A Aa E Ee (2009 Tamil film)

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A Aa E Ee
Movie poster A Aa E Ee.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Written byV. Seenivasan (dialogues)
Story by Krishna Vamsi
Produced byAVM K. Shanmugam
Starring Prabhu
Navdeep
Aravind Akash
Monica
Saranya Mohan
Cinematography Aruldas
Edited byK. Shankar
K. Thangavel Kumaran
Music by Vijay Antony
Distributed by AVM Productions
Release date
  • 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

A Aa E Ee is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy. It stars Prabhu, Navdeep, Aravind Akash, Monica, and Saranya Mohan, whilst, supporting actors Cochin Haneefa, Livingston, Manorama and Ganja Karuppu play other prominent roles. [1] Produced by the oldest Tamil film production company, AVM Productions, the film released on 9 January 2009. The film is a remake of Telugu hit Chandamama with Navdeep enacting the same role. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

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Plot

Subramaniam (Prabhu), an ayurvedic physician, is a much-respected man in his village. His only daughter Anitha (Monica) returns home from Chennai after completing a course in fashion designing. Having lost her mother at a very young age, Anitha is close to her father, and they share a special bond. Soon, Anitha's marriage is fixed with Elango (Aravind Akash), the son of Vedachalam (Cochin Haneefa). While Vedachalam is a good-for-nothing chap, Elango is a perfect match. Elango falls in love with Anitha, but she tells him of her past: her lover Akash (Navdeep), who had jilted her after a one-night stand. Elango, though shattered, meets Akash and tries to unite him with Anitha. In this attempt, he finds himself falling in love with Anitha's cousin Eeswari (Saranya Mohan). Now the story is about uniting the two pairs of lovers. Anitha does not want to hurt her father with the knowledge of her past.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in locations like Thenkasi, Kuttralam, Ambasamudram, Manimutharu, Karaikudi, Thirumayam, and Salem in Tamilnadu and in Challakudi at Kerala. [2] The song "Kannivedi" choreographed by Bobby was done with 456 cut shots. [3] [4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony and lyrics by Eknath, Priyan and Annamalai. [5] Rediff wrote "Though Vijay Antony seems to want to go beyond his Kadhalil Vizhunthen tracks, it still looks like the hangover exists. Some numbers are passable, while others are down-right boring". [6] Milliblog wrote "A aa e ee is a middling soundtrack from the Nakka mukka man". [7] Behindwoods wrote "Vijay Antony has employed creative musical idioms in this album. The sound mixing is good!". [8]

A Aa E Ee
Soundtrack album by
Released2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
Vijay Antony chronology
Kadhalil Vizhunthen
(2008)
A Aa E Ee
(2009)
TN 07 AL 4777
(2009)
No.SongSingersLyrics
1"A Aa E Ee" Rahul Nambiar, DineshPriyan
2"Dingi Tappu" Megha, Sheeba, Vinaya, Maya, Ramya NSK, Vijay Antony Eknaath
3"Kanni Vedi"Vijay Antony, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
4"Mena Minuki"Vijay Antony, Suchitra, Surmukhi Raman, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran Vijay Antony
5"Natta Nada"Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Karthik, ChristopherAnnamalai
6"Tappo Tappo"Bakshi, SulabhaEknaath

Release and reception

The film was originally slated to release on 18 December 2008 but got postponed and released on 9 January 2009. [9] [10]

Times of India wrote "If only the director had trimmed the first few minutes where Prabhu 'hardsells' ayurveda, had one song less, and shortened the build up to the climax, the occasional drag could have been avoided". [11] Behindwoods wrote "Imagine those drag sitcoms they used to telecast on national television, especially the ones that are made in less-than-a-shoe-string’s budget and happen mostly in a single room with the help of set props to depict different locations? We didn’t find ‘A Aa E Ee’ any different from those sitcoms and the movie was nightmarishly reminiscent of those excruciatingly boring, no-other-choice days". [12] Indiaglitz wrote "If you can forgive thee first ten minutes of the movie, 'A AA E EE' is worth a watch. A florid bouquet can be given to Sabhapathy, for his guts to make a movie sans any hero worship or vulgar comedies". [13] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "For a feel-good comedy, this one falls remarkably flat". [14] Mythily Ramachandran of Nowrunning wrote "There are moments when the film sags, but if you have a penchant for clean family drama, this one could be straight up your alley". [15]

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