Inimey Ippadithan
Inimey Ippadithan (transl. Gonna be like this from now on) is a 2015 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by the duo Muruganand (Murugan and Prem Anand) of Lollu Sabha fame.[1][2] Santhanam, who also produced the film, plays the lead role in it, alongside Ashna Zaveri and Akhila Kishore. The film opened to positive reviews and became a commercial hit.[3][4] It was dubbed in Hindi as Hyper 2 by Goldmines Telefilms on 9 January 2020.[5]
| Inimey Ippadithan | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Muruganand |
| Written by | Muruganand |
| Produced by | Santhanam |
| Starring | Santhanam Akhila Kishore Ashna Zaveri |
| Cinematography | Gopi Jagadeeswaran |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Music by | Santhosh Kumar Dhayanidhi |
Production company | Handmade Films |
Release date | 12 June 2015 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) |
Plot edit
Seenu (Santhanam) is a happy-go-lucky guy. His parents Ekambaram (Aadukalam Naren) and Bhavani (Pragathi) search for a bride to get him married within three months as per an astrologer's advice. Seenu does not believe in arranged marriages and tries to woo girls around him. Eventually, he falls in love with Maha (Ashna Zaveri), but she does not reciprocate. Meanwhile, Seenu's wedding is fixed with Akhila (Akhila Kishore) by his parents. Seenu finds out that Maha also loves him and decides to cancel his wedding with Akhila with the help of his maternal uncle Ulaganathan (Thambi Ramaiah). One day, Seenu calls Akhila to inform her about his love for Maha. Coincidentally, it was Akhila's birthday, and he prefers not to disappoint her. Maha spots Seenu with Akhila and understands the truth. She also informs this to Akhila. Maha breaks up with Seenu. Akhila forgives Seenu and prefers the wedding to proceed as planned. On the day of the wedding, Seenu gets a call from Maha, asking him to marry her in a register office or else she would commit suicide. Seenu rushes to the register office to save Maha but gets shocked seeing her wedding with her cousin. Seenu understands that it was a prank played by Maha to revenge him. Seenu rushes back to his wedding hall to marry Akhila, but Akhila married her family friend as everyone believed that Seenu eloped with Maha. Seenu's parents worry thinking about his situation, but Ulaganathan gets his daughter (Vidyullekha Raman) married to Seenu.
Cast edit
- Santhanam as Seenu
- Ashna Zaveri as Maha
- Akhila Kishore as Akhila
- Thambi Ramaiah as Ulaganathan, Seenu's uncle
- VTV Ganesh as Chandra
- Aadukalam Naren as Ekambaram, Seenu's father
- Pragathi as Bhavani, Seenu's mother
- FEFSI Vijayan as Major Chandrakanth, Akhila's father
- Sriranjani as Akhila's mother
- Vidyullekha Raman as Seenu's cousin
- Aryan as Ravi
- Abhishek Vinod as Karthik
- Karunakaran
- Narayan Lucky
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- Komal Sharma
- Sethu as Sethu, Seenu's friend
- Lollu Sabha Antony as Antony, Seenu's friend
- Gokul as Gokul, Seenu's friend
- Niranjini Agarwal as Niranjini, Maha's friend
- Gayathri Raj as Gayathri, Maha's friend and villain
- Krithika Laddu as Krithika, Maha's friend
- Cool Suresh
- Singamuthu
- Nippun
- Narayan
- Dhilsa
- Kalyanamalai Mohan as himself
- Dr. Arun Chinniah as himself
- Divya Krishnan as Samayal Manthiram Divya
Soundtrack edit
| Inimey Ippadithaan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album Inimey Ippadithaan by | ||||
| Released | 10 May 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:57 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India[6] | |||
| Santhosh Dhayanidhi chronology | ||||
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Inimey Ippadithaan's music was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi, an assistant of A. R. Rahman. The lyrics of the songs were written by Gana Bala, Sofia Ashraf, Kabilan, Madhan Karky, Dr Uma Devi and Gana Vinoth. The soundtrack, released on 10 May 2015,[7] received positive reviews.
| No | Title | Singer(s) | Lyric(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Paartha Oru Lookula" | Gana Bala | Gana Bala | 3:51 |
| 2 | "Athana Azhagayum" | Varun Parandhaman, Sofia Ashraf | Kabilan, Sofia Ashraf | 3:21 |
| 3 | "Thaedi Odunaen" | Santhosh Dhayanidhi, Aalap Raju | Kabilan | 2:12 |
| 4 | "Innimey Ippadithaan" | Karthik, C. Aishvarrya Suresh | Madhan Karky | 2:56 |
| 5 | "Azhaga Aanazhaga" | Harini | Dr Uma Devi | 3:31 |
| 6 | "Aathula Oru Kaal" | Mahalingam, Thalapathi, Sapta | Gana Vinoth | 4:06 |
Release edit
The film was released on 12 June 2015. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.[8]
Critical response edit
The film received positive reviews from critics.[9] The New Indian Express wrote, "The screenplay is neatly crafted, the narration has a smooth flow. The dialogue sparkles with wit, the humour decent...The film delivers much more than what one would have expected and is a pleasant watch".[10] Sify wrote, "The storyline and structure is similar to any other Tamil film in the rom com genre. However, what makes it different is its treatment...Murugan-Anand's idea of making a comic entertainer with an important message is laudable" and described the film as an "enjoyable ride".[11] The Hindu wrote, "The story isn't great but who cares when as many jokes are laugh-out-loud great as they are in Inimey...when there are as many jokes, there are also bound to be discomfiting ones...But in one of the more surprising final acts I’ve seen this year, Inimey quite redeems itself".[12] Baradwaj Rangan called it a "not-bad, Bhagyaraj-style comedy", further writing, "when we go to these movies, the question isn’t “How politically correct is it?” but “Are there laughs?” And there are plenty...the film takes too long to get going. But once Cheenu finds himself trapped between his two women – a classic Bhagyaraj situation – we experience the gamut from hmmm... okay to hey, not bad to that was actually hilarious".[13] The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Comedy is still his (Santhanam's) biggest weapon and the actor is in sparkling form in this film, which is structured to his strengths. We get the quintessential Santhanam similes, which hit their mark quite often, though there is a fair share of ridicule disguised as humour".[14] Bollywoodlife.com wrote, "Inimey Ippadithaan is a must-watch because at the end, you come out of the theatre feeling good...it's a film this summer that keeps you entertained and is total value for money".[15]
In contrast, Rediff gave 2 stars out of 5 and called it a "poorly-written, uninspiring romantic comedy", going on to add, "The film let down by a poorly-written script and the director's lacklustre execution. The extremely slow pace, the pretentious characters, ordinary background score, songs every 20 minutes, and a screenplay stuck on a single notion, makes director Muruganand's Inimey Ippadithaan one dimensional and monotonous".[16]
Box office edit
The film opened to "good" response on first day.The film grossed ₹5 crore (US$630,000)(Worldwide) and particularly it grossed ₹3.2 crore (US$400,000) in TN alone over its first Week End.The film continued to do well in its week days and collected over ₹9.2 crore (US$1.2 million) in 7 days at the worldwide box office.After the good opening, the film collection fell down and ended with ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) in its end of worldwide collection.The film declared Hit at the box office.
References edit
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- ^ Rao, Subha J. (27 October 2014). "'Hero' Santhanam strikes again". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Ashna Zaveri in love with Santhanam!". The Times of India.
- ^ "People say I look like Nayan; I want to be like her: Akhila". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Hyper 2 (Inimey Ippadithan) 2020 New Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie | Santhanam, Ashna Zaveri". YouTube.
- ^ "Inimey Ippadithan audio on May 15". The Times of India.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.
- ^ V.P, Nicy (12 June 2015). "'Inimey Ippadithan' Movie Review Round – Up: Santhanam Starrer is Complete Comedy Entertainer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ . www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (12 June 2015). "Inimey Ippadithan: Santhanam plays to his strengths". Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ ""Inimey Ippadithan"… A not-bad, Bhagyaraj-style comedy". 13 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Inimey Ippadithaan Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Srinivasan, Latha. "Inimey Ippadithaan movie review: Santhanam's comic caper is a must-watch!". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Review: Inimey Ippadithaan is monotonous". Retrieved 10 April 2018.