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{{Short description|2021 Tamil film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Vanam
| image          = Vanam_2021_film_poster.jpg
| caption        = Film Poster
| director       = Srikantan Anand
| writer         = Srikantan Anand
| producer       = Grace Jayanthi Rani<br />JP Amalan<br />JP Alex<br />
| starring       = [[Vetri (actor)|Vetri]]<br />[[Anu Sithara]]<br />[[Smruthi Venkat]]
| cinematography = Vikram Mohan
| editing        = Prakash Mabbu
| music          = [[Ron Ethan Yohann]]
| studio         = Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd
| distributor    =
| released       = {{film date|2021|11|26|df=y}}
| runtime        =
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Vanam''''' ({{Translation|Forest}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by Srikantan Anand and produced by Golden Star Productions Pvt Ltd. The film stars [[Vetri (actor)|Vetri]], [[Anu Sithara]] and [[Smruthi Venkat]] in the lead roles, and the music is composed by [[Ron Ethan Yohann]].<ref name="Vanam FL" /> The film released theatrically on 26 November 2021.<ref name="Vanam Sify Review" />
== Synopsis ==
An art college student, with the help of a documentary filmmaker, tries to find the reasons behind the mysterious deaths of the people who have stayed in a hostel room.
== Cast ==
* [[Vetri (actor)|Vetri]] as Magizh
* [[Anu Sithara]] as Malli
* [[Smruthi Venkat]] as Jasmine
* [[Azhagam Perumal]]
* [[Vela Ramamoorthy]]
* Ravi Venkatraman
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Vanam
| type         = Soundtrack
| artist       = [[Ron Ethan Yohann]]
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released     = 2021
| recorded     =
| genre        = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length       = 05:45
| language     = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label        = [[Think Music]]
| producer     =
| prev_title   = [[Navarasa (web series)|Navarasa]]
| prev_year    = 2021
| next_title   = [[D Block (film)|D Block]]
| next_year    = 2022
}}
The soundtrack and score was composed by [[Ron Ethan Yohann]].
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Kaatrile Mudhal Isai
| lyrics1 = S. Gnanakaravel
| extra1 = Ron Ethan Yohann, [[Shweta Mohan]]
| length1 = 05:45
| extra_column = Singer(s)
}}
== Reception ==
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller."<ref name="Vanam ToI Review" /> Bharat Kumar of ''[[News Today]]'' wrote, "Vanam is a movie that manages a decent watch. Good writing is the key."<ref name="Vanam NewsToday Review" /> ''[[Sify]]'' called it a "run of the mill thriller" and "yet another horror-thriller in Tamil cinema with an earnest flashback episode", rating it 2 out of 5.<ref name="Vanam Sify Review" />
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Vanam FL">{{Cite news |title=First look of Jiivi Vetri's 'Vanam' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229061434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jiivi-vetris-vanam/articleshow/79964499.cms |archive-date=29 December 2020 |access-date=26 December 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 December 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="Vanam Sify Review">{{Cite web |title=Vanam review: A template horror-thriller |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127001411/https://www.sify.com/movies/vanam-review-a-template-horror-thriller--review-tamil-vl0eEPdajcjic.html |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Vanam ToI Review">{{Cite news |title=Vanam Movie Review: Vanam is a run-of-the-mill horror thriller |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125205956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vanam/movie-review/87914082.cms |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
<!--<ref name="Vanam CinemaExpress Review">{{Cite web |title=Vanam Movie Review: Vanam Movie Review: This horror thriller neither scares nor thrills |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2021/nov/27/vanam-movie-review-this-horror-thriller-neither-scares-nor-thrills-28060.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129143738/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2021/nov/27/vanam-movie-review-this-horror-thriller-neither-scares-nor-thrills-28060.html |archive-date=29 November 2021 |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>-->
<ref name="Vanam NewsToday Review">{{Cite web |title=Review: Vanam |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129143755/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/11/27/review-vanam/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=[[News Today]]|date=27 November 2021 }}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|15839278}}
[[Category:2021 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2020s Indian films]]