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Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)

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Aayirathil Oruvan
Aayirathil Oruvan (2010).jpg
Promotional poster
Directed bySelvaraghavan
Written bySelvaraghavan
Produced byR. Ravindran
StarringKarthi
Reemma Sen
Andrea Jeremiah
R. Parthiepan
CinematographyRamji
Edited byKola Bhaskar
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Dream Valley Corporation
Distributed byAyngaran International
Dream Valley Corporation
Release date
14 January 2010
Running time
154 minutes (Theatrical version)[1]
181 minutes (Original uncut version)[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
BudgetOriginal ₹18 crore[3] / ₹35 [crore]

Aayirathil Oruvan (transl. One man in a thousand) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film[1][4] written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by R. Ravindran. The film stars Karthi, Reemma Sen and Andrea Jeremiah with Parthiepan playing a pivotal role. It revolves around three characters, Muthu (Karthi), Lavanya (Jeremiah) and Anitha (Sen) who embark on an adventure to search for a missing archaeologist. It is inspired loosely by the historical decline of the Tamil Chola dynasty and the rise of the Tamil Pandya dynasty.

The film's principal photography commenced in July 2007, and continued till 2008; shooting of the film took place in various locations with 2,000 extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and also filmed in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[5] The title Aayirathil Oruvan is taken from the 1965 film of the same name. The cinematography was handled by Ramji and editing work is done by Kola Bhaskar.[6] The film's background score and soundtrack album is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, replacing Selvaraghavan's usual collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja, whom he composed for his earlier films. The soundtrack received rave critical acclaim and emerged as one of the composer's best works till date.[7]

The film languished in development hell due to slow progress of the shoot and the extensive pre-and post-production works, evading release dates ranging one year, Aayirathil Oruvan was released during the Thai Pongal festival, on 14 January 2010.[8] The distribution rights were bought by Ayngaran International. Though the original film length was 181 minutes, it was then trimmed to 154 minutes for the theatrical release.[1] Upon release, the film garnered critical acclaim, but later developed a cult status over the following years.[9] At the 58th Filmfare Awards South, the film won Best Supporting Actor award for R. Parthiepan.

Plot[]

In 1279 A.D., the downfall of the Chola dynasty seems imminent as the Pandyas drive the Chola people out of their kingdom in southern India. To escape them and save the life of his successor, the Chola emperor sends his son, his Royal Advisor and the remaining Chola people to a secret territory. The refugees take along an idol sacred to the Pandyas, angering them. To capture the escaped Cholas and the stolen idol, the Pandyas extend their invasion to unexplored territories but cannot find them.

Centuries later, in 2008, Indian archaeologists continue searching for the existence of the lost Chola group based on clues left by the ancient Pandyan warriors. All archaeologists who attempted to search for the secret land have disappeared. Archaeologist Chandramouli is the most recent person to have gone missing suddenly.

The Indian government organizes a search expedition led by the cruel and arrogant officer Anitha to find Chandramouli and the Chola empire; she is assisted by the Indian army led by Ravisekharan. They recruit the aloof and quiet archaeologist Lavanya, the estranged daughter of Chandramouli, because her insight is essential for the success of the expedition. She hands over crucial documents on the Chola dynasty, prepared by her father, with instructions on the route to reach the destination.

Along with the army, Anitha employs a group of porters headed by Muthu, who she and the army continually ill-treat and see as inferior, to transport the baggage during the journey. The crew embark on their voyage leading them to an island, Min-gua, near Vietnam. The island borders three countries: Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. They face seven traps set by the Cholas: sea creatures which they flee from, cannibals who cannot eat them as long as they don't look at their face, warriors whose land they invade and brutally kill, snakes, hunger, quicksand, and a village. Many porters and army men are killed by these traps, with Anitha forcing the porters to carry on despite their protests and emotionally manipulating Muthu into not retreating with his fellow porters by insulting his masculinity. She had not warned them of the dangers and treated the porters as expendable, with the army commander, approved by Anitha, forcing the porters to carry on under threat of being shot and refusing their rightful payment for services rendered.

Muthu, Anitha and Lavanya get separated from the others. They reach the ruins of a village and being followed by someone where they are subjected to black magic and nearly go mad and surrender themselves infront of the person who’s been following them. The person following them is revealed to be the Royal Advisor(Raja Guru) who was sent away 800 years ago with the Chola prince and people who are now an ethnic isolated primitive Tamil group, ruled by a Chola king. Muthu, Anitha and Lavanya strip themselves infront of the Royal Advisor who sees a tiger tattooed on Muthu’s back.

Next scene shifts to the current Chola king and his people in hiding, living in misery with scarce resources and water awaiting the arrival of the fabled messenger who lead them back to Thanjavur, their motherland.

Muthu, Anitha and Lavanya are revived to consciousness by the old Raja Guru other priests and physicians. The king and the priest consult the gods for omens. It’s shown that one them is a Chola, one is a Pandya and another is a commoner. Seeing the tiger on Muthu’s back the king and Raja Guru try to hypnotise him into revealing himself if he is the messenger. The King disregards Muthu due to his appearance and incoherent blabbering. Then Muthu, Anitha and Lavanya are ordered to be burnt alive as sacrifices.

Anitha suddenly pricks herself and does black magic using her blood and makes a king’s drawing by fire. She tells the king that she is the messenger sent from the homeland. All the Chola people become ecstatic. Muthu and Lavanya are enslaved.

While preparing to meet the Chola King, Anita recall her ancestry exposing her true identity as a descendant of the Pandya Dynasty. The central minister, who sponsors the expedition and Ravishekaran are also shown to be Pandyas. She tries to seduce and convince the Chola king to march towards the homeland in two days so he can be crowned properly as a king. He suspects her as none of her actions matches those described by the king's ancestors’ painting. The ancestors predicted that when the messenger arrives, first he will be beaten up, it will rain and finally, he will console the destitute.

Meanwhile, Anitha catches a glimpse of the Pandyas' sacred idol and cries in honor and disbelief. She leaves attempts to kill Raja Guru and cruelly poisons the water sources. Anita hypnotises a Chola girl into passing information to Army officer Ravishekaran, who had escaped the traps and is the sole survivor. Ravishekaran gets back up and a larger army. The Chola king is shattered for having believed in Anitha and discovers that Muthu is the true messenger who would save the Cholas from the evil clutches of Anitha and the army. The Raja Guru gives all of his magical powers, such as invisibility and invulnerability, to Muthu and dies.

The Cholas fight bravely but eventually lose to technology. The Chola king and his people are taken as prisoners. Their women are molested and raped by the army. The king dies, and the remaining enslaved Cholas drown in the seas with his body. Muthu then breaks free from the shackles, and he saves the only Chola prince, the only son of the King. He is able to escape the army and Anitha using the powers given to him by the late Raja Guru.

Cast[]

  • Karthi as Muthu, a chief coolie working at Chennai Port leading a very low-class life alongside his fellow workers. Muthu, a die-hard fan of actor M. G. Ramachandran, is taken on the journey, and is the prophesied messenger awaited by the enstranged Chola kingdom.[10][11]
  • Reema Sen as Anitha Pandiyan (Nambirattiyaar), an intelligence officer who gathers a team to investigate Chandramouli's disappearance. Anitha is strong-minded, ruthless and determined but nurtures a soft feeling for Muthu during the course of the journey. The film became Reemma Sen's first attempt at parallel cinema following a series of roles in commercial projects, and her portrayal was highly appreciated by film critics.[2]
  • Andrea Jeremiah as Lavanya Chandramouli, Chandramouli's estranged daughter who also embarks on the journey to find her father. An archaeologist by profession, Lavanya becomes the quiet, tactical leader of the journey through her knowledge of the culture and the history of the Chola dynasty. She also becomes a love interest for Muthu. Andrea Jeremiah, like Karthi, appears in her second major role for the film, also singing parts of two songs that appear in the soundtrack. During the making of the film, news websites linked Andrea with the director, Selvaraghavan, albeit to the pair's displeasure.[12]
  • R. Parthiban as Chola King, successor and last of the Chola dynasty after escaping an attack from the Pandyas. The city that the Cholas lived in perished, resulting in the city becoming haunted with the Chola King, the head of the people. The images for the Chola King, not dated or named in the film, were kept under wraps prior to the movie's release. Parthiepan signed for the role after much speculation that Dhanush would be selected,[13] and his performance won plaudits from critics.[2]
  • Pratap K. Pothen as Chandramouli, an archaeologist who went missing during a search for the Chola kingdom, prompting a manhunt. Chandramouli earlier walked out on his daughter Lavanya and is later found trapped in the Chola kingdom.
  • Azhagam Perumal as Ravisekharan, who leads the army brigade in the search for Chandramouli. Known for his exploitative and violent ways, Ravisekharan develops a mutual foe in Muthu and his fellow workers.
  • Crane Manohar as Muthu's uncle
  • Abhinaya as Cholan's daughter

Production[]

Development[]

After the reception to his 2006 gangster film, Pudhupettai, Selvaraghavan took a sabbatical to plan future projects and set up a production company, White Elephants, whose first project Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam started in November 2006. The film was co-produced by new producer R. Ravindran, and the first schedule began with Karthi, whose first film, Paruthiveeran, was awaiting release, and Sandhya.[14] The film was stalled in early 2007 due to cinematographer Arvind Krishna's decision to leave White Elephants and the project was eventually shelved.[15] In July 2007, Selvaraghavan announced a new film with a new team of Karthi and Reemma Sen in the cast, with Ramji replacing regular Arvind Krishna as the cinematographer.[13] Erum Ali, wife of actor Abbas, became the team's head costume designer,[16] whilst, Selvaraghavan's sister-in-law and Rajinikanth's daughter, Aishwarya Dhanush, was signed on as an associate director. The film was named after a popular M. G. Ramachandran film, Aayirathil Oruvan. The producer was announced to be R. Ravindran whilst Yuvan Shankar Raja was appointed as music director following five previous successful soundtracks in Selvaraghavan films.[17] Despite early indications that the director's brother Dhanush was going to play a guest role,[13] it became evident that the role was subsequently given to R. Parthiepan.[18] Andrea Jeremiah was also signed for a role in the film in October 2007, in her second film after Pachaikili Muthucharam and director-actor Azhagam Perumal followed suit in November 2007.[19]

Nearly six months after filming began, Yuvan Shankar Raja left the project, because he could not spend as much time on this film as Selvaraghavan wanted. Subsequently, the role of the music director was handed to G. V. Prakash Kumar, for whom Aayirathil Oruvan became his biggest project to that point.[20] Rambo Rajkumar, the film's stunt director, died in April 2009 and was posthumously praised for his action choreography. The film's music released two months later to many appraisals in a well-held audio release function. Soon after the filming finished, the lead actors moved onto other projects as did Selvaraghavan whilst post-production continued. In August 2009, Selvaraghavan divorced his wife, Sonia Agarwal with his close proximity to Andrea being a speculated cause.[21] During the period, G. V. Prakash Kumar and Selva also worked on the music in Mumbai whilst re-recording was also held in Austria and London.[20]

Filming[]

After extensive development and pre-production which took four months for scripting,[22] the film started the first schedule in the forests of Chalakudy in Kerala with Karthi, Reemma Sen and Andrea during October 2007.[19] The project developed a reputation for its gruelling shoots, a novel concept in Tamil films, at an early stage of production. Thirty-five days into the shoot, Selvaraghavan gave a statement that the film was forty percent over and the film should release by May 2008 whilst also mentioning that rains in Kerala led to the budget going over expectations two months into the project.[8] In January 2008, the unit moved to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to shoot in the deserts in the region, however they were delayed again by unseasonal rains.[5] Missing its original release date, the film's progress carried on through 2008, with shooting occurring towards the end of the year inside sets at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[23] In the studios, choreographer Shivshankar composed a classical dance for Reemma Sen and Parthiepan, and the sequence was shot over twenty days.[20] Shooting carried on in sets for three more months with second half scenes being recorded.[24] Shoots in all regions were tough and demanding for the crew as the film featured more than three thousand junior artistes from a variety of unions across India, with the language barrier becoming a problem.[22] The project, eighteen months into shoot, soon began to face questions about its progress, with the producer, Ravindran, having to complain to the Tamil Film Producers Council that Karthi was trying to change his look for his next film, Paiyaa, following the long period he had spent with Aayirathil Oruvan.[25] In February 2009, filming was completed after 263 days of shooting; therefore the producers signaled for a summer release but it was postponed by six months.[22]

When inquired by the media in regard to the long periods of the shoot, whilst in production, the lead actor expressed that they were also unaware of how long the film's shoot was going to carry on. Reemma Sen originally signed for forty days whilst Andrea signed for three months, without knowing that the film would eventually take 263 days of filming.[26] Furthermore, Parthiepan claimed to have been signed for forty days, whilst his segment lasted up to 140 days.

Aayirathil Oruvan languished in development hell due to slow progress of the shoot and the extensive pre- and post-production works, evading release dates ranging one year.[8] Shooting began in July 2007, and took place in various locations with 2,000 extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan amongst other regions throughout India.[27] During its release, the film's budget was reported to be ₹32 crore.[28] However, in August 2021, Selvaraghavan stated that the film's actual budget was ₹18 crore and they had announced an inflated budget to create a hype.[3]

Music[]

Main article:
Aayirathil Oruvan
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released4 November 2009
Recorded2008–2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length54:27
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerG. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Angadi Theru
(2009) 		Aayirathil Oruvan
(2009) 		Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
(2010)

The film was announced in 2007 with Selvaraghavan's regular music director, Yuvan Shankar Raja, following five successive successful albums together. However, Yuvan Shankar Raja was ousted from the project in March 2008 due to differences of opinion.[29] Subsequently, G. V. Prakash Kumar was signed on and work for the soundtrack began again from scratch.[29] The number "Adada", the only song composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film, was removed after his departure and instead used in Sarvam,.[30] As Selvaraghavan had already filmed the visuals for that song, Prakash Kumar had to match the visuals and the choreography."Un Mela Aasadhan", composed by Prakash Kumar, as a replacement for "Adada" was noted for sounding similar to "Adada" from the movie Sarvam.[7]

The album features ten tunes; six songs, two alternate versions and another two theme songs. The album featured vocals from singers Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Bombay Jayashri, Nithyasree Mahadevan and P. B. Sreenivas, who made a comeback to playback singing with his song. Moreover, Dhanush and Aishwarya sang for the album along with the composer, Prakash Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah. Lyrics for the songs were written by Vairamuthu, Veturi, Selvaraghavan and Andrea Jeremiah.[7] For a song set in the thirteenth century, research was carried out to find instruments used during that period. A Yaazh, a melodic instrument used in the Sangam Period, and a horn, a brass instrument made from animal horns from Bhutan, were used.[20]

The soundtrack to Aayirathil Oruvan was released on 4 November 2009 at a University Auditorium in Chennai, in a critically praised event.[31] Prominent film personalities across the South Indian film industry attended the launch, which became one of the first films to play live music at the audio launch. It featured live performances from G. V. Prakash Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah for several songs, as well as songs from Dhanush and Aishwarya Dhanush. Furthermore, the night featured a fashion show from Erum Ali, a Kalari performance, Chenda Melam by women from Kerala, a classical dance performance by an actress Poorna and choreographed by Sivashankar.[31] The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim and was considered Prakash Kumar's finest work to date. Furthermore, shortly after the music release, an album success meet was held on 20 November 2009.[32]

In the film, only five songs from the album are used in their entirety. Moreover, one song in the film, not included in the soundtrack, is the original version of "Atho Andha Paravai" from the 1965 film Aayirathil Oruvan,[33] which was bought from the original copyright holders of the song in December 2007.[8] The film's picturisation of the three exploring the ruins of the fallen kingdom in the song, were praised.[11]

All music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, except the track "Un Mela Aasadhaan" was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and remixed and recorded by the former. The remix version of "Atho Andha Paravai" from the 1965 Tamil film Aayirathil Oruvan was not included in the soundtrack, despite featured in the film.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Eesa" (Composers Mix)Selvaraghavan, Andrea JeremiahKarthik, Andrea Jeremiah5:22
2."Maalai Neram"SelvaraghavanAndrea Jeremiah, G. V. Prakash Kumar5:58
3."Un Mela Aasadhaan"SelvaraghavanDhanush, Aishwarya Dhanush, Andrea Jeremiah4:30
4."The King Arrives" Neil Mukherjee & Madras Augustin Choir3:02
5."Thaai Thindra Mannae" (The Cholan Ecstasy)VairamuthuVijay Yesudas, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Shri Krishna5:57
6."Pemmane"VairamuthuP. B. Sreenivas, Bombay Jayashri5:59
7."Celebration of Life" Instrumental3:32
8."Thaai Thindra Mannae" (Classical Version)VairamuthuVijay Yesudas7:17
9."Indha Padhai"SelvaraghavanG. V. Prakash Kumar4:53
10."Oh Eesa" (Club Mix)SelvaraghavanBig Nikk5:03
11."Atho Andha Paravai" (Remix)KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan3:04
Total length:54:27

Release[]

Aayirathil Oruvan is considered as one of the longest films in Tamil cinema, with an original running time of 181 minutes (3 hours, 1 minute). However, the film's runtime was reduced to 154 minutes (2 hours, 34 minutes), in order to avert difficulties faced during the theatrical release.[34] Towards the end of the year, the film began to announce release date of Christmas which was later further delayed to coincide with the Pongal festival.[35] A date clash occurred with Karthi's Paiyaa, with an eventual hearing leading to the Karthi's latter film being delayed.[36] Throughout December 2009, release work began with a trailer and promotional songs being released on 13 December.[37] The film was subsequently certified before the end of the year by the Central Board of Film Certification and settled with an adult rating, after Selvaraghavan refused to remove some gory scenes.[38] It received a 12A rating from British Board of Film Classification.[1] On 31 December, it was announced that the film was sold worldwide for ₹35 crore (US$4.6 million) for theatrical, television and other rights.[38][39][40][41]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Upon release, the film gained universal critical acclaim. Sify cited that the film represented "something new in the placid world of Tamil cinema", adding that it "broke away from the shackles of the stereotypes".[42] Selvaraghavan also was praised by the reviewer with claims that "the director transports us to a whole new world and at the end of it all, we are dumb struck by the visuals, the packaging and the new way of storytelling".[42] Rediff.com gave the film 3.5 out of 5, claiming that viewers should "steel [their] stomach before [they] watch it" and "regardless of the minor discrepancies, AO is definitely a movie to watch".,[11][43]

Box office[]

Released in 600 screens worldwide,[44] Aayirathil Oruvan was declared a "hit" in Telugu and an "average" in Tamil.[45] It took the biggest opening by a considerable distance earning ₹0.7 crore (equivalent to ₹1.3 crore or US$180,000 in 2020) on its opening weekend in Chennai.[46] In the United Kingdom, the film opened across 7 screens and grossed £29,517 ($44,868) in the opening week. The film, distributed by Ayngaran International opened at 22nd place.[47] The film grossed $340,082 in the second week in Malaysia, after opening in seventh.[48] Similarly, the Telugu dubbed version of the film is titled Yuganiki Okkadu which released on 5 February, took a strong opening.[49] The Telugu version released across 93 screens across Andhra Pradesh&Telangana and grossed ₹1.78 crore (equivalent to ₹3.4 crore or US$450,000 in 2020) on its opening weekend.[49]

Awards[]

Ceremony Award Category Recipients Result
2nd Edison Awards Edison Award Best Thriller Film Selvaraghavan Won
58th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South Best Film R. Ravindran Nominated
Best Director Selvaraghavan Nominated
Best Actor Karthi Nominated
Best Actress Reemma Sen Nominated
Best Supporting Actor R. Parthiepan Won
Best Supporting Actress Andrea Jeremiah Nominated
Best Music Director G. V. Prakash Kumar Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Dhanush for "Un Mela Aasadhaan" Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Andrea Jeremiah,
Aishwarya R. Dhanush for "Un Mela Aasadhaan" 		Nominated
5th Vijay Awards Vijay Awards Vijay Award for Best Villain Reemma Sen Nominated
Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor R. Parthiepan Nominated
Vijay Award for Best Art Director T. Santhanam Nominated
Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director Rambo Rajkumar Nominated
Vijay Award for Best Costume Designer Erum Ali Nominated
Vijay Award for Favourite Song "Unmela Aasadhaan" Nominated
4th Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Ananda Vikatan Award for best villain - Female Reemma Sen Won

Sequel[]

On 1 January 2021, Selvaraghavan released the first-look poster for the sequel Aayirathil Oruvan 2, confirming that it starred Dhanush. A character sketch of his role has released by Dhanush through his Twitter page. It is scheduled for release in 2024.[50]

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