Adhibar (transl. Proprietor) is a 2015 Tamil-language action film directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Jeevan and Vidya Pradeep with Nandha, Samuthirakani, Richard Rishi, and Ranjith playing supporting roles.[1][2] The film was produced by T. Sivakumar, who also wrote the story for the film. The soundtrack was composed by newcomer Vikram Selva with editing done by Zashi Qmer and cinematography by Philip Vijayakumar. The film was released on 28 August 2015 to extremely negative reviews.
| Adhibar | |
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| Directed by | Surya Prakash |
| Story by | T Sivakumar |
| Produced by | PB Saravanan, T Sivakumar |
| Starring | Jeevan Vidya Pradeep Nandha Samuthirakani Richard Rishi Ranjith |
| Cinematography | Philip Vijayakumar |
| Edited by | K. Sasi Kumar |
| Music by | Vikram Selva |
Production company | Benn Consortium |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast edit
- Jeevan as Siva
- Vidya Pradeep as Suganthi
- Nandha as David
- Azraa Shameera as Vaisnavi
- Samuthirakani as Raja
- Richard Rishi as Karna
- Ranjith as Easwaran
- Thambi Ramaiah as Siva's uncle
- Kovai Sarala as Kumari
- Singamuthu as Suganthi's father
- Sangili Murugan as Parthasarathy
- Raj Kapoor as Ramachandran
- Saravana Subbiah as Balakrishnan
- Bharathi Kannan as Parameswaran
- Mohan Raman as Swaminathan
- Madhan Bob as Pankaj Lal Settu
- Vaiyapuri as Bobby
- Renuka as Siva's mother
- Sivasankar as Tiger Kothandaraman
- Poorni as Advocate Selvanayagi
- Rajendran
- T. Sivakumar as CBI officer Raj
- Kathaka Thirumavalavan as Neelamegam
- Kavitha Pujari as Radha
- Bava Lakshmanan as Panditji
- Sampath Ram as Rajesh
- Maayi Sundar as Govind
- Suruli as Suruli
- Kovai Senthil as Broker
- Scissor Manohar
- Kovai Babu
Production edit
Adhibar began production in early 2015 and was revealed to be an action comedy film directed by Surya Prakash, who had been an active director in the early 2000s having directed films like Maayi (2000) and Diwan (2003).[3][4] The shoot was held across Chennai, Bangkok and Malaysia.[5][6]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Vikram Selva.
- "Avala" - Vikramselva
- "En Kadhal" - Vikramselva
- "Poi" - Gaana Bala
- "Athibar" Theme music
Critical reception edit
Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu criticized the film stating "It is perhaps the most bizarre film I've seen in a long time".[7] Now Running rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Athibar is an excellent written film and an awesomely narrated drama. It has few moments here and there."[8] The Times of India rated 1.0 out of 5 and wrote "Adhibar is an exercise in mediocrity [..] We are told that the story is based on a real-life incident that happened in Sri Lanka, but there is so much randomness in the movie that we start wondering if real life can be this random. Characters behave in the most implausible manner and take instant decisions that no sane person in real life might take".[9] Silverscreen stated "Adhibar tests your patience right from the beginning".[10] The New Indian Express wrote, "Neither exciting nor refreshing, Adhibar is a dreary, mediocre fare".[11]
References edit
- ^ "Live Chennai: Jeevan, Samuthirakani and Nandha in Adhibar,Jeevan, Samuthirakani ,Nandha, Adhibar". Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Jeevan comes back with Adhibar movie as leadmetromasti.com Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Villain to Comedian: Samuthirakani's New Role". 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Athibar (Aka) Adhibar photos stills & images". 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (6 May 2015). "Jeevan's next". The Hindu.
- ^ "Updates about the movie Athibar directed by Surya Prakash featuring Jeevan and Vidya Pradeep in the lead roles". 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (28 August 2015). "Adhibar: Extraordinarily excruciating". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Athibar Review | Athibar Tamil Movie Review by SMK". Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Adhibar Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Adhibar by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Perfectly Pointless : Adhibar Movie Review". 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Adhibar is Mediocre". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
