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The film was first announced with Kamal Haasan and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in lead roles with Bollywood actress [[Rani Mukerji]] in a special appearance. But later Simran and Mukerji left the project for its delay in start,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOICH/2013/06/11/26/Ar02603.xml&CollName=TOI_CHENNAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=640098&Keyword=%28%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3EKamal%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Esimran%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Erani%29&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=HTML| title=Did you Know? | work=The Times of India |accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> being replaced by [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Manisha Koirala]].{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p = 405}} The film featured Haasan in two distinct roles, for one of which he had his head shaved bald and gained ten kilograms. To play the other in the film, he went to the NDA for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003|title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=21 January 2011|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/alavanthaan.asp|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010303073925/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/alavanthaan.asp|title=Alavanthaan - on the floors|archivedate=3 March 2001|work=chennaionline.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> The film's Hindi version ''Abhay'' was distributed by reputed Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha|year=2001|title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=24 January 2011|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm}}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web|author=Vivek Fernandes|year=2001|title=Abhay sings a fearless tune|accessdate=24 January 2011|url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm}}</ref> American director [[Quentin Tarantino]] acknowledged that the animation violence shown in this film inspired the Manga scenes in his ''[[Kill Bill]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/150712-Quentin-Tarantino-inspired-by-Abhay.htm | title=Quentin Tarantino inspired by Abhay | publisher=[[Mid Day]] | date=15 July 2012 | accessdate=30 September 2013 | last=Jha | first=Subhash K | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111151834/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/150712-Quentin-Tarantino-inspired-by-Abhay.htm | archivedate=11 November 2013}}</ref>
The film was first announced with Kamal Haasan and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in lead roles with Bollywood actress [[Rani Mukerji]] in a special appearance. But later Simran and Mukerji left the project for its delay in start,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOICH/2013/06/11/26/Ar02603.xml&CollName=TOI_CHENNAI_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=640098&Keyword=%28%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3EKamal%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Esimran%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Erani%29&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=HTML| title=Did you Know? | work=The Times of India |accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> being replaced by [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Manisha Koirala]].{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p = 405}} The film featured Haasan in two distinct roles, for one of which he had his head shaved bald and gained ten kilograms. To play the other in the film, he went to the NDA for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003|title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=21 January 2011|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/alavanthaan.asp|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010303073925/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/alavanthaan.asp|title=Alavanthaan - on the floors|archivedate=3 March 2001|work=chennaionline.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> The film's Hindi version ''Abhay'' was distributed by reputed Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha|year=2001|title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=24 January 2011|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm}}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web|author=Vivek Fernandes|year=2001|title=Abhay sings a fearless tune|accessdate=24 January 2011|url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm}}</ref> American director [[Quentin Tarantino]] acknowledged that the animation violence shown in this film inspired the Manga scenes in his ''[[Kill Bill]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/150712-Quentin-Tarantino-inspired-by-Abhay.htm | title=Quentin Tarantino inspired by Abhay | publisher=[[Mid Day]] | date=15 July 2012 | accessdate=30 September 2013 | last=Jha | first=Subhash K | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111151834/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/150712-Quentin-Tarantino-inspired-by-Abhay.htm | archivedate=11 November 2013}}</ref>


This was Thanu's first production with Haasan, incidentally Dhanu played a small role in Kamal's production ''[[Magalir Mattum]]''. Dhanu decided to produce a film for Haasan, he rejected the storylines of ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Nala Damayanthi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/17224553/Kamal-Hassan-starring-Aalavand.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150206182018/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/17224553/Kamal-Hassan-starring-Aalavand.html|title=கமலஹாசன் நடித்த 'ஆளவந்தான்' உருவான கதை -- Kamal Hassan starring Aalavandhan film|archivedate=6 February 2015|work=maalaimalar.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> Dhanu accepted to produce the story based on Haasan's novel ''Daayam''. After ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', it was Suresh Krishna's third collaboration with Haasan.
This was Thanu's first production with Haasan, incidentally Dhanu played a small role in Kamal's production ''[[Magalir Mattum]]''. Dhanu decided to produce a film for Haasan, he rejected the storylines of ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Nala Damayanthi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/17224553/Kamal-Hassan-starring-Aalavand.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150206182018/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/17224553/Kamal-Hassan-starring-Aalavand.html|title=கமலஹாசன் நடித்த 'ஆளவந்தான்' உருவான கதை -- Kamal Hassan starring Aalavandhan film|archivedate=6 February 2015|work=maalaimalar.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> Dhanu accepted to produce the story based on Haasan's novel ''Daayam''. After ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', it was Suresh Krishna's third collaboration with Haasan.{{cn}} Actor [[Jayam Ravi]] worked as an assistant director for this film.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p = 405}}<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/success-begins-at-home/article3230588.ece</ref>


Stunt Choreographer Grant Page who worked in Hollywood film ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' was assigned to compose stunt sequences in Kashmir. Another fight sequence was shot in Delhi for 15 days using 39 cars with 3 cameras. Machine called Airramp was brought from abroad for jumping scenes, it was the first Indian film to use Motion Control Camera and Edit cutprow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/18210008/aalavandhan-film-fight-views-f.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131021035011/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/18210008/aalavandhan-film-fight-views-f.html|title=ஆளவந்தான் படத்துக்கு சண்டைக்காட்சிகள் அமைக்க வெளிநாட்டு நிபுணர்|archivedate=21 October 2013|work=maalaimalar.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
Stunt Choreographer Grant Page who worked in Hollywood film ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' was assigned to compose stunt sequences in Kashmir. Another fight sequence was shot in Delhi for 15 days using 39 cars with 3 cameras. Machine called Airramp was brought from abroad for jumping scenes, it was the first Indian film to use Motion Control Camera and Edit cutprow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/18210008/aalavandhan-film-fight-views-f.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131021035011/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/18210008/aalavandhan-film-fight-views-f.html|title=ஆளவந்தான் படத்துக்கு சண்டைக்காட்சிகள் அமைக்க வெளிநாட்டு நிபுணர்|archivedate=21 October 2013|work=maalaimalar.com|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>

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Aalavandhan
Poster
Directed bySuresh Krissna
Written byKamal Haasan
Produced byS. Thanu
StarringKamal Haasan
Raveena Tandon
CinematographyTirru
Edited byM. Kasi Vishwanathan
K. S. Raghunath
Music bySongs:
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Background Score:
Mahesh Mahadevan
Production
company
V. Creations
Release date
14 November 2001
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Hindi

Aalavandhan (English: Born to Rule) is a 2001 Indian Tamil psychological thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna, and produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Kamal Haasan in dual roles, with Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Vallabh Vyas, and Milind Gunaji in supporting roles.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and the background score by Mahesh Mahadevan. The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Abhay and was dubbed in Telugu under the same name. The film is an adaptation of the novel Dayam that was written by Kamal Haasan in 1984.[2][3] In an interview, Quentin Tarantino stated that this movie was an inspiration for his two-part film Kill Bill. Although a critical and commercial failure, at the 49th National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Special Effects.

Plot

Vijay Kumar, a Commando in Delhi is due to marry his girlfriend Tejaswini "Teju", a television news presenter. Vijay's twin brother Nandu is a schizophrenic psychopath. They both were separated as children and Nandu spent most of his life in an asylum for killing his stepmother. Vijay cares about Nandu and looks forward to his release, but a doctor tells him that Nandu is a danger to the society and should not be released.

Vijay and Teju visit Nandu to share the news about their impending marriage, which turns disastrous when Nandu sees in Teju his stepmother Jayanthi, who he hates for ruining his life. Seeking to save Vijay from Teju, who he sees as the "witch", Nandu manages to escape custody after killing two other inmates. Nandu later kills his maternal uncle, who was responsible for admitting him in the asylum. After their marriage, Vijay and Teju are shocked on learning of Nandu's escape. The doctor believes it was another patient who escaped, although Vijay is convinced that it was Nandu.

Nandu visit's Vijay's home when he is not there and leaves a message to kill Teju. He keeps conversing with his deceased mother in his imagination. While searching for Teju, Nandu meets popular singer Sharmilee and both develop a liking for each other. Soon, Nandu gets hallucinations where he sees Sharmilee as his stepmother and brutally murders her. Regretting his actions, he burns her corpse before exiting the room, but leaves behind evidence through which Vijay deduces him as the murderer.

Vijay and Teju leave for Vijay's ancestral home in Ooty to stay safe from Nandu, but he secretly follows them. Vijay and Teju find Nandu's old diary in the house through which they read his past: Vijay and Nandu's mother committed suicide due to their father Santosh's affair with Jayanthi, who later became their stepmother. Both brothers hate her and Nandu becomes violent at school. The teacher complains about it and Nandu justifies that he is only reflecting the home environment. An enraged Santosh beats both his sons for abusing his wife. One day, the brothers see Jayanthi having an affair with another person and Nandu tries telling this to his father who pays no heed, and instead beats him. Nandu pleads to his maternal uncle to take him along with him. But as he is suffering from throat cancer, he refuses and suggests a boarding school. Eventually, Vijay leaves with his uncle to a boarding school while Nandu remains home.

The situation gets worse at home with Nandu and Jayanthi turning violent and Santosh gets a heart attack. Nandu overhears a conversation between his stepmother and a lawyer, and realises that she is after his father's wealth. Seeing this, Santosh dies due to another heart attack. Nandu is now shocked to see both his deceased parents in his hallucination. His mother gives him the mission of killing Jayanthi, which Nandu does. Nandu stays with the corpses in the house before being incarcerated at the asylum.

In the present, Vijay learns from his old friend Thenkoshut that Nandu has reached Ooty. Vijay reaches on time to save Teju from Nandu, who entered their hotel room and leaves with her. Nandu chases the car in which they escape. After a big chase, Vijay manages to push Nandu's car into an abyss and assumes he is dead. However, Nandu escapes and continues his trail. Vijay plans to leave the city and notices Nandu coming to the hotel secretly.

Vijay and his commandos try to nab him but he takes on everyone and kills many. Finally, the brothers have a fight where Nandu overcomes Vijay. He corners Teju who starts whacking him with a belt in self-defense, mirroring Jayanthi's manner of punishing Nandu, convincing him that Teju is indeed Jayanthi's reincarnation. Vijay reaches by then and there is another fight between the brothers. Nandu sees his mother asking him to join her as Jayanthi is torturing her up there. He realises his mistake and apologises to Vijay for chasing Teju. In order to kill his stepmother, he lights up some cylinders which explode, killing him.

Cast

Production

The film was first announced with Kamal Haasan and Simran in lead roles with Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji in a special appearance. But later Simran and Mukerji left the project for its delay in start,[4] being replaced by Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala.[5] The film featured Haasan in two distinct roles, for one of which he had his head shaved bald and gained ten kilograms. To play the other in the film, he went to the NDA for a crash course.[6][7] The film's Hindi version Abhay was distributed by reputed Shringar Films.[8][9] American director Quentin Tarantino acknowledged that the animation violence shown in this film inspired the Manga scenes in his Kill Bill films.[10]

This was Thanu's first production with Haasan, incidentally Dhanu played a small role in Kamal's production Magalir Mattum. Dhanu decided to produce a film for Haasan, he rejected the storylines of Pammal K. Sambandam and Nala Damayanthi.[11] Dhanu accepted to produce the story based on Haasan's novel Daayam. After Indrudu Chandrudu, it was Suresh Krishna's third collaboration with Haasan.[citation needed] Actor Jayam Ravi worked as an assistant director for this film.[5][12]

Stunt Choreographer Grant Page who worked in Hollywood film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was assigned to compose stunt sequences in Kashmir. Another fight sequence was shot in Delhi for 15 days using 39 cars with 3 cameras. Machine called Airramp was brought from abroad for jumping scenes, it was the first Indian film to use Motion Control Camera and Edit cutprow.[13]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack was composed by music trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Hindi lyrics was penned by Javed Akhtar and Tamil by Vairamuthu. The album created record by selling over 2,00,000 copies in less than eight hours of its release.[14]

Tamil tracklist[15]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Africa Kaattu Puli"Nandini4:57
2."Aalavandhan"Shankar Mahadevan3:19
3."Kadavul Paadhi"Kamal Hassan, Nandini3:14
4."Kadavul Paadhi"Kamal Hassan2:41
5."Siri Siri"Kamal Hassan, Mahalakshmi Iyer6:23
6."Un Azhagukku"Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha Mohan6:46
Hindi tracklist[16]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Dekho Abhay"Shankar Mahadevan3:22
2."Zingoria"Nandini4:59
3."Kal Tak Mujhko Gaurav Tha"Kamal Hassan3:17
4."Hey! Who Are you"Kamal Hassan & Manisha Koirala2:43
5."Hasde Hasde"Shankar Mahadevan, Kamal Hassan & Mahalaxmi Iyer6:23
6."Koyal Se Mili"Shankar Mahadevan & Sujatha6:48
Telugu tracklist[17]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andamaina Aadapuli"Swarnalatha4:59
2."Kannulalo Merupu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha6:46
3."Nuvvu Evaro ! What are you !"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harini2:42
4."Aggipidugai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:20
5."Dhaivam Sagamai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:16
6."Navu Navu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harini6:22

Release

Hindi version Abhay was bought over in Maharashtra by the reputed Shringar Films who were very excited about its November release. The number of prints in Tamil Nadu had been increased by almost five times the normal number of prints. Also on the anvil was a rise in the ticket rates especially for Aalavandhan.[18] The film was a commercial failure but continued to top the year’s charts grossing '20' crores at the box office.[19] Kalaipuli Thanu suffered financial losses of 12 crores[20][21][22][23]

Critical reception

Reviewer Prabhu of the Lollu Express said, "The movie is below average and violent movie, which is good for few "A" center moviegoers and it, gets 40/100 only for "KAMAL's" Good acting in few places".[24] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "Too much publicity can sometimes affect a film adversely, because of the great expectations triggered. In the case of 'Aalavandhan,' the hype and hoopla built up for months seems justified — to a certain extent".[25] The film won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects at the 49th National Film Awards in 2002.[26]

References

  1. ^ PILLAI, SREEDHAR (8 November 2002). "As star power wanes..." Chennai, India: www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Vivek (25 August 2001). "Abhay sings a fearless tune". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Everyone is a ruler-to-be…". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Did you Know?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b Dhananjayan 2014, p. 405.
  6. ^ "The Kamal I know – Panicker". Rediff.com. 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Alavanthaan - on the floors". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ Subhash K Jha (2001). "Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ Vivek Fernandes (2001). "Abhay sings a fearless tune". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  10. ^ Jha, Subhash K (15 July 2012). "Quentin Tarantino inspired by Abhay". Mid Day. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. ^ "கமலஹாசன் நடித்த 'ஆளவந்தான்' உருவான கதை -- Kamal Hassan starring Aalavandhan film". maalaimalar.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/success-begins-at-home/article3230588.ece
  13. ^ "ஆளவந்தான் படத்துக்கு சண்டைக்காட்சிகள் அமைக்க வெளிநாட்டு நிபுணர்". maalaimalar.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. ^ Fernandez, Vivek. "Abhay sings a fearless tune". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  15. ^ "Aalavanthan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Abhay (OST)". Saavn. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Abhay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  18. ^ K Jha, Subhash (10 November 2002). "Fear becomes Kamal". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Aalavandhan". Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  20. ^ http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/10/20223142/Aalavandhan-film-disappointed.html
  21. ^ "As star power wanes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 November 2002.
  22. ^ "Producer Kalaipuli Thanu loses Rs 12 crores for Aalavandan". forumhub.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Kollywood's famous Face-Offs - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Slide Shows - Bala Ajith Ilayaraja Mani Ratnam Bharathiraja Vairamuthu Harris Jayaraj Gautham Menon Yuvan Shankar Raja Selvaraghavan Ameer Karthi Kamal Haasan Kalaipuli Thanu Bharathiraja Bhagyaraj Vijayakanth Vadivelu". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  24. ^ http://www.lolluexpress.com/alavandhan.html
  25. ^ "Aalavandhaan". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 November 2001.
  26. ^ "49th National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 62–63. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

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