''Ambasamudram Ambani'' () is a 2010 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by Ramnath. P. It was produced by actor

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, Singapore R. Saravana and A. John Peter. The film stars Karunas, Navneet Kaur,

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, and

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alongside an ensemble supporting cast including

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, Sriranjini,

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, and R. Sundarrajan. Karunas had also composed the songs, while

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composed the background score and lyrics written by "Kaviperarasu" Vairamuthu. Cinematography was handled by P. Pulidevan and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 7 February 2010 and become a decent hit.

Plot

Dhandapani, coming from a poor background, nurtures his ambition to become an owner of businesses like Reliance, Vasanth & Co,

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, etc. He meets Nandhini, who falls in love with him because of his steadfast ambition. Dhandapani is not in a position to accept owing to his goals. Thereafter, he gives all his hard-earned money to Annachi to own a shop in his newly constructed complex. Before the construction is over, Annachi dies. Annachi's son Kishore does not believe that Dhandapani could have given money to his father and forcibly chases away Dhandapani, while he is also later betrayed by Karthi. Later, he learns that Dhandapani paid 35 lakhs for the shop from the registrar. Finally, Dhandapani succeeds in getting a new shop and setting up his supermarket.

Cast

as Dhandapani (nickname

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) * Navneet Kaur as Nandhini *

as Annachi *

as Nandhini's father * Sriranjini as Nandhini's mother *

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as Karthi, Dhandapani's assistant * Cheran Raj as Kishore, Annachi's son *

as Johnson *

as Dhandapani's first house owner *

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as Ranganayaki, and Dhandapani's second house owner *

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as House Broker * T. P. Gajendran as Police Inspector * Chaams as Bank Cashier *

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as Cellphone Person *

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as Dhandapani's neighbourhood *

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as Head Constable * Sindhya * R. Sundarrajan *

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* Swaminathan *

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in a special appearance *

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in a special appearance * Sridhar in a special appearance ("Poo Pookkum")

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Karunas. *"Othakallu" - Samshudeen, Chinna Ponnu, Rahna Jack, Mcloga *"Poo Pookkum" - Iraj Weerarathna, Grace Karunas *"Soru Vechen" - Karthik *"Kola Kolaya" - Rita *"Dhanda Dhandapani" - Rahul Nambiar, Ken Karunas

Reception

Rediff notes that "''Ambasamudram Ambani'' is worth a watch." ''Sify'' wrote "Karunas a middle level comedian?s earnest and sincere attempt to turn hero with Ambasamuthiram Ambani falters due to a weak script. The film definitely has a nice, feel-good message but writer-director Ramnath?s script lets him down". ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Although AA moves at a lackadaisical phase, it sure is a lesson for people striving to achieve excellence through hard work. AA is a good moral story apt for a family outing".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=4317606
Photo gallery''KRM Music Recording''
2010 films Indian comedy-drama films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010 directorial debut films 2010 comedy-drama films