Ayyanar Veethi Explained

Ayyanar Veethi
Director:Gipsy Rajkumar
Producer:P. Senthilvel
Vijayasankar
Starring:Yuvan
Sara Setty
Sinju Mohan
Music:U. K. Murali
Cinematography:Sakthivel
Editing:Suresh Urs
Studio:Sri Sai Shanmugar Pictures
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Ayyanar Veethi 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

Production

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

The soundtrack was composed by U. K. Murali.[5] [6]

Reception

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rural drama. Nikhil. Raghavan. November 8, 2014. The Hindu. 6 April 2020. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201085439/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-ode-to-bharathiraja/article6578230.ece. live.
  2. News: An orchestrated move. K. V.. Vasudevan. October 15, 2016. The Hindu. 6 April 2020. 5 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205060048/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/An-orchestrated-move/article16072134.ece. live.
  3. News: Bhagyaraj and Ponvannan come together for this film. The Times of India. 6 April 2020. 17 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317150016/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Bhagyaraj-and-Ponvannan-come-together-for-this-film/articleshow/54605200.cms. live.
  4. Web site: அய்யனார் வீதி: கே.பாக்யராஜ் – பொன்வண்ணன் சாமியாட்டம். 28 October 2020. 5 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205062348/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ayyanar-veethi-k-bhagyaraj-and-ponvannan-make-a-dance-with-woman/articleshow/57427351.cms. live.
  5. Web site: Ayyanar Veethi. 13 May 2020. 6 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206004053/https://www.hungama.com/album/ayyanar-veethi/23633439/. live.
  6. Web site: Ayyanar Veedhi songs download. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201113046/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/ayyanar-veethi-songs-T0004478 . 1 February 2021 . Raaga. 1 February 2021.
  7. News: Ayyanar Veethi Movie Review : Critic Review of Ayyanar Veethi by Times of India. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: அய்யனார் வீதி - திரைவிமர்சனம். 28 October 2020. 4 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204163504/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-review/ayyanar-veethi-movie-review/moviereview/58451347.cms. live.
  9. Web site: அய்யனார் வீதி - திரைவிமர்சனம் . Dinamalar . 28 October 2020 . 5 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205142923/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1205/Ayyanar%20Veethi/ . live .
  10. Web site: அய்யனார் வீதி. 29 April 2017. 28 October 2020. 5 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205050118/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2017/04/29133449/1082686/Ayyanar-Veedhi-Movie-Review.vpf. live.