Alex Pandian
Alex Pandian | |
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Directed by | Suraj |
Written by | Suraj |
Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
Starring | Karthi Anushka Shetty Santhanam Milind Soman Suman |
Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
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Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹35 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹20 crore[2] |
Alex Pandian is a 2013 Indian
Plot
The film starts with Alex Pandian and Divya jumping off a train in an attempt to escape the goons who are seeking to kill them. Three days later, Alex enters Kaalayan's house. Alex's playful attitude and closeness with Kaalayan's three sisters irritates him, and he makes many attempts to evict Alex from his house, but it only makes the bond between Alex and the sisters stronger. Alex also comes into conflict and shaves the head of a local goon, whose brother Parthiban swears revenge on him, but later, it is revealed that like the movie Paruthiveeran, Alex and Parthiban are old friends, and they come to terms. Meanwhile, Divya is receiving treatment, whilst NRI chemist Alvin Martin and corrupt doctor GKM are in search of the two. Upon finding Alex and Divya, the goons chase them. Kaalayan demands to know who Divya is. Divya happens to be the daughter of the Chief Minister. Alex, a local thief, is asked to kidnap Divya for three days so that the CM would sign the papers which would allow Alvin and GKM to distribute fake medicines with devastating side effects. Alex brings her and keeps her as a hostage in a forest. On the third day, as Alex is driving back, Divya explains the reason for why she was asked to be kidnapped and thus requests him to take her back to her father. Alex decides to save Divya. The film shifts back to the present and by now, Divya has fallen in love with Alex. As fate would have it, the goons arrive at their hiding place. The film ends with Alex killing the villains and uniting with Divya.
Cast
- Karthi as Alex Pandian
- Anushka Shetty as Divya
- Santhanam as Kaalayan
- Milind Soman as Alvin Martin
- Suman as Dr. GKM
- Visu as Chief Minister
- Prathap Pothenas Radhakrishnan (CM's secretary)
- Saravanan as Parthiban
- Mahadevan as Swamiji
- Nikita Thukral as Gayathri, Kaalayan's elder sister
- Akanksha Puri as Divya, Kaalayan's middle sister
- Sanusha as Sneha, Kaalayan's younger sister
- Manobala as Captain Divakaran
- Rajkapooras Muthuvel (Police Commissioner)
- Santhana Bharathi as Home Minister
- Renuka as Rani
- Vaiyapuri as Nandu
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Saani Urundai
- Aryan as Rowdy
- Vichu Vishwanath
Production
Development
In April 2008, director Suraj announced that he had signed on with production house Studio Green to make a film with Karthi in the lead role.[4] Early reports suggested that the film would star Anushka Shetty and Priyamani and would be a remake of the successful Telugu language film, Vikramarkudu, though Suraj claimed it would be an original script.[5] However the film was placed on the backburner, with Karthi proceeding to star in a remake of Vikramarkudu under the direction of Siva in a project titled Siruthai (2011). In March, the film was titled as Alex Pandiyan named after Rajinikanth's character from Moondru Mugam.[6] Karthi described Alex Pandian as a masala film since, like other films in the genre, it was a mixture of "entertainment, action and comedy".[7]
Casting
The film re-emerged in April 2011, where it was announced that the film would be shot and readied for an August 2011 release.
Filming
Shooting started on 11 November 2011 at
Release
Alex Pandian's distribution rights for Kerala had been bought by Beebah Creations for ₹ 11.5 million and was distributed together with Sayujyam Cine Release.[30]
Reception
Critical response
Alex Pandian unfortunately received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Music
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Label | Gemini Audios | |||
Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
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The film's music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The soundtrack consists of 5 songs.[38][39] The audio rights were secured by Gemini Audio. The album was initially set to release on 24 November,[40] but was postponed and got released on 12 December 2012 on Rajinikanth's birthday.[41] A musical night was held on 30 December.[42]
Behindwoods wrote: "Alex Pandian is yet another unpretentious effort from DSP who attempts to offer nothing but lighthearted fun set to an unfailing dance beat. DSP unabashedly sticks to his guns and fires in places".[43]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Onnam Class" | P. Vijay | Javed Ali, Ranina Reddy | 4:04 |
Total length: | 22:11 |
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External links
- Alex Pandian at IMDb