''Adhe Kangal'' ( Same Eyes) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language
action thriller film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
written and directed by Rohin Venkatesan and produced by
C. V. Kumar. The film features
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
,
Janani and
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
in the leading roles and
Bala Saravanan
Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films.
Career
Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vija ...
plays the role of comedian, while
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 ...
composes the film's music. The film had a theatrical release on 26 January 2017, coinciding with
India's Republic Day to unanimously positive reviews. The film was declared as a
sleeper hit
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at the box office. The film was remade in Kannada as ''
Samhaara
() is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic action thriller film directed by Guru Deshpande. It stars Chiranjeevi Sarja, Hariprriya, Kavya Shetty, Bala Rajwadi and Chikkanna. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Ravi Basrur and th ...
'' starring
Chiranjeevi Sarja
Chiranjeevi Sarja (died 7 June 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years.
Early life and family
Sarja was born as the first child ...
in the role of Kalaiyarasan, and also in Telugu as ''
Neevevaro
''Neevevaro'' () is a 2018 Telugu language Romance film, romantic action thriller film directed by Hari Nath and produced by Kona Venkat and M.V.V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Aadhi, Taapsee Pannu and Ritika Singh. This film i ...
'' with
Aadhi
''Aadhi'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal in the title role (in his debut adult role) and features Jagapathi Babu, Siddique, Lena, Aditi Ravi, Anus ...
reprising Kalaiyarasan's role.
Plot
Varun Murali is a well-known blind chef and the owner of a popular restaurant in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. One night, Deepa visits his restaurant asking for leftover food for the homeless. Varun helps her and eventually falls in love with her daily visits. Meanwhile, Varun's close relative, Sadhana alias 'Sadhu' approaches his parents and reveals her intentions of marrying Varun, which they accept. Varun decides to propose to Deepa in his restaurant, but he observes that she is in tears. She tells him that henchmen were pressing for their money, and her father had promised to return the money in three days. Varun promises to help out from his own savings. On the same night, Varun is met with an accident and is hospitalized, during which his vision is restored. He is treated for three weeks, and the hospital fee is paid out of his savings. Varun feels guilty and is disappointed for not helping out Deepa. When he is discharged, he is unable to locate her. When his family presses him to marry Sadhana, he agrees as he also likes her from his childhood days.
Several days later, an old man walks into the restaurant telling how his daughter Deepa has been kidnapped as they were unable to return the money. Varun calms him down and hatches a plan to hand over his wedding jewelry, but is conned of the jewels by the kidnapper. Later, Varun gets to know that Deepa's father is found dead at
Kanyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
in a road accident. Varun decides to visit Kaniyakumari himself to get clarity about Deepa's family. He works with a constable Panju, faking his identity, as a journalist investigating the road accidents where the victim remains unidentified. They decide to find the whereabouts of the old man, and they gather several clues on his hotel residence and phone number. These clues lead them to investigate the car that was involved in the accident and track down its owner as a blind man. After listening to his story, they get hold of photos of his girlfriend Vasundhara, and with Sadhana's help, they identify her as Deepa, Varun's ex-girlfriend.
They find out that Vasundhara is a con artist and selects only blind men. She makes the blind men fall for her and then presents a story with a need for money, which the blind men give. Varun and Panju find the commonality and pinpoint a list of potential targets. Sadhana, with the help of her journalist associates, finds out the plan to con another blind man in
Erode
Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...
. They immediately travel to Erode and catch Vasundhara after several twists in the plot. The movie ends with Panju receiving commemorations from people for his efforts in nabbing Vasundhara.
Cast
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Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
as Varun Murali
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Janani as Sadhana
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Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
as Vasundhra alias Deepa and Ashwini
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Bala Saravanan
Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films.
Career
Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vija ...
as Panju
*
Aravindraj as Ravi
* Linga as Thomas
* Abishek Joseph George as Manoj
* Sanjay Jayaraman as Vikram
* Abdool as Alphonse
Production
C. V. Kumar launched a project to be directed by Rohin Venkatesan during late May 2016, with
Kalaiyarasan
Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.
Career
...
,
Janani Iyer
Janani (formerly known as Janani Iyer) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam movies. She made her cinematic debut with the Tamil feature film ''Avan Ivan'' (2011). Her notable films including ''Thegidi'' (2014) ...
and
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
selected to portray the leading roles. Kalaiyarasan was revealed to be portraying a blind chef, with the team using American chef
Christine Hà
Christine Huyen Tran Ha ( vi, Hà Huyền Trân; born May 9, 1979) is an American chef, writer and TV host. She is the first blind contestant of ''MasterChef'' and the winner of its third season in 2012.
Early and personal life
Hà was born a ...
as a character inspiration for his role. The film was shot in Kanyakumari, Erode, and Chennai throughout the middle of 2016. After the film's production was completed, C. V. Kumar revealed that the film would be titled as ''Adhe Kangal'' named after the
1967 film of the same name during September 2016.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack is scored 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 ...
. The album was released on 18 January 2017 by
Think Music India
Think Music is an Indian music label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that specialises in South Indian film soundtracks.
Overview
Think Music India was started in 2007 and sold its first 46 titles including ''Vel'' (2007) and ''Paiyaa'' ...
.
Release
The film was released on 26 January 2017, coinciding with
India's Republic Day, having initially been postponed from 14 January 2017. The producers chose to fix the release date of 26 January, three days prior to release, after production house
Studio Green
Studio Green is an Cinema of India, Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi ...
announced that they were delaying the release of the big budget,
Suriya
Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...
-starrer ''
Singam 3
''Singam 3'' (Shortened as ''Si3'' or ''S3'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to '' Singam II'' (2013) and the third film in the '' Singam film series'', it stars Suriya and Anushka Shetty, wh ...
''.
Critical reception
Sify.com praised the film stating it was "a delicious thriller with a meaty, realistic plot and nicely fleshed out characters and not to forget a smart running time of 120 minutes", adding "the film is engaging mainly due to the characterizations and subtle humor, which provides quality entertainment till the end". Likewise, Behindwoods.com wrote ''Adhe Kangal'' was "an intelligently woven script that becomes predictable at places, but all the same a good watch", singling out Ghibran for his work as the music composer. While singling out praise for actress
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
's performance, Baradwaj Rangan of
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
wrote "not as good as it sounds on paper, but not bad either" and stated "here’s a great story, but the screenplay isn’t tight".
Awards
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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards is an annual awards ceremony for people in the Tamil film industry. It is presented by the Tamil language weekly magazine ''ananda vikatan''. The awards were introduced in the year 2008, honouring the films that w ...
2018
Best Actress in Negative role -
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
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7th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 7th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Dubai on September 14 and 15, 2018. It aims to recognize notable films and performances from the past year in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films along with specia ...
2018
Best Supporting Actress -
Sshivada
K. V. Srilekha Nair (born 23 April 1986), better known by her stage name Sshivada is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Personal life
Sshivada was born as K. V. Srilekha Nair to Vijayarajan and Kumari, a Malayali family ...
References
External links
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2010s Tamil-language films
2017 films
Films scored by Mohamaad Ghibran
Indian action thriller films
Films about blind people in India
Tamil films remade in other languages
Films about con artists
2017 directorial debut films
2017 thriller films
Indian romantic thriller films