Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan | |
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Directed by | Adhik Ravichandran |
Written by | Adhik Ravichandran |
Produced by | S. Michael Rayappan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Krishnan Vasant |
Edited by | Ruben |
Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | Global Infotainment |
Distributed by | T-Series Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (transl. The affectionate, uncompromising/unflinching, uncontrollable man), also known as AAA, is a 2017 Indian
The film received generally negative reviews from critics and failed at the box-office.
Plot
In Dubai, a cop named Ruby interrogates an old man in an attempt to capture the dreaded don Michael. The man narrates Michael's story.
In 1992, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Madurai Michael is a notorious thug who works for a smuggler named Senthamarai and kills for money. He spends his time with his sidekicks played by Mahat and VTV Ganesh. Michael falls for Selvi, a girl from his town. Selvi rejects him initially, but later reciprocates his love. She asks him to leave his gangster life and move to Dubai, starting a new life. Michael half-heartedly accepts this. However, an enemy from the same gang backstabs Michael by turning into a witness for many murders committed by Michael and the latter is jail.
Michael then escapes prison with the help of his friends and finds out that Selvi is soon to marry a man of her parents' choice. Understanding that he is going to be on the run forever, Michael leaves Selvi and migrates to Dubai where he rose to become a dreaded gangster.
Back in Dubai, the old man, one of Michael's friends, dies soon after narrating the story. Ruby and the other cops figure out that Michael will be over 50 years old and would be fearing for his life, hiding somewhere. They circle in on Chennai and send a fax of Michael's photo to the police in Chennai. But Michael is revealed to be living a lavish and happy life in Chennai under the Michael's grandfather Ashwin Thaatha.
Ashwin has all the money he wants in his life except for a woman. So he decides to get married. While interviewing probable brides, he falls in love with a much younger girl called Ramya, who along with her father is running an old-age home. Ashwin mistakes Ramya's friendly talks as a reciprocation of his love and is ecstatic when she decides to tell her father about her love.
At a ceremony, Ramya breaks the news to her father by saying that she loves someone and wants to marry him, but the age difference might be a problem. To Ashwin's surprise, Ramya introduces a younger man called Shiva who looks like Ashwin. It turns out that Shiva is only a few years younger than Ramya and they had pursued a long-distance relationship, he is settled in the US.
A distraught and broken Ashwin resorts to drinking and turns negative when he kidnaps Shiva. He employs a prominent make-up artist and plans to use their resemblance to pose as Shiva and win over Ramya.
Cast
- Silambarasan as Madurai Michael and Ashwin
- Silambarasan also cameos as Thikku Shiva
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Ramya
- Shriya Saran as Selvi
- Kasthurias Agent Ruby
- Mahat Raghavendra as Sabi
- VTV Ganesh as Somu
- Y. G. Mahendraas "Current" Murugan
- Rajendran as Mani/Raju
- Kovai Sarala as Sarala
- Shanmugasundaram as Nattamai
- Pandu as Doctor
- Neelu as Neelu Thatha
- Swaminathan as Swami Thatha
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Manohar Thatha
- Singamuthu
- Pasanga Sivakumar as Sivakumar
- Kasthuri Patti as Selvi's grandmother
- Madhan Pandian as Madhan
- Sivaji Senthamarai as Senthamarai
- 'Sengal Psycho' Ramkumar
- Nellai Siva
- Rahul Thatha
- Sathya NJ
- A. R. Kapoor
- Cameo appearance
- Vijayakumar
- G. V. Prakash Kumar as Jeeva
- Adhik Ravichandran as himself
Production
In February 2016, Adhik Ravichandran revealed that his second directorial venture would star Silambarasan in the lead role, with several members of his crew from Trisha Illana Nayanthara being retained. He revealed that he would direct the film alongside his commitments with another film titled Virgin Maapillai. Yuvan Shankar Raja was signed on to be the music director of the film in June 2016.[2] Trisha held talks with the film about portraying a leading female role but eventually did not sign the project. Later, Shriya Saran was signed on to appear as the lead heroine pairing opposite Simbu, marking her return to Tamil films after a long hiatus.[3] The film's title was announced in May 2016.[4] For one of his roles in the film, Silambarasan put on significant weight and grew a beard.[5]
Music
The soundtrack of Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.[6] Yuvan himself released the album through his music label U1 Records. A single "Trend Song" which had vocals and lyrics by Silambarasan himself was released as a New Year special on 30 December 2016.[7][8] The next single, "Rottula Vandi Oduthu" also known as "Spiritual Gaana" was released on 2 June 2017 coinciding with Ilaiyaraaja's birthday.[9]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Trend Song" | Silambarasan | Silambarasan | 6:06 |
2. | "Raththam En Raththam" | Vairamuthu | Silambarasan | 4:17 |
3. | "Spiritual Ganaa" | Silambarasan | Ilaiyaraaja | 4:36 |
4. | "Madura Michael Theme" (Instrumental) | 1:59 | ||
5. | "Ashwin Thatha Theme" (Instrumental) | 2:57 | ||
6. | "Retro Romance Theme" (Instrumental) | 3:09 | ||
7. | "Thatha Love" (Instrumental) | 3:37 | ||
Total length: | 26:43 |
Release
Sources confirmed that Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan will be released in two parts as AAA-1D and AAA-2D, showcasing the characters Madura Michael, Ashwin Thatha and Thikku Siva.[10] and Silambarasan also confirmed that AAA-1D releases on 23 June 2017, as a Ramadan festival weekend, and AAA-2D will be releasing within the end of the year.[11] In an interview with The Hindu, Adhik Ravichandran confirmed that 85% of both the parts have been completed. It has been speculated that the sequel may not be released due to the disappointing reception of the first part.[12]
Reception
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan received negative reviews from critics.
Controversies
Several months after the film's release, producer
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