Azhagiya Pandipuram

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Azhagiya Pandipuram
Directed byN. Rayan
Written byN. Rayan
Produced byN. Kirubhakaran
Starring
CinematographyV. Akilan
Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Bharadwaj
Production
company
Thaimann Production
Release date
  • 5 December 2014 (2014-12-05)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Azhagiya Pandipuram is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by N. Rayan. The film stars Elango Nagarajah and Anjena Kirti with a supporting cast including Manobala, Fathima Babu, M. S. Bhaskar, Sriman, Subbu Panchu, Meera Krishnan, Devadarshini, and Yuvarani. The film, produced by N. Kirubakaran under the banner of Thaimann Production, had music by Bharadwaj, editing by Suresh Urs, and cinematography by V. Akilan. The film was released on 5 December 2014 to mixed reviews. [1] [2]

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Plot

Madhavan (Elango Nagarajah), a young man, lives with his joint family: parents (Keeripulla (Manobala) and Fathima Babu), brother (Sriman) and sister-in-law (Yuvarani). His family has a feud with their opposite house family (M. S. Bhaskar, Subbu Panchu, Meera Krishnan and Devadarshini). Pambukutty's daughter Deepika (Anjena Kirti) was into a boarding school in Ooty for 10 years, where she completes her education and comes back to her native. Deepika's family decides to get her married off, while Keeripulla also wants his son to get married. Soon, Madhavan and Deepika fall in love with each other. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

*Crane Manohar 

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.

Azhagiya Pandipuram
Soundtrack album by
Released2014
Length24:27
LanguageTamil
Producer Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Aranmanai
(2014)
Azhagiya Pandipuram
(2014)
Aayirathil Iruvar
(2017)
Tracklist (Tamil version)
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Pada Pada Pattasu" Viveka Vijay Prakash 4:34
2."Nenje Nenje" Pa. Vijay Karthik, Shweta Mohan 4:37
3."Orekkannale"Viveka Mukesh, Priyadarshini 5:24
4."Kattazhagi Nanappa"VivekaPriyadarshini5:03
5."Kadavulidam" Na. Muthukumar Prasanna, Sadhana Sargam 4:49
Total length:24:27

Production

The film was shot in the Theni, Karaikkudi and Kodaikanal areas in Tamil Nadu. [3]

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "The film is like a stage play, at times like a low-end TV serial. There is no distinct characterisation, with the whole lot behaving in a juvenile manner. It’s a tirade of non-stop dialogues with no respite". [4]

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