Adida Melam Explained

Adida Melam
Director:	Anbu Stalin
Starring:	Abhay Krishna Abhinaya
Music:	Abhishek—Lawrence
Studio:	Dado Creations
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Adida Melam is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Anbu Stalin featuring newcomer Abhay Krishna and Abhinaya.^[1] The music was composed by Abhishek—Lawrence. Despite being launched in 2012, the film went through production troubles and subsequently had a name change from Mela Thaalam to Adida Melam in 2016, before its release on 25 March 2016.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Abhay Krishna as Saravanan
• Abhinaya as Devaki
• Urvashi
• Jayaprakash
• Mayilsamy
• Swaminathan
• Scissor Manohar
• Mippu

Music

The music was composed by Abhishek—Lawrence.

Adida Melam
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	Abhishek—Lawrence
Released:	2016
Genre:	Feature film soundtrack
Length:	19:36
Language:	Tamil
Label:	Bravomovies
Prev Title:	Doo
Prev Year:	2011

Reception

The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic noting "the tone of Adida Melam is wildly inconsistent, swinging from melodrama to comedy, at times even in the same scene".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'I've never faced bias': Abhinaya . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304213407/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-03/news-interviews/31119064_1_film-industries-film-career-gautham-menon . live . 4 March 2012 . 3 March 2012 . . 25 May 2012.
2. Web site: Abhinaya had to lip-sync to a lot of dialogues. Times of India. 13 January 2016. 12 February 2016.
3. Web site: Abhinaya's new film! . Behindwoods . 1 March 2012 . 25 May 2012.
4. Web site: Climax of 'Adida Melam' exceptionally funny: Abhay Krishnaa. 23 March 2016.
5. News: Adida Melam Movie Review : Critic Review of Adida Melam by Times of India. The Times of India .