Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan

Last updated

Indralohathil Na Azhagappan
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Thambi Ramaiah
Written byThambi Ramaiah
Produced byManickam Narayanan
Starring Vadivelu
Yamini Sharma
Suja Varunee
Edited by Anthony
Music by Sabesh–Murali
Production
company
Seventh Channel Productions
Release date
  • 1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Indralohathil Na Azhagappan (transl.Na. Azhagappan in heaven) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Thambi Ramaiah, who directs his second feature film after Manu Needhi . After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi , Ramaiah signed him up for the project. It is based on the film Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956).

Contents

Apart from Vadivelu, the rest of the cast had been announced after the launch. Despite several indications that two prominent actress, would portray the lead female roles; a debutant, Yamini Sharma and Suja were selected. Nassar, Sumithra and the director himself, play supporting roles, while prominent heroine, Shriya Saran, was recruited to act as a ghost buster and dance in a single song. [1] The film released on 1 February 2008 to largely negative reviews.

Plot

Azhagappan is a member of a theatre group. One fine day, an unlikely visitor from the heavens stumbles upon him and almost falls for him. The beautiful trio of the heaven – Rambha, Urvashi, and Menaka – comes to the earth to enjoy its "beauty". While the others get back to where they belong to at the right time, Rambha loses her track and gets into trouble. Azhagappan accidentally helps her go back to heaven. She gets him to heaven during the night and sends him back to the earth early in the morning. Frequenting to the heaven and the hell gives Azhagappan an idea of what is happening in the other world. He is not serious about his rare opportunity to see Lord Indra (the king of all deities) and the deities, but the death of a neighbouring child changes everything. He takes the thing seriously and wants to teach a lesson to the deity of death, Yama. Vexed with the death and the ways that human beings are treated with in hell, Azhagappan decides to tamper with the process of life and death and the laws of the gods. The gods get angry, and Azhagappan pays the price. Comedy turns into tragedy, as he is transformed into a 90-year-old whom even his mother (Sumithra) cannot recognize, and Rambha is cursed to become a formless soul. Naradha makes amends to bring up the climax. Devendran seeks Brihaspathi's counsel and a way to relieve Azhagappan and Rambha from their curses is born. How this happens, even though Yama tries his best to stop it from happening, forms the rest of the climax.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Sabesh–Murali with lyrics written by Kabilan, Pulamaipithan, and director Thambi Ramaiah. [2]

Song titleSingers
"Poi Kaal Kuditharai" Tippu
"Nan Oru Thevathai" Sadhana Sargam, Madhu Balakrishnan
"Nee Kondru Kuvithatu" Manikka Vinayagam
" Malika Cherovatra " Suchitra Karthik Kumar, Anuradha Sriram, Jassie Gift
"Oom Apsara Namagha" K. S. Chithra
"Namo Namo NarayanaKrishnaraj
Vandhanam VandhanamVadivelu

Production

Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan carried great expectations after success of Vadivelu's previous film, which was a blockbuster. Early reports indicated that Vadivelu was set to play 9 different roles, but soon after, Ramaiah, confirmed Vadivel will portray three roles as the characters of Gods: Indra, Yamaraja and the role of a normal man, Na. Azhagappan. [3]

Initially Thambi Ramaiah preferred to have Prakash Raj in the role of Yeman but Vadivelu insisted and performed three roles.

Unlike the male lead's role, the female lead's role took longer to confirm. Prominent actresses Shilpa Shetty became heavily linked to the project, however, after joining the Celebrity Big Brother household, she refused the role. Simran Bagga, a leading actress in the early 2000s, attempting a comeback was also considered as well as Vadivelu's previous heroine Tejashree. Eventually the roles went to Yamini Sharma and Suja. Other members of the cast announced at the time were Nassar, Sumithra, the director himself Thambi Ramaiah and another prominent director, Raj Kapoor.

Furthermore, surprisingly Shriya Saran, a top actress in South India was recruited to play the role of a ghost buster named Pidiaratha in a cameo role as well as feature in a single song titled, Mallika Sherawata? Marilyn Monroea?, after the role rejected by Trisha where she said, "I am not ready to dance in a comedian film." [4] Namitha also wanted herself to be the part, but the director felt that the role not suitable for her. Saran mentioned, "I am really grateful to work with legendary comedy actor like Vadivelu sir."

The sets of heavan and hell were designed by Thotta Tharani at Prasad Studios at the cost of 3 crore. [5]

Release and reception

The film released on 1 February 2008 and the hype around the movie slowly started as this was Vadivelu's second film in which he starred as the hero. [6] After a few days, this film was declared a flop.

Sify wrote "On the whole, Indiralokathil Na Azhagappan is a tough pill to swallow, as it is so damn boring. Don't go in expecting too much, perhaps you won't be too disappointed". [7] Behindwoods wrote "The movie would have worked but for the contrived and stale comic sequences that makes one wonder if, instead of coming up with a cohesive comic script, they just cobbled together an ensemble of comedy tracks". [8] Anamika of Kalki wrote the greatest comedy is the one that thought it was going to be a comedy and gave a film without comedy. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vadivelu</span> Indian actor, comedian and playback singer (born 1960)

Kumaravadivel Natarajan known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and occasional playback singer, having acted mainly in Tamil cinema. He has at least 290 credits to his name. He was a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

<i>Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei</i> 2006 film by Chimbu Deven

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language historical-comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven in his directoral debut .The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. Monica and Tejashree play the female leads, while Manorama, Nassar, Ilavarasu, Sreeman and Nagesh play supporting roles. Sabesh–Murali composed the soundtrack album and background score. S. Shankar produced and distributed the film under his production banner S Pictures.

<i>Kanthaswamy</i> 2009 film directed by Susi Ganesan

Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by Susi Ganesan. The film stars Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna and Vadivelu appearing in supporting roles. The film was mostly dubbed in Telugu as Mallanna with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

<i>Aegan</i> 2008 film by Raju Sundaram

Aegan is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International. The film, which is loosely based on Main Hoon Na, stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, alongside Jayaram, Suman, Nassar, Navdeep and Piaa Bajpai. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Arjun Jena and V. T. Vijayan. In the film, Shiva, a CB-CID officer, embarks on a covert mission to protect the daughter of a fugitive by posing as a college student.

Boopathy Pandian is a Tamil film director.

Sabesh–Murali is an Indian music director duo, who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composers. They composed famous albums such as Pokkisham and Milaga. The duo are also, rarely, playback singers. They composed for the Tamil films Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi and Goripalayam.

<i>Magane En Marumagane</i> 2010 Indian film

Magane En Marumagane is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Vivek, Mithun, and Yamini Sharma, while Thenmozhi, Nassar, Saranya, Livingston, and Thambi Ramaiah play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina with cinematography by Raja Rajan and editing by Ganesh. The film was launched on 14 July 2008 and released on 21 May 2010.

Sumithra is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu language films. She acted as the lead heroine in films between 1974 and 1985. She became well known for her roles as a mother the 1990s onwards.

<i>Rajapattai</i> 2011 film by Suseenthiran

Rajapattai is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language masala film co-written and directed by Suseenthiran based on a story by Seenu Vasan. The film stars Vikram and Deeksha Seth. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film is produced by Prasad V. Potluri's newly launched PVP Cinema on a budget of ₹390 million (US$4.7 million). The story revolves around the issue of land grabbing and how the protagonist becomes involved in it. The film was also dubbed into Telugu and was released as Veedinthe on 30 December 2011 and into Hindi as Main Hoon Dada No.1 in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thambi Ramaiah</span> Indian actor and director (born 1956)

Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, Manu Needhi (2000), Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan (2008) and Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018). He has won one National Film Award, two SIIMA Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South in his career.

<i>Chandra</i> (film) 2013 film by Roopa Iyer

Chandra is a 2013 Indian romantic drama film, simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. Directed by Roopa Iyer, it stars Shriya Saran and Prem Kumar. The film deals with the life of a last generation princess and her love story. The film was released on 27 June 2013 to positive reviews and emerged as a high success at the Kannada Box office. The Tamil version of the film was released on 14 February 2014.

<i>Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum</i> 2016 film directed by Premsai

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Premsai and produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Jai and Yami Gautam, with Ashutosh Rana, Santhanam, VTV Ganesh, Prem, Nassar, and Thambi Ramaiah in supporting roles. The film, featuring film score and soundtrack composed by Karthik.

V. N. Anoop Kumar is a former Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2006 film, Vattaram directed by Saran.

<i>Vu</i> (film) 2014 Indian film

Vu is a 2014 Tamil comedy film directed by Ashik, a student of Film technology from MGR Govt. Film and TV Institute in Chennai. The film features Thambi Ramiah for first time in lead role, alongside newcomers Varun, Madhan Gopal, Kuran, Simile Selva and Sathyasai. The film was released on 7 February 2014.

<i>Summa Nachunu Irukku</i> 2013 Indian film

Summa Nachunu Irukku is a 2013 Tamil-language comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh, who also starred in the film. The film stars Thaman Kumar, Vibha Natarajan and Archana Vishwanath along with an ensemble cast including Thambi Ramaiah, Srinivasan, Appukutty, and Erode Mahesh. The film, produced by B. Vimal, had musical score by Achu Rajamani and was released on 30 August 2013. The story of the film was inspired by the 1997 Malayalam film Chandralekha.

Ambani Shankar is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He has appeared in films including Ji (2005) and Ambasamudram Ambani (2010), and garnered his stage name from the latter film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halwa Vasu</span> Indian comedian (died 2017)

Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. He worked in around 900 films.

Maniyaar Kudumbam is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Thambi Ramaiah and produced by Thenmozhi Sungra. This was only the third directorial venture for Ramaiah after the film Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan (2008) merely after a decade.

<i>Dharmaprabhu</i> Film by Muthukumaran

Dharmaprabhu is a 2019 Indian Tamil language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Muthukumaran. Yogi Babu plays the lead role in the film, and supporting roles are done by Radha Ravi, Sam Jones, Ramesh Thilak, Rekha and Rajendran among others. Justin Prabhakaran composed the music for the film, editing was done by San Lokesh, and cinematography was by Mahesh Muthuswamy.

Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  2. ↑ "Indiralogathil Naa Allagappan (Original motion picture soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cinema News - Movie Reviews - Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "I have no regrets: Shriya Saran". Times of India. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Heaven at Rs. 3 crores". Behindwoods. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Indiralogathil Naa Azhagappan off to a bright start". Behindwoods. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Indiralokathil Na Azhagappan". Sify . Archived from the original on 15 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "TAMIL MOVIE REVIEW INDIRALOGATHIL NAA AZHAGAPPAN VADIVELU SHRIYA SUJA THEETHA RARI NAZAR DIRECTOR THAMBI RAMAIAH MANICKAM NARAYANAN SABESH MURALI TAMIL MOVIE NEWS hot stills picture image gallery".
  9. ↑ கார்த்திக் (17 February 2008). "இந்திரலோகத்தில் நா. அழகப்பன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 58. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.