Ayul Regai

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Ayul Regai
Directed byK. G. Ashok
Starring Thennavan
Karikalan
Sriji
Gayathri
Cinematography B. Kannan
Music byAbbas Rafi
Release date
  • 22 July 2005 (2005-07-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ayul Regai is a 2005 Indian Tamil language film directed by K. G. Ashok starring Thennavan in his lead debut. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

Ashok, an assistant director to Kamal Haasan for Virumaandi (2004), announced plans to make his debut through Aayul Regai. Pasupathy signed on to play the lead role but later opted against working on the film, prompting Thennavan to be signed on. The film was shot in Bangalore. [3] [4]

Release

In his review, film critic Balaji Balasubramaniam wrote "with a complex story, a complicated screenplay, unfamiliar actors and no masala elements like fights or comedy or item numbers, Aayul Regai is Tamil cinema at its riskiest!" [5]

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