''Aandan Adimai'' is a 2001 Indian

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, directed by

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...

, starring

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and

Divya Unni Divyaa Unni is an Indian actress and classical dancer who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom. Early life Divyaa Unni was born to Ponnethmadhatil Unnikrishnan and Kizhkemadhatil Uma Devi at Kochi, K ...

. The film had a musical score by

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and was released in 2001.

Cast

as Sivaraman *

as Maheswari *

as Gayathri *

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as Ranjith *

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*Krithika as Sivaraman's sister (Debut)

Production

In the late 1990s, Manivannan attempted to make a film starring

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and

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together titled ''Makkal Nanban''. The film failed to take off, and he moved on to make ''Aandan Adimai''.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali,

Pulamaipithan Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021) was an Indian scholar, poet and lyricist who got recognition through the song "Naan yaar nee yaar" which was featured in the Tamil film ''Kudiyirundha Koyil'' in 1968. He briefly serve ...

, Muthulingam,

Mu. Metha Muhammed Metha (born 5 September 1945) is a Tamil poet and songwriter. He was born in Theni in 1945. He popularised modern poetry (''Pudukavithai'') in the 1970s and has written more than 30 books, including novels, short stories and essays. ...

and

Thamarai Thamarai (born 10 November 1975) is a noted Tamil poet and lyricist. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the 1998 film Iniyavale, which was directed by Seeman and music co ...

Reception

''Thiraipadam'' called the film "well-intentioned, neither delivers a hard-hitting message nor proposes a meaningful solution." ''The Hindu'' wrote "Aandaan Adimai means well and if the incidents brought in had been presented with force the film may have made an impact."

References

External links

2001 films 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films directed by Manivannan {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub