''Aathi Narayana'' is a 2012

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film directed by Vetrivendhan, which stars Kajan and

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. After a four-year delay in production, the film released on 27 April 2012.

Cast

*Kajan as Aathinarayana *

as Laila *

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) a ...

*Yogitha *

Manobala Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...

Mayilsamy Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on '' Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. Career He is a popular ...

Production

The project was announced in March 2008 with the production house announcing that they had audaciously signed

to feature alongside a newcomer in their new project titled ''Deivamagan'' - though the title was changed after pressure from the makers of an old film with the same name. The director, debutant Vetrivendhan, revealed that the team initially wanted to title the film as ''Deiva Magan'' as the film revolved around a psychotic character but later opted to call it Aathi Narayana after the lead character's name. Shooting took place throughout late 2008 and in early 2009 with the November rains hampering progress. The audio release of the film was held on 25 August 2009 with director

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taking the opportunity as a stage to vent out against heroines who get overpaid.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Release

The film eventually released on 27 April 2012 across

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with little publicity alongside another delayed Tamil film ''

Leelai ''Leelai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Louis and produced by Ramesh Babu. It stars débutantes Shiv Panditt and Manasi Parekh in lead roles along with Santhanam and Suhasini Raju in pivotal roles. Th ...

''.

References

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