Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Written by	Mani Ratnam; Siva Ananth
Produced by	Mani Ratnam; A. Subaskaran
Starring	Arvind Swami; Arun Vijay; Silambarasan; Vijay Sethupathi; Prakash Raj;
Narrated by	Vijay Sethupathi
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Score:; A. R. Rahman; Qutub-E-Kripa; Songs:; A. R. Rahman
Production; company	Madras Talkies
Distributed by	Lyca Productions
Release date	27 September 2018;
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Box office	est. ₹91 crore

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (transl. Crimson Red Sky) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film^[2] directed by Mani Ratnam, co-written with Siva Ananth. Produced by Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, along with Lyca Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including Aravind Swami, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Prakash Raj, Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Dayana Erappa, Jayasudha, Thyagarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan.

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam tells the story of three brothers who engage in a power struggle for control over their deceased father's criminal empire. The project was kick-started with A. R. Rahman and Santhosh Sivan as the music composer and the cinematographer, respectively. The team spent nearly six months for choosing the cast and crew, respectively, with subsequent changes. Principal photography of the film commenced in February 2018 and filming continuously took place on Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Serbia until that June. The soundtrack and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, while Santosh Sivan handled the cinematography and Sreekar Prasad edited the film.

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam was released on 27 September 2018 to positive reception from critics and audiences, praising the direction and performances of the cast, but criticising it for lacking strong women characters.^[3] Chekka Chivantha Vaanam won two awards at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, and one award each at the Behindwoods Gold Medal Film Festival, and Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, while it was nominated for the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards.

^ "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam CCV 25 days Box Office Report". Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam". BBFC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "The women of 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Strong and bold or mere props for the men?". October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[1] "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam CCV 25 days Box Office Report". Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam". BBFC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[3] "The women of 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Strong and bold or mere props for the men?". October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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