Vaanam

Vaanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Krish
Screenplay by	Krish
Dialogues by	S. Gnanagiri[1]
Story by	Krish
Based on	Vedam
Produced by	VTV Ganesh R. Ganesh
Starring	Silambarasan Bharath Prakash Raj Anushka Shetty Santhanam Sonia Agarwal Saranya Ponvannan
Cinematography	Nirav Shah Gnana Shekar V. S.
Edited by	Anthony
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production companies	VTV Productions Magic Box Pictures
Distributed by	Cloud Nine Movies
Release date	29 April 2011 (2011-04-29)
Running time	161 minutes[2]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vaanam (transl. Sky) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Krish. A remake of his own Telugu film Vedam (2010), the film features an ensemble cast of Silambarasan, Bharath, Prakash Raj, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam, Sonia Agarwal and Saranya Ponvannan. The score and soundtrack were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony, respectively. The film, jointly produced by VTV Ganesh and R. Ganesh, and was distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies.

Vaanam is a hyperlink film, with the story revolving around the lives of five individuals from different walks of life, and illustrates how their fates intertwine on New Year's Eve at a hospital in Chennai. The film was released on 29 April 2011 and received mostly positive reviews, thereby becoming a success at the box-office.