Ayul Regai Explained

Ayul Regai
Director:	K. G. Ashok
Starring:	Thennavan Karikalan Sriji Gayathri
Music:	Abbas Rafi
Cinematography:	B. Kannan
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Ayul Regai is a 2005 Indian Tamil language film directed by K. G. Ashok starring Thennavan in his lead debut.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Thennavan as Karikalan
• Shriji
• Gayatri
• Gurudutt as psychiatrist
• Isac as Shatru
• Santhana Bharathi
• Vishwa

Production

Ashok, an assistant director to Kamal Haasan for Virumaandi (2004), announced plans to make his debut through Aayul Regai. Pasupathy signed on to play the lead role but later opted against working on the film, prompting Thennavan to be signed on. The film was shot in Bangalore.^{[3] [4]}

Release

In his review, film critic Balaji Balasubramaniam wrote "with a complex story, a complicated screenplay, unfamiliar actors and no masala elements like fights or comedy or item numbers, Aayul Regai is Tamil cinema at its riskiest!"^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ayul Regai . Chennai Online . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061015214627/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/08ayulregai.asp . 15 October 2006 . dead.
2. News: Rasathi actor Thennavan aged 52 hospitalized . . 8 November 2019 .
3. Web site: Unleashed Entertainment in Tamil Cinema. 23 February 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050223191619/http://www.behindwoods.com/headlines2.html. 23 February 2005.
4. Web site: Behindwoods : Novelty in murder. www.behindwoods.com.
5. Web site: Archived copy . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624231226/http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2005/aregai.html . dead .