Aayudham Seivom is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Udhayan and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Sundar C and Anjali, while Vivek, Manivannan, Napoleon, and Vijayakumar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by K. S. Selvaraj and editing by. Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan. The film released on 27 June 2008.[1]
| Aayudham Seivom | |
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| Directed by | Udhayan |
| Written by | Udhayan |
| Produced by | Pyramid Saimira |
| Starring | Sundar C Anjali Vivek Manivannan Napoleon Vijayakumar |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Mu. Kasi Vishwanathan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veteran actor Vijayan was supposed to play in this movie, but died.[2]
Plot edit
Saidai Sathya (Sundar C) is a mechanic who has little respect for the law. He parks his car in the middle of the road and creates trouble for other vehicles. A traffic policeman named Kandasamy (Vivek) ignores that violation because he is a close friend of Sathya. A social activist and lawyer, Udhayamoorthy (Vijayakumar), drags both of them to court for obstructing traffic and causing a nuisance. The court finds them guilty, but instead of sentencing them, the court sends them to the Madurai Gandhi Museum for help, where they meet a college student named Meenakshi (Anjali).
After Sathya is discharged, he starts a job as a henchman. VBR (Manivannan), a villainous former minister, sends Sathya to steal a confidential file containing vital evidence on the death of collector Leelavathi (Sukanya) at Udayamoorthy's place. While Sathya is stealing the file, Udayamoorthy dies by being pierced by a steel rod. While dying, Udayamoorthy blesses Sathya by saying "Vazhga Valamudan" (Long Live). These last words haunt Sathya, and filled with remorse, he vows to carry on Udayamoorthy's good work. Sathya gathers evidence to expose VBR, whom he discovers is Leelavathi's murderer. VBR's goons burn the documents to destroy the evidence. Sathya continues with his task of exposing VBR and adopts Gandhian principles of nonviolence and peace (satyagraha).
Ezhumalai (Napoleon), an Assistant Commissioner of Police, vows to avenge the death of his brother Udhayamoorthy. He thinks that Sathya killed him, although he later finds out that he did not. Sathya sits near the Gandhi statue and follows his examples of nonviolence, confident that VBR will be arrested. As he is sitting, many citizens and police order him to leave, though he does not budge. They later follow suit and sit in front of the statue. At one point, however, Sathya gets shot. Meanwhile, many people start to protest against VBR. After getting beat up and almost left for dead, VBR surrenders himself to the police. The film ends with Sathya surviving his shot and getting the justice.
Cast edit
- Sundar C as Saidai Sathya
- Anjali as Meenakshi
- Vivek as Kandasamy
- Manivannan as VBR
- Napoleon as ACP Ezhumalai
- Vijayakumar as Udhayamoorthy
- Nassar as Museum Head
- Sukanya as Leelavathi IAS
- G. M. Kumar as Annaachi
- Shanmugarajan as VBR's accomplice
- Cell Murugan as Arumugam
- Ponnambalam as Rowdy
- G. Gnanasambandam as Judge
- Crane Manohar as Museum Worker
- Chaams as Ramasamy
- Nellai Siva
- Balu Anand as Police Constable
- Muthukaalai as Passerby in Madurai
- Bava Lakshmanan as Man in Bar
- Vichu Vishwanath as A rowdy in Madurai
- Malavika as herself (cameo appearance)
- Vindhya as a dancer in Nene Pettaikku song
- Vela Ramamoorthy as Inspector (uncredited)
Soundtrack edit
| Aayudham Seivom | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:23 | |||
| Label | Pyramid Saimira | |||
| Producer | Srikanth Deva | |||
| Srikanth Deva chronology | ||||
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Soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva and lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, Snehan and Udhayan.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kandom Kandom" | Snehan | Murugesh, Senthildass Velayutham | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Nene Pettaiku" | Pa. Vijay | Arsith | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Innum Oru" | Pa. Vijay | Krish, Chinmayi | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Moonu Kasu" | Udhayan | Arsith | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Kodi Parakudhu" | Udhayan | Sriram, Vaishali | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 24:23 | |||
Critical reception edit
Behindwoods wrote "Although Aayudham Seivom only has the ingredients of a commercial potboiler – fights, an item number, a little more than below-average script, and a comedy track – what makes it stand a little apart is the basic idea of its plot."[4] Sify wrote "Like all Sundar C films, this one is also strictly aimed at the B & C audiences. It could have been far better if Udhayan had tried to explore the unknown instead of going through the same beaten track".[5]
References edit
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 31 December 2007.
- ^ "Actor Vijayan passes away - Malayalam Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Aayutham Seivom Songs Download, Aayutham Seivom Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". raaga.com.
- ^ "AAYUDHAM SEIVOM - MOVIE REVIEW Sundar C Anjali Vivek Napoleon Nazer Vijayakuma Suganya Manivannan G.M. Kumar Ponnambalam Direction Udayan Music Srikanth Deva Producer Pyramid Saimira Production stills picture image gallery". behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Ayudham Seivom". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.