the ‘Vijay Award’ for the movie ‘Aadukalam’ (2011).
• In 2015, he won the ‘National Film Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’.
• He was honored with the ‘Tamil Nadu State Film Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015).
• He has won the ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ in the category of Best Film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015).
• In 2015, he was awarded the ‘Norway Tamil Film Festival Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’.
• He got the ‘Audience Choice Award’ for Best Feature Film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015).
• Vetrimaaran was honored with the ‘Filmfare Award’ for the movie ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015).
• In 2015, he won the ‘Edison Award’ in the category of ‘Best Producer’ for the film ‘Kaaka Muttai’.
• He has won ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ for the film ‘Visaranai’ (2016).
• He was awarded the ‘National Film Award’ for the movie ‘Visaranai’ (2016).
• In 2016, he got the ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ in the category of best director for the film ‘Visaranai’.
• He was honored with the ‘Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award’ for the film ‘Vada Chennai’ (2018).
• He was awarded the ‘Zee Cine Award’ in the category of ‘Best Director’ for the movie ‘Asuran’ (2019).

Biography/Interesting Fact

• Vetrimaaran is a Director, Screenwriter, and Producer, known for Directing the famous film ‘Visaranai’.

• He was born in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• He is 46 years old and 5 ft 08.
• From his childhood, Vetrimaaran dreamed to work in the film industry.
• He started his career as an ‘Assistant Director’.
• He was the assistant director for the film ‘Kadhal Virus’ (2002).
• In 2007, he directed and written the famous movie ‘Polladhavan’.
• He got the opportunity to direct the film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011).
• He was the producer and writer of the movie ‘Udhayam NH4’ (2013).
• In 2013, he was the producer and writer of the film ‘Naan Rajavaga Pogiren’.
• He produced the movie ‘Poriyaalan’ (2014), the film features ‘Harish Kalyan’ and ‘Rakshita’ in the lead role.
• He did a guest appearance in the film ‘Jigarthanda’ (2014).
• In 2015, he produced the blockbuster film ‘Kaaka Muttai’ (2015).
• He was the writer, producer, and director of the film ‘Visaranai’ (2016).
• He produced the film ‘Kodi’ (2016), which was directed by ‘R.S. Durai Senthilkumar’.
• The film ‘Kodi’ features the versatile actor ‘Dhanush’ in the lead role.
• He praised ‘Dhanush’ for being very smart at picking films.

• Vetrimaaran produced the movie ‘Lens’ (2017).
• He was the writer, producer, and director of the famous film ‘Vada Chennai’ (2018).
• He was the producer of the movie ‘Annanukku Jai’ (2018).
• In 2019, he has written and directed the film ‘Asuran’.
• He was the producer of the film ‘Miga Miga Avasaram’ (2019), which was directed by ‘Suresh Kamatchi’.
• Vetrimaaran caste is Under review.
• He got the opportunity to write and direct the film ‘Paava Kadhaigal’ (2020).
• In 2021, he produced the film ‘Sangathalaivan’.
• The film ‘Sangathalaivan’ features ‘Samuthirakani’ and ‘Ramya Subramanian’ in the lead role.
• Vetrimaaran has launched his own production studio named “Grass Root Film Company”.

Directed Movie List

• Polladhavan (2007)
•  Aadukalam (2011)
•  Visaranai (2016)
• Vada Chennai (2018)
• Asuran (2019)
• Paava Kadhaigal (2020)

Produced Movie List

• Udhayam NH4 (2013)
• Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013)
• Poriyaalan (2014)
• Kaaka Muttai (2015)
• Visaranai (2016)
• Kodi (2016)
• Lens (2017)
• Annanukku Jai (2018)
• Miga Miga Avasaram (2019)
• Sangathalaivan (2021)
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Vetrimaaran Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

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Vetrimaaran

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BIRTHDAY	4 September,1975 (Thursday)
BIRTH PLACE	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
COUNTRY	India
AGE (in 2024)	48 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN	Virgo
HEIGHT	in centimeters- in meters- in Feet Inches-
WEIGHT	in Kilograms- in Pounds-
CASTE	N/A

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National Award Winner, Ace Tamil Film Director, Vetrimaaran was born on 4th September 1975 in a small town called Cuddalore in Tamilnadu, India. The Grim Movie maker has made India proud with his Film Visaranai becoming the official entry at Oscars in Foreign Film Category.

Other Name:	Vetri Maaran
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Vetrimaaran Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Dr. V. Chitravel and Megala Chitravel . Vetrimaaran is married to Aarthi who is working as a General Manager in a Multinational company. The couple is blessed with 2 children including a daughter named Poonthendral .

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Body Measurements

Chest Size	40
Biceps Size	13
Waist Size	32
Skin Colour	Dark
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Personal Info

Home Town	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Nationality
Religion	Hindu
Address	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	N/A
College	Loyola College, Chennai
Qualification	Graduate
Hobbies	Travelled and Reading Books
Marital Status	Married
Debut	As a director of Tamil films - Polladhavan (2007) As a Producer of Tamil films - Visaaranai (2016)
Best Movies	Polladhavan (2007), Aadukalam (2011), Visaaranai (2016), Vada Chennai (2018), and Asuran (2019)
Salary	N/A
Net Worth	N/A
Official Website	N/A

Favorite Color	White
Favorite Sport	Cricket
Favorite Actress
Favorite Actor
Favorite Food	South Indian Dishes

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Vetrimaaran

• After Asuran, he will be shooting for a movie based on Kota Neelima's much acclaimed novel 'Shoes Of The Dead' . He announced this film in 2016 but is yet to start shooting.
• Vetrimaaran also launched his own production house called the Grass Root Film Company in the year 2012.
• He is someone who believes in quality rather than quantity as he has directed just 5 films thus far in his 12 years long career.

Vetrimaaran Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

48 years, 11months, 24 days old age Vetrimaaran will turn 49 on 04 September, 2024. Only 6 days, 21 hours,18 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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Vetrimaaran Wiki and Biography: The movie won three awards at the 72nd Venice Film Festival. It won two Filmfare South Awards and the Amnesty International Italia Award.

Vetrimaaran Wiki: Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Education, Height, Weight, Movies List, Career, Profession, Net Worth

Nick Name	Vetrimaaran, Vetri
Profession	Director, Screenwriter
Famous For	Movies
Wife Name	Aarthi Vetrimaan
Age	47 years
Height	5”9
Weight	70 Kgs
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	04 September 1975
Birth Place	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
School Name	NA
College Name	Loyola College, Chennai
Qualifications	Graduate
Father Name	Dr. V. Chitravel
Mother Name	Megala Chitravel
Siblings	NA
Career	Movie Director, Screenwriter
Source of Income	Movies
Appeared In	Movies
Net Worth Salary	78 Crores+(Approx.)

Vetrimaaran Biography

Vetrimaaran education.

Vetrimaaran went to Loyola College in Chennai and got a degree. After that, he wanted to work as a director. As part of his English literature degree at Loyola, he took a class on how to make TV shows. His final project for that class was a short movie. As the movie was being made, he became interested in how movies are made. Then, he went to a seminar that Loyola professor Balu Mahendra gave while he was there. Vetrimaaran was so impressed by the director with a lot of experience that he decided to learn from him. Balu Mahendra then made the decision to make him an important assistant.

Vetrimaaran Early Life

Vetrimaaran was born in the city of Cuddalore in 1975. Dr. V. Chitravel, his father, was a veterinarian, and Megala Chitravel, his mother, is a well-known author. Sister makes up his older sibling. He finally decided to live in Ranipet. He gets married to Aarthi, a classmate from Loyola University Maryland with whom he fell in love while they were still in school. Vetrimaaran is married and has won four National Awards and one Film Fare Award. He is the father of Poonthendrel and Kadiravan. He was the director of the movie Polladhavan, which got a lot of good reviews when it came out.

Vetrimaaran Career

Polladhavan, the movie he directed, was a hit when it came out. Since the movie came out in 2007, Vetrimaran has kept making high-quality films for the Kollywood market. Surya makes a quick appearance in the children of Viduthalai Vijay Sethupathi. Vaadi Vaasal is the full name of the next movie by Vertimaaran. Suriya worked out with a bull in a video that went viral. He did this to get ready for his next movie, Vaadi Vaasal.

Vetrimaran helped the filmmaker Balu Mahendra at first. Balu Mahendra would ask Vetrimaran to read between forty and fifty novels a week so that he could help him choose the best books. He told Dhanush about a story he had written called Desiya Nedunchaalai 47, which was the result of his work. However, the movie had many problems. Later, “Polladavan,” which made more money at the box office than “Alagiya Thamizh Magan” and “Vel,” two movies with “Victorious” stars Suriya and Vijay, was chosen.

Besides being a good filmmaker, he is also a good producer. Some of the movies he has made have been nominated for and won Oscars. “Aadukalam,” his second great movie, won him his first national award. With the success of Visaaranai, his third film as a director, both critically and financially, he has gotten a lot of praise and nominations, including one for an Academy Award. Vetrimaran and Dhanush have worked together again on a new film called “Vada Chennai.” The much-anticipated movie starring Suriya Vaadivasal is currently in post-production, and Viduthalai, which stars Vijay Sethupathi and Soori, will be out very soon. The movie is being made right now.

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Vetrimaaran

Vetrimaaran stands as a towering figure in the of Indian cinema, celebrated for his multifaceted contributions as a film director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily within the vibrant tapestry of Tamil cinema. As of 2021, his illustrious career has been adorned with accolades, boasting five National Film Awards, eight Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, and two Filmfare South Awards.

Born in 1975 in the culturally rich city of Cuddalore, Vetrimaaran inherited a legacy of academia. His father, Dr. V. Chitravel, a distinguished veterinary scientist, and his mother, Megala Chitravel, a respected novelist, provided the backdrop for his early years. The seeds of his cinematic journey were sown during his tenure at Loyola College, where a course on television presentation ignited his passion for the art of filmmaking.

The pivotal juncture in Vetrimaaran’s career came through his association with veteran filmmaker Balu Mahendra. Serving as one of Mahendra’s lead assistants, Vetrimaaran gleaned invaluable insights into the nuances of filmmaking. Faced with the perennial dilemma of choosing between academia and the allure of cinema, Vetrimaaran chose the latter, forsaking his academic pursuits at Loyola to chart a course into the world of films.

His directorial debut, “Polladhavan” in 2007, was a cinematic endeavor inspired by the quest for a lost bike. The film garnered acclaim, with Vetrimaaran’s directorial style drawing favorable comparisons to Balu Mahendra’s illustrious approach. The subsequent venture, “Aadukalam” (2011), delved into the intense world of cockfighting in Madurai and earned Vetrimaaran six National Film Awards, solidifying his status as a formidable directorial force.

In an expansion of his cinematic footprint, Vetrimaaran founded the Grass Root Film Company, a production house that would serve as a vehicle for his creative endeavors. “Visaranai” (2015), a film exploring the brutal hardships faced by Tamil laborers at the hands of the police, emerged as India’s official entry to the Academy Awards, shedding light on societal injustices.

The ensuing years witnessed Vetrimaaran’s continued ascendancy. Collaborations with actor Dhanush in films such as “Vada Chennai” (2018) and “Asuran” (2019) not only garnered critical acclaim but also tasted success at the box office. “Vada Chennai,” in particular, distinguished itself by portraying the narrative of a skilled carrom player ensnared in a gripping gang war. In his role as a producer, Vetrimaaran championed several noteworthy films, including “Poriyaalan” (2014) and the critically acclaimed “Kaaka Muttai” (2015). Both his directorial ventures and productions consistently received accolades, establishing him as a revered figure within the film industry.

Vetrimaaran’s creative prowess extended to the anthology “Paava Kadhaigal” (2020), where his segment, “Oor Iravu,” delved into the sensitive issue of honor killings. The segment, marked by its powerful storytelling and deft direction, earned acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Throughout his illustrious career, Vetrimaaran’s films have been a canvas for exploring diverse themes, seamlessly blending realism with commercial elements. His ability to capture the essence of societal issues and present them cinematically has bestowed upon him the status of one of the preeminent directors in the panorama of Indian cinema.

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Name	Vetrimaaran
Also Known as	Vetrimaaran
Date of Birth	04/09/1975
Current Residence	Chennai
Religion	Hindhu
Nationality	Indian
Hobbies	reading, writing
Father	Dr. V. Chitravel
Mother	Megala Chitravel
Spouse	Aarthi
Children	Poonthendral, Kathiravan
Educational Qualification	Graduation
College (s)	Loyola College

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Tamil	Polladhavan

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Year	Award	Category	Movie Name
2007	Vijay Award for Best Director		Polladhavan
2011	National Film Award for Best Director		Aadukalam
2011	National Film Award for Best Screenplay		Aadukalam
2011	Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director		Aadukalam
2019	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil		Asuran
2016	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil		Visaranai
2015	National Film Award for Best Children's Film		Kaaka Muttai

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Vetrimaran is an Indian film Actor/Producer/Director, who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry . Vetrimaran has worked in popular movies like Vada Chennai 2 , Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu . Vetrimaran's previous film to hit the theatres was Vada Chennai 2 in the year 2023 .

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	5 ft 7 in
	68 kg
	September 4, 1975
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	Aarthi

Vetrimaaran predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. His first film as a director was Polladhavan (2007). He owns a production company named Grass Root Film Company . One of his films named Visaaranai (2015) opted as India’s official entry to Academy Awards . Previously, he was working as an assistant director with Balu Mahendra .

Vetri Maaran

Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

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He did his schooling up to 10th grade at a school in Ranipet, Vellore. Then he joined YMCA , Chennai for his higher secondary education.

Later in 1994, he pursued English Literature at Loyola College , Chennai. He dropped out of his Master’s degree in 1999 to shift his career to the film industry.

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• Father – Dr. V. Chitravel (Veterinary Scientist)
• Mother – Megala Chitravel (Novelist, School Correspondent)
• Siblings – He has a sister who is an oenologist.

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

68 kg or 150 lbs

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Vetrimaaran’s name has been linked with –

• Aarthi (1998-Present) – Aarthi and Vetrimaaran met for the first time near Loyola College , Chennai in a tea shop. Even though Vetri noticed Aarthi, he purposely doesn’t turn towards her which made her feel bad. After spending time together for a long time, it was Aarthi who expressed her love towards Vetri in 1998. Vetri replied that she should wait another 10 years for them to get married. He also added that she can part her way if she doesn’t feel like waiting for him anymore. Aarthi casually accepted Vetri’s condition regarding their marriage as she doesn’t think it would take 8 years for them to get married. The couple has a daughter named Poonthendral.

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Asian (Indian)

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Vetrimaaran Favorite Things

• Film Maker – Akira Kurosawa
• Hobby – Cricket
• Books – Roots , Wolftotem

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Vetrimaaran Facts

• He doesn’t like to be identified as an artist, even though he is a film director. According to him, a filmmaker shouldn’t make his film as art for art’s sake. He also states that a film is first science and commerce and then art.
• He is a movie buff and used to watch almost all the movies in his school days. Vetrimaaran used to bunk classes and watch the same films for even 3 or 4 times. Then, he would narrate the whole story to his friends, also he was very good at narrating a film more than a film could do.
• Vetrimaaran joined YMCA school in Chennai for his higher secondary education only to become a cricketer. During those days, YMCA was the only school in Chennai which had a physical education group. When it came to to the under-16 cricket state selection, he was not selected in the team. It was then he realized that cricket was only his hobby and it was only to escape from his father he thought to take up cricket as his career.
• According to him, his sister is his source of motivation. His sister always remains as an inspiration and would say for all his movies that nobody could direct a movie as he does so.
• His father always wanted Vetrimaaran to become an engineer. Due to his father’s strong decision regarding his career as an engineer, Vetrimaaran started creating an aversion towards engineering from his childhood.
• Vetrimaaran strongly believes that a film has the power to influence society for good or bad. Also, according to him, a film will hugely affect the audience which depends on how the director handles the film.

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Why Vetrimaaran is the most interesting director in Tamil films today

Vetrimaaran is arguably among the most interesting filmmaker working in the tamil film industry. here’s documenting his rise and what it takes to be a talent like him..

His production house’s name, Grass Root Film Company, is a clear pointer to Vetrimaaran’s worldview. This Deepavali’s biggest release in Tamil Nadu is, arguably, Kodi (Flag), a political thriller he has produced that stars Dhanush in his first double role, as twin brothers. The twins may be identical but their natures are mutually exclusive. Refreshingly, Kodi casts Trisha as a feisty woman politico, giving Dhanush’s eponymous hero a run for his money.

“For a hero movie, it’s pretty decently written,” pronounces Baradwaj Rangan, film critic and associate editor at The Hindu. “There’s a conflict, there are surprises and even within a commercial film, it’s properly written and directed. It’s not some random moments strung together to get people whistling.”

The film’s premise is how politics and political interests shape communities and the quality of their life. In this case, it involves skullduggery surrounding a factory emitting toxic effluents. It could be happening not too far away from our backyards.

At the Oscars

Vetrimaaran himself, however, was conspicuous by his absence during Kodi’s promos. He has a bigger task on hand. Visaaranai (Interrogation), the part-docudrama, part-crime thriller he directed, is India’s official entry to the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. So he is in the US persuading jurors take note of his film, which has some truly hairy torture scenes. The last Tamil film that made it to the Oscars was 16 years back: Hey Ram starring Kamal Haasan.

Usually, the choice of any film to represent the country at the Oscars polarises critics, but Visaaranai remains largely unchallenged. Rangan agrees. “Visaaranai was a fantastic film.”

It tells the story of innocent migrant labourers picked up and tortured by the police to extract a false confession for a fatal robbery at an influential man’s house. How the film, shot in 42 days on a Rs 2-crore budget and eventually wining three National Film Awards, got made is interesting. After his Aadukalam in 2011, Vetrimaaran had busied himself with his production ventures, Udhayam NH4, Poriyaalan and Kaaka Muttai. When he was prepared to shoot his next, the script he picked was Soodhadi, a story on gambling, proposing Dhanush in the lead role. However, the actor had to take time off to work in Balki’s Shamitabh, being shot in Mumbai.

Vetrimaaran was mooting a book adaptation when director Balu Mahendra’s assistant serendipitously presented him with Lock Up, a riveting, partly autobiographical book written by M Chandrakumar, a former autorickshaw driver. The book, which took five years to write and another four to publish, narrates his harrowing experience while in jail in (then) Andhra Pradesh.

“When I pitched the story to Dhanush, who later produced the film, I said I can only guarantee you a three-day weekend run at the box office. But it’s a low-budget venture; you’ll get your investment back,” Vetrimaaran laughs. “Dhanush was amused, but agreed to fund the project. [I thought] it’s the kind of film that would not bring in repeat audiences. I was proved wrong and it got a good three-week run.”

The author, Chandrakumar, was incarcerated for a fortnight way back in 1983. “Yet his experiences are relevant even today,” points out Vetrimaaran. “Visaaranai reflects a stark reality from which you cannot shut yourself out: that is its success. It was challenging to find the right kind of actors and locations. We employed real stuntmen who could exercise restraint while beating up the actors.”

“What was unique was that there were a lot of first-time actors in the film; that added rawness to it,” says K Hariharan, filmmaker and critic. “Actors like Samuthirakkani and Kishore were entirely on the sidelines. That made it an interesting watch.”

Astutely, the team decided to send it to international film fests right away, confident it would work with foreign audiences. Visaaranai premiered at the Orrizonti section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, a first for a Tamil film, and won the Amnesty International Italia Award. Crucially, the European audience was exposed to a hitherto unexplored form of Tamil cinema that dealt with grim reality in a non-dramatic but powerful way.

“Europeans have a different policing system. They found my narrative a bit harsh, though they were moved,” explains Vetrimaaran.

A rooted voice

It is Vetrimaaran’s preoccupation with sometimes gritty, sometimes heartwarming reality that makes this 41-year-old one of the best filmmakers of our times.

“The best thing about the regional filmmakers is that they bring in a very ‘native’ feel,” says Rangan. “Like if I watch Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat for instance, I find [elements] that remind me of Vetrimaaran. But that’s more because these filmmakers do these ‘rooted’ things very well. They give you the sense of the atmosphere, the rhythms of life in that particular environment, they take care to bring them alive.”

His critically acclaimed debut venture, Polladhavan (Ruthless Man) in 2007, followed a lower middle-class young man’s search for his stolen bike, an exercise that takes him through the seamy underworld. Four years later came Aadukalam (Arena), a Pongal release that raked in six National Film Awards. The cockfight arena was where love, ego, honour, friendship and betrayal were played out in the rustic backdrop of Madurai.

Says Manimaran, long-time friend and assistant, “Vetri used to like watching cockfights in the neighbourhood in our hometown. So he thought we could develop a story around them.”

There was no doubt about who would play the lead. “I wrote Aadukalam keeping Dhanush in mind,” says Vetrimaaran. “As an actor, he delivers exactly what I need and sometimes more. As a producer, he offers me complete freedom and does not interfere at all. He trusts me completely.”

Rangan explains the Vetrimaaran touch, “There is a world of difference in the way he uses the song and dance elements in Polladhavan and Aadukalam. They have become more organic and rooted; they’re not fantasy elements.”

“I personally prefer Aadukalam to Visaaranai, but it’s like comparing apples and oranges,” says Hariharan. “Aadukalam had a certain kind of warmth and spontaneity. Visaaranai, to me, looked rather staged.”

He explains, “Visaaranai’s [appeal across the world] is that for the first time in Tamil cinema, you see this kind of brute reality without the director taking recourse to a love story or family drama. It’s also interesting that a country like India allowed such a strongly critical film on the system. There’s no doubt that Vetrimaaran is a bold filmmaker.”

Vetrimaaran’s productive chemistry with Dhanush has paid rich dividends. The two went on to produce Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg) in 2015, a subversive film poking fun at what is regarded as cool - pizzas, in this case. This little gem, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, tracks two brothers from a Chennai slum dying to taste a pizza. Directed by M Manikandan with wit, not once is the children’s dignity compromised. Their family struggles in a heartless and corrupt city and soon we find ourselves cheering for our little heroes. Kaaka Muttai pocketed two National Film Awards.

“There is a stamp of quality that people have begun to associate with Vetrimaaran, because even the films he produces are pretty decent,” says Rangan, adding that he looks for, and gets, that certain quality.

Vetrimaaran’s genius lies in shining a light on people we would not even glance at in our rat race. His films show us that ordinary people often lead extraordinary lives if only we stop to talk to them.

Smitten by cinema

Born in Cuddalore near Puducherry and raised in Ranipet, a suburban town in Vellore district, two and a half hours from Chennai, Vetrimaaran was smitten by cinema even as a child. His mother, a writer, ran a school in the area, while his father was a veterinarian. Friends remember him as a film buff who watched every movie that came to town.

“He would bunk classes and watch them, each three or four times. Then he would come to the school ground where we used to hang out until 7:30 in the evening and would retell the whole story to us. My friends and I have actually walked out of the theatre at times because the film was nowhere as good as his narration. He still has that quality,” says Manimaran, his assistant.

Vetrimaaran was in his second year of Masters in English Literature in 1999 when the now-deceased filmmaker Balu Mahendra was invited to judge a short film contest at the Loyola College, Chennai. Shortly afterwards, he attended a seminar conducted by the director and was inspired enough to assist him in Julie Ganapathy, Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam and the television series Kadhai Neram.

Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam cemented his friendship with the lead actor, Dhanush, whom he describes as his best friend. While still assisting Balu Mahendra, Vetrimaaran pitched the story of Desiya Nedunchalai, and the actor readily agreed to play the lead.

Recalls Manimaran, “Producers were not hard to come by because we had Dhanush. But a few had misgivings about how Vetri would handle the project as a newcomer. So we tossed aside that script, which I later made into Udhayam NH4.”

The initial years proved to be rough. “I was pitching different scripts to different people for three years and it was the sixth producer who okayed Polladhavan,” says Vetrimaaran on his directorial debut.

Adds Manimaran, who assisted him in the project, “After the film was edited, we were really scared to show it to the producer. We kept stalling the screening telling him it may not have come out as he expected. Finally, when he saw it, he was satisfied. We were relieved and gradually grew confident.”

Pushing for excellence

When Manimaran himself forayed into direction with Udhayam NH4 in 2013, Vetrimaaran returned the favour by stepping in as producer under his banner, Grass Root Film Company. As he puts it, “I want my production house to be a platform for good, interesting ideas. I can find a producer for my films, but others, who may be first-time filmmakers, might have innovative scripts that mainstream producers might not understand. Like Kaaka Muttai for instance.

“I produce films in partnership as I may not be able to afford the entire budget. Dhanush ends up co-producing some of them as our tastes are similar. None of my producers ever ask me for the budget. I always make sure it is within their means and I can give the desired returns.”

For someone who has been successful both commercially as critically, Vetrimaaran has directed only three films in nine years. “For me, every film is a learning process. After each, I take time to unlearn. Then I find new content, learn it completely and then execute it.”

Manimaran describes his working process thus, “Many directors make changes to the script on the spot. But Vetrimaaran is different because he pays attention to detail. He puts in a lot of effort, so there may be last-minute adjustments with lighting and locations. Unlike working with other directors, you need to be available 24 hours.”

Outside of work, the father of two, who met his wife Aarthi while at college, likes to race pigeons, pretty much like the characters he portrays. His rootedness has also led him to voice the germ of an idea: setting up an organic farm eventually.

Rangan describes grit as the definitive quality of Vetrimaaran’s films, and praises his skill in animating the atmosphere in terms of the integrity of the characters, the plot, and the texture. “The way he shapes the characters and writes them, you feel that these are not [just] individual people; you get a sense of where they come from, where they belong. [They’re] not just some random characters floating around.”

His fans are already talking about his fourth film, Vada Chennai (North Chennai), an ambitious gangster trilogy he has been planning since 2003. After undergoing several changes of scripts and stars, Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul and Samuthirakkani are among those confirmed on the project that is currently under way. Slated for release next year, Vada Chennai is also bound to have the by-now classic Vetrimaaran stamp.

(Published in arrangement with GRIST Media.)

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One of the more prolific directors of the Tamil film industry Vetrimaaran is known for some incredible cinema. But little did we know that the filmmaker likes his machines to be fast and powerful as well. The director, popular for films like Adukalam, Vada Chennai, Asuran, Polladhavan, among others, recently purchased the BMW R nineT Scrambler, images of which are now going viral on social media. The BMW R nineT Scrambler is the retro-styled offering from the Bavarian manufacturer and is priced at Rs. 16.75 lakh (ex-showroom, India).

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BMW R nineT Scrambler differentiates itself with a 19-inch front and a 17-inch rear wheel, high-mounted exhaust and a different colour scheme

The BMW R nineT Scrambler is the more ruggedly-packaged version based on the R nineT. The bike gets the atypical Scrambler look with the relaxed seating posture, brown-finished leather seat, and a high-mounted twin exhaust. Vertirmaaran's machine is finished in the Granite Grey Metallic shade, while you also have the option of Black storm metallic/Racing red, Cosmic blue metallic/Light white uni, and Kalamata metallic matt. The styling remains true to the standard R nineT with the boxer engine sticking out, making it an instantly recognisable motorcycle.

Director Vetrimaaran's BMW R nineT Scrambler is finished in the Granite Grey Metallic shade

In terms of power, the BMW R nineT Scrambler uses the 1170 cc twin-cylinder, air/oiled-cooled boxer engine that develops 108 bhp at 7,250 rpm and 116 Nm of peak torque at 6,000 rpm. The motor is paired with a 6-speed gearbox with a hydraulically actuated clutch and a shaft final drive. The top speed is rated at 200 kmph on the motorcycle while you get two rider modes - Rain and Road, cornering ABS, and traction control, as part of the electronics suite.

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The BMW R nineT Scrambler uses 43 mm telescopic forks upfront and a monoshock at the rear, while braking performance comes from 320 mm twin disc brakes at the front and a 265 mm single disc at the rear.  Compared to the standard R nineT, the Scrambler makes do with a 19-inch wheel at the front and a 17-inch wheel at the rear. The Scrambler promises to slush it out better where there's no tarmac and we do hope Vetrimaaran makes full use of his newest possession.

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On the work front, the five-time National Award-winning director has quite a bit lined up. He is currently busy with Viduthalai with actors Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, and Gautham Vasudev Menon in prominent roles. He will then helm Vaadivasal which is based on the ancient sport of Jallikattu. Vetrimaaran also has several web series in his kitty while he is also producing Adhigaaram with actor Raghava Lawrence in the lead role.

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Vetrimaran: 5 Lesser Known Inspiring Facts

Vetrimaran aka Vetrimaaran is the mastermind behind blockbusters like Vadachennai, Asuran Adukalam, Visaranai, and Polladhavan. He is one of the most successful directors of Kollywood. Besides, Vetrimaran-Dhanush is amongst the best director-hero combo of all time. Also, Visaranai was India’s official nomination to the Oscars.

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1. Vetrimaran Used To Smoke 15 Packets of Cigarettes Everyday

Vetrimaran admitted that he used to smoke 150 to 180 cigarettes on a daily basis. In the sets of  Polladhavan, his assistants reminds him of the count of packets he smoked. Even so, he would ask them to buy extra packets. Vetri started smoking at the tender age of 13. Ever since he was addicted to nicotine.

But after seeing the film GVM’s Varanam Aayiram he had given up his habit. In the film, Surya’s father meets with ill-fated demise due to smoking. Indeed, this has motivated Vetrimaran to stop nicotine.

He is a teetotaller for more than 10 years now. He also added that it made him physically more capable than before.

2. He Walked out of MA Literature

Vetrimaran hated engineering and any science studies for that matter. He also used to bunk schools and watch films every day. Clearly, he lacked focus and no plan on what to do. He kept on switching from one interest to another.

He then was convinced that he wanted to do law from a prestigious university. Then he enrolled himself in  BA literature in Loyola. In just a few months, his LLB dream faded. He was immersed in the world of literature. Then, Vetri said his mom that he shall be a professor.

Later, he enrolled himself in a 6-month course offered by the college’s Viscom department. The final exam demanded a short film or docufiction. He did docufiction on ball boys of the tennis court. During the process he realized that his propensity toward filmmaking constantly hung with him since his adolescence. Vetrimaran decided that he wanted to learn more about films. He then joined MA literature only to learn cinema.

One day, Balu Mahendra came to a seminar in his college. Vetrimaran was convinced that he should be his mentor. He got in touch with Balu Mahendra. Vetri got an opportunity to work with his master. But, he had to give up on his final semester exams. He can only choose one path. So, he opted out and joined as an assistant. The decision turned out to be a gamechanger in his life. In his TEDx speech he said that one has so many choices. Still, it important to know which bridge(choice) to burn and which one to cross.

3. Vetri’s Wife Is A General Manager

Usually, wives of big celebrities commit to their family duties. But, Vetrimaran’s wife, Aarthi had pursued her profession.  When she was first posted in Hyderabad, she was confused about whether to take up the job or not. However, Vetri clearly said there is no point in loving each other if it comprises on their respective careers. This motivated her to climb the professional ladder. Now, she is in a very respectable position as a GM in a company.

4. His Wife Supported Him Financially

5. Vetrimaran Is An Atheist

Vetrimaran neither likes visiting temples nor believes in god. He rather perceives humanity. His wife once said in an interview that he doesn’t like to come inside temples for worship. She is also okay with it because at the end of the day, he is very conscious of his words and ensures that he hurts none.

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Vetri Maaran: A vital link between Tamil cinema and literature 

On his birthday, let's take a look at how vetri maaran is sustaining the trend of film adaptations in tamil cinema.

Tamil filmmakers have seldom recognized the untapped potential of Tamil literature. The argument that Tamil cinema is too ‘masala’ for it to borrow from literature doesn’t hold water because Tamil literature doesn’t just have ‘serious’ and ‘deep’ books. It has a humongous repository of pulp fiction. For every intense work like Pa Singaram’s Puyalilae Oru Thoni, there’s one gripping page-turner like Sujatha’s Ratham Orae Niram or Rajkumar’s Kaatrin Niram Karuppu. Thus, it is dumbfounding when stars complain about the paucity of good stories from filmmakers.

However, novel adaptations in Tamil are not entirely nonexistent. It is an age-old phenomenon. Films like Jayakanthan’s Unnaipol Oruvan (which received a National Award in 1965), Rajinikanth ’s Priya (1978), Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo (1981), and Kamal Haasan ’s Vikram (1986) are some of the notable examples. Yet, these are just flashes in the pan. A sustained trend of film adaptations hasn’t happened in contemporary Tamil cinema. But filmmaker Vetri Maaran seems to be giving some hope.

The National Award-winning filmmaker has so far directed five feature films of which two are adaptations of Tamil novels. His upcoming films Viduthalai and Vaadivasal are also based on Tamil literary works, which makes Vetri Maaran, a vital link between Tamil literature and cinema. Not just that, he has also cracked the formula of using serious literature for making commercial films.

Literature and Vetri Maaran

The relationship between literature and Vetri Maaran should have begun way early in his childhood as his mom Megala Chitravel is a noted Tamil novelist. On top of that, the director also studied English literature at Loyola College, Chennai. When he wanted to work with his mentor, prolific filmmaker Balu Mahendra, it was his knowledge of literature that aided him to get the opportunity. In an interview with Tamil magazine Anandha Vikatan, Vetri Maaran shared that Balu Mahendra asked him to come up with a synopsis for a novel as part of his interview process for the assistant director role. Though only his third film, Visaaranai (National Award-winning film and official Indian entry to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film) turned out to be his first adaptation, one can see that his tryst with written words has been an integral part of his journey.

Making literature mainstream

One of the criticisms against Asuran, Vetri Maaran’s film adaptation of Poomani’s Vekkai (Heat), is that the story was commercialised and unfaithful to the source material. Yet, his mainstream treatment of the novel is what contributed to the film’s commercial success. Vetri Maaran gave a ‘Baasha’ twist to Poomani’s novel, which turned the layered novel into a story of an underdog.

Vekkai is about Sivasamy and his 15-year-old son Chidambaram, who are on the run from the police after the latter kills an upper caste man Vadakooran to avenge the murder of his elder brother. As the dad and son spend around eight days in the forest hiding, the story of oppression and caste politics unfolds. The novel is devoid of heroism and deals with everyday people and their excruciating pain. Vetri Maaran made a significant change in his film by making Sivasamy the ‘hero’ of the film, while in the book, Chidambaram is the ‘protagonist’. Also, Dhanush ’s Sivasamy is an entirely different person from the one we find in Poomani’s book. In addition, the entire backstory of Sivasamy, which depicts him as a rebellious young man, is absent in the novel. This made Dhanush’s Sivasamy a familiar trope of mainstream cinema – a man with a violent past. This vital change made the film accessible to all sections of the audience.

However, critics of Vetri Maaran are also not wrong. A faithful remake of the film aided by Vetri’s brilliant cinematic language would have yielded a far better cinema, but it would have been a gamble when it comes to the business aspect of the film. One should only look at Vetri Maaran’s attempts as a small step in the right direction.

Challenges ahead with Vaadivasal

I am looking forward to seeing what he does with CS Chellapa’s novella Vaadivasal. The story of the novel doesn’t have enough meat for a typical Tamil feature film as it is just a story of events happening in one day at a Jallikattu event. A guy named Picchi arrives at a neighbouring village for the jallikattu event. He wants to tame the frightening bull named Kaari, which killed Picchi’s father years ago. That’s all there is to the story of the novella. Yet, it stands as a brilliant literary piece for its dialect and the depiction of caste politics in the sport of jallikattu. It would make up for a great cinema if Vetri Maaran recreates everything faithfully on screen.

Yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if the director opts for an entire flashback portion for Picchi’s father (Reports, already suggest that Suriya is playing a dual role in the film).  Despite the commercialisation, such adaptations continue to sustain the importance of literature. I mean without the film adaptations, the mainstream would have remained unaware of these literary gems.

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