Vaaranam Aayiram (Eng: A Thousand Elephants) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Gautham Menon. Suriya plays dual lead roles, with Simran, Divya Spandana, and Sameera Reddy.
The film had been under production since late 2006, and was released worldwide on 14 November 2008. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Surya s/o Krishnan.
Vaaranam Aayiram illustrates the theme of how a father often came across his son’s life as a hero and inspiration, whose death was deeply mourned in the end. As a tribute to the father of the director, the film opened in several countries with critical acclaim.
Directed by – Gautham Vasudev Menon
Produced by – V. Ravichandran
Written by – Gautham Vasudev Menon
Starring – Suriya, Simran, Divya Spandana, Sameera Reddy
Music by – Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography – R. Rathnavelu
Edited by – Anthony Gonsalvez
Production – Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Distributed by – Cloud Nine Movies & Bharat Creations
Release dates – 14 November 2008
Running time – 169 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
