Aadhavan
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Aadhavan is a 2009 Tamil
action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar
and written by Ramesh Khanna
. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara
in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu
, Anand Babu
, Ramesh Khanna
, B. Saroja Devi
, Rahul Dev
, Sayaji Shinde
in its supporting cast. The music is composed by Harris Jayaraj
. The film, was released on October 17, 2009 during Diwali
. The film was dubbed into Telugu
as Ghatikudu.
, located in the United States of America with a deal of killing an enemy going between the members of two mafia organizations. They identify the man and find out that he will be visiting Kolkata
, India
in a week and hire an assassin in the name of Ibrahim Rowther (Sayaji Shinde
).
The film then shifts to introducing Tharani (Anand Babu
), Rowther's son and his foster brother, Aadhavan (Surya Sivakumar). After helping their father finish the transaction successfully, they are contracted by Abdul Kulkarny (Rahul Dev
) to assassinate a prominent Judge of the name Subramaniam Murali, who is presently working on child kidnapping and murder cases in the East Indian belt for sale of their organs to foreign countries. Aadhavan fails to shoot the judge on the first attempt and angry with himself for having missed his shot, he promises to finish his mission. He then proceeds to use the judge's innocent servant Bannerjee (Vadivelu
) to get into the family home as Murugan, Bannerjee's brother-in-law. He locks up Bannerjee's real brother-in-law, Murugan (Sathyan), in a ship and threatens Bannerjee with his name all the time.
Slowly Aadhavan, as Murugan, begins to win over the members of the judge's household beginning with the judge's mother (B. Saroja Devi
), and eventually and finally, his niece, Thara (Nayantara
). He attempts to assassinate the judge in the middle of the night and also plants a bomb in the van while the judge is traveling to Darjeeling, but both attempts fail. In Darjeeling, Aadhavan is handed over a guitar belonging to the aspiring wannabe musician, Ilayaman (Ramesh Khanna
) by Thara to hide away. He plants a mobile bomb in the guitar and places it in one of the cars which soon explodes.
Thara is now suspicious but Murugan informs her in secret that he is in fact the judge's son Madhavan who ran away from home when he was ten. Thara soon informs all the members of the household except the judge and Ilayaman that Murugan is Madhavan, although in private Muruguan tells Bannerjee that he was only joking and that he is not Madhavan.
However, on Thara's birthday, Aadhavan shows that he is indeed Madhavan. In a flashback, it is shown that a young Madhavan carried a gift for Thara, where a bomb had been planted by Madhavan's friend's mother as an act of revenge. Madhavan's father had put her husband in jail. Though Thara survives, her mother (Anu Hassan) opens the box and gets killed along with her husband. Madhavan runs away from home after stealing a gun from the police, accidentally shooting his father and killing his friend's mother who planted the bomb in the toy. He reaches Kolkata
and finds a home in Ibrahim Rowther's place after saving him from his enemies.
Meanwhile, Abdul Kulkarny is fed up with the attempts of Aadhavan and Ibrahim Rowther and decides to play his cards in another way. He persuades Ibrahim and his gang to surrender to the police and make a confession regarding Aadhavan. When Police ACP (Riyaz Khan
) confronts Aadhavan and is about to have him hauled off, Aadhavan takes the judge and Thara hostage after shooting the ACP in his leg. He also takes the laptop and memory stick where the entire information about the culprits involved in the child kidnappings and murder case are stored. Later, the police commissioner arrives to reveal a further plot twist: Aadhavan is indeed Madhavan, the judge's runaway son. The police had caught him when he was making his escape after his attempt to kill the judge had failed. It was then that he made his confession of being the judge's son. The police asked him to go back to the house to protect his father over a twenty four hour period everyday.
This information is relayed to the judge who is tearfully grateful to his son. Meanwhile, Abdul Kulkarny attacks the vehicle in which the judge, Madhavan and Thara are traveling and a fight ensues where Kulkarny is ultimately killed in his helicopter. All ends well and Bannerjee says he has brought two new servants for the house, who ultimately turn out to be K.S. Ravikumar and Udhayanidhi Stalin
. Madhavan is asked to inspect them. He rates them as awesome jesters, and the judge hires them,ending the film successfully.
Internet Film Critic Sharan Srinivas felt betrayed by the star power. In his negative review, he wrote:
"Had I walked out of the cinema hall, I wouldn’t have discovered that a seven-bullet carrying revolver can shoot as many twenty bullets without reloading. What I discovered in the first assassination was that James Bond filmmakers were wrong. In Moonraker, Roger Moore wasn’t able to shoot Drake’s hitmen as he was underwater. Here, Suriya shoots a foreigner from underwater with a silenced 9mm. I also learnt that Bazooka bombs were not instant hits, they were equipped with a timer of two minutes. That’s a good technique as it provides Suriya ample time to regain consciousness and swing up to the bomb to save his family."
Rediff rated the movie with 2.5 out of 5 stars and ended the review with "Aadhavan is uncomplicated, clean, fun, and doesn't expect you to take it seriously." Nowrunning.com also rated it as 2.5 on 5 and Aravindan D I specially said "Aadhavan could have been good entertainment, but is marred by inconsistent script." while Indiaglitz gave the verdict "above average" and stated "Aadhavan is a movie that would bring joy to mass action lovers and front-benchers.". Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu
wrote "Post-interval, you have to wait quite a while for some concrete action from Aadhavan, the Infallible!"
This film was declared as a hit.
, becoming his third consecutive film with Surya. The soundtrack was released on August 19 by S. Shankar
. The songs enjoyed popularity, especially "Hasile Fisile" and "Vaarayo Vaarayo
".
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...
and written by Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...
. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara
Nayantara
Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu
Vadivelu
Vadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards...
, Anand Babu
Anand Babu
Anand Babu is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Despite, appearing in several leading roles in the early 1990s, he is most widely known for being the son of legendary actor, Nagesh as well as due to his dancing exploits.-Personal...
, Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...
, B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
, Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still...
, Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
in its supporting cast. The music is composed by Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...
. The film, was released on October 17, 2009 during Diwali
Diwali
Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
. The film was dubbed into Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
as Ghatikudu.
Plot
The film opens up in the city of ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, located in the United States of America with a deal of killing an enemy going between the members of two mafia organizations. They identify the man and find out that he will be visiting Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in a week and hire an assassin in the name of Ibrahim Rowther (Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
).
The film then shifts to introducing Tharani (Anand Babu
Anand Babu
Anand Babu is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Despite, appearing in several leading roles in the early 1990s, he is most widely known for being the son of legendary actor, Nagesh as well as due to his dancing exploits.-Personal...
), Rowther's son and his foster brother, Aadhavan (Surya Sivakumar). After helping their father finish the transaction successfully, they are contracted by Abdul Kulkarny (Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still...
) to assassinate a prominent Judge of the name Subramaniam Murali, who is presently working on child kidnapping and murder cases in the East Indian belt for sale of their organs to foreign countries. Aadhavan fails to shoot the judge on the first attempt and angry with himself for having missed his shot, he promises to finish his mission. He then proceeds to use the judge's innocent servant Bannerjee (Vadivelu
Vadivelu
Vadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards...
) to get into the family home as Murugan, Bannerjee's brother-in-law. He locks up Bannerjee's real brother-in-law, Murugan (Sathyan), in a ship and threatens Bannerjee with his name all the time.
Slowly Aadhavan, as Murugan, begins to win over the members of the judge's household beginning with the judge's mother (B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
), and eventually and finally, his niece, Thara (Nayantara
Nayantara
Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
). He attempts to assassinate the judge in the middle of the night and also plants a bomb in the van while the judge is traveling to Darjeeling, but both attempts fail. In Darjeeling, Aadhavan is handed over a guitar belonging to the aspiring wannabe musician, Ilayaman (Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Khanna
Ramesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...
) by Thara to hide away. He plants a mobile bomb in the guitar and places it in one of the cars which soon explodes.
Thara is now suspicious but Murugan informs her in secret that he is in fact the judge's son Madhavan who ran away from home when he was ten. Thara soon informs all the members of the household except the judge and Ilayaman that Murugan is Madhavan, although in private Muruguan tells Bannerjee that he was only joking and that he is not Madhavan.
However, on Thara's birthday, Aadhavan shows that he is indeed Madhavan. In a flashback, it is shown that a young Madhavan carried a gift for Thara, where a bomb had been planted by Madhavan's friend's mother as an act of revenge. Madhavan's father had put her husband in jail. Though Thara survives, her mother (Anu Hassan) opens the box and gets killed along with her husband. Madhavan runs away from home after stealing a gun from the police, accidentally shooting his father and killing his friend's mother who planted the bomb in the toy. He reaches Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
and finds a home in Ibrahim Rowther's place after saving him from his enemies.
Meanwhile, Abdul Kulkarny is fed up with the attempts of Aadhavan and Ibrahim Rowther and decides to play his cards in another way. He persuades Ibrahim and his gang to surrender to the police and make a confession regarding Aadhavan. When Police ACP (Riyaz Khan
Riyaz Khan
Riyaz Khan is a Malayalam actor who has acted in several Malayalam and Telugu films. He debuted in the Malayalam film Sugham Sughakaram directed by Balachandra Menon. Later he went on to act in Tamil and Telugu films. After many years, he came back to the Malayalam film industry acting in Balettan...
) confronts Aadhavan and is about to have him hauled off, Aadhavan takes the judge and Thara hostage after shooting the ACP in his leg. He also takes the laptop and memory stick where the entire information about the culprits involved in the child kidnappings and murder case are stored. Later, the police commissioner arrives to reveal a further plot twist: Aadhavan is indeed Madhavan, the judge's runaway son. The police had caught him when he was making his escape after his attempt to kill the judge had failed. It was then that he made his confession of being the judge's son. The police asked him to go back to the house to protect his father over a twenty four hour period everyday.
This information is relayed to the judge who is tearfully grateful to his son. Meanwhile, Abdul Kulkarny attacks the vehicle in which the judge, Madhavan and Thara are traveling and a fight ensues where Kulkarny is ultimately killed in his helicopter. All ends well and Bannerjee says he has brought two new servants for the house, who ultimately turn out to be K.S. Ravikumar and Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi Stalin is a Tamil cinema producer. He is the owner of Red Giant Movies banner.His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Stalin, the former deputy Chief Minister and former Home Minister of Tamil Nadu...
. Madhavan is asked to inspect them. He rates them as awesome jesters, and the judge hires them,ending the film successfully.
Cast
- Surya Sivakumar as Aadhavan/Madhavan/Murugan
- NayantaraNayantaraNayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
as Tara - Anand BabuAnand BabuAnand Babu is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Despite, appearing in several leading roles in the early 1990s, he is most widely known for being the son of legendary actor, Nagesh as well as due to his dancing exploits.-Personal...
as Tharani - VadiveluVadiveluVadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards...
as Banerjee (Baner Kuppaa) - Ramesh KhannaRamesh KhannaRamesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...
as Ilayaman (Kuppusamy) - Murali as Judge Subramaniam
- B. Saroja DeviB. Saroja DeviB. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
as Judge Subramaniam's mother/Madhavan's grandmother - Sayaji ShindeSayaji ShindeSayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
as Ibrahim Rowther - Rahul DevRahul DevRahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still...
as Abdul Kulkarni - Sathyan as Murugan
- Anu HaasanAnu HaasanAnu Hasan is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed film Indira and has since appeared in a few Tamil films, playing supporting roles. She currently hosts the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay...
as Anu/Thara's Mother - Riyaz KhanRiyaz KhanRiyaz Khan is a Malayalam actor who has acted in several Malayalam and Telugu films. He debuted in the Malayalam film Sugham Sughakaram directed by Balachandra Menon. Later he went on to act in Tamil and Telugu films. After many years, he came back to the Malayalam film industry acting in Balettan...
as Police ACP Ravikumar - ManobalaManobalaManobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...
- Kiri Jeyam
- Alex
- K. S. RavikumarK. S. RavikumarK. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...
in a special appearance - Udhayanidhi StalinUdhayanidhi StalinUdhayanidhi Stalin is a Tamil cinema producer. He is the owner of Red Giant Movies banner.His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Stalin, the former deputy Chief Minister and former Home Minister of Tamil Nadu...
in a special appearance
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2009 Filmfare Awards South 57th Filmfare Awards South The 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on August 7, 2010 in Chennai, India.-Nominations:... |
Best Male Playback Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil) The Tamil Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Karthik as winner.... |
Karthik Karthik (singer) Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers... (Hasili Fisili) |
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| Best Female Playback Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Binny Krishnakumar as winner.... |
Chinmayi Chinmayi Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and... (Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo is a song from the 2009 tamil movie Aadhavan.The music was composed by Harris Jeyaraj and sung by Chinmayi and Unnikrishnan.The lyrics was penned by Lyricist Kabilan which included both Tamil and English words.This Romantic Melody song was received well by the people.The song won... ) |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Vadivelu Vadivelu Vadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards... |
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| Best Female Playback Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Binny Krishnakumar as winner.... |
Harini Harini Harini is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer, who sings mainly in Tamil films. She has also sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films, whilst working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu.-Career:Harini learnt Carnatic... (Hasili Fisili) |
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| Best Music Director Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given to film composers by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1992, A. R. Rahman being the first recipient of this award for his film score and soundtrack of Roja.There have been... |
Harris Jayaraj Harris Jayaraj Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,... |
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| 2009 Vijay Awards Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards"... |
Best Entertainer Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year The Vijay for Entertainer of the Year is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.... |
Surya Sivakumar | |
| Best Male Playback Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer The Vijay for Best Male Playback Singer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Karthik (Hasili Fisili) |
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| Best Female Playback Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer The Vijay for Best Female Playback Singer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :... |
Chinmayi (Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo is a song from the 2009 tamil movie Aadhavan.The music was composed by Harris Jeyaraj and sung by Chinmayi and Unnikrishnan.The lyrics was penned by Lyricist Kabilan which included both Tamil and English words.This Romantic Melody song was received well by the people.The song won... ) |
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| Best Music Director Vijay Award for Best Music Director The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Icon of the Year Vijay Award for Icon of the Year The Vijay for Icon of the Year is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.... |
Surya Sivakumar | ||
| Best Actor Vijay Award for Best Actor The Vijay Award for Best Actor is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films. It was given from the second ceremony onwards.-Winners and nominees:*2007 Sathyaraj - Onbadhu Roobai Nottu... |
Surya Sivakumar | ||
| Best Comedian Vijay Award for Best Comedian The Vijay for Best Comedian is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Vadivelu | ||
| Best Art Director Vijay Award for Best Art Director The Vijay for Best Art Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :... |
Rajeevan Rajeevan Rajeevan is an art director in South Indian Films. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai.- Tamil films:*Mounam Pesiyadhe*Kaaka Kaaka*Parthiban Kanavu*Madhurey*Manmadhan*february 14*Aathi*Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu*Vallavan*Sathurangam... |
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| Best Choreographer Vijay Award for Best Choreographer The Vijay for Best Choreographer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :... |
Shobi (Damakku Damakku) |
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| Favourite Film Vijay Award for Favourite Film The Vijay for Favorite film is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films. In the first year of the awards, the all time favourite film was chosen by viewers from any particular year, with the 1992 film Devar Magan emerging the winner... |
Udhayanidhi Stalin | ||
| Favourite Director Vijay Award for Favourite Director The Vijay Award for Favorite Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-Winners and nominations:*2006 K. S. Ravikumar-Varalaru*2007 Prabhu Deva - Pokkiri... |
K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the... |
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| Favourite Hero Vijay Award for Favourite Hero The Vijay for Favorite Hero is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-Winners and nominations:* 2006 Ajith Kumar * 2007 Rajinikanth - Sivaji**Ajith Kumar - Billa**Suriya - Vel... |
Surya Sivakumar | ||
| Favourite Heroine Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine The Vijay for Favorite Heroine is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-Winners and nominations:*2006 Jyothika*2007 Nayantara - Billa**Shriya Saran - Sivaji: The Boss... |
Nayantara Nayantara Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors... |
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| Favourite Song | Harris Jayaraj (Hasili Fisili) |
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Reception
The film received mostly mixed reviews. Behindwoods gave a 2.5 out of 5 and gave a verdict "Carefree commercial – Conditions apply". Sify.com gave a positive review stating "Ranging through a wide field of comedy laced with action, Aadhavan is good fun while it lasts. It’s a roller-coaster ride of pure unadulterated masala".Internet Film Critic Sharan Srinivas felt betrayed by the star power. In his negative review, he wrote:
"Had I walked out of the cinema hall, I wouldn’t have discovered that a seven-bullet carrying revolver can shoot as many twenty bullets without reloading. What I discovered in the first assassination was that James Bond filmmakers were wrong. In Moonraker, Roger Moore wasn’t able to shoot Drake’s hitmen as he was underwater. Here, Suriya shoots a foreigner from underwater with a silenced 9mm. I also learnt that Bazooka bombs were not instant hits, they were equipped with a timer of two minutes. That’s a good technique as it provides Suriya ample time to regain consciousness and swing up to the bomb to save his family."
Rediff rated the movie with 2.5 out of 5 stars and ended the review with "Aadhavan is uncomplicated, clean, fun, and doesn't expect you to take it seriously." Nowrunning.com also rated it as 2.5 on 5 and Aravindan D I specially said "Aadhavan could have been good entertainment, but is marred by inconsistent script." while Indiaglitz gave the verdict "above average" and stated "Aadhavan is a movie that would bring joy to mass action lovers and front-benchers.". Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
wrote "Post-interval, you have to wait quite a while for some concrete action from Aadhavan, the Infallible!"
Box Office
The movie collected 8.5 Crore in the opening weekend. This movie also had high collection in Malaysia. Overseas, the film grossed approximately $1,541,485, approximately 5 crore.This film was declared as a hit.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 tracks composed by Harris JayarajHarris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...
, becoming his third consecutive film with Surya. The soundtrack was released on August 19 by S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
. The songs enjoyed popularity, especially "Hasile Fisile" and "Vaarayo Vaarayo
Vaarayo Vaarayo
Vaarayo Vaarayo is a song from the 2009 tamil movie Aadhavan.The music was composed by Harris Jeyaraj and sung by Chinmayi and Unnikrishnan.The lyrics was penned by Lyricist Kabilan which included both Tamil and English words.This Romantic Melody song was received well by the people.The song won...
".
| Track | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Hasili Fisili" | Karthik Karthik Karthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:... , Harini Harini Harini is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer, who sings mainly in Tamil films. She has also sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films, whilst working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu.-Career:Harini learnt Carnatic... , Dr. Burn, Maya |
05:25 | Pa. Vijay |
| 2 | "Yeno Yeno Panithuli" | Shail Hada Shail Hada Shail Sturm is an Indian playback singer born and brought up in Rajasthan.-Early life:Shail has got his initial training in Hindustani Classical music from renowned vocalist and his father Shri Jaswant Singh Hada.He studies in St. Pauls Mala road, Kota. Later on, he went on do his M.A... , Sudha Raghunathan Sudha Raghunathan Sudha Raghunathan is a Carnatic music singer from South India. She was awarded a Padma Shri for excellence in singing. She was born in Bangalore and went to Good Shepherd Convent. She did higher education at Bangalore, Karnataka and obtained a Masters Degree in Economics.She started singing at... , Andrea Jeremiah Andrea Jeremiah Andrea Jeremiah is an Tamil playback singer, voice actor and a film and theatre actress. Beginning her career singing playback, Andrea has gone on to appear in critically acclaimed films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam and Aayirathil Oruvan, winning praise for her portrayals.-Career:Andrea was born... |
05:15 | Thamarai Thamarai Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil... |
| 3 | "Dammaku Dammaku" | Benny Dayal Benny Dayal Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala... |
05:00 | Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,... |
| 4 | "Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo Vaarayo is a song from the 2009 tamil movie Aadhavan.The music was composed by Harris Jeyaraj and sung by Chinmayi and Unnikrishnan.The lyrics was penned by Lyricist Kabilan which included both Tamil and English words.This Romantic Melody song was received well by the people.The song won... " |
Unnikrishnan, Chinmayi Chinmayi Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and... , Mega |
05:24 | Kabilan |
| 5 | "Dekho Dekho" | Suvi Suresh, Sandhya, Sri Charan | 05:29 | Vaalee |
| 6 | "Maasi Maasi" | Mano Mano (singer) Mano is an Indian playback singer. He sings in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.-Biography:Mano was born in a Muslim family and his original name is Nagoor Babu; he was rechristened Mano by Ilayaraja... , Mega |
05:34 | Vaalee |