''Pattathu Yaanai'' () is a 2013 Indian
Tamil
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-language
action comedy film
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Film
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written and directed by
Boopathy Pandian
Boopathy Pandian is a Tamil film director.
Career
Bhoopathy Pandian worked as an assistant to Sundar C. Apart from assisting him, he also wrote dialogues for his films ''Winner'' and '' Giri''.
Dhanush signed the film, then titled Ennai Mattu ...
and produced by
Michael Rayappan
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.
The film stars
Vishal and
Aishwarya Arjun
Aishwarya Arjun is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil and Kannada movies. She made her film debut in the Tamil film ''Pattathu Yaanai'' in 2013.
Personal life
Aishwarya Arjun was born in Bengaluru , Karnataka and is the daughter of pop ...
with
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
playing a supporting role. Music was composed by
S. Thaman
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, and the film released on 26 July 2013. The film opened to average reviews.
Plot
The story opens in Karaikudi, where Gouravam (Santhanam) is a well-known traditional cook making a living undertaking orders for marriage functions. He is forced into taking an order for a local goon's wedding and is not happy about it. Saravanan (Vishal) and his four friends, who come to work for him as junior cooks, offer to help him but land him in even greater trouble and they are forced to flee from Karaikudi.
The story shifts to Trichy, where Saravanan and his friends have grand plans of opening a restaurant with the help of Gouravam and his money. Here, just like in Malaikottai, it is love at first sight for Saravanan when he sees Aishwarya (Aishwarya Arjun). Things go wrong and as their love deepens we are introduced to two rival gangs, Kasi and Manaa along with a ‘Madurai Anachi’ who are constantly at each other's throat.
In a conflict Manaa forces Aishwarya to marry him and in the process of saving his love Saravanan reveals his past. Saravanan is a jail returnee who had killed three people in Madurai including Anachi's only son, to avenge the murder of an orphan kid whom Saravanan considered his little sister. The rest of the story is how Saravanan protects his love and defeat his foes.
Cast
*
Vishal as Karaikudi Saravana
*
Aishwarya Arjun
Aishwarya Arjun is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil and Kannada movies. She made her film debut in the Tamil film ''Pattathu Yaanai'' in 2013.
Personal life
Aishwarya Arjun was born in Bengaluru , Karnataka and is the daughter of pop ...
as Aishwarya
*
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
as Gouravam (Son) / Poongavanam (Father)
*
Chitra Lakshmanan
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as Inspector
*
Mayilsamy
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Career
He is a popular ...
as Jackpot
*
Jagan
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He was th ...
as Ada Murugesan
* Karthik Sabesh as Pongal Kumar
* ''Vada Poche'' Sarithiran as Vada Ganesan
*
Murali Sharma
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Sharma gained wide recognition ...
as Marudhamuthu
*
John Vijay
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Career
John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College ...
as Daya
*
Pattimandram Raja
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as Rajaram
*Trichy Shankar
*Ajay Sena
*Saba Boopathy
*
Besant Ravi
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Besant Ravi, who was born and brought up ...
as Kada Murugan
*Maha Gandhi
*Raneesh
*
Seetha
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*Karthik
*Baby Jeyashree
*
Mouli
*
Subbu Panchu
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as Collector
*
Rajendran
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as Hotel Owner
* Bava Lakshmanan as Andaa
*
Badava Gopi
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Career
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as Teacher
*
Nellai Siva
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as Constable
*
Ambani Shankar
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Shankar grew up in Tirumangalam, ...
as Hotel Servant Boy
*
Swaminathan
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as Doctor
*
Muthukaalai
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Muthukaalai was born in Rajapalayam and dreamt of becoming of a Stunt Choreographer. He attained black belt in Karate at the age of 18. He ...
*
Manobala
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*
Yogi Babu
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as Henchman
*
Singamuthu
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Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He ...
*
Crane Manohar
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*
Cool Suresh
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Career
Suresh made his debut with ''Chocolate'' (2001) where he portrayed the role of a thug of misbehaves with a thug and upon ...
* Rangammal K. R. as Gouvram's servant
Production
Following a successful collaboration with the 2007 film ''
Malaikottai
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'', Vishal and Boopathy Pandian signed terms to make another film together in 2010. Boopathy Pandian subsequently moved on to make a film titled ''Vedi'' with
Vikram in the lead role, but the film was cancelled after an initial schedule.
In November 2010, it was reported that Pandian and Vishal would make another film under the Vishal's home banner, GK Films Corporation, in a venture titled ''Pattathu Yaanai'' and that it would feature the story that Pandian had planned for Vikram in his project ''Vedi''.
In a turn of events, the director decided to opt out of the project and do the film instead with
Arya
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and his banner, Show People. The deal took place without the knowledge of GK Corporation who had paid him and advance, with the production house's director
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* Shriya Sharma
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criticizing the director. But Arya opted out of the project. Boopathy Pandian after opting out of Telugu film ''
Jagan Mohan IPS
Boopathy Pandian is a Tamil film director.
Career
Bhoopathy Pandian worked as an assistant to Sundar C. Apart from assisting him, he also wrote dialogues for his films ''Winner'' and '' Giri''.
Dhanush signed the film, then titled Ennai Mattu ...
'' subsequently agreed again to make the film with Vishal and Michael Rayappan agreed to produce the film under Global Infotainment Ltd.
Reports suggested that
Amala Paul
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was set to be signed on to play the lead female role in the film, but this proved to be untrue. Subsequently, Aishwarya Arjun, daughter of actor
Arjun, was signed on to make her debut with the film. She would be portraying a Plus 2 student in the film, and was signed after being recommended by director
Sundar C
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His notable films include ''Ull ...
.
Vadivelu
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was initially announced to be making a comeback with the film but was later replaced by
Santhanam Santhanam or Santanam ( te, సంతానం) is an Indian name that may refer to:
People
* K. Santhanam (1895–1980), Indian politician
* Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan (born 1941), Indian mathematician
* Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) ...
who would be seen in three roles, that of a grandfather, father and son. The film began filming in December 2012 with a lunch event at the AVM studios, with a scene shot of Vishal praying at the Muthukumaraswamy temple in the studio premises. The team shot in locations across
Karaikudi
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,
Madurai
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and
Trichy
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as a part of the initial schedule with
Seetha
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,
Jagan
Jagan is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in supporting roles in Tamil films. His breakthrough was with K. V. Anand's '' Ayan'', where he played a small-time smuggler Chitti Babu, and the role won him critical acclaim.
He was th ...
and
Manobala
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He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
added to the cast. A first look poster was released on 14 April 2013 depicting Vishal and Santhanam in their respective roles.
Soundtrack
Music is composed by
S. Thaman
Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman (born 16 November 1983), known professionally as Thaman S, earlier as S S Thaman, is an Indian music composer, professional drummer, and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu films and Tamil films. Th ...
collaborating with Bhoopathy Pandian and Vishal for first time. Lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar, Annamalai and Sarathy. The audio released on 23 June 2013 Milliblog called it "tired and sedate", India glitz wrote:" Album made with Commercial aspects in mind" while Behindwoods claimed that it "lacks freshness and fun".
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
Zee Thamizh. The film released on 26 July 2013 in 850 screens.
Critical reception
''Pattathu Yaanai'' opened to mixed reviews from critics.
S Saraswathi of ''
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 e ...
'' said, "Pattathu Yaanai is a good and half-hearted effort by both Pandian and Krishna. The film has a purely written script and has either the music or the performances to carry it through. Only the comic elements in the film and Santhanam make it most watchable."
''in.com'' said, "Pattathu Yaanai is not boring! Boopathy Pandian has come up with decade old story again and has stick with the formula of songs, action, sentiment and comedy. The problem is the strong script and greater strength to integrate all these commercial elements in screenplay properly. He is good at mixing humour at most expected circumstances and that’s the only thing that worked to some extent in this film with the help of Santhanam.".
Prashanth Reddy of ''Desimartini.com'' said, "Pattathu Yaanai is an action-comedy at heart where momentary spurts of action are just a relief from what would have otherwise been a full-fledged comedy. The film makes more sense when you look at it as a comedy about the exploits of a bunch of wedding caterers who run from trouble and arrive in Tiruchy- only to find more trouble." and added "But because of the film's "mass entertainer" aspirations, it brings in utterly necessary characters, like the heroine, who adds greater value to the story, besides being heavily sentimental. In spite of it, the film still manages to entertain and how- thanks to the one man who has been consistently delivering time and again: Santhanam,".
''Behindwoods'' said, "Vishal has sincerely delivered what is expected from him. If you were to expect Vishal to showcase his six pack abs, you would not be disappointed but the twist in the tale comes from the villain who removes his shirt to flaunt his chiseled torso. Action scenes though well choreographed, offers nothing new." and added "Aishwarya Arjun looks emaciated but fits into her docile role. Pattathu Yaanai is an apt vehicle for the debutante and there is not much for her to demonstrate in the department of histrionics."
''Indiaglitz.com'' said, "Pattathu Yaanai' is the same new wine. If you have to consider the exclusion of Chennai city in the story, casting the heroine as a high school girl, instead of a college student and villain gang with a light sense of humour, then it is old wine in new bottle."
References
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{{Vishal Film Factory
2013 films
2013 action comedy films
Films shot in Madurai
Films shot in Tiruchirappalli
2010s Tamil-language films
Films set in Tiruchirappalli
Films scored by Thaman S
Films shot in Karaikudi
2013 masala films
Indian action comedy films
Films directed by Boopathy Pandian
2013 comedy films