Aal (transl. 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, which itself is inspired by the Filipino film Cavite, it stars Vidharth, Hardika Shetty, and Vidiyal Raju 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]
| Aal | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ananda Krishnan |
| Written by | Ananda Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ananda Krishnan Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Story by | Ananda Krishnan Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Produced by | Vidiyal Raju |
| Starring | Vidharth Hardika Shetty Vidiyal Raju |
| 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 |
Plot
editThe 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
edit- Vidharth as Aamir
- Hardika Shetty as Meenatchi
- Vidiyal Raju as the leader
- James as Rizwan
- Rajkumar as Swamy
- Malaika as Shabnam
- Jayabalu as Lal
- Asraf as Aamir's mother
- Abdullah Baig as Aamir's brother
- Hema Malini as Aamir's sister
- Suresh Kumar as Meenatchi's father
- Peeba as Meenatchi's mother
Production
editThe 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 not shown before in Tamil films.[3][4] The tagline of the film is ‘Who says a man writes his own destiny?’
Soundtrack
editThe 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 | ||||
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| 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
edit- ^ "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 !".
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