Adhe Neram Adhe Idam

Adhe Neram Adhe Idam
Directed by	M. Prabhu
Produced by	Rama Krishnan
Written by	M. Prabhu, Lalithanand (dialogues)
Starring	Jai Vijayalakshmi Rahul Madhav Nizhalgal Ravi Lollu Sabha Jeeva
Music by	Premji Amaran
Cinematography	Sri Pawan Sekhar
Edited by	G. B. Venkatesh
Production company	Lakshmi Pictures
Distributed by	Jamal Cine Creations
Release date	6 November 2009 (2009-11-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (English: Same Time, Same Place) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. Prabhu, which stars Jai and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles. The film was released on 6 November 2009.

Plot

Karthik (Jai) falls in love with Janani (Vijayalakshmi). Although she is reluctant at first, she later accepts his love. After Janani's approval, Karthik goes to Australia to finish his education. In the time Karthik had gone, Janani's parents arranged another groom for her, Siva (Rahul Madhav). Janani thought Siva was more richer and handsome and would live a better life with him. Therefore, she agrees to marry him.

However, fate plays with them again. When Karthik is coming back from Australia, he meets a man. He chats with the man and they become friends. He tells the man about his love story and how his lover had betrayed him for someone "better". The man tells him the best way to teach her a lesson is to show vengeance and ruin her life. As a result of the man's advice, he seeks revenge and forces Janani to sleep with him and other malicious actions. As the film progresses, the major plot twist that shocks the audience is the man that Karthik met was Siva, who had been both a barrier and facilitator for their love to become united.

In the climax, Janani tries to sleep with Karthik after being disappointed with Siva. However, in a sudden turn of events, Karthik kills her but regrets it. Siva goes back sadly after coming to know that Janani is no more.

Cast

• Jai as Karthik
• Vijayalakshmi as Janani
• Rahul Madhav as Siva
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Lollu Sabha Jeeva

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Premji Amaran^[1]

Track list

1. "Toshiba" (4:52) – Premji Amaran
2. "Mudhal Murai" (4:59) – Harini, Tippu, Haricharan
3. "Vennilavu" (4:50) – Saindhavi, Vijay Yesudas
4. "Athu Oru Kaalam" (4:39) – Haricharan, Premji Amaran
5. "Nammoru Chennaiyila" (5:04) – Venkat Prabhu

Reception

Sify stated that the film "defies all logic" and "The director?s desire for experimentation and the urge to break moulds blow up on his face as he has no proper script".^[2] Behindwoods wrote "Adhe Neram Adhe Idam is an effort that has missed its mark by quite some distance. The jaded narration, monotonous pace and lack of emotion will be the major factors that work against it."^[3] Rediff wrote "The real blame for such slipshod work must undoubtedly rest with the director, though this could easily have been a taut, superbly crafted emotional thriller. Instead, there's a serious dearth of logic, completely senseless characterisation and a climax that leaves you as puzzled as amused."^[4] Times of India wrote that "interestin plot that suffers from a lack of depth."^[5]

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