''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi'' () is a 2010 Tamil

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed and written by Meera Kathiravan and starring Jai, Nandhagi, Dhiyana, S. Theodore Baskaran and

Ganja Karuppu Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...

in lead roles. The film failed commercially.

Plot

Siva Rao (

Veera Santhanam Veera Santhanam was an Indian painter, activist, and actor. Career He graduated from Kumbakonam Arts College and his paintings are inspired by murals and everyday life in Chennai. As an activist, he supported Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism du ...

) is a Thol Pavai puppeteer. He and his family go around villages, performing the art for his survival. He is struggling to make both ends meet. When they land up in Tirunelveli, a rich man Chelladurai ( S. Theodore Baskaran) decides to support the family, for his young grandson Jothi ( Jai) loves the art and their family. Thamizharasi ( Nandhagi), Siva Rao's granddaughter, is enrolled in a local school, who grows up and works hard to pass out in flying colors in her higher secondary. Even as she gets admission in an engineering college in Pune, Jothi and Thamizharasi develop affinity for each other. Unable to leave her, Jothi rapes her, which changes her life. As a result, Jothi is forced to leave the village by his grandfather, to live with his dad. Jothi returns after a couple of years to see Thamizharasi nowhere. The rest is all about how Jothi travels from pillar to post to reach out for Thamizharasi and repents for his acts that altered her life all together.

Cast

* Jai as Jyothi * Nandhagi as Thamizharasi * S. Theodore Baskaran as Chelladurai *

as Siva Rao *

as Othappuli * Dhiyana as Dancer *

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as Thamizharasi's mother * S. S. Kumaran as Kuthoospandiraj

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Vijay Antony Vijay Antony (born 24 July 1975) is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his debut as music composer in 2005. He is the first India ...

, which features 9 short tracks.

Reception

''Hindustan Times'' wrote "Kathiravan’s effort must be lauded because he is still one of the few helmers in cinema bold enough to take his camera to the countryside and capture the dying wails of India’s glorious heritage". ''Behindwoods'' wrote "The poetically shot APT unfolds leisurely, at the pace of a slow moving train and you often tend to feel like an unaccompanied passenger in a mid-afternoon train". ''Sify'' wrote "Well-intentioned in his attempts to make good cinema, Meera Kathiravan and producers Moserbaer and Blue Ocean deserve a pat on their backs for crafting a movie that will stay in your hearts . It is a welcome change from the usual mass masalas and need to be seen in that perceptive".

References

External links

* 2010 films Indian drama films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by Vijay Antony 2010 directorial debut films 2010 drama films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub