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Vaali is a 1999 romantic thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah making his directorial debut and was produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under production company Nic Arts. The film stars Simran in lead role and Ajith Kumar (in dual roles) with Jyothika (in her cinematic debut), Vivek, Pandu and Livingston portraying supporting roles. It tells the story of Deva and Shiva, two look-alike siblings with Deva being deaf and dumb. When Shiva marries his sweetheart Priya, Deva becomes obsessed and has a lust towards Priya.
Surya who was assisting Vasanth in Aasai (1995) was approached by Ajith that he will do a film under his direction if he has a good script. Simran was selected as the lead actress after attempts to sign Keeerthi Reddy and Roja has failed. The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu with songs like "Oh Sona" and "April Madhathil" being popular. The cinematography was handled by Jeeva while the editing was done by duo B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
The film was released on 30 April 1999 to positive reviews from critics with Simran's performance and Ajith's portrayal as deaf and dumb brother being widely praised. The film became a commercial success at box-office and became one of the successful films in the career of Ajith Kumar and established S. J. Suryah as a director.
Vaali (born T. S. Rangarajan; 29 October 1931 – 18 July 2013) was an Indian poet and lyricist whose works were in Tamil, had a five-decade long association with the Tamil film industry, wrote over 15,000 songs. He acted in a number of films, including Sathya, Hey Ram, Paarthale Paravasam and Poikkal Kudhirai. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.
Vaali may refer to
- Vali, a character from the Ramayana
- Vaali, a poet
- Vaali, a 1999 Tamil film