''Ammuvagiya Naan'' () is a 2007 Indian

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directed by

Padmamagan Padmamagan is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. After making his debut in 2003 with ''Pallavan'', he has gone on to make other ventures including ''Ammuvagiya Naan'' and ''Netru Indru''. Career Padmamagan associated with pr ...

starring

R. Parthiepan R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in ...

and Bharathi. The music was compose by

Sabesh–Murali Sabesh–Murali is an Indian music director duo, who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composer ...

. The film released in September 2007 and became a hit.

Plot

The film revolves around Ammu ( Bharathi), an orphan brought up in a prostitute's house. Brought up in such atmosphere, she develops a fascination for the world's oldest profession. She comes across a writer Gowrishankar (

), who comes to her place to pen a novel on the life of a commercial sex worker. Her childlike innocence wins over Gowrishankar's heart. He decides to marry her. Gowrishankar's love and care brings a change in Ammu. She understands the value of family and the bond of togetherness. Gowrishankar completes his novel ''Ammuvagya Naan'' and hopes for a national award for it. Fate pays a cruel act in the form of a president of a literary association ( Mahadevan). He bargains for a night with Ammu to ensure the national award for ''Amuvagiya Naan''. Eventually, Ammu kills the president.

Cast

as Gowrishankar * Bharathi as Ammu * Mahadevan as Nathan, Literary Association President * Sadhana as Rani *

Ragasudha Ragasudha or Raagasudha is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam and Telugu movies as well. Personal life Ragasudha is the daughter of Malayalam actress K. R. Savithri ...

as Malli *

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as Mohan *

Abhishek Shankar Abhishek Shankar is an Indian Tamil film and television actor who has worked on films and serials. Career Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film ''Mogamul'' (1995), playing a leading role a ...

as Raghu *

Shanthi Williams Shanthi Williams is an Indian film and television actress who has played supporting roles in various Tamil and Malayalam movies and serials. Career Williams came into the industry as a child artist at the age of 12. Williams started her acting ...

as Gowrishankar's sister *

Suja Varunee Suja Varunee is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. She is the winner of ''BB Jodigal (season 2)''. Career Aged fourteen, Suja was selected to portray the leading role in the coming-of-ag ...

as Special appearance

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Sabesh–Murali. *"Kadale Kadale" - Mathangi *"Kadale Kadale" (2) - Sabesh Murali *"Silir Silir" - Srilekha Parthasarathy *"Unnai Saranadainthen" - Harish Raghavendra, Kalyani

Critical reception

''Kollywood Today'' wrote "As a whole, Ammuvaagiya Naan is a film that has attempted to can a bold theme with different approach and thank god, there are no unwanted commercial elements present here."

References

{{reflist 2007 films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films about prostitution in India