Adra Machan Visilu Explained

Adra Machan Visilu
Director:	Thiraivannan
Producer:	B. Gopi
Starring:	Shiva Naina Sarwar Srinivasan
Cinematography:	A. Kasi Vishwa
Music:	N. R. Raghunanthan
Editing:	Sujith Sahadev
Studio:	Arasu Films
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Adra Machan Visilu is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Thiraivannan, starring Shiva, Srinivasan and Naina Sarwar.^[1] The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.

Cast

• Shiva as Simmakkal Sekhar
• Naina Sarwar as Dhevi
• Powerstar Srinivasan as Powerstar Muniyaandi
• Arun Balaji as Goripalayam Rahmath
• Sentrayan as Palanganatham Babu
• Singamuthu as Dhuraisingam
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Doctor
• Raj Kapoor
• K. Selva Bharathy
• T. P. Gajendran
• K. P. Jagan as Jagan
• Velmurugan
• Jangiri Madhumitha as Hema
• Sujatha Sivakumar as Simmakkal Sekhar's mother
• Daniel Annie Pope as Hema's lover
• Sumathi G. as hospital lady
• Ambani Shankar
• Shanthi Arvind as beach dancer

Production

The project was first reported in the media during June 2015, with reports stating that Powerstar Srinivasan would feature in a film titled Naanum Herodhaan which would tell the story of an actor forced to repay his fans for their losses during the film distribution process. The concept was considered to be a satire on the issue faced by Rajinikanth following the failure of Lingaa (2014) at the box office.^{[2] [3]} The film began production during the final quarter of 2015 and the shoot progressed at the AVM Studios later under the tentative title of Simmakkal Sekhar.^{[4] [5]}

Release

The film opened in July 2016 to negative reviews. The critic from The Hindu stated "the filmmaking is shocking" and concluded that the film was "excruciating", while The New Indian Express stated "crude and loud with the message on your face, the film is clearly meant for the lowest denominator in the audience".^{[6] [7] [8]}

Soundtrack

Adra Machan Visilu
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	N. R. Raghunanthan
Released:	14 April 2016
Recorded:	2016
Genre:	Feature film soundtrack
Language:	Tamil
Label:	Muzik 247 Eros International
Producer:	N. R. Raghunanthan
Prev Title:	Mapla Singam
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Pichuva Kaththi
Next Year:	2017

N. R. Raghunanthan composed the songs and background music for the film.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015-11-05 . Siva teams up with 'power star' Srinivasan for Simmakkal Sekar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034757/https://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/siva-teams-power-star-srinivasan-simmakkal-sekar-332987.html . 16 December 2017 . 2017-04-22 . Kolly Talk.
2. Web site: Spoof on 'Lingaa' Controversies Titled 'Naanum Herodhaan' . The New Indian Express . 2015-06-29 . 2017-04-22 . 16 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816235605/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Spoof-on-Lingaa-Controversies-Titled-Naanum-Herodhaan/2015/06/29/article2892705.ece . dead .
3. Web site: 2 April 2016 . Adra Machchan Visilu is about cinema . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405151744/http://www.screen4screen.com/tamilcinemanews/adra-machchan-visilu-is-about-cinema . 5 April 2016 . 2017-04-22 . Screen 4 Screen.
4. Web site: 2015-10-30 . Siva and Powerstar team up with Jiiva's director . 2017-04-22 . IndiaGlitz.com . 22 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022015144/https://www.indiaglitz.com/mirchi-siva-powerstar-simmakkal-sekar-katcheri-arrambam-director-thiraivannan-kannada-news-145860.html . live .
5. Web site: 2016-03-14 . Adra Machan Visilu Tamil Movie Poster by Chennaivision . 2016-07-14 . Chennaivision . en-US . 18 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818092947/http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/adra-machan-visilu-tamil-movie-poster-chennaivision/ . live .
6. Web site: Want to test your patience? Try watching Adra Machan Visilu . The New Indian Express . 2016-07-07 . 2017-04-22 . 10 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710192550/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Want-to-test-your-patience-Try-watching-Adra-Machan-Visilu/2016/07/07/article3516781.ece . dead .
7. Web site: Film review of Adra Machan Visilu: Exhausted fans . The Hindu . 2017-04-22 . 10 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710035922/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/film-review-of-adra-machan-visilu-exhausted-fans/article8820236.ece . live .
8. Web site: Adra Machan Visilu Movie Review . 2017-04-22 . The Times of India . 13 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160713014208/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Adra-Machan-Visilu/movie-review/53126612.cms . live .