''Adhe Neram Adhe Idam'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language

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written and directed by M. Prabhu and produced by Rama Krishnan. The film stars Jai and Vijayalakshmi, while

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, and

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play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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with editing by G. B. Venkatesh and cinematography by Sri Pawan Sekhar. The film was released on 6 November 2009.

Plot

Karthik falls in love with Janani. Although she is reluctant at first, she later accepts his love. After Janani's approval, Karthik goes to Australia as per his father states in order to finish his education. In the time that he had gone, Janani's parents arranged another groom for her, Siva. Janani thought that Siva was more richer and handsome and would live a better life with him; therefore, she agrees to marry him. However, fate plays with them again. When Karthik is coming back from Australia, he meets a man. He chats with the man, and they soon become friends. He tells the man about his love story and how his lover had betrayed him for someone "better". The man tells him that the best way to teach her a lesson is to show vengeance and ruin her life. As a result of the man's advice, Karthik seeks revenge and forces Janani to sleep with him and other malicious actions. As the film progresses, the major plot twist is that the man that Karthik had met was actually Siva, who had been both a barrier and facilitator for their love to become united. In the climax, Janani tries to sleep with Karthik after being disappointed with Siva. However, in a sudden turn of events, Karthik kills her for betrayal but regrets it, commits suicide by shot himself. Siva goes back sadly after coming to know that Janani is no more.

Cast

* Jai as Karthik * Vijayalakshmi as Janani *

as Siva *

as Karthik's father *

as Jeeva * Ravi Prakash

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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Critical reception

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'' stated that the film "defies all logic" and "The director?s desire for experimentation and the urge to break moulds blow up on his face as he has no proper script". Pavithra Srinivasan of ''

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'' wrote, "The real blame for such slipshod work must undoubtedly rest with the director, though this could easily have been a taut, superbly crafted emotional thriller. Instead, there's a serious dearth of logic, completely senseless characterisation and a climax that leaves you as puzzled as amused." Bhama Devi Ravi of ''

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'' wrote that "the interesting plot suffers from a lack of depth". Malathi Rangarajan of ''

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'' wrote, "Listing the loopholes is a futile exercise, and anyway there are one too many. Suffice it to say that ''ANAI'' is an example of time, talent and labour gone waste".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2009 directorial debut films 2009 films 2009 romance films Films scored by Premgi Amaren Indian romance films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romance films