Athithi (2014 film)

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Athithi
Athithi (2014) Poster.jpg
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Directed by Bharathan
Written byBharathan
Produced byKP Ramakrishnan Nair
Starring Nandha
Nikesh Ram
Ananya
CinematographyS Jai
Edited by Praveen K. L.
Music by Bharadwaj
Ratheesh Vegha
Production
company
Spellbound Films
Release date
  • 27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Athithi (transl.Guest) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by "Punch" Bharathan and starring Nandha, Nikesh Ram, and Ananya, while Yuvina Parthavi, Varsha Ashwathi, Thambi Ramaiah, and Sendrayan play pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film Cocktail (2010), which itself is a remake of Butterfly on a Wheel (2007). [1] [2] The film was released on 27 June 2014.

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Athithi is an edge-of-the seat, realistic thriller about a life-changing - or ruining - day in the picture-perfect life of a successful and determined young man. In the world today, the list of necessities begins with a satisfying job and ends with wealth, and luxury is a happy family along with the package. When life is complete with all that, how bizarre can a normal day get, toppling the niceties altogether?

Plot

Madhiazhagan (Nandha) is a successful project manager at a leading property promoters firm. He is happily wedded to Vasuki (Ananya), and they have a five-year-old daughter named Pavi (Yuvina Parthavi). A posh house, a heftily paying job, a highly appreciative and supportive boss, and a happy family - Madhi's life is a far-fetched dream to most people in this era. However, all changes one day, when a man requests to be dropped en route, when Madhi and Vasu set out on a pleasant weekend. The mysterious stranger pulls out a pistol and begins to threaten the couple to bend to his wishes, holding Pavi as a hostage. The day sets off with the stranger making the couple draw out all the money that Madhi has to the last penny and then setting it all on fire. Next, he makes Madhi lose his career by leaking the top secrets of his company, trusted to him, to their competitor. The day goes on with further with more gimmicks by the stranger, while the couple are cornered to do it all for their daughter's life. For the same reason, they also refrain from making a complaint to the police, although they are tantalizingly near their target. While this seems endless, how they figure a way out of the mess, with a completely unexpected twist to the whole story in the end forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was announced in September 2013 when Spellbound Films Inc revealed they had signed on Ananya and contracted with Bharathan to make the film. Initially, actor Seenu who was, until now, seen in small roles, and Nikesh Ram, were touted to play the two heroes. [3] However, before production began, Nandha replaced Seenu in one of the leading roles. [4] The film began shoot in November 2013. [5] This film is Bharathan's second directorial after Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007).

Soundtrack

Athithi
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released11 June 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Soundtrack
Length25:48
Label Saregama
Producer Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Nandhi
(2011)		Athithi
(2014)		 Aranmanai
(2014)

All music is composed by Bharadwaj

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shutter Moodum Neerathile" (Tamil Beats)K. Santha Mohan Mukesh, M. L. R. Karthikeyan4:25
2."Solla Solla Ullamengum" Na. Muthukumar V. Prasanna, Shweta Mohan 6:07
3."Jaipuril Jaipuril" Pa. Vijay L. R. Eswari 5:46
4."Oru Vidai Theiryamal"Pa. VijayAnanthanarayanan5:05
5."Shutter Moodum Neerathile" (Club Mix)K. Santha Mohan Mukesh, M. L. R. Karthikeyan4:25
Total length:25:48

Critical reception

The Hindu wrote, "It's a solid backbone for a thriller – except that Athithi, after a while, abandons this angle and drifts into a more personal zone. The bigger problem with Athithi is that the writing is all over the place." [6] The Times of India gave it 2 stars out of 5 and said "This is a solid line for an edge-of-the-seat thriller but Bharathan resorts to formulaic filmmaking – unwarranted songs and a comedy track featuring Thambi Ramaiah that kills tension like bucketfuls of water dousing a minor fire; The whiplash editing tries to whip up some tension but it only feels desperate and overdone". [7] Silverscreen.in summarized its review with "Athithi had a thrilling premise– a normal man playing a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with a brooding stranger, but it is marred by poor execution and apathetic performances from the cast." Indiaglitz was more positive in its assessment, saying the movie was "worth investing your time in". [8] Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5 stars and wrote, "The movie moves at its own pace with inconsistent narration, but it has its thrilling moments as well", calling it "Above Average". [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Rediff Review
  2. ↑ Sify Review
  3. ↑ "Ananya in remake of Cocktail". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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  6. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (28 June 2014). "Athithi: Mysteriously mediocre". The Hindu.
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