Aambala
Aambala | |
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Directed by | Sundar C. |
Written by | Radhakrishnan (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Sundar C. S.B.Ramadoss |
Story by | Sundar C. |
Produced by | Vishal |
Starring | Vishal Hansika Motwani Prabhu Vaibhav Santhanam Sathish Ramya Krishnan Kiran Rathod Aishwarya |
Cinematography | Gopi Amarnath |
Edited by | N. B. Srikanth |
Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Vishal Film Factory Suara Networks (Malaysia) |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Aambala (transl. Man) is a 2015 Indian
The film released on 14 January 2015 on the occasion of Pongal with mixed reviews and ended up as a decent hit clashing towards with I and Darling.[1]
Plot
Saravanan lives in Ooty and runs a business that gathers people for politicians and events. One day, he meets Maya and falls for her. However, "RDX" Rajasekhar also loves her. Saravanan convinces Rajasekhar not to love Maya by saying she is too high-class. Rajasekhar is a police inspector. Due to several mishaps, he is fired and starts working as a hotel doorman. He is shocked to find Saravanan and Maya going out together. He asks Saravanan how he made Maya fall in love with him. As Saravanan finishes his story, it reveals that Saravanan indirectly caused those mishaps that led to Rajasekhar's firing. Enraged, Rajasekhar hires Kumaran, a specialist in breakups. Kumaran then sends a woman to cause conflict in Saravanan and Maya's relationship.
Due to his love failure, Saravanan becomes drunk and falls unconscious. Kumaran, also at the bar, drops Saravanan off at his house. Saravanan's mother, Thulasi, ashamed of his behaviour, sends him to meet his father, Aalavanthan, and younger brother, Shakthi, in Madurai. There, they meet Aalavanthan and rejoin him. They discover that Kumaran is also the son of Aalavanthan's ex-lover.
Aalavanthan reveals to his sons that they have three aunts: Periya Ponnu, Nadu Ponnu, and Chinna Ponnu. Aalavanthan wants his sons to marry the daughters of their aunts so that their families can reunite once and for all. A reluctant Saravanan helps his brothers and father attend a temple function in disguise to kidnap and marry their cousins, but they kidnap their aunts. They run away before getting caught. Saravanan agrees to the plan after discovering that Periya Ponnu's daughter is Maya.
Periya Ponnu believes Pasupathy, the
Pasupathy provokes Periya Ponnu by wagering that if he loses to her, he will work at her home as a servant, but if she loses, her daughter Maya will marry his son. Using his knowledge of politics, Saravanan helps his aunt gain popularity. However, a few days before the elections, the aunts find out that Saravanan's father is their brother Aalavanthan, whom they believe killed their father. Their hatred towards Aalavanthan results in them getting Saravanan and his brothers arrested.
His sisters' harsh words hurt Aalavanthan. He suffers a heart attack and becomes hospitalised. While Saravanan and his brothers are in jail, his aunt loses popularity due to Pasupathy's devious manipulation. Saravanan calls Rajasekhar, who bails out the brothers and exposes Pasupathy's dirty tricks. To avoid defeat, Pasupathy tries to bribe people to vote for him, but Saravanan and Kumaran foil his plan, giving Periya Ponnu the edge. Pasupathy arrives at the home to kill the family and take Maya, but Maya has already escaped to elope with Saravanan. Saravanan, though, insists they go back. A furious Pasupathy reveals that he was the one who killed Aalavanthan's father, not Aalavanthan. He attacks Periya Ponnu just as Maya and Saravanan return. Saravanan fights Pasupathy and his son. At last, when Pasupathy goes to get his men, he finds that all the men assembled are Saravanan's gang members, which defeats him. The family reunites and celebrates the three brothers' weddings with their cousins.
Cast
- Vishal as Saravanan
- Hansika Motwani as Maya, Periya Ponnu's daughter
- Prabhu as Aalavanthan
- Vaibhav as Kumaran, Saravanan and Shakti half brother, Aalavandhan 2nd son
- Sathish as Shaktivel, Saravanan Younger Brother, Aalavandhan 3rd Son
- Santhanam as Inspector RDX Rajasekhar
- Ramya Krishnan as Periya Ponnu (sister of Chinna Ponnu and Nadu Ponnu)
- Kiran Rathod as Chinna Ponnu (sister of Nadu Ponnu and Periya Ponnu)
- Aishwarya as Nadu Ponnu (sister of Chinna Ponnu and Periya Ponnu)
- Madhuurimaas Chinna Ponnu's daughter
- Maadhavi Latha as Nadu Ponnu's daughter
- Tulasi as Tulasi, Saravanan's mother
- Pradeep Rawat as Pasupathy
- Rajeev Govinda Pillaias Pasupathy's son
- Abhishek as Periya Ponnu's husband
- Sriman as Nadu Ponnu's husband
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Chinna Ponnu's husband
- Raj Kapooras Saravanan's uncle
- Vijayakumar as Solavandhan, Aalavanthan's father
- Manobala as Commissioner
- Mohana as Maya's friend
- Vichu Vishwanath as Periya Ponnu's bodyguard
- Santhana Bharathi as Thalaivar
- Kanal Kannan as Henchman
- George Maryan as Eli Josiyam
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Pasupathy's henchman
- Andrea Jeremiah as herself (cameo appearance) to break up Saravanan and Maya
- bar dancer in an item song"Madras to Madurai"
- Khushbu as herself in a special appearance "Aye Aye"
- Hiphop Tamizha Adhias himself in a special appearance "Inbam Pongum Vennila"
Production
The team began production work on the film from 10 July 2014.[11] The team shot some scenes in Kumbakonam with Vishal and Sathish.[12] After a single schedule, the team announced that a non-stop schedule would take place from September 2014.[13] Filming was then moved to Senthil studios, located at Vadapalani, Chennai.[14] The audio was released on 27 December 2014 in Sathyam Cinemas.
Music
Aambala | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 24:46 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | V Music Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
Producer | Hiphop Tamizha | |||
Hiphop Tamizha chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Hiphop Tamizha (a duo consisting of Adhi and Jeeva),[15] making their debut as film music directors.[16] The album consists of six tracks with one of them being a remix of the song "Inbam Pongum" from Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959).[17] All lyrics were written by Hip-hop Tamizha's Adhi, who had also sung three numbers.
IBTimes rated the album 3.5 out of 5 and stated that the songs are "highly energetic, which are mixed with some heavy beats".[18] Indiaglitz gave it 3.5 out of 5.[19]
All lyrics are written by Hiphop Tamizha
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Madras To Madurai" | Kailash Kher, Vishnupriya Ravi, Maria Roe Vincent | 4:22 |
2. | "Pazhagihkalaam" | Hiphop Tamizha | 3:56 |
3. | "Vaa Vaa Vaa Vennila" | Mohit Chauhan, Amrita Shekar, Nirthya Maria Andrews | 4:01 |
4. | "Aye Aye Aye" | Hiphop Tamizha | 3:51 |
5. | "Yaar Enna Sonnalum" | Kutle Khan, Anthony Dassan, Varun Parandhaman | 4:50 |
6. | "Inbam Pongum Vennila" | Hiphop Tamizha | 3:46 |
Total length: | 24:46 |
Release
Theatrical
The film was released on 15 January 2015 coinciding with Pongal festival.[20]
Home media
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.
Reception
Critical response
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
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External links
- Aambala at IMDb