Aai (film)
| Aai | |
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 Official DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Produced by | K.Parthiban |
| Written by | Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Venkatesh |
| Story by | A. Venkatesh |
| Starring |
Sarath Kumar Namitha Vadivelu Kalabhavan Mani Vincent Asokan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aai (English: Hey) is a 2004 Indian Tamil language action masala film written and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film has Sarath Kumar, Namitha, Vadivelu and Kalabhavan Mani in the lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Paravai Muniyamma, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Vincent Asokan in other supporting roles. This movie went on to become a Blockbuster movie of the year, Namitha was shot to fame by this movie. [1][2]
Plot
Velu (R. Sarathkumar) is living happily with his sister and friend Pazhani (Vadivelu) in Palani. He stays away from all wanted troubles and is forced to resort to fighting to defend his sister from the local rowdy Raghavan (Vincent Asokan). A flashback follows where it is revealed that Velu is a military officer and his sister is actually the sister of his best friend, Police Officer Murugan (Kalabhavan Mani) of Chennai. It is also revealed that Velu had maintained a low profile to protect his sister from his foe Naachiyar (Kota Srinivasa Rao) whom he had left crippled before he went into hiding.
How Velu protects his sister and his love interest Anjali (Namitha) from Nachiyar and Raghavan forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- R. Sarathkumar as Sakthivel (Velu)
- Namitha as Anjali
- Vadivelu as Pazhani
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Naachiyar
- Kalabhavan Mani as Mani
- Vijayakumar as DGP
- Ashish Vidyarthi as DSP Easwara Pandian
- Vincent Asokan as Raghavan
- Thyagu as Inspector Vavval Pandi
- Ponnambalam as Inspector Kalyanaraman
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Inspector
- Ilavarasu as Traffic Police Subbarayan
- Mayoori as Kanmani
- Paravai Muniyamma as Anjali's grandmother
- Bonda Mani as Auto Driver
- Crane Manohar as Customer
- M. Seenivasan
- Rithika as Lakshmi
- Joker Thulasi as Bus conductor
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Scissor Manohar as Pickpocket
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Jayamani
- Manager Cheena as Post office customer
- Tirupur Ramasamy as Post office customer
- Kovai Senthil as Achari
- Kumaresan
- Vengal Rao
- Vijay Ganesh
- Priyanka as Widow
- Kottai Perumal as Police constable
- Robo Shankar as Army Man (uncredited role)
- Mumtaj in a special appearance
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.[3] Lyrics written by Vaali, Kalaikumar and P. Vijay.
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Aai Mailapur Mayila | Sabesh, Manicka Vinayagam, Suchitra |
| Arjuna Arjuna | Udit Narayan, Shobiya |
| Meyau Meyau | Srikanth Deva, Sadhana Sargam, Ganga |
| Neathi Adida Aai | Sriram Parthasarathy, Kumar, Suchitra |
| Ooru Onu Onuu | Vadivelu, R. Sarath Kumar, Anuradha Sriram, Paravai Muniyamma, Jayashri |
| Veluthu Kathu | Shankar Mahadevan |
Release
Due to producer's financial crunch, Aei release was delayed for 4 months.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.cinebazaar.com/rental/aai.htm
- ↑ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1946/tamil/aai/cast.and.crew.htm
- ↑ http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=5855
- ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/two-films-are-further-delayed-news-tamil-kkfvCRdcjegsi.html Aei release delayed for 4 months