As a coincidence, they get to know that all three of them have passed the UPSC exams with high ranks, and are going to Delhi for phase-4 of their Civil Service training and become friends.

During harvest, the local tehsildar refused to pay the farmer's demand and started to forcefully take their cane crop to government stores at a cheaper price.

Shocked by this development, the Collector, in her right as District magistrate cancels the FIR and lets Surya go free.

While all goes well, it is revealed that months ago, a rich newspaper owner son Arun has tries to harass Priya's sister Pavithra during her way to school and Pavi had him imprisoned for that.

Arun, in an act of vengeance, blocks Pavi's public exam number in all newspapers on the result day.

It is revealed that Prakash is to serve for 24 hours to fulfill his father's wishes and then resign to enjoy his life as a billionaire.

He conspires with Arun's father to publish headlines that Surya has been shot dead for the murder of Alex.

Surya comes back to the jail by daybreak, beats Prakash black and blue, and reseals himself in his cell.

[4] The film was shot at locations including Chennai, Pollachi, Vishakhapatnam, Nagercoil and Vijayawada while the songs shooting took place in Switzerland.

[5] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the acting of Manivannan, Abhirami, Uma and Prakash Raj, and Karthik Raja's cinematography.

[6] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Vaanavil has been conceived, directed and produced by Manoj Kumar.

[8] Dinakaran wrote "The director of the film Manojkumar deserves high praise for his selection of a novel 'base' as his subject matter.

Though innumerable events take place in multi- different venues of action, the very interesting treatment of the story neither suffers any backwaters nor interruptions anywhere!".

[9] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online felt the "screenplay has many loose ends, discrepencies and distracting sub-plots".

[10] Saraswathy Srinivas wrote for Sify, "Manoj Kumar`s Vanavil in spite of having a talented star-cast has turned out to be insipid stuff mainly because of the discrepancies, distracting sub-plots and an over stretched climax".