Alli Thandha Vaanam
Alli Thandha Vaanam (transl. The sky gave me too much) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sridar Prasad. It stars Murali, Prabhu Deva and Laila in the lead roles, Neha, Prakash Raj, Vivek, TSBK Moulee and Rajeev with in supporting roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office and three songs have been shot in various locations in Malaysia. The song 'Vaadi Vaadi Naatu Kattai' was a chartbuster hit. The film's score and music was composed by Vidyasagar. It was released on 5 September 2001.
| Alli Thandha Vaanam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sreedhar Prasath |
| Produced by | M Kajamaideen |
| Written by | Sreedhar Prasath |
| Starring | Murali Prabhu Deva Laila Neha Prakash Raj Vivek |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Edited by | Anil Malnad |
Production company | Roja Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Satyam (Prabhu Deva) is the carefree son of businessman, owner of Satyam mills Lakshmipathi (Moulee). Disappointed Lakshmipathi asks Satyam to spend three months alone on the streets of Chennai to learn the value of money. He would have no money and could not use the information of who he is and his education (paid by his father) to gain favour or make a living from anyone.
So Satyam sets out and from the very start, meets Divya (Laila), who plays an overexuberant youth girl, who cries or laughs constantly. In the next frame, he saves Meenakshi 'Meena' (Neha) in the style of MGR from would-be rapists, and in the third, he meets Julie (Kalyani), they both take each other as siblings. Satyam promises Julie that he will help find her mother. Together they set out on a journey in search of her mum and to make a living (to survive to meet daily need; food, shelter and medicine). Julie has her own sad story which sounds equivalent to the far better film Kutty. He sees Meenakshi again, and the two of them fall in love.
Julie and Satyam steal a suitcase from Madhavan (Murali) but later that night find out it is full of medicine. Without his medicine, Madhavan falls unconscious. Satyam goes to return the medicine and finds him unconscious. He then takes him to the hospital and learns he is going to need ₹ 5 lakhs to save him as he almost inadvertently killed.
So Satyam enters the house of billionaire (Rajeev) Divya's father, pretending to be his long-lost son Madhavan. Prakash (Prakash Raj), Satyam's cousin (as a villain) sets out to kill Satyam, who is after his uncle Lakshmipathi money.[1]
Cast
- Murali as Madhavan, Divya's half-brother
- Prabhu Deva as Sathya
- Laila as Divya, Madhavan's half-sister
- Neha Bajpai as Meenakshi "Meena"
- Vivek as Tamil Kirukan
- Prakash Raj as Prakash, Satyam's cousin
- TSBK Moulee as Lakshmipathi
- Rajeev as Madhavan and Divya's father
- Kalyani as Julie
- A. C. Murali Mohan as TV Host
- Surjith Ansary as Schoolboy
- Madhan Bob
- Balu Anand
- Mahanadi Shankar
- Shanthi Williams
Production
The role played by Murali was initially intended to be played by Karthik.[2] Similarly Laila replaced Sneha in the lead female role.[3]
Track listing
The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, while lyrics written by Arivumathi, Pazhani Bharathi and Kabilan.
| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Kasu Kasu" | Udit Narayan, Sruthi Unnikrishnan | Kabilan | 4:44 |
| "Kannale Miya Miya" | Unni Menon, Srivardhini | Arivumathi | 4:53 |
| "Thom Thom" | Hariharan, K S Chitra | 4:57 | |
| "Chikku Chikku" | Tippu | Pazhani Bharathi | 4:24 |
| "Anthi Karukkayile" | Swarnalatha | Arivumathi | 2:34 |
| "Thattan Kedakkalaiyoo" | Swarnalatha | 4:26 | |
| "Vaadi Vaadi Nattukkattai" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha Mohan | 3:13 | |