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{{Infobox film
| name = Ini Varum Kaalam
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Sibi Chandar
| producer = K. Raghu Nathan K. Raasaabather D. Kasi Rajan Thanuja K. Naik
| writer = Kamalesh Kumar Jagadish Gokul (dialogues)
| screenplay = Saamundi Chitra
| story = Sibi Chandar
| starring = Ranjan [[Sajitha Betti]]
| music = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]
| cinematography = R. Prakash
| editing = Madhavan Rajesh Karna
| distributor =
| studio = Saamundi Chitra
| released = 18 April 2008
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ini Varum Kaalam''''' ({{trans|Arrival of new time}}) is a [[Tamil films of 2008|2008]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama film]] directed by Sibi Chandar. The film features Ranjan and [[Sajitha Betti]] in lead roles, with [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Ramesh Kanna]], [[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]], [[T. P. Gajendran]], [[O. A. K. Sundar]] and [[Saranya Ponvannan]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]] and was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Ini_Varum_Kaalam/2163|title=Find Tamil Movie Ini Varum Kaalam|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201151014/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Ini_Varum_Kaalam/2163|archive-date=1 February 2010|access-date=7 September 2019|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/ini-varum-kaalam/|title=Ini Varum Kaalam (2008) Tamil Movie|access-date=7 September 2019|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Aravind (Ranjan), a jobless graduate, lives with his widowed mother ([[Saranya Ponvannan]]) and his uncle ([[Ramesh Kanna]]) in the city. Aravind bumps into the college student Aarthi ([[Sajitha Betti]]) in different situations and he slowly falls in love with her. In the meantime, he finds a job in a car dealership company and his first assignment is to buy a rare model car from the adamant and retired military officer Chandramouli ([[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]). Aravind gets acquainted with Chandramouli and they befriend, the old man turns out to be Aarthi's grandfather. One day, his uncle steals Chandramouli's car in order to help Aravind. Chandramouli is deeply shocked by the theft, he has a heart attack and is admitted to the hospital. Aravind then brings him back the car and Chandramouli is cured.

Aravind professes his love to Aarthi and Aarthi eventually reciprocates his love. Their respective family accept to marry them. In the meantime, the gangster Thamba ([[O. A. K. Sundar]]) is hired to kill a politician. That night, in the middle of the road, Thamba and his henchmen waited to attack the politician's car. Aravind and Aarthi travel by motorbike and Aravind's motorbike break down, he decides to go to the mechanic shop and Aarthi waits for his return. Thamba who doesn't want to wreck his plan asks Aarthi to move but she refuses and an angry Thamba beats her up. When Aravind sees his girlfriend in danger, he gets dizzy and runs away. He then returns and trows toward Thamba a [[molotov cocktail]], Thamba is disfigured by the attack and he escapes with his henchmen. Aarthi, still shocked by the incident, is disgusted by Aravind's cowardness and refuses to marry him. Thereafter, a vengeful Thamba brutally stabs Aravind on the street and Chandramouli who happened to pass by takes him to the hospital. In the hospital, Aravind's mother explains to Chandramouli and Aarthi why Aravind behaved like this that night.

In the past, Aravind was a cheerful and brave child in a remote village. One day, he witnessed his teacher being stabbed and burned alive by a rowdy in his classroom. Aravind was traumatized by what he had seen and developed [[posttraumatic stress disorder]].

Back to the present, Thamba is involved in land grabbing and forces an orphanage to give him their land. On [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]], Aravind, Aarthi and their family are invited to celebrate it with the orphan kids. Thamba and his henchmen start to beat up the participants including Aravind. Aravind begins to lose consciousness but the encouragement of his well-wishers gives him the boost to hit back and he beats them up.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*Ranjan as Aravind
*[[Sajitha Betti]] as Aarthi
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Chandramouli
*[[Ramesh Kanna]] as Saba, Aravind's uncle
*[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Mohan
*[[T. P. Gajendran]] as Azhagu
*[[O. A. K. Sundar]] as Thamba
*[[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Aravind's mother
*Bhadrakali Rajasekhar
*Benjamin
*Nishat
*Shanthi Anand as Teacher
*Nimmy
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Restaurant waiter
*Thadi Balaji as Thirumoorthy
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Siddha doctor
*G. S. Murali
*Jayagovindan
* Bava Lakshmanan as Thief
*Vincent Roy
*Kottai Perumal as Orphanage worker
*Sivan Seenivasan
*Rajendranath as Police inspector
{{colend}}

==Production==
Sibi Chandar made his directorial debut with ''Ini Varum Kaalam'' under the banner of Saamundi Chitra. Newcomer Ranjan was chosen to play the hero while [[Sajitha Betti]], credited as Parveen Kapoor, was selected to play his love interest. Speaking about the film, the director said, "A romantic film, it also deals with a contemporary problem. It is about a middle-class family affected by the aftermath of violence. The film also leaves a message that life is much better in a non-violent society".<ref name="audio">{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/ini-varum-kaalam-audio-released/|title=Kelvi Kuri - A Trendsetter on the Rise|date=16 February 2008|access-date=7 September 2019|publisher=kollywoodtoday.net}}</ref> The film was shot in 20 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/specials/film-070428.html|title=தமிழில் படமாகும் விர்ஜீனியா பயங்கரம்|date=28 April 2007|access-date=7 September 2019|language=Tamil|trans-title=A film based on Virginia Tech shooting in Tamil|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Ini Varum Kaalam
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:32
| label =
| producer = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]
| prev_title = [[Tharagu]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Veluthu Kattu]]
| next_year = 2010
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]. The soundtrack features 5 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Ini+Varum+Kaalam+(2008)|title=Ini Varum Kaalam (2008) - Bharani|access-date=7 September 2019|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ini-varum-kalam-mw0002329244|title=Ini Varum Kalam - Barani|access-date=7 September 2019|publisher=allmusic.com}}</ref>

The audio was released in 2008 in [[Chennai]]. [[Sathyaraj]], K. Rajan and [[Rama Narayanan]] attended the audio function.<ref name="audio"/>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Tracklist
|total_length=22:32
|title1=Yaari Inghu|extra1=[[Vijay Yesudas]], Sumi|lyrics1=[[Pulamaipithan]]|length1=4:11
|title2=Kashmir Roja|extra2=[[Harish Raghavendra]]|lyrics2=Pulamaipithan|length2=4:14
|title3=Lukku Vida Likka Vida|extra3=Prasanna, [[Saindhavi]]|lyrics3=Muthulingam|length3=4:48
|title4=Kaalayil Enthiruchhu|extra4=[[Haricharan]], Vikram|lyrics4=[[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]|length4=4:21
|title5=Eppa Unnai Pathalum|extra5=Harish Raghavendra, [[Roshini (singer)|Roshini]]|lyrics5=Viveka|length5=4:58
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2008 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films about post-traumatic stress disorder]]

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