Alaiyadikkuthu
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{{Infobox film
| name = Alaiyadikkuthu
| image =
| caption =
| director = Kalimuthu Arjunaraja
| producer = A. N. A. Naina Mohamed
N. Fazil
| writer = Kalimuthu Arjunaraja
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Sindhu Tolani
- Yugendran
- Naveen Dhanush
- Akhil Kumar
}}
| music = Bharani
| cinematography = Pavan Shekhar
| editing = T. K. Kuppusamy
| studio = Studio Lights
| distributor =
| runtime =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|08|10}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Alaiyadikkuthu ({{Translation|The waves are hitting}}) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Kalimuthu Arjunaraja and starring Sindhu Tolani, Naveen Dhanush and Akhil Kumar. It was released on 10 August 2005.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sindhu Tolani as Brindha
- Naveen Dhanush
- Akhil Kumar
- Yugendran as R.G Madhu
- Anand
- Kazan Khan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Ghilli Sekhar
- Minnal Lakshmanan
- Neha Tolani
- Prabha Reddy
- Vijayan
- Rami Reddy
- Kovai Senthil
}}
Production
Sindhu Tolani turned down offers to star in Telugu films to work on Alaiyadikkuthu after being impressed by the story. Sindhu's sister, Neha Tolani, was also cast in a role, as was debutant Prabha Reddy. Naveen Dhanush and Aari Arujunan made their acting debuts in the film, with the latter appearing under the name of Akhil Kumar.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/alai-adikkuthu-preview-tamil-movie-7444 | title=Alai Adikkuthu Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes }}
Prior to release, it was reported that the film was partially based on the Kanchi Shankaracharyas controversy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sindhu-tolani-and-a-movie-on-seers-kannada-news-13012|title=Sindhu Tolani and a movie on Seers - Kannada News|date=2 February 2005|website=IndiaGlitz.com}} In June 2005, director K. Rajan chose to shelve his biopic of Sivakasi Jayalakshmi titled Niram Maraiya Rojakal starring Vindhya, after he felt it was quite similar to Alaiyadikkuthu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vindhya-plays-sivakasi-jayalakshmi-tamil-news-10661.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063045/http://www.indiaglitz.com/vindhya-plays-sivakasi-jayalakshmi-tamil-news-10661.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2017|title=- Tamil News|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/captains-team-gets-an-addition-tamil-news-15241|title=Abbas, Kunal come together - Tamil News|date=17 June 2005|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}
Soundtrack
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! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics | |||
| 1 | Chee Chee Poda | Mahathi, Harish Raghavendra | rowspan=3|Ilayakamban |
| 2 | Machi Machi | Tippu, Mahathi | |
| 3 | Mela Paaru | Karthik, Grace Karunas | |
| 4 | Mercury Baby | Srimathumitha | Pa. Vijay |
| 5 | Vaada Machan | Krishnaraj, Anuradha Sriram | Victor Dass |
Reception
The film was released on 10 August 2005 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Sify gave the film a negative review, adding that "Sindhu Tolani as the female crusader and vigilante is adequate though she has to improve in emotional scenes" and that the film "needed more sensitive treatment".{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/alaiyadikuthe-review-tamil-pclvK7iffhicj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615002742/https://www.sify.com/movies/alaiyadikuthe-review-tamil-pclvK7iffhicj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2022|title=Alaiyadikuthe|website=Sify}} A critic from NowRunning.com wrote "though the movie is realistic, relevant and to some extent revitalizing, it misses on a point that you do not feel or sympathize for the pains suffered by victims of lascivious men".{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2372/tamil/alaiyadikudhe/540/review.htm |title=Alaiyadikudhe Review | Alaiyadikudhe Tamil Movie Review by P.V.Sathish Kumar |publisher=nowrunning |date=2005-07-13 |access-date=2022-06-15}} A reviewer from BizHat noted the film was "screeching, hysterical and distasteful".{{cite web |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_alaiyadikuthe.php |title=BizHat.com - Alaiyadikuthe Review. Navin Dhanush, Sindhu Tholani, Vijayan, Rami Reddy, Yugendran |website=movies.bizhat.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327084246/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_alaiyadikuthe.php |archive-date=27 March 2006 |url-status=dead}}
In September 2006, Kalimuthu Arjunaraja announced a follow-up venture titled Minnaladikkuthu ({{langx|en|The lightning is hitting}}) starring Namitha in the lead role, with the same producers. However, the film eventually did not have a theatrical release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/one-more-for-namitha-kannada-news-25647|title=One more for Namitha - Kannada News|date=27 September 2006|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-06-03/22-09-06-namitha.html |title=Tamil movies : Namitha to disappoint fans? |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2006-09-22 |access-date=2022-06-15}}{{cite web|last=Admin |first=Super |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2006/namitha-minnaladikuthu-031006.html |title=Namitha in Minnaladikuthu |publisher=Filmibeat |date=2006-10-03 |access-date=2022-06-15}}
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