''Ennul Aayiram'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film written and directed by Krishna Kumar. It stars newcomers Maha and Marina Michael with

Vincent Asokan Vincent Asokan is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Personal life Vincent is the son of actor S. A. Ashokan. He is married and has two sons. Career Vincent Asokan made his debut in director A. Venkates ...

and Krishnamoorthy in supporting roles. The film, which has music composed by

Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tel ...

, was released on 22 April 2016.

Cast

*Maha as Ashok * Marina Michael as Suhasini *Shruti Yugal *

* R. S. Shivaji as Sadasivam *Swarupu Alias Karthic Shankar *Ravi Raj Krishna *Krishnamoorthy *Annamalai Palaniappan as Senthil

Production

In early 2015, the actor

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Nat ...

chose to convert his theatre company Om Ganesh Creations into a production studio and launched a film starring his son, Maha, in the lead role. Titled ''Ennul Aayiram'', the film featured newcomers with the Malayalam actress Marina Michael signed to play the leading female role. The idea of making a film first emerged after Maha was told a storyline by Krishna Kumar, an erstwhile assistant to the director A. L. Vijay, and Maha subsequently took the project to his father.

was also signed to work on the film, ending his sabbatical from signing Tamil films, while

Gopi Sunder Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tel ...

was composed the film's music. Shooting was completed in 50 days in Chennai and Pondicherry. Delhi Ganesh asked

R. Madhavan Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Madhavan ...

to release a single online to promote the project, while Ganesh also convinced

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali f ...

to release the film's audio soundtrack during February 2016.

Release and reception

''Ennul Aayiram'' was originally scheduled to release on 1 April 2016, but got postponed to 22 April. ''The Hindu'' wrote that "''Ennul Aayiram'' exists almost just as an advertisement of his repertoire of skills". Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' opined that "Though not completely satisfactory in its take, ''Ennul Aayiram'' is a commendable effort from a debutant maker". A critic from ''The Times of India'' said that "''Ennul Aayiram'' barely succeeds in keeping us hooked as the story progresses".

References

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*{{IMDb title, 5655990 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s thriller drama films Indian thriller drama films