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Azhagiya Theeye

Azhagiya Theeye (spelt onscreen as Azhagiye Theeyae) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair (in her Tamil debut). The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a significant character in the film, while Ramesh Vinayagam composed the music.[1] It released to generally positive reviews.[2][3] The film was a commercial success.[4] The film's name is inspired by the song of the same name from Minnale (2001). The movie was officially remade in Telugu in 2006 as Happy.[5]

Azhagiya Theeye
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Directed byRadha Mohan
Written byRadha Mohan
Viji (dialogues)
Produced byPrakash Raj
StarringPrasanna
Navya Nair
Prakash Raj
CinematographySrinivas
Edited byKasi Viswanathan
Music byRamesh Vinayakam
Production
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Release date
  • 30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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The story revolves around Chandran (Prasanna) is approached by a girl Nandhini (Navya Nair) to break her proposed marriage with a software engineer Aravind (Prakash Raj) from the U.S. She is forced by her father who is a thug (Pyramid Natarajan) to marry this guy. Later Chandran hatches a plan by which he meets Aravind at a restaurant and tells him that Nandhini is madly in love with him. And the big twist is that Aravind does not walk away and instead stays back to see that the ‘love birds’ get united which upsets Chandran's plans and his life. He is forced to marry Nandhini at a registrar's office and she is thrown out of her house. Aravind arranges a flat for them and leaves for the U.S. How the couple starts liking each other after a series of incidents forms the rest of the love story.

Cast

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Production

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Radha Mohan began work on his first film was Smile Please in 1996, starring Prakash Raj in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved.[6] Prakash Raj chose to produce a film with Radha Mohan and announced the project in July 2003 under the title of Koothupattarai, which developed alongside Prakash Raj's other production Naam (2003).[7][8] Navya Nair signed on to appear in the film during September 2003, which by then had been briefly titled Ellame Drama Thaan.[9][10]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack for this film was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam.[11]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vizhigalin Aruginil"Ramesh Vinayakam5:28
2."Ullalae Ullalae"Devan, Timmy4:26
3."Sandana Poongatrae"Ramesh Vinayakam, Lavanya5:08
4."Maattikkittenae"Karthik5:18
5."Dil Mera Loot Liya"Mathangi, Srinivas5:10
6."Boom - Theme Music"Ramesh Vinayakam1:47

Reception

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The Hindu wrote "AMIDST RUN of the mill love themes and implausible action, Duet Movies' "Azhagiya Theeyae ... " comes as a whiff of fresh air. With a simple storyline neatly narrated, the film is ably backed by Viji's dialogue. The comic digs, light-hearted barbs, and humorous verbal exchanges in this breezy romantic story keep your spirits enlivened."[2] Sify wrote "On the whole Azhagiya Theeye is good fun while it lasts."[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the film and director for healthy humor, humorous dialogues, and for making a film different from commercial films.[12] Deccan Herald wrote "What is a good film? Azagiya Theeye will provide you the answer. No vulgar dialogues, clean story, good screenplay, no unnecessary fights, no overacting — it has all these and much more to offer".[13] Behindwoods wrote ""Azhagiya Theeyae ... " is a heartening experience for filmgoers who yearn for worthy fare in the Tamil tongue. Treated with finesse and presented in style, this Prakash Raj production is a pleasure to watch".[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to SIFY Movies". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b ""Azhagiya Theeyae ... "". The Hindu. 6 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Movie Review : Azhagiya Theeye". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ Warrier, Shobha. "Meet Prasanna of Tamil films". Rediff. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bunny boy is now his own man Archived 23 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Indiaglitz. 28 February 2006.
  6. ^ "A-Z". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Reel Talk on 26th July 2003". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "01-08-03". Archived from the original on 27 January 2005.
  9. ^ "Reel Talk on 17th September 2003". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "25-08-03". Archived from the original on 26 September 2005.
  11. ^ "Azhagiya Theeye (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  12. ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (15 August 2004). "அழகிய தீயே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80.
  13. ^ "Azagiya Theeye". Deccan Herald. 26 September 2004. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Azhagiya Theeyae". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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