''Aridhu Aridhu'' (; ) is a 2010 Indian

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written and directed by K. R. Mathivanan, an assistant of director Shankar, directing his maiden venture. The movie is produced by Jaya Krishnan under the banner name of JK Creations. The movie's lead cast includes

Harish Kalyan Harish Kalyan (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the film '' Sindhu Samaveli'' and gained recognition for his roles in '' Poriyaalan'' (2014), '' Vil Ambu'' (2016), ...

and Uttara Raj, making her debut.

Thaman Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Sivakumar (born 16 November 1983), professionally credited as Thaman S, is an Indian composer and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for ...

has scored the music under the audio label of Five Star Audios.

Cast

The names of the characters are not mentioned in the film. *

as the son * Uttara Raj as the NRI * Abdul Hakeem *

Hariraj Hariraj is a former Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films. Career Hariraj worked as a hero in films during the 1990s with the most notable one being ''Valli'' (1993). He left films as a personal choice and worked in agriculture and ...

as the father

Production

Uttara, who won a New Zealand beauty pageant was signed to play the lead actress while Princess Jasmine (acted in the Hollywood film ''Ghost Rider'') was signed to play a supporting role.

Soundtrack

The music of the film, composed by

was released at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai. Director Shankar released the audio in the event which also saw other prominent directors such as Thankar Bachan, Vetrimaaran, Lingusamy and Perarasu, producers R.B. Choudhary, Kalaipuli Dhanu and executive members of TFPC. The lyrics are written by the director K. R. Mathivanan himself.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The script is intriguing, and the director adopts an unconventional narrative style. More of an experimental film, it would be of interest to a discerning viewer". A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "Had the director made the movie more cogent and concentrated more on the script, ''Aridhu Aridhu'' would have been a decent fare". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Hariraj, who makes us sit upright in the very first dialogue, ..would have been talked about even more if he had shown it more effectively in the screenplay and direction".

References

External links

* * http://aridhuaridhu.com/ 2010 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by Thaman S {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub