Alli Thandha Vaanam
| Alli Thandha Vaanam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sreedhar Prasadh |
| Written by | Sreedhar Prasadh |
| Produced by | Kaja Mydeen K. Ayisha |
| Starring | Prabhu Deva Laila Neha |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Edited by | Anil Malnad |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Alli Thandha Vaanam (transl. The sky gave me too much) is a 2001 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Sreedhar Prasadh. The film features Prabhu Deva, Laila and Neha in the lead roles, with Prakash Raj, Vivek, Moulee and Rajeev playing supporting roles. Murali appeared in a guest role. The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 5 September 2001.
Plot
Sathyam (Prabhu Deva) is the carefree son of a businessman, owner of Sathyam mills Lakshmipathi (Moulee). Disappointed Lakshmipathi asks Satyam to spend three months alone on the streets of Chennai to learn the value of money. He would have no money and could not use the information of who he is and his education (paid by his father) to gain favour or make a living from anyone.
So Sathyam sets out and from the very start, meets Divya (Laila), who plays an overexuberant youth girl, who cries or laughs constantly. In the next frame, he saves Meenakshi (Neha) in the style of MGR from would-be rapists, and in the third, he meets Julie (Kalyani), they both take each other as siblings. Sathyam promises Julie that he will help find her mother. Together they set out on a journey in search of her mum and to make a living (to survive to meet the daily need; food, shelter and medicine). Julie has her own sad story. He sees Meenakshi again, and the two of them fall in love.
Julie and Sathyam steal a suitcase from Madhavan (Murali) but later that night find out it is full of medicine. Without his medicine, Madhavan falls unconscious. Satyam goes to return the medicine and finds him unconscious. He then takes him to the hospital and learns he is going to need ₹ 5 lakhs to save him as he almost inadvertently killed.
So Satyam enters the house of billionaire (Rajeev) Divya's father, pretending to be his long-lost son Madhavan. Prakash (Prakash Raj), Sathyam's cousin, sets out to kill Sathyam, who is after his uncle Lakshmipathi money.[1]
Cast
- Prabhu Deva as Sathyam (Sathya)
- Laila as Divya
- Neha as Meenakshi (Meena)
- Prakash Raj as Prakash, Sathyam's cousin
- Vivek as Tamil Kirukkan
- Moulee as Lakshmipathi
- Rajeev as Ramanathan
- Hemanth Ravan as Sharma
- Mahanadi Shankar as Police inspector
- Balu Anand as Ramanathan
- Laxmi Rattan as Doctor Chezhiyan
- Baby Kalyani as Julie
- Kottachi as Tamil Kirukkan's friend
- Muthukaalai as Servant
- Jayamani as Mestri
- Indhu as Construction worker
- Shanthi Williams as Kannamma, Meenakshi's mother
- Tharini as Julie's mother
- Priyanka as Servant
- Lekhasri as Construction worker
- Meenal as Sudha
- A. C. Murali Mohan as TV Host
- Vengal Rao as Henchman
- Kili Ramachandran as Shop owner
- Bonda Mani as Sri Lankan Tamil man
- Dhadha Muthukumar as Old man
- Sivanarayanamoorthy as Company manager
- Minnal Deepa as Hospital receptionist
- Surjith Ansary as Schoolboy
- Murali as Madhavan, Divya's half-brother (guest appearance)
Production
The role played by Murali was initially intended to be played by Karthik.[2] Similarly Laila replaced Sneha in the lead female role.[3]
Soundtrack
| Alli Thanda Vaanam | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:15 |
| Label | Saai Media |
| Producer | Vidyasagar |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack features 7 tracks.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chennai Pattanam (Kasu Kasu)" | Kabilan | Udit Narayan, Sruthi | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Kannalay Miya Miya" | Arivumathi | Unni Menon, Srivardhini | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Thom Thom" | Arivumathi | Hariharan, Harini, K. S. Chithra | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Chikku Chikku Joy" | Palani Bharathi | Tippu | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Anthi Karukkayilae" | Arivumathi | Swarnalatha | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Thattan Kidaikaiyiliyo" | Arivumathi | Swarnalatha | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Vaadi Vaadi Naattu Katta" | Arivumathi | Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha Mohan | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 29:15 | |||
References
- ^ "Subash Awards : Film Review: Alli Thantha Vaanam". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
- ^ http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News-22062001.htm
- ^ http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/HOTNEWS-%2011072001.htm
- ^ "Alli Thantha Vaanam". jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.