''Adhibar'' ( Proprietor) is a 2015 Tamil-language

action 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 l ...

directed by Surya Prakash. The film stars Jeevan and

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with

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, and Ranjith playing supporting roles. The film was produced by T. Sivakumar, who also wrote the story for the film. The soundtrack was composed by newcomer Vikram Selva with editing done by Zashi Qmer and cinematography by Philip Vijayakumar. The film was released on 28 August 2015 to extremely negative reviews.

Cast

Production

''Adhibar'' began production in early 2015 and was revealed to be an action comedy film directed by Surya Prakash, who had been an active director in the early 2000s having directed films like ''

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'' (2000) and '' Diwan'' (2003). The shoot was held across

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Soundtrack

*"Avala" - Vikramselva *"En Kadhal" - Vikramselva *"Poi" -

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*"Athibar" Theme music

Critical reception

Sudhir Srinivasan 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 ...

'' criticized the film stating "It is perhaps the most bizarre film I've seen in a long time". ''Now Running'' rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Athibar is an excellent written film and an awesomely narrated drama. It has few moments here and there." ''

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'' rated 1.0 out of 5 and wrote "''Adhibar'' is an exercise in mediocrity .We are told that the story is based on a real-life incident that happened in Sri Lanka, but there is so much randomness in the movie that we start wondering if real life can be this random. Characters behave in the most implausible manner and take instant decisions that no sane person in real life might take". ''Silverscreen'' stated "''Adhibar'' tests your patience right from the beginning".

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

wrote, "Neither exciting nor refreshing, ''Adhibar'' is a dreary, mediocre fare".

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 4991828 2015 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian action films 2015 action films