''Aan Dhevathai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language

family drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fiction: Fiction – narrative which is made up by the author. Litera ...

written and directed by

Jayachitra Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...

. The film stars

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...

Ramya Pandian Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in '' Joker'' (2016) and ''Aan Devathai'' (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". Career ...

, Kavin, and Monica, while

Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...

Ilavarasu Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known ...

Kaali Venkat Kaali Venkat (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil language films. Personal life Venkat hails from Kudaiyadevanpatti a village near Kovilpatti. Venkat used to act in dramas during his school days. With an ambition to ...

Abhishek Vinod Abhishek Vinod is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films. After working as a model, he made his breakthrough as an actor in Veruli as a police inspector which has directed by Amudhavanan P and with a supporting ...

Hareesh Peradi Hareesh Peradi is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career He is also a well-known theatre artist in Kerala, having made a mark in stage and also in TV and cinema. Even though he has acted in 36 films so far ...

, and

Suja Varunee Suja Varunee is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. She is the winner of ''BB Jodigal (season 2)''. Career Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-ag ...

play pivotal and supporting roles. The film has music composed by

Ghibran Ghibran (often credited as M. Ghibran) is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages. Early life Ghibran was born and raised in Coimbatore. When he w ...

, cinematography by

Vijay Milton S. D. Vijay Milton is an Indian cinematographer and director working in Tamil films. He directed the romantic comedy film ''Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu'' (2006) starring Bharath and Mallika Kapoor. He received critical acclaim for his ...

, and editing by

Kasi Viswanathan Kasivishwanathan (born 28 January 1968) is an Indian film editor, who has worked on Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films. Career Kasivishwanathan entered films hoping to work as a cinematographer but failed to get opportunities, prompting ...

. The venture began production in September 2017 and released on 12 October 2018 to average reviews from critics.

Plot

Elango (

) falls in love with Jessy (

), and both get married. Elango is employed as a medical sales representative, and both of them have no parents/relatives. Jessy also secures a software job and life runs smoothly. They are gifted with twins – Agaran (Kavin) and Aathira (Monica). Jessy is more career-oriented, aspiring to achieve greater heights. Elango, on the other hand, thinks family is the at-most preference and feels that they are unable to spend quality time with their children. As Jessy earns more than Elango, the latter decides to quit his job and stay at home taking care of their children and household activities. Jessy is against this decision as she dreams of leading a luxurious life if both could earn. Jessy is impressed seeing her colleague Belita (

), who leads a lavish lifestyle owning a villa and a BMW car. Much against Elango's advice, Jessy books an apartment which is under construction. She also buys a BMW car despite Elango warning her about the problems associated with increased bank loans and EMI. Roy (

) is Jessy's boss who has an eye on her. Arguments arise frequently between Elango and Jessy, which leads to Elango leaving the house as Jessy keeps insulting him for being a stay-at-home father. Aathira also goes out with Elango, while Agaran stays with Jessy. Elango finds shelter with the help of Bullet Thatha (

), a kindhearted man who meets Agaran once in a while. To Jessy's shock, Belita commits suicide as she felt humiliated by a few goons who were employed by the bank to recover her unpaid loans. Jessy realizes the problems associated with too much bank loans. Roy tries to enter into a physical relationship with Jessy for which she does not cooperate, leading him to fire her as a means of revenge. Jessy is devastated as she has lost her job and could not pay her EMIs. Goons arrive at Jessy's home to recover loans. Knowing this, Elango arrives and requests the goons to give him some time, so that they can repay the loans. Jessy realizes her mistake leading to her transformation and understands Elango. They both patch up and Elango starts going to a job again, thereby starting to lead a humble but joyful life.

Cast

as Elango *

as Jessica aka Jessy * Kavin as Agaran Muthalvan * Monica as Aathira *

as Bullet Thatha *

as Solvilangum Perumal *

as Kaali *

as Roy *

as Samuel *

as Belita voice given by Devi priya *

Prajin Prajin Padmanabhan is an Indian actor concentrating in Tamil and Malayalam-language films. He started his career as a VJ with Sun TV. He played the protagonist in the film '' Pazhaya Vannarapettai''. Film career Prajin started his career in ...

as James *

E. Ramdoss E. Ramdoss (died 23 January 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked on Tamil films. Life and career Ramdoss was born in Villupuram to freedom fighter Ethirajalu Pillai and Poongavanam. As a youngster, he regularl ...

as Travelling Ticket Examiner * S. S. Stanley as Secretary of Apartment Owners Association *

Anupama Kumar Anupama Prakash Kumar (born 4 December 1974) is an Indian actress and model. Having appeared in more than 300 commercials, she made her debut as an actress in the 2010 movie ''Ishqiya'' and went on to play supporting roles in Tamil language fil ...

as Lakshmi *

K. S. G. Venkatesh K. S. G. Venkatesh is an Indian actor and producer in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of director K. S. Gopalakrishnan K. S. Gopalakrishnan was an Indian screenwriter, director, producer, and lyricist, who worked in Tamil, Malayala ...

as Zaitoon Restaurant Owner *

Aranthangi Nisha Aranthangi Nisha () (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian film and television actress and comedian who predominantly works in the Tamil films and television industry. She is known for appearing in films such as ''Maari 2'' (2018), '' Aan Devathai' ...

as Aranthangi Nisha * Poraali Dileepan as Kumarappa * Mohan as Police Constable * Srinika as Selvi * Nilani as Maami

Production

The film was announced and began production during September 2017, with director Thamira making a comeback to films after previously making ''

Rettaisuzhi ''Rettaisuzhi'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Thamira. It stars filmmakers K. Balachander and Bharathiraja along with Anjali, Aari Arujunan, Jayachitra, Karunas, Manobala, and Ilavarasu in supporting role ...

'' (2010). He also announced he would produce the film under the newly launched Sigaram Cinemas, while

and '' Joker'' fame Ramya Pandiyan were selected to play the lead roles.

and

were consequently selected to be the cinematographer and music composer for the project. ''Aan Devathai'' was revealed to revolve around the impact of globalisation, marital relationships and the challenges of raising a kid in the modern times.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Release

The film which was initially slated to release in August was released in October 2018. The satellite rights of the film were sold to

Zee Tamil Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, T ...

Critical reception

''Times of India'' wrote "Though this family drama has a tried-and-tested screenplay, with only a few engaging scenes, it is less preachy when compared to some of Samuthirakani’s earlier films." ''Deccan Chronicle'' called it "Just an average drama". ''India Today'' wrote "Thamira's tries to address the struggles of nuclear families in the fast-paced urban society, but like his one-dimensional characters, the solution he arrives at is also shallow and problematic."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=7019912 Indian drama films 2010s Tamil-language films Films shot in Chennai Films scored by Mohamaad Ghibran 2018 films