Aadu Puli (transl. Goat, Tiger) is a 2011 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by newcomer Vijay Prakash[1] and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Aadhi, Poorna, and Prabhu, while Suresh, Ravichandran, K. R. Vijaya, Anupama Kumar, and Yuvarani play supporting roles. The music was composed by Sundar C. Babu with editing by Kishore Te and cinematography by Rajavel Olhiveeran. The film was released on 18 February 2011.[2] It opened to negative reviews and was a flop at the box office.[3] The film was dubbed into Telugu as Chelgatam.[4]
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Directed by | Vijay Prakash |
Written by | Vijay Prakash |
Produced by | S. Michael Rayappan |
Starring | Aadhi Poorna Prabhu |
Cinematography | Rajavel Olhiveeran |
Edited by | Kishore Te. |
Music by | Sundar C. Babu |
Production company | Global Infotainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
editBhagyanathan (Prabhu) is a crazy fan of M. G. Ramachandran and has named his son Idhayakani (Aadhi). Idhayakani is a nice guy who watches movies, plays basketball, flirts with girls like Anjali (Poorna), and has a happy family consisting of his father, loving mother Kalaiarasi (Anupama), sister, grandfather Sabapathy (Ravichandran), and grandmother Sampoornam (K. R. Vijaya). However, Thillainayagam (Suresh), Anjali's father, is a cunning minister and ruthless politician who wants to be the next CM by hook or crook. He does not approve of Idhayakanni as his future son-in-law and has an army of goondas like Paal Pandi ready to take on his enemies. How our larger than life hero wages a one-man battle against the evil minister and his henchmen forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Aadhi as Idhayakani Bhagyanathan
- Prabhu as Bhagyanathan
- Poorna as Anjali Thillainayagam
- Soori
- Suresh as Thillainayagam
- Ravichandran as Sabapathy
- K. R. Vijaya as Sampoornam
- Anupama Kumar as Kalaiarasi Bhagyanathan
- Yuvarani as Mrs. Thillainayagam
- Srinath as Idhayakanni's friend
- Mayilsamy as Thillainayagam's assistant
- Nizhalgal Ravi
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu, with lyrics written by Vaali, Viveka, Yugabharathi, V. Prakash, and Kalaikumar.[5]
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Released | 2011 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Producer | Sundar C. Babu | |||
Sundar C. Babu chronology | ||||
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- "Oorellam" - Shankar Mahadevan
- "Satham Illai" - SPB
- "Annakkili" - Karthik, Chinmayi
- "Koppayil" - Naveen
- "Thodugiral" - Suchithra, Jyotsna
- "Unnai Ninaithadume" - Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- "Boyse Google" - Krish (singer), Rita Thyagarajan
Reception
editBehindwoods wrote "On the whole, this film that is salvaged by Suresh and Aadhi’s performance, might work for extremely patient people who like clichéd masala flicks."[6] Rediff wrote "Aadu Puli is just another masala flick that's simply not spicy enough."[7] Sify wrote "Aadu Puli is strictly for those who love their daily dose of mass masala movie masquerading as a family entertainer".[8]
References
edit- ^ "Aadhi's Aadu Puli censored". Sify. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Friday Fury- February 18". Sify. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Audi Pıli Review
- ^ "Chelagatam Telugu Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Aadu Puli (2011) Tamil Movie mp3 Songs Download - Music By Sundar C Babu - StarMusiQ.Com".
- ^ "AADU PULI REVIEW - AADU PULI MOVIE REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Review: Aadu Puli is a letdown".
- ^ "Review : (2011)". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
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