Aandan Adimai

Aandan Adimai
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Directed by	Manivannan
Written by	Manivannan
Produced by	K. Dhadhakhan
Starring	Sathyaraj Suvaluxmi Divyaa Unni
Cinematography	D. Shankar
Edited by	P. Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	KDK International films
Release date	14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aandan Adimai is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Manivannan, starring Sathyaraj, Suvaluxmi and Divyaa Unni. It was released on 14 November 2001.[1]

Cast

• Sathyaraj as Sivaraman / Sankaran
• Suvaluxmi as Maheswari
• Divyaa Unni as Gayathri
• Ranjith as Ranjith
• Manivannan as Susan
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Vagai Chandrasekhar
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Veerasaamy
• Raj Kapoor
• Junior Balaiah
• Periya Karuppu Thevar
• Mayilsamy
• Kalairani
• Shanti Williams
• Kamala Kamesh
• Krithika as Sivaraman's adpoted sister (debut)[2]

Production

In the late 1990s, Manivannan attempted to make a film starring Sathyaraj, Prabhu and Livingston together titled Makkal Nanban. The film failed to take off, and he moved on to make Aandan Adimai.[3][4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Anne Anne"	Shankar Mahadevan	Muthulingam
"Enna Enna Paada"	Bhavatharini, Harini	Thamarai
"Undhan Rajyathil"	Ilaiyaraaja	Mu. Metha
"Nammava"	Madhu Balakrishnan, Shanmugasundari	Vaali
"Thillu Mullu"	Madhu Balakrishnan, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy	Pulamaipithan

Reception

The film was released on 14 November 2001.[7] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote "Aandaan Adimai means well and if the incidents brought in had been presented with force the film may have made an impact."[8] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Though one should commend the director for making a sincere attempt to tackle a controversial problem, one wishes the script was better crafted and the scenes had more depth".[9] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised for handling the subject without any campaigning tone, Ilayaraja's music, Shankar's cinematography but panned the editing.[10]

References

1. "aandan adimai ( 2001 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. Vanakkam Tamizha with Pandavar Illam Actress Revathi – Best Moments | 17 April 2020 | Sun TV (in Tamil). Sun TV. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020 – via YouTube.
3. "And a New Director." tamiltalkies.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
4. "Manivannan Direction!". Dinakaran. 19 February 1999. Archived from the original on 16 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. "Mitta Miraasu -Aandaan Adimai Tamil Audio Cd". Banumass. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
6. "Aandan Adimai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
7. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (9 November 2001). "A feast of films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
8. Rangarajan, Malathi (16 November 2001). "Aandaan Adimai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
9. Mannath, Malini. "Andaan Adimai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
10. தாசன், விஷுவல் (25 November 2001). "ஆண்டான் அடிமை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 84–85. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Aandan Adimai at IMDb