2011 Indian film
| Aanmai Thavarael | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Kuzhanthai Velappan |
| Screenplay by | Kuzhanthai Velappan |
| Story by | Kuzhanthai Velappan |
| Starring | Dhruva Shruti Sampath Raj Panchu Subbu |
| Cinematography | Arbhindu Saaraa |
| Edited by | V J Sabu Joseph |
| Music by | Mariya Manohar |
| Production company | Redhead Entertainment |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aanmai Thavarael (transl. Missing masculinity) is a 2011 Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kuzhanthai Velappan. The film, featuring newcomers Dhruva and Shruti alongside Sampath Raj and Panchu Subbu in primary roles, deals with human trafficking. It was released on 3 June 2011.
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
- Dhruva as Vettri
- Shruti as Yamuna
- Sampath Raj as Charles Antony
- Panchu Subbu as Mr. A
- John Vijay as 'Andhra' Prasad
- Annie Gill as Kerala girl
- Tharun Kshatriya as Pavan
- Lakshmi Ramakrishnan as Mary
- Deepika Kamaiah
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Vetri's boss
- Lollu Sabha Jeeva as Vetri's friend
- Crane Manohar as Cab Driver
- Swaminathan as Swaminathan
- Manobala
- Uma Padmanabhan
- Dharan as a pimp
- Nandha Saravanan as a cop
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Mariya Manohar.
- "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". News18 wrote "Debutant writer-director Kulanthai Velappan has his script focused, and moves his narration at a steady pace, the interest rarely waning". 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".
References
- "Cinema Plus / Columns : Crime file". The Hindu. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- 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.
- "Friday Fury- 3 June". Sify. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- "Aanmai Thavarael (2010) - Mariya Manogar". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 – via mio.to.
- "Aanmai Thavarael". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Aanmai Thavarel Review - Aanmai Thavarel Movie Review".
- "Tamil review: Aanmai Thavarael a good first film". 7 June 2011.
- "Aanmai Thavarael (2011) | Aanmai Thavarael Tamil Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". 5 June 2011.
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