Azhagiya Theeye

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Azhagiya Theeye
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Directed by Radha Mohan
Written byRadha Mohan
Viji (dialogues)
Produced by Prakash Raj
Starring Prasanna
Navya Nair
Prakash Raj
CinematographySrinivas
Edited by Kasi Viswanathan
Music by Ramesh Vinayakam
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Azhagiya Theeye (spelt onscreen as Azhagiye Theeyae) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair (in her Tamil debut). The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while Ramesh Vinayagam composed the music. [1] It released to generally positive reviews. [2] [3] The film was a commercial success. [4] The film's name is inspired by the song of the same name from Minnale (2001). The movie was officially remade in Telugu in 2006 as Happy . [5]

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Plot

The story revolves around Chandran (Prasanna) is approached by a girl Nandhini (Navya Nair) to break her proposed marriage with a software engineer Aravind (Prakash Raj) from the U.S. She is forced by her father who is a thug (Pyramid Natarajan) to marry this guy. Later Chandran hatches a plan by which he meets Aravind at a restaurant and tells him that Nandhini is madly in love with him. And the big twist is that Aravind does not walk away and instead stays back to see that the ‘love birds’ get united which upsets Chandran's plans and his life. He is forced to marry Nandhini at a registrar's office and she is thrown out of her house. Aravind arranges a flat for them and leaves for the U.S. How the couple starts liking each other after a series of incidents forms the rest of the love story.

Cast

Production

Radha Mohan began work on his first film was Smile Please in 1996, starring Prakash Raj in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved. [6] Prakash Raj chose to produce a film with Radha Mohan and announced the project in July 2003 under the title of Koothupattarai, which developed alongside Prakash Raj's other production Naam (2003). [7] [8] Navya Nair signed on to appear in the film during September 2003, which by then had been briefly titled Ellame Drama Thaan. [9] [10]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for this film was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam. [11]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vizhigalin Aruginil" Ramesh Vinayakam 5:28
2."Ullalae Ullalae" Devan, Timmy 4:26
3."Sandana Poongatrae"Ramesh Vinayakam, Lavanya5:08
4."Maattikkittenae" Karthik 5:18
5."Dil Mera Loot Liya" Mathangi, Srinivas 5:10
6."Boom - Theme Music"Ramesh Vinayakam1:47

Reception

The Hindu wrote "AMIDST RUN of the mill love themes and implausible action, Duet Movies' "Azhagiya Theeyae ... " comes as a whiff of fresh air. With a simple storyline neatly narrated, the film is ably backed by Viji's dialogue. The comic digs, light-hearted barbs, and humorous verbal exchanges in this breezy romantic story keep your spirits enlivened." [2] Sify wrote "On the whole Azhagiya Theeye is good fun while it lasts." [3] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the film and director for healthy humor, humorous dialogues, and for making a film different from commercial films. [12] Deccan Herald wrote "What is a good film? Azagiya Theeye will provide you the answer. No vulgar dialogues, clean story, good screenplay, no unnecessary fights, no overacting — it has all these and much more to offer". [13] Behindwoods wrote ""Azhagiya Theeyae ... " is a heartening experience for filmgoers who yearn for worthy fare in the Tamil tongue. Treated with finesse and presented in style, this Prakash Raj production is a pleasure to watch". [14]

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