Aalambana

Aalambana
Poster with previous release date
Directed by	Pari K Vijay
Written by	Pari K Vijay
Produced by	Kotapadi J. Rajesh
Starring	Vaibhav Parvati Nair
Cinematography	Vinoth Rathinasamy
Edited by	San Lokesh
Music by	Hiphop Tamizha
Production companies	KJR Studios Koustubh Entertainment
Release date	7 March 2025 (2025-03-07)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aalambana (transl. Ālambana) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by debutant Pari K Vijay and produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under the banner KJR Studios and co-produced by Koustubh Entertainment.[1] The film stars Vaibhav and Parvati Nair with a supporting cast including Munishkanth, Yogi Babu, Anandaraj, Kabir Duhan Singh, Kaali Venkat and Robo Shankar. The film's music is composed by Hiphop Tamizha, with cinematography handled by Vinoth Rathinasamy and editing done by San Lokesh.

The film is scheduled to release on 7 March 2025 after a five years delay.

Cast

• Vaibhav as Anbu
• Parvati Nair
• Anandaraj
• Munishkanth
• Yogi Babu
• Robo Shankar
• Dindigul I. Leoni
• Pandiarajan
• Murali Sharma
• Kabir Duhan Singh
• Kaali Venkat
• Praveena
• Nakkalites Dhanam

Production

In November 2019, Vaibhav Reddy was cast to play the lead role in the film produced by KJR Studios and directed by newcomer Pari K Vijay, who had earlier worked as an assistant in films like Mundasupatti (2014) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).[2] Munishkanth was chosen to play the role of a genie, and the film was said to be in the fantasy comedy genre.[3] Parvati Nair was cast as the female lead opposite to Vaibhav.[4] Principal photography began with a pooja ceremony on 14 December 2019 in MGR Film City.[5] The film was shot in Mysore Palace, Chennai and Pondicherry, and the shooting was completed in January 2021.[6] It was said to be the costliest film in Vaibhav's career.[7]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by Hiphop Tamizha and the album featured two songs. The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India.^[citation needed]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Eppa Paarthaalum"	Pa. Vijay	Armaan Malik	3:30
2.	"Opening Song Ithu"	Kabilan Vairamuthu	Ajay Krishna	4:05
Total length:				7:35

Release

Aalambana is scheduled to release on 7 March 2025.[8] It was previously scheduled for a theatrical release on 15 December 2023;[9] however, on 12 December, TSR Studios filed a case against 24AM Studios and KJR Studios for lenting ₹10 crore and only paying back ₹3 crore. This resulted in the film to receive a four-week ban from release.[10][11] According to an April 2024 article by Webdunia, the producer was in debt of at least ₹40 crore (US$4.6 million).[12]

References

1. "Feeling the heat". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
2. "Vaibhav signs a fantasy film". Deccan Chronicle. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
3. "Munishkanth plays a genie in 'Aalambana'!". Sify. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. "Vaibhav and Parvati Nair in the fantasy film 'Aalambana'". The News Minute. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
5. "Super update from Vaibhav and hiphop Tamizha's fantasy film, here!". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
6. "Vaibhav-Parvati Nair's Aalambana wrapped up". Cinema Express. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
7. "KJR Studios to produce the costliest film of Vaibhav, titled 'Aalambana'". Sify. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
8. Kumar, Akshay (4 February 2025). "Vaibhav and Parvati Nair's Aalambana to release in March". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
9. "Vaibhav's Aalambana to release on December 15". The Times of India. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
10. "Release Of Sivakarthikeyan's Ayalaan In Trouble As TSR Films Takes Legal Action". News18. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
11. "Vaibhav's Aalambana release date postponed". Cinema Express. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
12. "வைபவ் நடிக்கும் ஆல்ம்பனா படத்தின் மீது இத்தனை கோடி கடனா?". Webdunia (in Tamil). 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

External links

• Aalambana at IMDb