Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam

The Association of Carefree Youths) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Ponram, in his directorial debut.

[2][3] Produced by P. Madan under the Escape Artists Motion Pictures banner, it stars Sivakarthikeyan, Sathyaraj, Sri Divya (in her Tamil debut) and Soori in prominent roles.

[4][7] The film was released on 6 September 2013, coinciding with the Ganesh Chathurthi weekend and became a critical and commercial success.

The film begins with police arriving at Sivanandi's house questioning him about killing his daughter Lathapandi because she ran away with the guy she loved.

[9] Sri Divya, who worked as a child artist in Hanuman Junction (2000) and Yuvaraaju (2001), made her debut in this film as a lead actress.

The soundtrack album features five songs written by Yugabharathi, with a dubstep and three karaoke versions, thus making it to nine tracks in total.

Sivakarthikeyan sung the title track "Varuthapadaatha Vaalibar Sangam", along with Anthony Daasan, making his debut in playback singing.

"[17] S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu, stated that "VVS songs is surely set to lift your mood.

[19] Track listing All lyrics are written by YugabharathiVaruthapadaatha Vaalibar Sangam was released on 6 September 2013, which coincides with the following Vinayagar Chathurthi weekend.

[24] The film's Hindi dubbing rights were bought by Goldmines Telefilms, titled as Main Tujhpe Qurban and released in September 2019.

[31] Baradwaj Rangan writing for The Hindu stated wrote, "The film has enough silliness to qualify as mild amusement, especially in the scenes with Bosepandi and his friend Kodi (Soori) — but these gags would work just as well as a compilation clip on YouTube.

[32] Behindwoods rated 2.75 out of 5 and wrote, "Charmingly mischievous Siva Karthikeyan, comical Soori and the majestic Sathyaraj make VVS a jolly good entertainer.

"[33] The Times of India rated 3 out of 5, stating "What makes this a rather predictable film appealing to an extent is the lighthearted manner in which Ponram tells his story.

[36] Sify gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 stating, "Ponram through VVS follows the comedy template set by his guru Rajesh and blends them with his hero Sivakarthikeyan's image.

[38] The New Indian Express wrote, "A promising work by a debutant, the film though not the best of comedies, makes for a fairly pleasant watch" with a rating of 2.5 out of 5.

[39] Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam had the biggest opening in Sivakarthikeyan's career at the time of its release;[40] it earned approximately ₹3.55 crore net on its first day.

[47] At the same year, the film's Telugu remake was helmed by G. Nageswara Reddy, starring Manchu Manoj in the lead role and was titled as Current Theega.

[50][51] In a scene from the Tamil film Maan Karate also starring Sivakarthikeyan, Yogi Babu teases Hansika by singing Oodha Colour Ribbon.

[citation needed] In the 2016 film Rajinimurugan, also directed by Ponram, Sivakarthikeyan plays the title character and reprised his role of Bosepandi for a cameo at the ending.