Vaaranam Aayiram, the 2008 Tamil film starring actor Suriya and directed by filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon, has completed 16 years since its release. The film, which remains to be one of the classic coming-of-age stories, is available on SunNXT and OTTplay Premium app, if you would like to revisit it.

16 years of Vaaranam Aayiram

Vaaranam Aayiram stars Suriya in dual roles, along with a cast comprising of Simran, Sameera Reddy, and Ramya. On Thursday, the film turned 16. Written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, the film can be streamed on SunNXT.

Vaaranam Aayiram is inspired from Gautham Menon's life and revolves around a military officer who learns about his father's death and on his way back home, recollects the time he spent with his father. The film takes the genre of romantic drama, exploring the father and son bond along with their respective love life.

Celebrating 16 years of his film, Gautham Menon took to X to share some BTS stills from the film. “A film that will forever be etched in me. #VaaranamAayiram is all of my soul and like nothing else…” he wrote.

The film’s major plus point became the album. Scored by Harris Jayaraj, the film marked the last time Gautham Menon worked with the composer, before they rejoined in the 2015 film Yennai Arindhaal. The cinematography for the film was handled by R. Rathnavelu and the editing was done by Anthony Gonsalvez.

More on Vaaranam Aayiram

Vaaranam Aayiram was a major success at the time of its release, and gradually went on to become one of the cult classic films in Tamil cinema. The film eventually garnered a huge fanbase, mainly for the film’s music, lead cast performances, and the screenplay writing. It still has a major fan following and is celebrated till date. It is produced by Aascar Film Pvt Ltd. Vaaranam Aayiram won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 2008.

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