| Aal | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ananda Krishnan |
| Produced by | Vidiyal Raju |
| Starring |
Vidharth Vidiyal Raj Hardika Shetty |
| Cinematography | N. S. Uthayakumar |
| Edited by | M. Ramesh Bharathi |
| Music by | Johan Shevanesh |
Production company | Shoundaryan Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aal ( transl. Single Person) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Ananda Krishnan in his directorial debut and produced by Vidiyal Raju. A remake of the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, it stars Vidharth, Vidiyal Raj, and Harthika Shetty in the lead roles. The background score and soundtrack were composed by Johan Shevanesh with cinematography by N. S. Uthayakumar and editing by M. Ramesh Bharathi. The film released on 19 September 2014 to negative reviews from critics. [1]
Plot
The film is about the life of an ordinary man facing an extraordinary situation in a single day. The story starts in Sikkim and travels with a grip towards the climax in Chennai. The film screens about how the youngsters are brought to the terrorism. Amir ( Vidharth) is an intelligent professor who has already been in love with Meenakshi (Hardika Shetty), who works in Sikkim. When Amir goes back to Chennai, he is blackmailed into joining a terrorist organization that would hold his family and Meenakshi captive. Then, the extraordinary things happen in one day.
Cast
- Vidharth as Amir
- Hardika Shetty as Meenakshi
- Vidiyal Raj
Production
The makers of the film noted that they managed to shoot the film in parts in Parry's Corner, making it the first film to do so in forty years. Similarly Anna Salai was used as a filming location for the first time in nearly twenty years. [2] Scenes were also shot in Gangtok in Sikkim, a location never ever shown before in Tamil films. [3] [4] The tagline of the film is ‘Who says a man writes his own destiny?’
Soundtrack
The film score and soundtrack were composed by Johan Shevanesh.
| Aal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Soundtrack album by Johan Shevanesh | ||||
| Released | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 42:27 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | Johan Shevanesh | |||
| Johan Shevanesh chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poda. Po, Pt. 1" | Hariharan | 4:44 | |
| 2. | "Dammal Dammal" | Ananda Krishnan | Blaaze, Simran | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Androru Naal" | Vijay Prakash | 5:30 | |
| 4. | "Oor Aal" | Haricharan, Prathi | 4:12 | |
| 5. | "Poda. Po, Pt. 2" | Hariharan | 5:34 | |
| 6. | "The Leader (Instrumental)" | 3:33 | ||
| 7. | "Red Suitcase (Instrumental)" | 4:20 | ||
| 8. | "One Mans Blood (Instrumental)" | 4:48 | ||
| 9. | "Hot Freeze (Instrumental)" | 2:36 | ||
| 10. | "My Name Is Aamir (Instrumental)" | 3:21 | ||
| Total length: | 42:27 | |||
References
- ^ "A Not-So Catchy Remake".
- ^ Lakshmi, V. "Vidharth's day out in Mount Road!". The Times of India.
- ^ "South Indian star Vidharth's Aal being shot in Sikkim". Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Vidharth rescued by Indian Army !".
External links
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| Aal | |
|---|---|
|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ananda Krishnan |
| Produced by | Vidiyal Raju |
| Starring |
Vidharth Vidiyal Raj Hardika Shetty |
| Cinematography | N. S. Uthayakumar |
| Edited by | M. Ramesh Bharathi |
| Music by | Johan Shevanesh |
Production company | Shoundaryan Pictures |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aal ( transl. Single Person) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Ananda Krishnan in his directorial debut and produced by Vidiyal Raju. A remake of the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, it stars Vidharth, Vidiyal Raj, and Harthika Shetty in the lead roles. The background score and soundtrack were composed by Johan Shevanesh with cinematography by N. S. Uthayakumar and editing by M. Ramesh Bharathi. The film released on 19 September 2014 to negative reviews from critics. [1]
Plot
The film is about the life of an ordinary man facing an extraordinary situation in a single day. The story starts in Sikkim and travels with a grip towards the climax in Chennai. The film screens about how the youngsters are brought to the terrorism. Amir ( Vidharth) is an intelligent professor who has already been in love with Meenakshi (Hardika Shetty), who works in Sikkim. When Amir goes back to Chennai, he is blackmailed into joining a terrorist organization that would hold his family and Meenakshi captive. Then, the extraordinary things happen in one day.
Cast
- Vidharth as Amir
- Hardika Shetty as Meenakshi
- Vidiyal Raj
Production
The makers of the film noted that they managed to shoot the film in parts in Parry's Corner, making it the first film to do so in forty years. Similarly Anna Salai was used as a filming location for the first time in nearly twenty years. [2] Scenes were also shot in Gangtok in Sikkim, a location never ever shown before in Tamil films. [3] [4] The tagline of the film is ‘Who says a man writes his own destiny?’
Soundtrack
The film score and soundtrack were composed by Johan Shevanesh.
| Aal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Soundtrack album by Johan Shevanesh | ||||
| Released | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 42:27 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | Johan Shevanesh | |||
| Johan Shevanesh chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poda. Po, Pt. 1" | Hariharan | 4:44 | |
| 2. | "Dammal Dammal" | Ananda Krishnan | Blaaze, Simran | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Androru Naal" | Vijay Prakash | 5:30 | |
| 4. | "Oor Aal" | Haricharan, Prathi | 4:12 | |
| 5. | "Poda. Po, Pt. 2" | Hariharan | 5:34 | |
| 6. | "The Leader (Instrumental)" | 3:33 | ||
| 7. | "Red Suitcase (Instrumental)" | 4:20 | ||
| 8. | "One Mans Blood (Instrumental)" | 4:48 | ||
| 9. | "Hot Freeze (Instrumental)" | 2:36 | ||
| 10. | "My Name Is Aamir (Instrumental)" | 3:21 | ||
| Total length: | 42:27 | |||
References
- ^ "A Not-So Catchy Remake".
- ^ Lakshmi, V. "Vidharth's day out in Mount Road!". The Times of India.
- ^ "South Indian star Vidharth's Aal being shot in Sikkim". Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Vidharth rescued by Indian Army !".
External links
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