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Azhagiya Theeye

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Azhagiya Theeye
Poster
Directed byRadha Mohan
Written byRadha Mohan
Viji (dialogues)
Produced byPrakash Raj
StarringPrasanna
Navya Nair
Prakash Raj
CinematographySrinivas
Edited byKasi Viswanathan
Music byRamesh Vinayakam
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Azhagiya Theeye (spelt onscreen as Azhagiye Theeyae) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Radha Mohan that stars Prasanna and Navya Nair (in her Tamil debut). The film was produced by Prakash Raj, who also played a major role, while Ramesh Vinayakam composed the music.[1] It was released on 30 July 2004,[2] and was a commercial success.[3] The film's name is inspired by the song of the same name from Minnale (2001).[citation needed]

Plot

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The story revolves around Chandran, who is approached by a girl, Nandhini, to break her proposed marriage with a software engineer, Aravind from the United States. She is forced by her father who is a thug, to marry this man. Later Chandran hatches a plan by which he meets Aravind at a restaurant and tells him that Nandhini is madly in love with him. And the big twist is that Aravind does not walk away and instead stays back to see that the ‘love birds’ get united which upsets Chandran's plans and his life. He is forced to marry Nandhini at a registrar's office and she is thrown out of her house. Aravind arranges a flat for them and leaves for the United States. How the couple starts liking each other after a series of incidents forms the rest of the love story.

Cast

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Production

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Radha Mohan began work on his first film Smile Please in 1996, starring Prakash Raj, but financial restraints meant that the film was shelved.[4] Prakash Raj chose to produce a film with the same director and announced the project in July 2003 under the title of Koothupattarai, which developed alongside Prakash Raj's other production Naam (2003).[5][6] Navya Nair signed on to appear in the film during September 2003, which by then had been briefly titled Ellame Drama Thaan.[7][8] It is her Tamil debut.[9]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam.[10][11]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vizhigalin Aruginil"Ramesh Vinayakam5:28
2."Ullalae Ullalae"Devan, Timmy4:26
3."Sandana Poongatrae"Ramesh Vinayakam, Lavanya5:08
4."Maattikkittenae"Karthik5:18
5."Dil Mera Loot Liya"Mathangi, Srinivas5:10
6."Boom" (Theme Music)Ramesh Vinayakam1:47
Total length:27:17

Critical reception

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Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Amidst run of the mill love themes and implausible action, Duet Movies' "Azhagiya Theeyae ... " comes as a whiff of fresh air. With a simple storyline neatly narrated, the film is ably backed by Viji's dialogue. The comic digs, light-hearted barbs, and humorous verbal exchanges in this breezy romantic story keep your spirits enlivened."[12] Sify wrote, "On the whole Azhagiya Theeye is good fun while it lasts."[13] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the film and director for healthy humor, humorous dialogues, and for making a film different from commercial films.[14] G. Ulaganathan of Deccan Herald wrote, "What is a good film? Azagiya Theeye will provide you the answer. No vulgar dialogues, clean story, good screenplay, no unnecessary fights, no overacting — it has all these and much more to offer".[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Azhagiya Theeye". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Azhagiya Theeye (2004)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ^ Warrier, Shobha (23 November 2005). "Meet Prasanna of Tamil films". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ Mannath, Malini (25 July 2003). "Koothupattarai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cine News". Dinakaran. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 27 January 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ Rasika (30 September 2003). "Navya enters Tamil film scene". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Gossip". Dinakaran. 25 August 2003. Archived from the original on 26 September 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Navya Nair - In a fix!". Sify. 12 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Azhagiya Theeye (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Ethiri - Azhagia Theeye Tamil Film Audio CD by Yuvan Shankar Raja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (6 August 2004). ""Azhagiya Theeyae ... "". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Azhagiya Theeye". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (15 August 2004). "அழகிய தீயே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Ulaganathan, G (26 September 2004). "Azagiya Theeye". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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