''Adra Machan Visilu'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by Thiraivannan, starring

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, Srinivasan and Naina Sarwar. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.

Cast

as Simmakkal Sekhar * Naina Sarwar as Dhevi * Powerstar Srinivasan as Powerstar Muniyaandi * Arun Balaji as Goripalayam Rahmath *

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as Palanganatham Babu *

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as Dhuraisingam * Mansoor Ali Khan as Doctor *

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* T. P. Gajendran * K. P. Jagan as Jagan *

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as Hema *

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as Simmakkal Sekhar's mother *

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as Hema's lover * Sumathi G. as hospital lady *

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* Shanthi Arvind as beach dancer

Production

The project was first reported in the media during June 2015, with reports stating that Powerstar Srinivasan would feature in a film titled ''Naanum Herodhaan'' which would tell the story of an actor forced to repay his fans for their losses during the film distribution process. The concept was considered to be a satire on the issue faced by

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following the failure of '' Lingaa'' (2014) at the box office. The film began production during the final quarter of 2015 and the shoot progressed at the AVM Studios later under the tentative title of ''Simmakkal Sekhar''.

Release

The film opened in July 2016 to negative reviews. The critic from

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

stated "the filmmaking is shocking" and concluded that the film was "excruciating", while

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stated "crude and loud with the message on your face, the film is clearly meant for the lowest denominator in the audience".

Soundtrack

N. R. Raghunanthan composed the songs and background music for the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5867388 2016 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian comedy films Films scored by N. R. Raghunanthan