Azhagaana Ponnuthan (transl. She is a beautiful girl) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Thiru that stars Namitha and newcomer Kartheesh, with R. Parthiban playing an older version of Karthick's role. The film is an unofficial remake of the Italian film Malèna, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and Giuseppe Tornatore. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Sundar C Babu. The film, produced by K. Keshavan, was released on 12 March 2010.[1]
| Azhagaana Ponnuthan | |
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| Directed by | Thiru |
| Produced by | K. Keshavan |
| Starring | Namitha Kartheesh R. Parthiban |
| Music by | Sundar C Babu |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editKarthik (R. Parthiepan) appears in the very first reel recollecting his travels with a woman whom he had developed an affinity in his teens. A flashback takes one to Kodaikanal where a younger Karthik (Karteesh) falls instantly for a gorgeous woman called Jennifer (Namitha), who is older than him. She is admired and respected by everyone, especially men. It is all but Karthik's wild imagination is the rest. Karthik sings duets with Jennifer and runs behind her. However, in the latter half, he goes into a shell, brooding over his love and beloved. Twists and turns reveal that Jennifer's husband has died in the Indo-Pak War of 1971. What happens then forms the climax.
Cast
edit- Namitha as Jennifer
- Kartheesh as Young Karthik
- R. Parthiepan as Karthik
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Karthik's father
- Abhishek
- Mayilswamy
- Vasu Vikram
- Shyam Ganesh
- Balu Anand
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Nellai Siva
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Victoria
- Nisha
- Lakshya
Production
editThe film was launched in 2006 and was finished in 2009 due to delay.[2] Newcomer Rajkarthik was selected to play the lead role while R. Parthiban was selected to play his elder version.[3]
Post-release, Thiru, director of the film claimed that his film was a damp squib due to Namitha. Thiru said that Namitha refused to star in the film after several scenes in the film were canned. When he filed a complaint at the Producers’ Council, it was decided that Namitha should complete the film. Thiru says that he had to modify the story and the climax due Namitha's indifferent behavior. He adds that Namitha was responsible for the huge losses that the producer of Azhagana Ponnuthan had incurred. According to Thiru, the climax was not what he had in mind and film was cut short by 20 minutes.[4]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Sundar C. Babu. Celebrities who were present during audio release lashed out against Namitha for not participating in the audio release.[5][6]
| Azhagaana Ponnuthan | ||||
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| Released | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Sundar C. Babu | |||
| Sundar C. Babu chronology | ||||
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- "Vaanathu Nilavu" - Karthik - Yugabharathi
- "Poovin Vayathenna" - Afsal - Kavivarman
- "Meesai Mulaivida" - Naresh Iyer - Kavivarman
- "Saama Kodangi" - Ganga - Yugabharathi
- "Enakkulle" - Karthik - Yugabharathi
References
edit- ^ "Movie Review:Azhagana Ponnuthan". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Namitha's Azhagana Ponnuthan - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Namitha Azhagana Ponnuthan Raj Karthik Thiru". Behindwoods.com. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Parthiban with Namitha in AP - Tamil Movie News - Azhagana Ponnuthan | Parthiban | Namitha". Behindwoods.com. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Namitha's behavior - Tamil Movie News - Namitha | Thiru | Azhagana Ponnuthan | Raja Karthik | Nizhalgal Ravi | Mayilsaamy". Behindwoods.com. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Action against Namitha? - Tamil Movie News - Namitha | Siva Sakthi Pandian | Azhagana Ponnuthan". Behindwoods.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Namitha comes under attack - Tamil News". 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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