''Azhagan Azhagi'' () (sometimes ''Alagan Alagi'') is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by

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and starring Jack (who starred in '' Mohabbath'') and Aarushi.

Cast

*Jack as Selva *Aarushi as Jothi * A. Venkatesh as Rathinavel * Aarthi as Rani *

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* Chaams *

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as Alasunder * Kasthuri in a special appearance

Production

The film stars 32 debutantes. The film was shot in

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and

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. Power Star appeared in a promotional song.

Soundtrack

Music by Kannan. *"Nenjil Ninaipathu Ellam" written by Na. Muthukumar and sung by Naresh Iyer and Swetha *"Mazhai Thuliya Nee" written by Kabilan and sung by

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*"Ethu Varai Vanam" written by Kabilan and sung by Suchitra and Priya *"Adada Azhaga" written by

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and sung by Chinnaponnu *"Usilampatti" written by Kabilan and sung by Solar Sai and Priya *"Penne Penne" written by Nanda Periyasamy, Karunanidhi, Raghu and Ravicharan and sung by

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*"Oh Girl" written and sung by Richard

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' opined that "Despite the predictable storyline, Alagan Alagi could have at least been bearable if the presentation had been engaging". Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote that "A caravan ride to audition people for a TV show, ''Alagan Alagi'' has more to it". A critic from ''Behindwoods'' said that "In the end ''Azhagan Azhagi'' seemed like it had its moment of inspiration but then decided to borrow the rest from the existing volumes of Tamil cinema". A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "His eriyasamy'sstory lacks strength and his screen play has no sense of direction".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 13358538 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films