Aandan Adimai Explained

Aandan Adimai
Director:Manivannan
Producer:K. Dhadhakhan
Cinematography:D. Shankar
Editing:P. Venkateswara Rao
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:KDK International films
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Aandan Adimai is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Manivannan, starring Sathyaraj, Suvaluxmi and Divyaa Unni. It was released on 14 November 2001.[1]

Production

In the late 1990s, Manivannan attempted to make a film starring Sathyaraj, Prabhu and Livingston together titled Makkal Nanban. The film failed to take off, and he moved on to make Aandan Adimai.[2] [3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] [5]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Anne Anne" Muthulingam
"Enna Enna Paada" Thamarai
"Undhan Rajyathil" Ilaiyaraaja Mu. Metha
"Nammava" Madhu Balakrishnan, Shanmugasundari Vaali
"Thillu Mullu" Pulamaipithan

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote "Aandaan Adimai means well and if the incidents brought in had been presented with force the film may have made an impact."[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Though one should commend the director for making a sincere attempt to tackle a controversial problem, one wishes the script was better crafted and the scenes had more depth".[7] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised for handling the subject without any campaigning tone, Ilayaraja's music, Shankar's cinematography but panned the editing.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: aandan adimai (2001) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060523171740/http://cinesouth.com:80/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=aandan%20adimai . 23 May 2006 . 19 June 2023 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: And a New Director.. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19990501074035/http://www.tamiltalkies.com/events.htm . 1 May 1999 . 12 January 2022 . tamiltalkies.com.
  3. Web site: 19 February 1999 . Manivannan Direction! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041116232414/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/19-02-99/sathuya.htm . 16 November 2004 . 12 January 2022 . Dinakaran.
  4. Web site: Mitta Miraasu -Aandaan Adimai Tamil Audio Cd . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129223003/https://banumass.com/shop/mitta-miraasu-aandaan-adimai-tamil-audio-cd/ . 29 January 2023 . 15 June 2023 . Banumass.
  5. Web site: January 2001 . Aandan Adimai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317132028/https://music.apple.com/us/album/aandan-adimai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/586964506 . 17 March 2023 . 15 June 2023 . Apple Music.
  6. Web site: Rangarajan . Malathi . 16 November 2001 . Aandaan Adimai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206004955/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/71A3E9EF3E9DB50665256B0500599BC6?OpenDocument . 6 February 2012 . 12 January 2022 . The Hindu.
  7. Web site: Mannath . Malini . Andaan Adimai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050324063143/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov152.asp . 24 March 2005 . 14 March 2022 . Chennai Online.
  8. தாசன் . விஷுவல் . 25 November 2001 . ஆண்டான் அடிமை . live . . ta . 84–85 . https://archive.today/20230726160552/https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-11-25/page/84/mode/2up . 26 July 2023 . 30 July 2023.

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