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Paiyaa is a 2010 Indian Tamil
romantic
- action film
written and directed by N. Linguswamy
. It stars Karthik Sivakumar
and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, with Milind Soman
, Sonia Deepti
and Jegan essaying supporting roles. The film revolves around a journey of a young couple: a jobless carefree guy, is asked by a young IT employee, incidentally the girl he is in love with, to escort her from Bangalore
to Mumbai
. The incident that happen and the obstacles they have to face and how they bond together during the journey, forms the crux.
The film, produced by Linguswamy's younger brother N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner of Thirupathi Brothers and distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
, features a highly successful soundtrack and film score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja
, cinematography by Madhi and editing handled Anthony Gonsalves
. After a lengthy pre-production phase, during which the film underwent major changes in its main cast and its technical crew, the shooting of the film commenced in December 2008 and was held at various locations throughout entire South India
, most notably in Bangalore
, Karnataka
, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
and Mumbai
, Maharashtra
and across the highways between these cities. The film released on 2 April 2010 to positive reviews and emerged a high commercial success. A Telugu
dubbing version of the film titled Awara released on 21 May in Andhra Pradesh
to positive response, too.
) is a young, carefree and jobless man, staying at Bangalore
. He has a loyal group of friends who are determined to make him a responsible guy and therefore desperately try to get him a job somehow. One day, while getting off the bus, he sees a young beautiful girl named Charulatha (Tamannaah) who is also looking for a job, and immediately falls for her. He later gets to spot her at few occasions, trying to follow her, and even misses the interview, his friends had arranged for him, during one such day.
One day, Shiva goes to the railway station as he is supposed to pick a friend and owner of the Mitsubishi Lancer
, Shiva and his friends use. While waiting for the friend to arrive, Charulatha, apparently in a very tensed mood, and her uncle, mistaking Shiva to be a cab driver, ask him to drop them at Chennai
. Excited to give his dream girl a ride, he accepts and escorts them. They stop at a filling station
to refuel the car, when Charulatha suddenly requests Shiva to drive on, losing and leaving her uncle behind. Shiva does as she wishes and takes off without her uncle. She first asks Shiva to drop her at the airport and later at a railway station, but as she misses her flight and is also not able to go by train, she requests Shiva whether he would take her to Mumbai
by car.
Shiva, immensely thrilled by this request, instantly agrees and escorts her to Mumbai. During the journey she finally reveals her story, after Shiva had asked several times to tell about her problems and the reason for the journey to Mumbai. It comes to light that Charulatha's mother, always supporting her daughter, died after a violent altercation with her father, who since tried to subject Charulatha and make her marry an unknown man he had chosen for her. Not willing to bow his father's wishes, she had escaped from home, but was later found by her father's business partner, Jayaraman, the supposed uncle of her. He was about to take her to the marriage registration arranged by her father, hence Charulatha was trying to escape and insisted on leaving him behind at the filling station. She heads to Mumbai as she wants to stay at her grandmother's home.
However, she is followed by a gang, led by a furious Telugu-speaking Amma, whom she and Shiva just about manage to escape. Shiva then decides to change the route in order to avoid the gang, but encounters another gang. He realizes that this gang, however, is not following Charulatha, but himself, as they are the henchmen of a Mumbai-based gangster Baali (Milind Soman
). He recalls an incident that happened some years ago in Mumbai
, when he stayed there at his friend Poochi's (Jegan) house. He had beaten one of Baali's men, who had attacked him, and later Baali himself, without knowing about him and his reputation in the city, and returned to Bangalore. Both the gangs are now following the couple to achieve their targets. Whether they both can escape both gangs and whether Shiva was able to express his love to Charulatha forms the crux.
In the end, Shiva manages to save Charulatha from the clutches of Baali and his friends express his feelings to Charulatha who happily accepts Shiva's love for she too had fallen for him during the journey. They both hug each other in a beautiful scene and the sweet movie ends with the song Thuli Thuli playing in the background.
-starrer Bheema
, Linguswamy had mentioned, that Karthi Sivakumar
would be acting in his next film, which would be action-oriented and would be launched in January 2008. In October 2007 then, sources reported, that Linguswamy is planning to make a bilingual film to be released in both Tamil and Telugu
with both Chiranjeevi's
son, Ram Charan Teja
and Karthi in the lead roles. Later again reports claimed, that Linguswamy's next project will feature Vishal
as the protagonist after which Jayam Ravi
was supposed to enact the lead character in his next film.
After having completed and released Bheema
in January 2008, Linguswamy was set to begin his next venture very soon. In March 2008 then, again reports claimed, that his next project will be an entertainer with equal doses of love and action, which will have actor Karthi in the lead role. Further more, it was reported, that Linguswamy was still working on the script of the film, which would feature the "main crew members" of Bheema, including music director Harris Jayaraj
, cinematographer R. D. Rajasekhar and editor Anthony
and which was yet to be titled. However, Linguswamy announced the film with an entirely new crew, with Yuvan Shankar Raja
and Madhi replacing Harris Jayaraj and R. D. Rajasekhar as the film's music composer and cinematographer respectively, whilst Priya Manikandan, wife of noted cinematographer Manikandan, was chosen as the chief costume designer. Stills of the film were captured by Venket Ram
Lingusamy was said to have written two scripts, out of which he eventually chose the Paiyya script. The film was initially titled Kuthirai, however was later renamed as Paiyaa, which was actually only a tentative, working title. Due to various reasons, the launch of the got delayed again and again, before shooting of the film finally started in December 2008. The film's music was released in November 2009 along with the trailer. In late 2009, after finishing the filming of Paiyaa, Lingusamy disclosed his plans of remaking the film in Telugu and Hindi languages as well. However, later on as Yuganikki Okkadu, the Telugu dubbed version of Karthi's second film Aayirathil Oruvan, became a great success in Andhra Pradesh
, the team instead decided to dub and release the film in Telugu in order to cash in on Karthi's new-found popularity in the state. The audio of the Telugu version, titled Awara was released by March 2010, with the film releasing simultaneously with the Tamil version. In early March 2010, the film's distribution rights were eventually acquired by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
that earlier distributed Karthi's brother, Surya's Vaaranam Aayiram and produced the superhit parody film Thamizh Padam
.
was signed for the female lead role in Paiyaa for a record salary of 1 crore
rupees. However, as the director decided to reduce her salary due to economic recession, she resisted, leaving the project in December 2008. Subsequently Trisha Krishnan
was reported to have bagged the role, before it was confirmed, that she was ultimately replaced by Tamannaah Bhatia, who was signed for 80 lakhs. Later on in late December 2008, Milind Soman
, who had last appeared in Pachaikili Muthucharam in Tamil, was signed up for the main antagonist's role, a Mumbai-based don, while there are 18 villains overall as per reports.
. Shooting carried on in and around Bangalore in the following weeks. The film's main portions were extensively shot across some major highways, where the story plays, whilst the climax was filmed in Mumbai
, where the journey would also end. Moreover, filming took place in Tamil Nadu
, Pondicherry, Kerala
and Andhra Pradesh
as well.
In early May 2009, filming took place near Chembarambakkam Lake
in Chennai
, where a street fight was being shot. Later that month, a song ("Suthudhe Suthudhe Boomi"), choreographed by Sabeena Khan, was shot at Prasad Studios
in Chennai
, where a grand set had been erected by art director Rajeevan. The song is said to feature computer graphics
and visual effects
. The shooting of the song was being held in the sets, while the background would change to "dense forests and lush mountain ranges" using the effects. In June 2009, after nearly six months of shooting, more than sixty-five percent was said to be over, with a song and the climax sequences being the remaining parts to be filmed. A twenty-five day schedule was planned to be held in Mumbai
and Pune
, but the shooting got halted in July due to heavy rains there. In October 2009, the final action scenes of the climax involving Karthi and Milind Soman were filmed in Mumbai and its suburbs in a ten day schedule, following which a rain song ("Adada Mazhaida"), featuring Karthi and Tamannaah, was shot at the Athirappilly
waterfalls
in Kerala
, where earlier scenes and songs from other films such as Punnagai Mannan
and Iruvar
were filmed.
, with no opposition in Tamil Nadu
. The film earned Rs. 70,99,863 in the opening weekend across Chennai
, taking the biggest opening of the year and even topping Karthi's earlier release Aayirathil Oruvan. The film grossed Rs. 12 crores in the first three days and was declared a commercial success within a few days. In the United Kingdom
the film was distributed by B4U and was released across six screens, grossing £21,021 in the opening weekend, opening at the 23rd place. Furthermore, in Malaysia, the film opened across 34 screens and had collected $349,368 after the second week. Overall it grossed 35 crores worldwide and collected a net distributor share of 30 crores from Tamil version and 5 crores from Telugu version. It was declared a 'super hit'.
described the film as a "road movie laced with mass elements and extraordinary songs" adding that it is a "jolly good ride". The "loveable lead pair" was praised for its "credible performance, which makes up for the plot holes". Furthermore, Sify cited that technically it was Linguswamy's
"best work", with Mathi's "eye-catching camera work", Antony
's "crisp editing", Rajeevan
's "exotic set designs", whilst addressing praise to composer Yuvan Shankar Raja
, whose "foot-tapping" songs "scorch just like the desert sun" and were all "rocking", whilst his background score was "perfect co-ordination with the narration". Bhama Devi Ravi of Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5, citing that "the story is not earth-shatteringly new, but what pulls you into the movie is the different spin that Lingusamy gives to the familiar story". She also praised the lead pair's performance, particularly Karthi, who "comes up with an enjoyable performance", as well as its technical values, describing Madhi's camera work as "mind-blowing", Brinda Sarathy
's dialogues as "thoroughly enjoyable" and Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as "a real treat". India Glitz described the film as a "racy action adventure" and "undeniably an entertainer this summer", citing that Linguswamy has brought out "a classy entertainer" and Karthi
and Tamannaah's performances are "absolutely great". Regarding the technical crew, the reviewer cited that the camera work was "immaculate", whilst editor Anthony and stunt coordinator Kanal Kannan had done "an incredible and marvellous job". Yuvan Shankar Raja's music, in particular, was labeled as "the greatest strength of the movie" and his background score as "excellent".
Meanwhile, a Behindwoods reviewer gave the film 2.5 out of 5, labeling the film as "a stylish, light hearted family entertainer for the summer" and a "Pacy road show with a few humps on a straight run". He too, like the other reviewers, cited that Karthi's "enjoyable performance", whilst describing Yuvan Shankar Raja as "the major backbone of Paiya". Moreover, he cited that Brinda Sarathy's dialogues "evoke laughter", the car chasing sequence is "absolutely brilliant", cinematographer Madhi "needs plaudits" and the "crisp editing" by Anthony is a "major plus point and deserves a special mention". In contrast Rediff's Pavithra Srinivasan cited that there was "Nothing entertaining about Paiyya" and the film was watchable "only for Karthi's screen presence, pretty Tamannaah and Yuvan's songs", despite giving 2.5 out of 5, too. She criticized Linguswamy's script as Paiyyas "biggest minus", adding that the film "starts out so very promisingly", describing the first half as "racy, peppy and enthusiastic", "only to fizzle out with no appreciable sequences in the second half". Aravindan D. I. of nowrunning.com said "'Paiyaa' bores, thanks to cliched script "
, joining Linguswamy once again after Sandakozhi
(2005). The audio launch function was held on 22 November 2009 at Sathyam Cinemas, which was attended by many prominent film personalities, with director S. Shankar
releasing the soundtrack. The album originally features 5 songs with vocals by singers like Karthik
, Benny Dayal
, Haricharan and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself. Three songs were reportedly composed and recorded in Singapore
. The lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar
. The album received highly positive reviews and responses from critics and audiences alike and the songs were considered to have played an important role for the film's enormous success. Especially the two songs "En kadhal solla" and "Thuli Thuli"
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...
romantic
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
- 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...
written and directed by N. Linguswamy
N. Linguswamy
N. Linguswamy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, working primarily in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. He made his directorial debut with the family-drama Aanandham in 2001 and followed it up with the highly successful action films Run , Sandakozhi , Bheema and Paiyaa...
. It stars Karthik Sivakumar
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, with Milind Soman
Milind Soman
Milind Soman is a Scottish-born Indian model and actor. He was born in Scotland and lived in England for seven years before his family moved back to India.-Professional life:...
, Sonia Deepti
Sonia Deepti
Sonia Deepti is an Indian Telugu film actress, best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Shravs in the 2007 Sekhar Kammula-directed blockbuster film Happy Days, her maiden film itself.-Career:...
and Jegan essaying supporting roles. The film revolves around a journey of a young couple: a jobless carefree guy, is asked by a young IT employee, incidentally the girl he is in love with, to escort her from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. The incident that happen and the obstacles they have to face and how they bond together during the journey, forms the crux.
The film, produced by Linguswamy's younger brother N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner of Thirupathi Brothers and distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies is a Tamil film production and distribution company, based in Chennai. It is owned by Dayanidhi Azhagiri and Vivek Rathinavel and was founded in 2008.-History:...
, features a highly successful soundtrack and film score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, cinematography by Madhi and editing handled Anthony Gonsalves
Anthony (film editor)
Anthony is a Tamil film editor. He has worked in over twenty Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu language films. This makes him one of the few editors to have worked for all the 3 biggest film industries in India.-Personal life:Anthony studied BA Lit in Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai...
. After a lengthy pre-production phase, during which the film underwent major changes in its main cast and its technical crew, the shooting of the film commenced in December 2008 and was held at various locations throughout entire South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
, most notably in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and across the highways between these cities. The film released on 2 April 2010 to positive reviews and emerged a high commercial success. A Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
dubbing version of the film titled Awara released on 21 May in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
to positive response, too.
Plot
Shiva (KarthiKarthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
) is a young, carefree and jobless man, staying at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. He has a loyal group of friends who are determined to make him a responsible guy and therefore desperately try to get him a job somehow. One day, while getting off the bus, he sees a young beautiful girl named Charulatha (Tamannaah) who is also looking for a job, and immediately falls for her. He later gets to spot her at few occasions, trying to follow her, and even misses the interview, his friends had arranged for him, during one such day.
One day, Shiva goes to the railway station as he is supposed to pick a friend and owner of the Mitsubishi Lancer
Mitsubishi Lancer
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,...
, Shiva and his friends use. While waiting for the friend to arrive, Charulatha, apparently in a very tensed mood, and her uncle, mistaking Shiva to be a cab driver, ask him to drop them at Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. Excited to give his dream girl a ride, he accepts and escorts them. They stop at a filling station
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
to refuel the car, when Charulatha suddenly requests Shiva to drive on, losing and leaving her uncle behind. Shiva does as she wishes and takes off without her uncle. She first asks Shiva to drop her at the airport and later at a railway station, but as she misses her flight and is also not able to go by train, she requests Shiva whether he would take her to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
by car.
Shiva, immensely thrilled by this request, instantly agrees and escorts her to Mumbai. During the journey she finally reveals her story, after Shiva had asked several times to tell about her problems and the reason for the journey to Mumbai. It comes to light that Charulatha's mother, always supporting her daughter, died after a violent altercation with her father, who since tried to subject Charulatha and make her marry an unknown man he had chosen for her. Not willing to bow his father's wishes, she had escaped from home, but was later found by her father's business partner, Jayaraman, the supposed uncle of her. He was about to take her to the marriage registration arranged by her father, hence Charulatha was trying to escape and insisted on leaving him behind at the filling station. She heads to Mumbai as she wants to stay at her grandmother's home.
However, she is followed by a gang, led by a furious Telugu-speaking Amma, whom she and Shiva just about manage to escape. Shiva then decides to change the route in order to avoid the gang, but encounters another gang. He realizes that this gang, however, is not following Charulatha, but himself, as they are the henchmen of a Mumbai-based gangster Baali (Milind Soman
Milind Soman
Milind Soman is a Scottish-born Indian model and actor. He was born in Scotland and lived in England for seven years before his family moved back to India.-Professional life:...
). He recalls an incident that happened some years ago in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, when he stayed there at his friend Poochi's (Jegan) house. He had beaten one of Baali's men, who had attacked him, and later Baali himself, without knowing about him and his reputation in the city, and returned to Bangalore. Both the gangs are now following the couple to achieve their targets. Whether they both can escape both gangs and whether Shiva was able to express his love to Charulatha forms the crux.
In the end, Shiva manages to save Charulatha from the clutches of Baali and his friends express his feelings to Charulatha who happily accepts Shiva's love for she too had fallen for him during the journey. They both hug each other in a beautiful scene and the sweet movie ends with the song Thuli Thuli playing in the background.
Cast
- KarthiKarthik SivakumarKarthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
as Shiva - Tamannaah Bhatia as Charulatha
- Milind SomanMilind SomanMilind Soman is a Scottish-born Indian model and actor. He was born in Scotland and lived in England for seven years before his family moved back to India.-Professional life:...
as Baali - Sonia DeeptiSonia DeeptiSonia Deepti is an Indian Telugu film actress, best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Shravs in the 2007 Sekhar Kammula-directed blockbuster film Happy Days, her maiden film itself.-Career:...
as Priya - Jegan as Poochi
Development
In September 2007, while still working on the VikramVikram (actor)
Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate...
-starrer Bheema
Bheema
-Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
, Linguswamy had mentioned, that Karthi Sivakumar
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
would be acting in his next film, which would be action-oriented and would be launched in January 2008. In October 2007 then, sources reported, that Linguswamy is planning to make a bilingual film to be released in both Tamil and Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
with both Chiranjeevi's
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
son, Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...
and Karthi in the lead roles. Later again reports claimed, that Linguswamy's next project will feature Vishal
Vishal Krishna
Vishal Krishna is an Indian film actor who has appeared in primarily Tamil cinema. Often starring in his home productions, Vishal became an actor after a stint as an assistant director in films....
as the protagonist after which Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...
was supposed to enact the lead character in his next film.
After having completed and released Bheema
Bheema
-Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
in January 2008, Linguswamy was set to begin his next venture very soon. In March 2008 then, again reports claimed, that his next project will be an entertainer with equal doses of love and action, which will have actor Karthi in the lead role. Further more, it was reported, that Linguswamy was still working on the script of the film, which would feature the "main crew members" of Bheema, including music director Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...
, cinematographer R. D. Rajasekhar and editor Anthony
Anthony (film editor)
Anthony is a Tamil film editor. He has worked in over twenty Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu language films. This makes him one of the few editors to have worked for all the 3 biggest film industries in India.-Personal life:Anthony studied BA Lit in Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai...
and which was yet to be titled. However, Linguswamy announced the film with an entirely new crew, with Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
and Madhi replacing Harris Jayaraj and R. D. Rajasekhar as the film's music composer and cinematographer respectively, whilst Priya Manikandan, wife of noted cinematographer Manikandan, was chosen as the chief costume designer. Stills of the film were captured by Venket Ram
Venket Ram
Venket Ram is a leading Indian celebrity & fashion photographer, who has shot principal photography stills for several notable films as well as portfolios.-Annual calendar:...
Lingusamy was said to have written two scripts, out of which he eventually chose the Paiyya script. The film was initially titled Kuthirai, however was later renamed as Paiyaa, which was actually only a tentative, working title. Due to various reasons, the launch of the got delayed again and again, before shooting of the film finally started in December 2008. The film's music was released in November 2009 along with the trailer. In late 2009, after finishing the filming of Paiyaa, Lingusamy disclosed his plans of remaking the film in Telugu and Hindi languages as well. However, later on as Yuganikki Okkadu, the Telugu dubbed version of Karthi's second film Aayirathil Oruvan, became a great success in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, the team instead decided to dub and release the film in Telugu in order to cash in on Karthi's new-found popularity in the state. The audio of the Telugu version, titled Awara was released by March 2010, with the film releasing simultaneously with the Tamil version. In early March 2010, the film's distribution rights were eventually acquired by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies
Cloud Nine Movies is a Tamil film production and distribution company, based in Chennai. It is owned by Dayanidhi Azhagiri and Vivek Rathinavel and was founded in 2008.-History:...
that earlier distributed Karthi's brother, Surya's Vaaranam Aayiram and produced the superhit parody film Thamizh Padam
Thamizh Padam
Thamizh Padam is a 2010 Tamil-language spoof film written and directed by debutant C. S. Amudhan. The film stars Shiva and Disha Pandey in the lead roles. The film's plot parodies contemporary commercial films in Tamil cinema, mocking the stereotypical scenes....
.
Casting
In July 2008, actress NayantaraNayantara
Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
was signed for the female lead role in Paiyaa for a record salary of 1 crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
rupees. However, as the director decided to reduce her salary due to economic recession, she resisted, leaving the project in December 2008. Subsequently 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...
was reported to have bagged the role, before it was confirmed, that she was ultimately replaced by Tamannaah Bhatia, who was signed for 80 lakhs. Later on in late December 2008, Milind Soman
Milind Soman
Milind Soman is a Scottish-born Indian model and actor. He was born in Scotland and lived in England for seven years before his family moved back to India.-Professional life:...
, who had last appeared in Pachaikili Muthucharam in Tamil, was signed up for the main antagonist's role, a Mumbai-based don, while there are 18 villains overall as per reports.
Filming
After Karthi had completed his portion in his film Aayirathil Oruvan, the shoot for Paiyaa finally began on 24 December 2008 at a highway near BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. Shooting carried on in and around Bangalore in the following weeks. The film's main portions were extensively shot across some major highways, where the story plays, whilst the climax was filmed in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, where the journey would also end. Moreover, filming took place in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, Pondicherry, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
and Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
as well.
In early May 2009, filming took place near Chembarambakkam Lake
Chembarambakkam Lake
Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located in the Kanchipuram district of India, about 40 km from Chennai, South India. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake. The Adyar River originates from this lake...
in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, where a street fight was being shot. Later that month, a song ("Suthudhe Suthudhe Boomi"), choreographed by Sabeena Khan, was shot at Prasad Studios
Prasad Studios
Prasad Productions, Prasad Studios and Prasad Film Labs are motion picture post production studios in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, started by L.V. Prasad in 1956...
in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, where a grand set had been erected by art director Rajeevan. The song is said to feature computer graphics
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
and visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
. The shooting of the song was being held in the sets, while the background would change to "dense forests and lush mountain ranges" using the effects. In June 2009, after nearly six months of shooting, more than sixty-five percent was said to be over, with a song and the climax sequences being the remaining parts to be filmed. A twenty-five day schedule was planned to be held in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, but the shooting got halted in July due to heavy rains there. In October 2009, the final action scenes of the climax involving Karthi and Milind Soman were filmed in Mumbai and its suburbs in a ten day schedule, following which a rain song ("Adada Mazhaida"), featuring Karthi and Tamannaah, was shot at the Athirappilly
Athirappilly
Athirappilly is a first grade Grama Panchayath with 489.00 km² area in Mukundapuram Taluk, Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is located 60 km from Thrissur city, 70 km northeast of Kochi city, 55 km northeast of Cochin International Airport, and 30 km from Chalakudy...
waterfalls
Athirappilly Falls
Athirappilly Falls is situated in Athirappilly panchayath in Thrissur district of Kerala, on the southwest coast of India. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges, this 24-metre waterfall and the nearby Vazhachal Falls are popular...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, where earlier scenes and songs from other films such as Punnagai Mannan
Punnagai Mannan
Punnagai Mannan is a 1986 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film was directed by K. Balachander.-Cast:Kamal Haasan Sethu/Chaplin ChellapaRevathi Malini...
and Iruvar
Iruvar
Iruvar is a 1997 Tamil film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Mani Ratnam, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M...
were filmed.
Release
The film was initially scheduled for a late 2009 release, but got delayed and later supposed to release on 14 January 2010 coninciding with the Tamil harvest festival Thai Pongal. However, Karthi's second film Aayirathil Oruvan, which was in production for nearly three years, was also planned to release on the same day. Since, according to the Tamil Film Producers Council, two films starring the same lead actor cannot be released on the same day, Aayirathil Oruvan was given priority, whilst Paiyaa could be released 30 days after Pongal. The release was postponed again for some reasons, before finally hitting the screens on 2 April 2010.Reception
The film got a solo release on 2 April 2010, Good FridayGood Friday
Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
, with no opposition in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. The film earned Rs. 70,99,863 in the opening weekend across Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, taking the biggest opening of the year and even topping Karthi's earlier release Aayirathil Oruvan. The film grossed Rs. 12 crores in the first three days and was declared a commercial success within a few days. In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
the film was distributed by B4U and was released across six screens, grossing £21,021 in the opening weekend, opening at the 23rd place. Furthermore, in Malaysia, the film opened across 34 screens and had collected $349,368 after the second week. Overall it grossed 35 crores worldwide and collected a net distributor share of 30 crores from Tamil version and 5 crores from Telugu version. It was declared a 'super hit'.
Reviews
Upon release, the film generally received positive reviews, with most critics labelling the film as a "summer entertainer" and lauding its technical aspects. A reviewer from SifySify
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described the film as a "road movie laced with mass elements and extraordinary songs" adding that it is a "jolly good ride". The "loveable lead pair" was praised for its "credible performance, which makes up for the plot holes". Furthermore, Sify cited that technically it was Linguswamy's
N. Linguswamy
N. Linguswamy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, working primarily in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. He made his directorial debut with the family-drama Aanandham in 2001 and followed it up with the highly successful action films Run , Sandakozhi , Bheema and Paiyaa...
"best work", with Mathi's "eye-catching camera work", Antony
Anthony (film editor)
Anthony is a Tamil film editor. He has worked in over twenty Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu language films. This makes him one of the few editors to have worked for all the 3 biggest film industries in India.-Personal life:Anthony studied BA Lit in Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai...
's "crisp editing", Rajeevan
Rajeevan
Rajeevan is an art director in South Indian Films. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai.- Tamil films:*Mounam Pesiyadhe*Kaaka Kaaka*Parthiban Kanavu*Madhurey*Manmadhan*february 14*Aathi*Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu*Vallavan*Sathurangam...
's "exotic set designs", whilst addressing praise to composer Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, whose "foot-tapping" songs "scorch just like the desert sun" and were all "rocking", whilst his background score was "perfect co-ordination with the narration". Bhama Devi Ravi of Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5, citing that "the story is not earth-shatteringly new, but what pulls you into the movie is the different spin that Lingusamy gives to the familiar story". She also praised the lead pair's performance, particularly Karthi, who "comes up with an enjoyable performance", as well as its technical values, describing Madhi's camera work as "mind-blowing", Brinda Sarathy
Brinda Sarathy
Brinda Sarathy is a Tamil film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer.Brindha Sarathy started his film career working as an associate director and dialogue writer to N. Linguswamy in his debut film Aanandham. However, he didn't work together with Linguswamy again in the latter's subsequent...
's dialogues as "thoroughly enjoyable" and Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as "a real treat". India Glitz described the film as a "racy action adventure" and "undeniably an entertainer this summer", citing that Linguswamy has brought out "a classy entertainer" and Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar
Karthi is an Indian film actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. His father is Sivakumar, also a film actor. Karthi gained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in the United States. Since he had always wanted to become a film director,...
and Tamannaah's performances are "absolutely great". Regarding the technical crew, the reviewer cited that the camera work was "immaculate", whilst editor Anthony and stunt coordinator Kanal Kannan had done "an incredible and marvellous job". Yuvan Shankar Raja's music, in particular, was labeled as "the greatest strength of the movie" and his background score as "excellent".
Meanwhile, a Behindwoods reviewer gave the film 2.5 out of 5, labeling the film as "a stylish, light hearted family entertainer for the summer" and a "Pacy road show with a few humps on a straight run". He too, like the other reviewers, cited that Karthi's "enjoyable performance", whilst describing Yuvan Shankar Raja as "the major backbone of Paiya". Moreover, he cited that Brinda Sarathy's dialogues "evoke laughter", the car chasing sequence is "absolutely brilliant", cinematographer Madhi "needs plaudits" and the "crisp editing" by Anthony is a "major plus point and deserves a special mention". In contrast Rediff's Pavithra Srinivasan cited that there was "Nothing entertaining about Paiyya" and the film was watchable "only for Karthi's screen presence, pretty Tamannaah and Yuvan's songs", despite giving 2.5 out of 5, too. She criticized Linguswamy's script as Paiyyas "biggest minus", adding that the film "starts out so very promisingly", describing the first half as "racy, peppy and enthusiastic", "only to fizzle out with no appreciable sequences in the second half". Aravindan D. I. of nowrunning.com said "'Paiyaa' bores, thanks to cliched script "
Accolades
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Edison Awards (Tamil) Edison Awards is grand annual award presenting ceremony for people in Tamil film industry, who have made landmarks and milestones for the History of Tamil Cinema since 2009. "Edison Awards" is mainly named after the Inventor of Cinema "Thomas Alva Edison"... |
Best Female Playback Singer | 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:... |
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Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards BIG Tamil Entertainment Award is an accolade presented by the Reliance Broadcast Network Limited under three broad categories: Television, Film, Arts. Part of the BIG Regional Entertainment Awards, the awards were presented first in 2011 for the best of 2010. The ceremony was held on 26 March... |
Best Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Best Lyricist | Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,... |
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Vijay Music Awards A Vijay Music Award is an accolade given by Vijay TV to recognize outstanding achievement in the Tamil music industry. The annual awards ceremony made its debut in 2011 for the previous calender year. It launched its official website in partnership with Galatta.com. Its main sponsor was India Gate... |
Best Music Director (Jury) | Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Best Male Singer (Jury) | Haricharan Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie... for Thuli Thuli Thuli Thuli "Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009.Lyrically, the song tells the feelings of... |
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| Popular Album of the Year 2010 | Paiyaa Paiyaa (soundtrack) Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Tamil romantic-action film, Paiyaa, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The soundtrack album originally includes five and an additional track composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on November 22, 2010 by Think Music... |
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| Popular Song of the Year 2010 | Thuli Thuli Thuli Thuli "Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009.Lyrically, the song tells the feelings of... |
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| En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009... |
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| Popular Melody of the Year 2010 | Thuli Thuli Thuli Thuli "Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009.Lyrically, the song tells the feelings of... |
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| Popular Duet of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live... & 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:... for Adada Mazhaida |
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| Popular Song Sung by a Music Director | Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... for En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009... |
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| Popular Male Singer of the Year 2010 | Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live... for Adada Mazhaida |
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| Haricharan Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie... for Thuli Thuli Thuli Thuli "Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009.Lyrically, the song tells the feelings of... |
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| Popular Female Singer of the Year 2010 | 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:... for Adada Mazhaida |
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| Mirchi Listener's Choice of the Year 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... & Haricharan Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie... for Thuli Thuli Thuli Thuli "Thuli Thuli" is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Haricharan and Tanvi Shah, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009.Lyrically, the song tells the feelings of... |
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58th Filmfare Awards South The 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on July 2, 2011 in Hyderabad, India.-Tamil:*Nominations** 9 nominations: Aayirathil Oruvan... |
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Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Best Male Playback Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil) The Tamil Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Karthik as winner.... |
Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live... for Adada Mazhaida |
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| Best Female Playback Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Tamil) The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The award was first presented in 2005 with Binny Krishnakumar as winner.... |
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:... for Adada Mazhaida |
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| Best Music Director Vijay Award for Best Music Director The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Best Male Playback Singer Vijay Award for Best Male Playback Singer The Vijay for Best Male Playback Singer is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Haricharan Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie... |
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| Best Stunt Director Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director The Vijay for Best Stunt Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :... |
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N. Linguswamy N. Linguswamy N. Linguswamy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, working primarily in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. He made his directorial debut with the family-drama Aanandham in 2001 and followed it up with the highly successful action films Run , Sandakozhi , Bheema and Paiyaa... |
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En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009... - Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa Paiyaa (soundtrack) Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Tamil romantic-action film, Paiyaa, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The soundtrack album originally includes five and an additional track composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on November 22, 2010 by Think Music... |
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| Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Song of the Year | En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla En Kadhal Solla is a song from the 2010 Tamil feature film Paiyaa, composed and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 22 November 2009... |
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| Mirchi Listeners’ Choice – Best Album of the Year | Paiyaa Paiyaa (soundtrack) Paiyaa is the soundtrack to the 2010 Tamil romantic-action film, Paiyaa, directed by N. Linguswamy and starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. The soundtrack album originally includes five and an additional track composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on November 22, 2010 by Think Music... |
Soundtrack
Music for Paiyaa was scored by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, joining Linguswamy once again after Sandakozhi
Sandakozhi
Sandakozhi is a 2005 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner of GK Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran and Lal in lead roles, whilst Suman Setty, Raja, Shanmugarajan and Ganja Karuppu essay...
(2005). The audio launch function was held on 22 November 2009 at Sathyam Cinemas, which was attended by many prominent film personalities, with director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
releasing the soundtrack. The album originally features 5 songs with vocals by singers like 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...
, Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
, Haricharan and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself. Three songs were reportedly composed and recorded in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
. The album received highly positive reviews and responses from critics and audiences alike and the songs were considered to have played an important role for the film's enormous success. Especially the two songs "En kadhal solla" and "Thuli Thuli"