''Adi Thadi'' (; ) is a 2004 Indian

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. It stars Sathyaraj, Abbas,

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and Rathi, and was directed by T. Shivraj. It was later remade in Telugu as '' Political Rowdy'' in 2005 with

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, Charmee Kaur and

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enacting the roles of Sathyaraj, Rathi and Napoleon respectively. Abbas reprises his role in the Telugu film.

Plot

Tirupati is a criminal who commands respect from state heads like the CM. He hates women and remains a bachelor even at the age of 50. A naughty college student Priya grabs Tirupati's attention though a beauty contest, and there he falls in love with her and proposes to her. Then, Priya's life turns to disaster because she gets tortured by Tirupati and his henchmen. With the help of his brother Surya, Tirupati changes his appearance to look younger. To escape from this problem, Priya contacts her boyfriend Arjun. The rest is all about how all ends well.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of T. Shivaraj who earlier assisted T. P. Gajendran and S. A. Chandrasekhar.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by

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, Kalidasan, Snehan and Deva Kumar. The song "Umma Umma" turned out to be a sensational chartbuster upon release.

Release and reception

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'' wrote "Sathyaraj's Adithadi starts off as a rollkicking comedy that peters out towards the end. It is a black comedy, a movie that makes light of serious and usually morbid situations with their own level of hilarity and cleverness". ''

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'' wrote "You could double up in laughter, guffaw at the hero's audacity or wrinkle your nose in disgust at certain points, but surely you cannot ignore the film that reminds you so much of the `villainous' Satyaraj of yore." ''Chennai Online'' wrote "This picture makes no pretence about being anything other than what it is. A not-to-be-taken-seriously, unpretentious entertainer, hilarious at most times, an irreverent take-off on films depicting local 'dadas' and their ilk, the film is seen through the eyes of a 50-something local don, who falls in love with a teenager, and for once finds himself at a loss on how to go about it". G. Ulaganathan of ''Deccan Herald'' wrote "Director Shivraj begins well and what begins as a comedy somewhere midway becomes a little serious". The relative success of the film prompted Shivraj and Sathyaraj to team up again for a film titled ''Devuda'' on fake godmen, though it was later shelved. Soon after, Shivraj began making ''Enakke Enakka'' with a new cast, but it was also cancelled.

References

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* {{IMDb title, id=2325509 Tamil films remade in other languages 2004 films Films scored by Deva (composer) 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s Indian films Indian action comedy films 2004 action comedy films Tamil-language Indian films 2004 directorial debut films