Aanmai Thavarael

Aanmai Thavarael
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Directed byKuzhanthai Velappan
Screenplay byKuzhanthai Velappan
Story byKuzhanthai Velappan
StarringDhruva
Shruti
Sampath Raj
Panchu Subbu
CinematographyArbhindu Saaraa
Edited byV J Sabu Joseph
Music byMariya Manohar
Production
company
Redhead Entertainment
Release date
  • 3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aanmai Thavarael (transl. Missing masculinity) is a 2011 Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kuzhanthai Velappan.[1] The film, featuring newcomers Dhruva and Shruti alongside Sampath Raj and Panchu Subbu in primary roles, deals with human trafficking.[2] It was released on 3 June 2011.[3]

Plot

Vettri, a boy living in Chennai, is in love with his neighbor Yamuna, who works in a call centre and reciprocates his feelings. The two have not yet revealed their relationship to their families. Suddenly, one day, Yamuna gets kidnapped by a gang, Vetri sets out to find her and how he rescues her with help from Charles Antony, a former and highly intelligent and skilled IPS officer forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Mariya Manohar.[4][5]

  • "Nona Nona" - Dev, Krithika
  • "Kadhal Adaimazhai" - Krish, Ramya
  • "Vazhiyil Thulaindhu" - Padmalatha
  • "Satta Sada" - Karthikeyan, Naveen, Venkath Renganathan

Reception

Behindwoods wrote "At first, congrats to the team for coming up with such a bold subject. The standard of execution of the plot in AT puts the film at a higher level. The director has a clear focus, to show the way in which crime and police operate, and he succeeds in most parts".[6] News18 wrote "Debutant writer-director Kulanthai Velappan has his script focused, and moves his narration at a steady pace, the interest rarely waning".[7] Nowrunning wrote "Aanmai Thavarael is an overlong, over scored vapid lackluster that has nothing to do with you once you're out of the theatre".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Cinema Plus / Columns : Crime file". The Hindu. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. ^ Manigandan K R (11 May 2011). "Aanmai Thavarael addresses a grave issue". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Friday Fury- 3 June". Sify. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Aanmai Thavarael (2010) - Mariya Manogar". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 – via mio.to.
  5. ^ "Aanmai Thavarael". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Aanmai Thavarel Review - Aanmai Thavarel Movie Review".
  7. ^ "Tamil review: Aanmai Thavarael a good first film". 7 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Aanmai Thavarael (2011) | Aanmai Thavarael Tamil Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". 5 June 2011.