''Adavadi'' is a 2007
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psychological thriller film
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In terms of context and co ...
directed by V. S. Bharath Hanna. The film stars
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...
and
Radha
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alongside an ensemble cast including
Y. Gee. Mahendra
Y G Mahendran (born 9 January 1950) is an Indian Actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of mo ...
,
Sathyapriya
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,
K. R. Vatsala
K. R. Vatsala is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema.
Filmography Malayalam
*''Ottayaal Pattaalam'' (1992) as Cabaret dancer
*''Kallanum Policum'' (1992) as Housewife
*''Kudumbasametham'' (1992) as Housewife
*''Maarathon (Aayaraam ...
,
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His ...
,
Suja Varunee
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Career
Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-a ...
,
Ganja Karuppu
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, and
Malaysia Vasudevan
Vasudevan (15 June 1944 – 20 February 2011), known as Malaysia Vasudevan, was a Malaysian-Indian playback singer and actor in Tamil cinema.
Early life
Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Ammal ...
. The film, produced by G. Saravana and R. Sekar, had musical score by
Deva and was released on 30 March 2007. The film is a remake of the 1998 Kannada film ''
A''.
Plot
Bharath (
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...
) is a perfectionist film director. Being a short-tempered person, he deals with people with arrogance and disrespectfulness. Chandini (
Radha
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), a debut-making actress, falls in love with Bharath. When Chandini openly declares her love for Bharath in front of everyone, he gets angry and slaps her. Since that, Chandini gets away from him and latches on to a financier. Bharath cannot forget her and takes to drinking. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
*
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...
as Bharath
*
Radha
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as Chandini
*
Y. Gee. Mahendra
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as Bharath's father
*
Sathyapriya
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as Bharath's mother
*
K. R. Vatsala
K. R. Vatsala is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema.
Filmography Malayalam
*''Ottayaal Pattaalam'' (1992) as Cabaret dancer
*''Kallanum Policum'' (1992) as Housewife
*''Kudumbasametham'' (1992) as Housewife
*''Maarathon (Aayaraam ...
as Chandini's mother
*
Vaiyapuri
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as Michael
*
Suja Varunee
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Career
Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-a ...
*
Ganja Karuppu
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*
Malaysia Vasudevan
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Early life
Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Ammal ...
*
Fathima Babu
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*
T. P. Gajendran
*
Alex
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*Parvesh
*Afzal
*
Muthukaalai
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*Telephone Subramanian
*Sharmili
*
Kovai Senthil
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Career
During his career, Kovai Senthil mad ...
Production
After the commercially successful film ''
Adi Thadi
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'' (2004), director Shivaraj (who has changed his name to Bharath Hanna) and
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...
team up for the second time.
Radha
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of ''
Sundhara Travels'' fame was selected to play lead actress, while
Deva was signed on as music composer.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by
Deva. The soundtrack, released on 12 January 2007, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by
Snehan
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, Piraisoodan and Senthilkumar.
Deva retained two songs from original version which are composed by
Gurukiran
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. "Idhu One Day" retained as "Idhu One Day" and "Sum Sumne" retained as "En Anbea".
Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews. Settu Shankar of ''OneIndia'' described the film as a needless confusion. While KLT of ''hindu.com'' criticized the outmoded plot and treatment.
References
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2007 films
Films scored by Deva (composer)
2000s Tamil-language films
Tamil remakes of Kannada films
Films about filmmaking
2007 psychological thriller films