''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
action comedy film
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Film
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co-written, co-produced and directed by
Sundar C. Produced by
Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to ...
including
Hansika Motwani,
Prabhu
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,
Vaibhav
Vaibhav() is a male given name in the Sanskrit language.
People
*Vaibhav Deshpande (born 1987), Indian cricketer
*Vaibhav Kaul (born 1991), Indian photographer
*Vaibhav Madhukar Pichad (born 1974), Indian politician
*Vaibhav Mangle (born 1975), ...
,
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
,
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
,
Ramya Krishnan
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,
Kiran Rathod
Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur. She is a cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. Rathod graduated ...
,
Aishwarya
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Notable people named Aishwarya
* Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress
* Aishwar ...
,
Maadhavi Latha
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,
Madhuurima
Madhuurima Banerjee (born 14 May 1987), also known by her stage name Nyra Banerjee, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Following appearances in various television serials, sh ...
, and
Pradeep Rawat. The music was composed by
Hiphop Tamizha.
The film released on 14 January 2015 on the occasion of
Pongal Pongal may refer to:
* Pongal (festival), an annual Tamil festival
* Pongal (dish)
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with mixed reviews and ended up as a decent hit clashing towards with
I and
Darling.
Plot
Saravanan (
Vishal) lives in Ooty, and runs a business of gathering people for politicians and events. One day, he meets Maya (
Hansika Motwani), and falls for her. However, "RDX" Rajasekhar (
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
) also falls in love with her. Saravanan convinces Rajasekhar to not fall for Maya by saying she's too high class. Rajasekhar is a police inspector. Due to several mishaps caused, he is fired and starts working as a hotel doorman. He is shocked to find Saravanan and Maya going out together. He asks Saravanan how he made Maya fall in love with him. As Saravanan finishes his story, it is revealed Saravanan indirectly caused those mishaps that led to Rajasekhar's firing. Enraged, Rajasekhar hires Kumaran (
Vaibhav
Vaibhav() is a male given name in the Sanskrit language.
People
*Vaibhav Deshpande (born 1987), Indian cricketer
*Vaibhav Kaul (born 1991), Indian photographer
*Vaibhav Madhukar Pichad (born 1974), Indian politician
*Vaibhav Mangle (born 1975), ...
), who is a specialist in breakups. Kumaran then sends a woman (
Andrea Jeremiah
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) to cause a conflict in Saravanan and Maya's relationship.
Due to his love failure, Saravanan becomes drunk and falls unconscious. Kumaran, who is also at the bar, drops Saravanan off at his house. Saravanan's mother Thulasi (
Tulasi
''Ocimum tenuiflorum'', commonly known as holy basil, ''tulsi'' or ''tulasi'', is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the Southeast Asian ...
), ashamed of his behaviour, sends him to meet his father Aalavanthan (
Prabhu
''Prabhu'' means master or the Prince in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. It is also appended ...
) and younger brother Shakthi (
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
) at Madurai. There, they meet Aalavanthan and rejoin him. They come to know that Kumaran is also the son of Aalavanthan's ex-lover.
Aalavanthan reveals to his sons that they have three aunts: Periya Ponnu (
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna (in the Telugu and Kannada film industries) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 260 films in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Ramy ...
), Nadu Ponnu (
Aishwarya
Aishwarya (Devanagari : ''ऐश्वर्य'') is a Hindu Indian or Nepalese male or feminine given name, which means "prosperity" and "wealth".
Notable people named Aishwarya
* Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress
* Aishwar ...
), and Chinna Ponnu (
Kiran Rathod
Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur. She is a cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. Rathod graduated ...
). Aalavanthan wants his sons to marry the daughters of their aunts so that their families can reunite once and for all. A reluctant Saravanan helps his brothers and father attend a temple function in disguise to kidnap and marry their cousins, but they kidnap their aunts. They run away before getting caught. Saravanan agrees to the plan after finding out that Periya Ponnu's daughter is none other than Maya.
Periya Ponnu believes the kidnapping was by Pasupathy (
Pradeep Rawat), the MLA and ex-servant of Aalavanthan's family. Periya Ponnu decides to run against him in the next election. Pasupathy sends men to kill the aunts, but the brothers save them, disguised as police officers. Using this disguise, the trio gains access to their aunts' house. There, their uncles (
Abhishek,
Sriman
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Literature
Sri ...
,
Gowtham Sundararajan
Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.
Career
Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor Major Sundarrajan and Shyamala in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He studied at V ...
) help facilitate the brothers' affection to their daughters. The trio succeeds in gaining the daughters' love.
Pasupathy provokes Periya Ponnu by wagering that if he loses to her, he will work at her home as a servant, but if she loses, her daughter Maya will marry his son (
Rajeev Govinda Pillai). Using his knowledge of politics, Saravanan helps his aunt gain popularity. However, a few days before the elections, the aunts find out that Saravanan's father is their brother Aalavanthan, who they believe killed their father. Their hatred towards Aalavanthan results in them getting Saravanan and his brothers arrested.
Aalavanthan is hurt by his sisters' harsh words at him. He suffers a heart attack and is hospitalised. As Saravanan and his brothers are stuck in jail, his aunt has lost her popularity, due to Pasupathy's manipulation. Saravanan calls Rajasekhar, who bails out the brothers, and inadvertently exposes Pasupathy's dirty tricks. Refusing to lose, Pasupathy tries to bribe people to vote for him, but Saravanan and Kumaran foil his plan, giving Periya Ponnu the edge. Pasupathy arrives at the home to kill the family and take Maya, but Maya already escaped to elope with Saravanan. Saravanan, though, insists they go back. A furious Pasupathy reveals that he was the one who killed Aalavanthan's father, not Aalavanthan. He attacks Periya Ponnu just as Maya and Saravanan return. Saravanan fights Pasupathy and his son. At last, when Pasupathy goes to get his men, he finds that all the men assembled were the gang members of Saravanan, which definitely defeating him. The family reunites, and celebrate the weddings of all three brothers to their cousins.
Cast
*
Vishal as Saravanan
*
Hansika Motwani as Maya, Periya Ponnu's daughter
*
Prabhu
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as Aalavanthan
*
Vaibhav
Vaibhav() is a male given name in the Sanskrit language.
People
*Vaibhav Deshpande (born 1987), Indian cricketer
*Vaibhav Kaul (born 1991), Indian photographer
*Vaibhav Madhukar Pichad (born 1974), Indian politician
*Vaibhav Mangle (born 1975), ...
as Kumaran, Saravanan and Shakti half brother, Aalavandhan 2nd son
*
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
as Shaktivel, Saravanan Younger Brother, Aalavandhan 3rd Son
*
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
as Inspector RDX Rajasekhar
*
Ramya Krishnan
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as Periya Ponnu (sister of Chinna Ponnu and Nadu Poonu)
*
Kiran Rathod
Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur. She is a cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. Rathod graduated ...
as Chinna Ponnu (sister of Nadu Ponnu and Periya Poonu)
*
Aishwarya
Aishwarya (Devanagari : ''ऐश्वर्य'') is a Hindu Indian or Nepalese male or feminine given name, which means "prosperity" and "wealth".
Notable people named Aishwarya
* Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress
* Aishwar ...
as Nadu Ponnu (sister of Chinna Ponnu and Periya Poonu)
*
Madhuurima
Madhuurima Banerjee (born 14 May 1987), also known by her stage name Nyra Banerjee, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Following appearances in various television serials, sh ...
as Chinna Ponnu's daughter
*
Maadhavi Latha
Pasupuleti Maadhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician who appeared in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her debut in lead role with the film ''Nachavule''(2008). In 2018, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Par ...
as Nadu Ponnu's daughter
*
Tulasi
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as Tulasi, Saravanan's mother
*
Pradeep Rawat as Pasupathy
*
Rajeev Govinda Pillai as Pasupathy's son
*
Abhishek as Periya Ponnu's husband
*
Sriman
Sriman () is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu. It refers to the deity being the possessor of Sri, both referring to his consort Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, as well as the material and non material aspects of fortune.
Literature
Sri ...
as Nadu Ponnu's husband
*
Gowtham Sundararajan
Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.
Career
Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor Major Sundarrajan and Shyamala in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He studied at V ...
as Chinna Ponnu's husband
*
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...
as Saravanan's uncle
*
Vijayakumar as Solavandhan, Aalavanthan's father
*
Manobala
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He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
as Commissioner
* Mohana as Maya's friend
*
Vichu Vishwanath
Vichu Vishwanath is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films and serials. He has worked in comedy and supporting roles, often associating with director Sundar C.
Career
Vichu Vishwanath was born in Coimbatore, India and atten ...
as Periya Ponnu's bodyguard
*
Santhana Bharathi
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Career
Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director ...
as Thalaivar
*
Kanal Kannan
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Unnikrishnan Mukund ...
as Henchman
*
George Maryan
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as Eli Josiyam
*
Thalapathy Dinesh
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*
Andrea Jeremiah
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as herself (
cameo appearance
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)
*
Poonam Bajwa
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as a
bar dancer
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in an
item song
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"Madras to Madurai"
*
Khushbu
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...
as herself in a special appearance "Aye Aye"
*
Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi
Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva.
Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha rele ...
as himself in a special appearance "Inbam Pongum Vennila"
Production
Vishal and
Sundar C. announced that they would collaborate for a second venture in late May 2014, despite their first film, ''
Madha Gaja Raja
Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist.
His notable films include ''Ull ...
'', remaining unreleased.
Hansika Motwani was selected for the project, collaborating with director Sundar C for his third consecutive film and
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
was selected to compose the music for the film. He later opted out of the project and Sundar C announced that five different composers would work on the project including Adhi of
Hiphop Tamizha. It was confirmed that Hiphop Tamizha's Adhi would be the only music director to compose all tracks for this film instead of five music directors. In the song "Aye Aye Aye" Kushboo made a cameo appearance. Three former lead actresses were reported to play Vishal's aunts in the film.
Simran
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was rumored to have been signed for one of the three roles, before "a source close to the unit" informed that
Ramya Krishnan
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,
Aishwarya
Aishwarya (Devanagari : ''ऐश्वर्य'') is a Hindu Indian or Nepalese male or feminine given name, which means "prosperity" and "wealth".
Notable people named Aishwarya
* Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress
* Aishwar ...
and
Kiran Rathod
Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life
Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur. She is a cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. Rathod graduated ...
had been finalized for the roles. Besides Motwani, the film was said to feature two more heroines, who played the daughters of the three aunts, with Telugu actresses
Madhuurima
Madhuurima Banerjee (born 14 May 1987), also known by her stage name Nyra Banerjee, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Following appearances in various television serials, sh ...
and
Maadhavi Latha
Pasupuleti Maadhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician who appeared in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her debut in lead role with the film ''Nachavule''(2008). In 2018, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Par ...
being recruited for the roles in September 2014.
The team began production work on the film from 10 July 2014. The team shot some scenes in
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...
with Vishal and Sathish. After a single schedule, the team announced that a non-stop schedule would take place from September 2014. Filming was then moved to Senthil studios, located at
Vadapalani
Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios and the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, which is an important pilgrimage centre. Situated in the western part of Chennai, Vadapalani is an im ...
,
Chennai
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. The audio was released on 27 December 2014 in Sathyam Cinemas.
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Hiphop Tamizha (a duo consisting of Adhi and Jeeva), making their debut as film music directors. The album consists of six tracks with one of them being a remix of the song "Inbam Pongum" from ''
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Tamil Palayakarrar and king of Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India. He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against them. He was captured by the Briti ...
'' (1959). All lyrics were written by Hip-hop Tamizha's Adhi, who had also sung three numbers.
''IBTimes'' rated the album 3.5 out of 5 and stated that the songs are "highly energetic, which are mixed with some heavy beats". ''Indiaglitz'' gave it 3.5 out of 5.
Release
Theatrical
The film was released on 15 January 2015 coinciding with
Pongal Pongal may refer to:
* Pongal (festival), an annual Tamil festival
* Pongal (dish)
Pongal, also known as pongali or huggi, is an Indian rice dish. In Tamil, "pongal" means "boil" or "bubbling up". The two varieties of pongal are ''chakarai pong ...
festival.
Home media
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
Sun TV.
Reception
Critical response
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Behindwoods rated the film 2.25 out of 5 and stated, "Sundar C's box office winning formula of comedy, glamour, drama and action continues this time too". Indiaglitz gave 3 out of 5 and stated, "''Aambala'' sums up action, masala and romance in the totality of rib-tickling humor. There is a clean romance, a thick storyline, packed with agreeable fights, crafted beautifully and delivered on a platter of humour, that hardly a moment skips without laughing. Vishal, Sundar C and team have launched themselves unshakable, devoid of being overshadowed, on a high entertainment genre, this festive season".
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 e ...
gave 3.5 stars out 5 and called it a "masala entertainer with plenty of romance, over-the-top action, humour and great music".
Sify
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stated, "There isn't one quiet moment in ''Aambala'', a masala comic entertainer which is purely targeted at audiences seeking mindless actioners laced with family sentiments, comedy and plenty of glamour" and added, "If you leave your logic minds at home; there are chances that you might enjoy this ride.".
IBN Live
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rated 1.5 out of 5 and stated, "Sundar C shines in moments... Yet the film turns out to be, at the end, a reckless stitching up of humorous GIFs. This is because the film has no scope for entertaining the audience anew".
The Times of India
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rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and called ''Aambala'' a "masala movie that is a trip through time, and not in a good way. The film is filled with tropes that would have been acceptable in the 90s. We have families that are separated because of an incident in the past, lost-and-found moments, henpecked husbands, botched up kidnapping plans, outdated athai ponnu romance, and so on. It is only the comedy scenes that keep reminding us that we are watching a Sundar C film, but even these become tiresome and even crass at times".
IANS
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gave 1 star out of 5 and called it "unarguably the worst product to have come out of Sundar's factory... the film turns out to be a clichéd rehash of several family stories with adequate dose of action and nauseating comedy".
References
External links
*
{{Vishal Film Factory
2015 films
2015 masala films
Films directed by Sundar C.
2010s Tamil-language films
Films scored by Hiphop Tamizha
Indian action comedy films
2015 action comedy films
2015 comedy films