Aduthathu
{{short description|2011 film by Thakkali Srinivasan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aduthathu
| image = Aduthathu poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Thakkali Srinivasan
| screenplay = Thakkali Srinivasan
R. Narayanan (dialogues)
| based_on = {{based on|And Then There Were None|Agatha Christie}}
| starring = Nassar
Sriman
Vaiyapuri
Aarthi
Ilavarasu
Meenal
Darshini
| cinematography = Ezhil
| editing = Maha Vishnu
| music = Peter Balaji
| studio = Sutradhar
| distributor = Keyaar
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|9|23}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Aduthathu ({{translation|Next}}) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Thakkali Srinivasan.{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=27 August 2011 |title=Itsy Bitsy |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2403055.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214122842/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article2403055.ece |archive-date=14 February 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=7 May 2011 |title=Itsy Bitsy |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article1999098.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215200741/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/itsy-bitsy/article1999098.ece |archive-date=15 February 2022}} The film stars Nassar, Sriman, Vaiyapuri, Ilavarasu, Aarthi and Meenal. The film is based on Agatha Christie's mystery novel And Then There Were None.{{Cite web |last=Rawat |first=Kshitij |date=11 February 2022 |title=A brief history of Agatha Christie's (Mostly uncredited) Indian adaptations: Gumnaam, Shubho Mahurat, and Grandmaster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/a-brief-history-of-agatha-christie-indian-adaptations-gumnaam-shubho-mahurat-grandmaster-7765949/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426145114/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/a-brief-history-of-agatha-christie-indian-adaptations-gumnaam-shubho-mahurat-grandmaster-7765949/ |archive-date=26 April 2023 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=The Indian Express}}
Plot
{{No plot|date=July 2023}}
Cast
- Nassar as Krishnamoorthy, a retired judge
- Sriman as Prathap{{Cite web |date=27 August 2011 |title=Sriman in 'Aduthathu' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sriman-in-aduthathu/articleshow/9756332.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230704072629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sriman-in-Aduthathu/articleshow/9756332.cms |archive-date=4 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=The Times of India}}
- Vaiyapuri as Baskhar, a cook
- Ilavarasu as Dr. Mohan Ram, a neurologist
- Aarthi as Selvi, a village woman
- Meenal as Varsha, a model
- Darshini as Pavitra, an MBA graduate
- R. S. Shivaji as a reporter
- Vivek Anand as Angels, a journalist
- Chandru as Sandeep, a computer engineer
- Aruna as Sarika, a businesswoman
- Sundari as Indira, a public prosecutor
- VJ Sabarna as an anchor
Controversy
There was a controversy that the 2015 Kannada film Aatagara is the remake of the film. At this point of time, the team of Aatagara arranged a special screening of the film for Thakkali Srinivasan in Bangalore. Srinivasan clarified that it is not a remake of his film. He also praised Aatagara of being an extremely well made film. He also revealed that he had made a serial inspired from Agatha Christe's novel And Then There Were None in 1995. Later he made the film Aduthathu inspired by the same. For both these, Kannan Parameshwaran worked on the story. Kannan also wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for Aatagara inspired by the same novel. Srinivasan had said that anything similar was to the novel and not his film.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-30 |title=Tamil Director Ends Aatagara Controversy – Exclusive |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/exclusive/12388-tamil-director-ends-aatagara-controversy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912055310/http://www.chitraloka.com/exclusive/12388-tamil-director-ends-aatagara-controversy.html |archive-date=12 September 2017 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Chitraloka}}
Reception
A critic from Behindwoods wrote that "Aduthathu is a movie that wants to ride on suspense throughout. It does quite well in that respect, but the script gets its timing wrong when it comes to unravelling the suspense and that is a major drawback".{{Cite web |title=Aduthathu Movie Review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/apr-12-03/aduthathu-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715072536/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/apr-12-03/aduthathu-review.html |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=Behindwoods}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|aduthathu}}
{{And Then There Were None}}
Category:2010s Tamil-language films
Category:Films based on And Then There Were None
Category:Films directed by Thakkali Srinivasan