Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 film)
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Naan Mahaan Alla is a 2010 Tamil-language drama-thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi
and Kajal Aggarwal
in lead and Jayaprakash and Soori among others in supporting roles. The film, featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
and cinematography handled by R. Madhi
, is produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
. The film, not related to the namesake 1984 Rajinikanth-starrer, but based on a real life incident, released on 20 August 2010 to unanimously positive reviews, while also becoming a commercially successful venture. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Naa Peru Shiva which was released across 230 screens in Andhra Pradesh
and became a success there too.
One day, Jeeva comes across Priya (Kajal Aggarwal) at the wedding of their mutual friends. The two fall for each other. At first he doesn't tell her that he likes her but already knows that she likes him. He plays hard to get until their mutual friend tells Priya about Jeeva's infatuation. Jeeva tries to make her become more independent. One day Jeeva goes up to Priya's father even when Priya begs him not to and tells him of their love affair. Jeeva eventually gets a good job because that is one of the requirements for him to marry Priya. Eventually Priya becomes acquainted with Jeeva's family and is accepted as the future bride. When all seems to go well, a murder attempt on Jeeva’s father disturbs everything.
Jeeva’s father had witnessed a girl being taken by a sociopath teenage gang in his taxi. The girl gets killed and Jeeva's father decides to knock on the doors of justice. Sensing trouble, the gang murders him.
The death of his father shatters Jeeva. He vows to take revenge on the killers. He sets out on a mission to identify the culprits and goes running around the town baying for their blood. How he avenges the killers forms the rest of the story.
, released in February 2009, became a success, receiving much critical acclaim as well, director Suseenthiran started to work on the script for his next film. Initially planned to do a film titled Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai
, which failed to commence due to financial problems, he decided to first direct a film featuring a known lead actor, before coming back to that film. He was ready with the script by August 2009, revealing details about the project. While his previous film was based on sporting incidents in a rural background, this film was said to be a "total city subject", shot entirely in Chennai
. An action family entertainer, the film would deal about problems in city life, according to Suseenthiran. On 19 August 2009, it was then announced, that the film was titled Naan Mahaan Alla and would be produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja under the banner of Studio Green, who earlier had produced Surya's Sillunu Oru Kadhal and the award-winning Paruthiveeran
by Ameer Sultan
, which incidentally also starred Karthi
in the lead role. The film was reportedly based on a real life incident that happened to one of the relatives of director Suseenthiran. Suseenthiran had been scripting the film for five months.
, Suseenthiran's first feature film, starred mostly newcomers, he chose Karthi for the lead role in the film as he felt, that Karthi has an "innocence in his face" that was needed for this role and that he could "convey charm, innocence and being jolly at the same time". For the lead female role, Kajal Aggarwal
, who had appeared in Tamil films as Pazhani
, Saroja
and Modhi Vilayadu
, was roped in, who Suseenthiran had chosen, after having seen her performances in the Telugu films Chandamama
and Magadheera
and felt, that her "cute expressions" were what he needed for that character. While Karthi's character is a middle class bank employee, Aggarwal would play an employee in a mobile phone company. Soori, who also played a comedic role in Suseenthiran's debut venture Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
was again roped in, while Jayaprakash, who essayed several supporting roles and rose to fame with his performance in Pasanga
was chosen to play Karthi's father in the film. However, like in his previous film, Suseenthiran also introduced several new artists, such as five boys who played the villains in the film. According to the director, he found three of them "loitering on a popular road in the city", whilst cinematographer Vijay Milton's assistant Ramachandran as well as cinematographer Aruldass also debuted and played pivotal roles.
, on 4 September 2009 and was be held in various Indian cities as Chennai
, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam
. In mid-September, the shooting was reportedly being carried along the East Coast Road
(ECR) near Chennai
and later in the environs of the highways near Poonamallee
in Chennai.
, making this his third collaboration with Karthi
, after scoring highly successful results with Paruthiveeran
(2007) and Paiyaa (2010), and his first with director Suseenthiran, who worked with V. Selvaganesh
for his previous film. The soundtrack album, which was released on 16 July 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai
, features 5 songs overall, with lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar
and Yuga Bharathy. The song "Va Va Nilava Pudichi" is repeated at the end of the album, with singer Rahul Nambiar
being credited for both songs. Nambiar, however, stated on his Facebook
site, that two versions were recorded featuring his and Haricharan's voice, respectively, but that both songs in the album were rendered by Haricharan only and his own version wasn't included at all. The songs were later dubbed for the Telugu version Naa Peru Shiva. The Telugu album was launched on June 25, 2011.
Only three songs were used in the film in their entirety, with "Oru Maalai Neram" being left out completely. The album itself received favorable reviews, with "Iragai Pole
" in particular, sung by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, becoming very popular. Before the soundtrack release, Yuvan claimed on Twitter
that the song was one of his favorite songs, on which he had worked for days. Interestingly, after seeing the entire film, he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song, altering the orchestration inter alia, to match it with the visuals. He, meanwhile, garnered accolades for the film's score as well. As per Suseenthiran, the film music was "crucial" in the second half of the film, which was the reason for opting for Yuvan Shankar. According to Karthi, Yuvan had worked for 12 days for the score of the second half only, which has "hardly any dialogues", adding that he was the one "who narrates the story in the second half through his music".
.com also gave the film a very positive verdict, stating that director Suseenthiran comes up with a "rocker of a film" that is "refreshingly fresh, innovative and packaged in a breezy manner within the commercial format", adding that it is "engrossing and racy". Furthermore, he praised lead actor Karthi's "power packed" performance, citing that he "nails the character to perfection" and "carries the film to its winning point". Similarly Times of India reviewer Bhama Devi Ravi, gave the film 3.5 out of 5, claiming the film to be "entertaining almost till the end", whilst addressing high praise to both Suseenthiran, who according to her is "turning out to be a treasure", and Karthi, whose performance she described as his "best work yet". In contrast, a Behindwoods reviewer gave 2.5 out of 5 and said "Although there are a few slow patches, Suseendiran should be appreciated for coalescing the energy and entertainment of a mainstream film with a sensitivity of a realistic one. He has the wholesome attention of the audience in most parts."
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
and Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...
in lead and Jayaprakash and Soori among others in supporting roles. The film, featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
and cinematography handled by R. Madhi
R. Madhi
R. Madhi is an Indian film cinematographer. Former assistant of noted cinematographer Saravanan, he has notably worked in films such as Punnagai Desam, Veyil, Silambattam and Paiyaa and Naan Mahaan Alla.-Early life:...
, is produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies is a Tamil film production and distribution company, based in Chennai. It is owned by Dayanidhi Azhagiri and Vivek Rathinavel and was founded in 2008.-History:...
. The film, not related to the namesake 1984 Rajinikanth-starrer, but based on a real life incident, released on 20 August 2010 to unanimously positive reviews, while also becoming a commercially successful venture. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Naa Peru Shiva which was released across 230 screens in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and became a success there too.
Plot
Jeeva (Karthi) is a typical Chennai youngster. His father Pragasam (Jayaprakash), a call taxi driver, showers love and affection on him. They lead a simple life and derive happiness in whatever they do.One day, Jeeva comes across Priya (Kajal Aggarwal) at the wedding of their mutual friends. The two fall for each other. At first he doesn't tell her that he likes her but already knows that she likes him. He plays hard to get until their mutual friend tells Priya about Jeeva's infatuation. Jeeva tries to make her become more independent. One day Jeeva goes up to Priya's father even when Priya begs him not to and tells him of their love affair. Jeeva eventually gets a good job because that is one of the requirements for him to marry Priya. Eventually Priya becomes acquainted with Jeeva's family and is accepted as the future bride. When all seems to go well, a murder attempt on Jeeva’s father disturbs everything.
Jeeva’s father had witnessed a girl being taken by a sociopath teenage gang in his taxi. The girl gets killed and Jeeva's father decides to knock on the doors of justice. Sensing trouble, the gang murders him.
The death of his father shatters Jeeva. He vows to take revenge on the killers. He sets out on a mission to identify the culprits and goes running around the town baying for their blood. How he avenges the killers forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- KarthiKarthik SivakumarKarthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
as Jeeva - Kajal AggarwalKajal AggarwalKajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...
as Priya - JayaprakashJayaprakashJayaprakash is an Indian film actor and producer. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's 2007 film, Mayakannadi...
as Pragasam - Soori as Ravi
- RaviprakashRaviprakashRaviprakash is a Tamil film Actor. He is well-known for his role in the critically acclaimed film Chithiram Pesuthadi.-Films:...
as Sudharsan - RajeevanRajeevanRajeevan 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...
- Vijay Sethupathi
- Vairavan
- Lakshmi Ramakrishnan as Jeeva's mother
- Neelima Rani as Sudha
- Krishna Priya as Keerthi Pragasam
- Vinod Kishan
- Thanjai Mahendran
- Ramachandran
- Aruldass as Kutti Nadesan
Development
After his first feature film Vennila Kabadi KuzhuVennila Kabadi Kuzhu
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu is a 2009 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers in the lead roles....
, released in February 2009, became a success, receiving much critical acclaim as well, director Suseenthiran started to work on the script for his next film. Initially planned to do a film titled Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai
Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai
Following collaborations with V. Selvaganesh and Yuvan Shankar Raja, Suseenthiran worked with Ilaiyaraaja for the musical score of Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai. The soundtrack album, consisting of only three songs, was released at a grand event on 16 March 2011 at Sathyam Cinemas, with several prominent...
, which failed to commence due to financial problems, he decided to first direct a film featuring a known lead actor, before coming back to that film. He was ready with the script by August 2009, revealing details about the project. While his previous film was based on sporting incidents in a rural background, this film was said to be a "total city subject", shot entirely in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. An action family entertainer, the film would deal about problems in city life, according to Suseenthiran. On 19 August 2009, it was then announced, that the film was titled Naan Mahaan Alla and would be produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja under the banner of Studio Green, who earlier had produced Surya's Sillunu Oru Kadhal and the award-winning Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran is a 2007 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Ameer Sultan. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the titular character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan and Ganja Karuppu and Sujatha essaying supporting roles...
by Ameer Sultan
Ameer Sultan
Ameer Sultan ; born 5 December 1966) is an Indian film director, producer and actor, working in the Tamil film industry. He has directed three films and has gained notable critical praise for two of them, the mystery thriller Raam and the drama Paruthiveeran...
, which incidentally also starred Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
in the lead role. The film was reportedly based on a real life incident that happened to one of the relatives of director Suseenthiran. Suseenthiran had been scripting the film for five months.
Casting
While Vennila Kabadi KuzhuVennila Kabadi Kuzhu
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu is a 2009 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers in the lead roles....
, Suseenthiran's first feature film, starred mostly newcomers, he chose Karthi for the lead role in the film as he felt, that Karthi has an "innocence in his face" that was needed for this role and that he could "convey charm, innocence and being jolly at the same time". For the lead female role, Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...
, who had appeared in Tamil films as Pazhani
Pazhani (film)
Pazhani is a Tamil action movie with Bharath in lead role. It is directed by Perarasu and produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise. Srikanth Deva scores music. Bharath plays the role of a car driver...
, Saroja
Saroja
Saroja is a 2008 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by T. Siva. It stars Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, S. P. B. Charan and Vega Tamotia in the lead roles and Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj, Nikita Thukral and Nagendran in other...
and Modhi Vilayadu
Modhi Vilayadu
Modhi Vilayadu is a Tamil language film released on 24 July 2009. It stars Vinay Rai and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews with Indiaglitz.com rating it highly while Behindwoods said "The game lacks excitement". The film flopped miserably at the box office.The...
, was roped in, who Suseenthiran had chosen, after having seen her performances in the Telugu films Chandamama
Chandamama
Chandamama in Kannada and Telugu means moon. It may refer to:* Chandamama, an Indian monthly magazine focused on kids and youngsters* Chandamama , a Malayalam film starring Kunchacko Boban...
and Magadheera
Magadheera
Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an...
and felt, that her "cute expressions" were what he needed for that character. While Karthi's character is a middle class bank employee, Aggarwal would play an employee in a mobile phone company. Soori, who also played a comedic role in Suseenthiran's debut venture Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu is a 2009 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by newcomer Susindran, starring debutant Vishnu Vishal, Kishore and Saranya Mohan along with numerous other newcomers in the lead roles....
was again roped in, while Jayaprakash, who essayed several supporting roles and rose to fame with his performance in Pasanga
Pasanga
Pasanga is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles...
was chosen to play Karthi's father in the film. However, like in his previous film, Suseenthiran also introduced several new artists, such as five boys who played the villains in the film. According to the director, he found three of them "loitering on a popular road in the city", whilst cinematographer Vijay Milton's assistant Ramachandran as well as cinematographer Aruldass also debuted and played pivotal roles.
Filming
The shooting commenced, after a ten days of rehearsalRehearsal
For other uses, see Rehearsal or Dress rehearsal A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre that is performed before the official public performance, as a form of practice, and to ensure that all details of the performance are adequately prepared and coordinated for professional...
, on 4 September 2009 and was be held in various Indian cities as Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
. In mid-September, the shooting was reportedly being carried along the East Coast Road
East Coast Road
East Coast Road is a two lane highway in Tamil Nadu, India, built along the coast of the Bay of Bengal connecting Chennai to Cuddalore via Pondicherry. Presently, the East Coast Road has been extended up to Thoothukudi via Chidambaram, Karaikal, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet,...
(ECR) near Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and later in the environs of the highways near Poonamallee
Poonamallee
Poonamallee is a town in the Poonamallee taluk of the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
in Chennai.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Naan Mahaan Alla is composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, making this his third collaboration with Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
, after scoring highly successful results with Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran is a 2007 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Ameer Sultan. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the titular character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan and Ganja Karuppu and Sujatha essaying supporting roles...
(2007) and Paiyaa (2010), and his first with director Suseenthiran, who worked with V. Selvaganesh
V. Selvaganesh
V. Selvaganesh is an Indian percussionist working in the Carnatic tradition, and is one of the leading kanjira player of his generation. He is also known as "Chella S. Ganesh."-Early life:...
for his previous film. The soundtrack album, which was released on 16 July 2010 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, features 5 songs overall, with lyrics penned by 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,...
and Yuga Bharathy. The song "Va Va Nilava Pudichi" is repeated at the end of the album, with singer Rahul Nambiar
Rahul Nambiar
Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live...
being credited for both songs. Nambiar, however, stated on his Facebook
Facebook
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site, that two versions were recorded featuring his and Haricharan's voice, respectively, but that both songs in the album were rendered by Haricharan only and his own version wasn't included at all. The songs were later dubbed for the Telugu version Naa Peru Shiva. The Telugu album was launched on June 25, 2011.
Only three songs were used in the film in their entirety, with "Oru Maalai Neram" being left out completely. The album itself received favorable reviews, with "Iragai Pole
Iragai Pole
Iragai Pole is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Naan Mahaan Alla, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Yugabharathy, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 16 July 2010...
" in particular, sung by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, becoming very popular. Before the soundtrack release, Yuvan claimed on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that the song was one of his favorite songs, on which he had worked for days. Interestingly, after seeing the entire film, he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song, altering the orchestration inter alia, to match it with the visuals. He, meanwhile, garnered accolades for the film's score as well. As per Suseenthiran, the film music was "crucial" in the second half of the film, which was the reason for opting for Yuvan Shankar. According to Karthi, Yuvan had worked for 12 days for the score of the second half only, which has "hardly any dialogues", adding that he was the one "who narrates the story in the second half through his music".
Reception
The film opened to unanimously positive reviews, with Top10Cinema.com labelling the film as "outstanding", proceeding to highlight that "almost everything works: the plot and screenplay, performances, technical panoramas", while Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com described the film as "almost perfect", giving it 3 out of 5. Sreedhar Pillai of SifySify
Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...
.com also gave the film a very positive verdict, stating that director Suseenthiran comes up with a "rocker of a film" that is "refreshingly fresh, innovative and packaged in a breezy manner within the commercial format", adding that it is "engrossing and racy". Furthermore, he praised lead actor Karthi's "power packed" performance, citing that he "nails the character to perfection" and "carries the film to its winning point". Similarly Times of India reviewer Bhama Devi Ravi, gave the film 3.5 out of 5, claiming the film to be "entertaining almost till the end", whilst addressing high praise to both Suseenthiran, who according to her is "turning out to be a treasure", and Karthi, whose performance she described as his "best work yet". In contrast, a Behindwoods reviewer gave 2.5 out of 5 and said "Although there are a few slow patches, Suseendiran should be appreciated for coalescing the energy and entertainment of a mainstream film with a sensitivity of a realistic one. He has the wholesome attention of the audience in most parts."
Box office
The film opened well, and made a steady progress in the Chennai Box Office, eventually becoming a very successful venture. In five weeks time the film made a collection of 4.47 crore was collected in Chennai city alone.Accolades
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
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Edison Awards (Tamil) Edison Awards is grand annual award presenting ceremony for people in Tamil film industry, who have made landmarks and milestones for the History of Tamil Cinema since 2009. "Edison Awards" is mainly named after the Inventor of Cinema "Thomas Alva Edison"... |
Best Character Actor | Jayaprakash Jayaprakash Jayaprakash is an Indian film actor and producer. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's 2007 film, Mayakannadi... |
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| Best Villain | Mahi, Anbu, Iman, Vinoth and Arun | |||
| Best PRO (Public Relations Officer) | John | |||
| Best Supportive Actress | Neelima Rani | |||
58th Filmfare Awards South The 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on July 2, 2011 in Hyderabad, India.-Tamil:*Nominations** 9 nominations: Aayirathil Oruvan... |
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films... |
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... |
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| 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.... |
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... for Iragai Pole Iragai Pole Iragai Pole is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Naan Mahaan Alla, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Yugabharathy, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 16 July 2010... |
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| 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... |
Karthi | |||
| Best Villain Vijay Award for Best Villain The Vijay for Best Villain 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:*2007 Kishore - Polladhavan... |
Vinod | |||
| 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 Stunt Director Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director The Vijay for Best Stunt 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 :... |
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| Best Editor Vijay Award for Best Editor The Vijay for Best Editor 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 :*2007 A... |
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