Azhagiya Theeye
Azhagiya Theeye is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair. The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while Ramesh Vinayagam composed the music.[1] It released to generally positive reviews.[2][3] The film's name is inspired by the song of the same name from Minnale (2001). The movie was remade in Telugu in 2006 as Happy.[4]
| Azhagiya Theeye | |
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| Directed by | Radha Mohan |
| Written by | Radha Mohan Viji (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Prakash Raj |
| Starring | Prasanna Navya Nair Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Srinivas |
| Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
| Music by | Ramesh Vinayakam |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The story revolves around Chandran (Prasanna) is approached by a girl Nandhini (Navya Nair) to break her proposed marriage with a software engineer Aravind (Prakash Raj) from the U.S. She is forced by her father who is a thug (Pyramid Natarajan) to marry this guy. Later Chandran hatches a plan by which he meets Aravind at a restaurant and tells him that Nandhini is madly in love with him. And the big twist is that Aravind does not walk away and instead stays back to see that the ‘love birds’ get united which upsets Chandran's plans and his life. He is forced to marry Nandhini at a registrar office and she is thrown out of her house. Aravind arranges a flat for them and leaves for the U.S. How the couple starts liking each other after a series of incidents forms the rest of the love story.
Cast
- Prasanna as Chandran
- Navya Nair as Nandhini
- Prakash Raj as Aravind Singh
- Elango Kumaravel as Gopi (Chithappa)
- Jayavarma as Moorthy
- Bala as Bala
- M. S. Bhaskar as Annachi
- Devadarshini as Sandhya
- Pyramid Natarajan as Nandhini's father
- Periyar Dasan
- Abbas (special appearance - "Dil Mera Loot Liya")
- Rambha (special appearance - "Dil Mera Loot Liya")
Production
Radha Mohan began work on his first film was Smile Please in 1996, starring Prakash Raj in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved.[5] Prakash Raj chose to produce a film with Radha Mohan and announced the project in July 2003 under the title of Koothupattarai, which developed alongside Prakash Raj's other production Naam (2003).[6][7] Navya Nair signed on to appear in the film during September 2003, which by then had been briefly titled Ellame Drama Thaan.[8][9]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for this film was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam.
Reception
The Hindu wrote "AMIDST RUN of the mill love themes and implausible action, Duet Movies' "Azhagiya Theeyae ... " comes as a whiff of fresh air. A simple storyline neatly narrated, the film is ably backed by Viji's dialogue. The comic digs, light-hearted barbs and humorous verbal exchanges in this breezy romantic story, keep your spirits enlivened."[2] Sify wrote "On the whole Azhagiya Theeye is good fun while it lasts."[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the film and director for healthy humour, humourous dialogues and for making a film different from commercial films.[10]
References
- ^ . sify.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b ""Azhagiya Theeyae ... "". The Hindu. 6 August 2004.
- ^ a b . www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Bunny boy is now his own man. Indiaglitz. 28 February 2006.
- ^ . Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ . www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 27 January 2005.
- ^ . www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 26 September 2005.
- ^ "அழகிய தீயே". Kalki (in Tamil). 15 August 2004. p. 80.