Aadhi
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Aadhi is a 2006 Tamil
action film
directed by Ramana and produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar, starring their son Vijay and Trisha Krishnan
in lead roles. Prakash Raj
, Sai Kumar
and Vivek
play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar
. It is a remake of the successful Telugu film Athanokkade
.This film will be released in Telugu as "Nenera Aadhi".
) in white, like an angel, sitting on a white bench feeding a white pigeon by a calm ocean and a police officer (Devan) coming and sitting by her side and exchanging pleasantries and suddenly she whips out a knife and kills him saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years.
After that, the movie moves to Aadhi (Vijay) who lives with his foster parents (Manivannan
& Seetha
) in New Delhi. He takes up a course in a Chennai college against his parents wishes, while he is actually on mission to eliminate the people behind the murder of his blood family.
Similarly Anjali studying in the same college has her own agenda to seek revenge on her parents killers, and she is assisted by her uncle (Nassar). Soon Aadhi falls in love with Anjali, as she brings back memories of his childhood sweetheart and cousin who loved to dance in the rain.
In a shocking flashback, it is revealed that Anjali and Aadhi were from the same family. Aathi's biological father (Prakash Raj
) was an honest cop who arrested one of the henchmen of a local gangster, RDX (Sai Kumar
). To strike back at Aadhi's father who refuses to release his henchmen, he pays them a visit with some of his henchmen and the police officer Anjali murdered earlier in the film and murders their whole extended family. Only Anjali, her uncle and Aadhi survived the blast that annihilated their family.
Together, they combine forces to get revenge on RDX. The climax shows a battle between Aadhi and RDX, in which Aadhi kills RDX.
with lyrics by Palani Barathi, Pa. Vijay & Yuga Barathi.
The film includes two more songs not included in the audio soundtrack which are:
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Ramana and produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar, starring their son Vijay and Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
in lead roles. Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
, Sai Kumar
Sai Kumar (Telugu actor)
Sai Kumar born on 27 July 1960 as Pudipeddi Saikumar, is an Indian film actor and acclaimed dubbing expert who has made his name in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries...
and Vivek
Vivek (actor)
Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
. It is a remake of the successful Telugu film Athanokkade
Athanokkade
Athanokkade is a 2005 Telugu film which was directed by Surender Reddy. This film stars Kalyan Ram, Sindhu Tolani, and Ashish Vidyarthi. Music was scored by Mani Sharma. This film was a big hit at box office as it has good story, twists and comedy in the movie. It was remade into Tamil as Aadhi....
.This film will be released in Telugu as "Nenera Aadhi".
Plot
The opening scene shows Anjali (Trisha KrishnanTrisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
) in white, like an angel, sitting on a white bench feeding a white pigeon by a calm ocean and a police officer (Devan) coming and sitting by her side and exchanging pleasantries and suddenly she whips out a knife and kills him saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years.
After that, the movie moves to Aadhi (Vijay) who lives with his foster parents (Manivannan
Manivannan
Manivannan is a popular Tamil actor and director. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan is one of the most experienced actors in the field. He normally plays the role of a dad or a senior comedian.- Background :...
& Seetha
Seetha (actress)
Seetha is a Tamil film actress. When she began her career in the 1980s, she would usually act in lead roles of films. She was also the wife of actor Parthiban and mother of P. S. Keerthana. She divorced Parthiban for unknown reasons and is now acting in Television Serials and in supporting...
) in New Delhi. He takes up a course in a Chennai college against his parents wishes, while he is actually on mission to eliminate the people behind the murder of his blood family.
Similarly Anjali studying in the same college has her own agenda to seek revenge on her parents killers, and she is assisted by her uncle (Nassar). Soon Aadhi falls in love with Anjali, as she brings back memories of his childhood sweetheart and cousin who loved to dance in the rain.
In a shocking flashback, it is revealed that Anjali and Aadhi were from the same family. Aathi's biological father (Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
) was an honest cop who arrested one of the henchmen of a local gangster, RDX (Sai Kumar
Sai Kumar (Telugu actor)
Sai Kumar born on 27 July 1960 as Pudipeddi Saikumar, is an Indian film actor and acclaimed dubbing expert who has made his name in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries...
). To strike back at Aadhi's father who refuses to release his henchmen, he pays them a visit with some of his henchmen and the police officer Anjali murdered earlier in the film and murders their whole extended family. Only Anjali, her uncle and Aadhi survived the blast that annihilated their family.
Together, they combine forces to get revenge on RDX. The climax shows a battle between Aadhi and RDX, in which Aadhi kills RDX.
Cast
- Vijay as Aathi, the protagonist who is seeking revenge
- Trisha KrishnanTrisha KrishnanTrisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
as Anjali, Aathi's love and cousin, who also desires to kill RDX - Sai KumarSai Kumar (Telugu actor)Sai Kumar born on 27 July 1960 as Pudipeddi Saikumar, is an Indian film actor and acclaimed dubbing expert who has made his name in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries...
as RDX, the don who murdered Aathi and Anjali's family. - Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
as Aathi's biological father, a police officer who is murdered by RDX - VivekVivek (actor)Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
as Bullet - AdithyaAdithyaAdithya , is an Indian film actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is an atheist.- Filmography:-External links:...
as Abdullah, RDX's henchman who is murdered by Aathi around interval time. - NassarNassarNassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
as Ramachandra, Aathi's uncle, one of the survivors of the brutal night, however he was killed by RDX's brother later on - ManivannanManivannanManivannan is a popular Tamil actor and director. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan is one of the most experienced actors in the field. He normally plays the role of a dad or a senior comedian.- Background :...
as Mani, Aathi's foster father. - LivingstonLivingston (actor)Livingston is a Tamil film actor who usually plays in supporting roles. He is credited in his earlier films by the stage name Ranjan. His first starring role was in Poonthotta Kavalkaran . He started out playing villains and graduated to playing lead roles with Sundara Purushan in 1997...
as Anjali's father, murdered by RDX's henchman - Vijayakumar as Aathi's grandfather, murdered by RDX's henchmen
Box Office
This film was considered as a average profit at the boxoffice but as its television rights being sold at a good price it was declared a hit.Soundtrack
The film has five songs composed by VidyasagarVidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
with lyrics by Palani Barathi, Pa. Vijay & Yuga Barathi.
| Song Title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Olli Olli Iduppe" | Karthik Karthik (singer) Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers... , Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... |
| "Ennai Konja Konja" | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , Sujatha Mohan |
| "Athi Athikka" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas... , Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam is an acclaimed Indian playback singer. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.Sargam has sung in many Indian languages for films, television serials and music albums. She is well known for her 90s Hindi songs and recent South Indian songs. She... |
| "Yeai Durai" | Saindhavi Saindhavi Saindhavi is a Carnatic music singer and a South Indian film playback singer.-Personal life:Saindhavi is engaged to G. V. Prakash and will get married in December 2011. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.-Discography:... , Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... |
| "Lealakku Lealakku" | KK KK -People:* KK , an Icelandic musician* KK Null, a Japanese musician* Kenneth Kaunda, a Zambian politician* Krishnakumar Kunnath, an Indian playback singer* Kishore Kumar, an Indian playback singer* Kay Kay Menon , an Indian actor... , Sujatha Mohan |
The film includes two more songs not included in the audio soundtrack which are:
- “Varran Varran” sung by TippuTippu (singer)Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School...
- “Iruvar Vazhvum” sung by KarthikKarthik (singer)Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers...
& Kalyani