Ayyanar Veethi
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| Directed by | Gipsy Rajkumar |
| Produced by | P. Senthilvel Vijayasankar |
| Starring | Yuvan Sara Setty Sinju Mohan |
| Cinematography | Sakthivel |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | U. K. Murali |
Production company | Sri Sai Shanmugar Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ayyanar Veethi (transl. Ayyanar Street) is a 2017 Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant Gipsy Rajkumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Yuvan, newcomer Sara Setty, and Sinju Mohan in the lead roles with Ponvannan and Bhagyaraj in pivotal roles.
Cast
[edit]- Yuvan as Senthil
- Sara Setty as Ayyanar's daughter
- Sinju Mohan as Sastry's daughter
- Ponvannan as Ayyanar
- Bhagyaraj as Subramania Sastry
- Senthilvel
- Singampuli
- Meera Krishnan
- Singamuthu
- Muthukaalai
- Nadodigal Raja
- Kovai Senthil
Production
[edit]The film was announced to be a rural drama with Yuvan in the lead role and Ponvannan and Bhagyaraj in pivotal roles.[1] Singer U. K. Murali makes his debut as a film composer with this film.[2] Newcomer Sara Setty and Sinju Mohan, of Pulipaarvai fame, play the heroines, who are the daughters of the characters portrayed by Ponvannan and Bhagyraj, respectively. The film was shot in Rajapalayam.[3] A twenty-seven foot tall statue of Ayyanar was created for the film.[4]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by U. K. Murali.[5][6]
- "Vaararu Ayyan Varaaru" - Ananthu, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
- "Ponnungale Poruthavare" - Jaya Moorthy
- "Kallapparvai" - Prasanna, Mahathy
- "Kannucharayam Munnale" - Velmurugan, Krithika Babu
- "Ayyanaaru Veedhiyile" - U. K. Murali, Gipsy Rajkumar
- "Anbukonda Ayyan Mugam" - U. K. Murali, Gipsy Rajkumar
Reception
[edit]The Times of India gave the film one out of five stars and wrote that "It (The film) unfolds like a collection of the worst elements of 80s and 90s melodramas".[7] The Times of India Samayam gave the film a rating of one-and-half out of five stars praising the cinematography and criticizing the plot holes.[8] Dinamalar praised the music while criticizing the background score and plot gaps.[9] Maalaimalar praised the cinematgorphy and music and criticized the background score.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (8 November 2014). "Rural drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Vasudevan, K. V. (15 October 2016). "An orchestrated move". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Bhagyaraj and Ponvannan come together for this film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "அய்யனார் வீதி: கே.பாக்யராஜ் – பொன்வண்ணன் சாமியாட்டம்". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Ayyanar Veethi". Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Ayyanar Veedhi songs download". Raaga. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Ayyanar Veethi Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Ayyanar Veethi by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "அய்யனார் வீதி - திரைவிமர்சனம்". Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "அய்யனார் வீதி - திரைவிமர்சனம்". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "அய்யனார் வீதி". 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020.