Aalavandhan
| Aalavandhan | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Suresh Krishna |
| Written by | Kamal Haasan |
| Produced by | S. Thanu |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Manisha Koirala Raveena Tandon |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 178 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmIndia |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | $4 million[1] |
Aalavandhan (Tamil) is a thriller film released in 2001. Directed by Suresh Krishna, it stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role, with Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala as his love interests. The film's score was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Actor Jayam Ravi served as an assistant director.
This movie was simultaneously released in Telugu and Hindi as Abhay. The film is an adaptation of a novel titled Dayam that was written by Kamal Haasan in 1984.[2] This film also had inspiration from Twelve Monkeys.
Plot
Vijay (Kamal Haasan) is the commander of an anti-terrorist squad. He gets engaged to Tejaswini (Raveena Tandon) who is pregnant with their child. Vijay's brother Nandu (also played by Haasan) is psychotic and is in a mental asylum. Vijay takes Tejaswini to the asylum so that Nandu can meet her. In his delusions, Nandu decides that she is his evil stepmother. Nandu, who killed his stepmother when he was twelve, decides that he must kill Tejaswini to protect Vijay.
Nandu escapes from the asylum and searches for Tejaswini. In the process, he takes drugs and kills other people under their influence. Vijay is determined to save his fiancee even if it means that he has to kill his brother.
Cast
- Kamal Hassan as Major Vijaykumar (Vijay) and Nandakumar (Nandu)
- Raveena Tandon as Tejaswini
- Manisha Koirala as Sharmilee (cameo)
- Vallabh Vyas as Dr. Srinivasa Rao
- Milind Gunaji as Lt. Col. Santosh Kumar
- Sarath Babu as Tejaswini's father
- Anu Haasan as Kamal's mother
Crew
- Director: Suresh Krishna
- Producer: Kalaipuli S. Dhanu
- Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
- Lyrics: Vairamuthu
- Cinematography: Tirru
- Editor: M. Kasi Vishwanathan
- Background Score: Mahesh
- Art Director: Samir Chanda
- Stunt Coordinator: Vikram Dharma
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Aalavandhan | Shankar Mahadevan |
| Kadavul Paadhi | Kamal Haasan |
| Africa Kaatupuli | Nandini |
| Siri Siri | Kamal Haasan, Mahalakshmi Iyer |
| Unazhagukku | Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha Mohan |
Box office
The film did not do well at the box office.
References
- ^ PILLAI, SREEDHAR (Nov 08, 2002). "As star power wanes..." www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Fernandes, Vivek (August 25, 2001). "Abhay sings a fearless tune". rediff.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
External links
- Aalavandhan at IMDb
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