Andhadhi (film)

Andhadhi is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime-thriller starring Arjun Vijayaraghavan and Anjena Kirti. Karthik Nagarajan, Sahithya Jagannathan, Bhargav Chakravarthy, and Poovilangu Mohan play crucial supporting roles. The film marks the directorial debut of Ramesh Venkataraman.[1][2]

Andhadhi
Film poster
Directed by	Ramesh Venkatraman
Produced by	Ramesh Venkatraman
Written by	Dhickesh Subramaniyan Ramesh Venkatraman
Starring	Arjun Vijayaraghavan Anjena Kirti
Music by	Shamanth Nag
Cinematography	Sudarshan Srinivasan
Edited by	Vijay Koumarakourou
Production company	Dewdrop Pictures
Release date	9 October 2015
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

A minister, Vallarasu, gets a payment of millions of rupees for permitting a solar power project. This event causes both a kidnapping and a murder, and two young police offers (Guna and Deva), take control of the problem.[3]

Cast

Source[3]

• Arjun Vijayaraghavan as K. Guna Sekhar
• Anjena Kirti as Anjana
• Karthik Nagarajan as Deva
• Sahithya Jagannathan as Aruna
• Bhargav Chakravarthy as Rajesh
• Poovilangu Mohan as Vallarasu
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Nyanasekhar
• Mlv Shankar as Srinivasan
• Chetan as Durairaj
• Shiva Pandian as Veera
• Sriram Thyagarajan as Muthupandian
• Mohan Raman

Production

Feminina Miss India 2014 Sahithya Jagannathan was signed to play the role of a police officer in the film.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shamanth Nag. Lyrics were written by Viveka, Ravi, and Gomez.[3]

• "Mazhai Azhaga" – Ramya NSK
• "Kuzhal Oodhi" – Niranjana, Poornima
• "Artecha" (Theme) – Shamanth
• "Anal Meleh" – Vijay Prakash
• "Andhadhi" – Shamanath, Gomez
• "Andhadhi" (Theme)
• "Vaanavillileh" – Sonu Kakkar, Yashwanth Nag

Release

The Hindu gave the film an unfavourable review and wrote that "What we get is Yuddham Sei as imagined by a maker of mega-serials".[1] The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-half out five stars and stated that "There is sign of spark here, but one cannot expect audiences to put up with such amateurishness just because it’s a low-budget film".[3]

References

1. Rangan, Baradwaj (10 October 2015). "Andhadhi: An unsatisfactory thriller". The Hindu.
2. "அந்தாதி [Andhadhi]". Maalaimalar. 9 October 2015.
3. "Andhadhi Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Andhadhi by Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "Miss India finalist Sahithya Jagannathan bags Tamil film". The Times of India. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

• Andhadhi at IMDb