Ammani

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• Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Salamma
• Subbalakshmi as Ammani
• George Maryan as Muthu
• Nithin Sathya as Shiva
• Sri Mahesh as Selvam
• Regin Rose as Saravanan
• Semmalar Annam as Amutha
• Renuka C as Vennila
• Thangam Paramanandhan as Perumal
• Robo Shankar as Yaman
• Stephenraj as Admin. Officer
• Arun as Kishore
• Satyamurthy K as DMS
• Manas as Sultan
• Ramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan as lawyer
• Sangili Murugan as patient

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Lakshmy Ramakrishnan was motivated to make the film after meeting an elderly ragpicker during her talk show and created a fictional story from her interaction with the woman. Veteran actress Subbalakshmi, who worked with Ramakrishnan in Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), was cast in the titular role, while Ramakrishnan revealed she would also play a parallel lead role. Other actors including Robo Shankar and Nithin Sathya also later joined the cast. The film was shot throughout early 2015 in Chennai.{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-dont-like-being-called-paati-Subbulakshmi/articleshow/49168063.cms|title=I don't like being called paati: Subbulakshmi|website=The Times of India }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/south-stars/ammani---an-ode-to-life|title = Ammani - an ode to life}}

Post-production work began in July 2015 and the team began promotions during September 2015, with teaser trailers of the film released publicly.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/lakshmy-ramakrishnan-out-with-new-movie-called-ammani.html|title = Lakshmy Ramakrishnan out with new movie called Ammani|date = 26 September 2015}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lakshmi-ramakrishnan-on-ammani/article7464502.ece|title = A tale of two women|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 25 July 2015|last1 = Rao|first1 = Subha J.}} A "curtain-raiser" event for the film was held in Kuwait, followed by the launch of another teaser in Dubai during the same month.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ammani-heads-to-kuwait-dubai/article7678120.ece|title = Ammani heads to Kuwait, Dubai|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 22 September 2015|last1 = Ramanujam|first1 = Srinivasa}} A release date of Diwali 2015 was initially announced, but was subsequently evaded following a dispute between Ramakrishnan and producer Ven Govinda.{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/uncategorized/ammani-ready-to-release-post-diwali-lakshmy-ramakrishnan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002233246/http://silverscreen.in/tamil/uncategorized/ammani-ready-to-release-post-diwali-lakshmy-ramakrishnan/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2015|title = Ammani Ready to Release Post Diwali: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan|date = 2 October 2015}} After a further year of stalemate, the team later prepared the film for a release in October 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/tamil/lakshmy-ramakrishnans-ammani-release-14-october/ |title=Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's Ammani to Release on 14 October - Silverscreen.in |access-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916102513/http://silverscreen.in/tamil/tamil/lakshmy-ramakrishnans-ammani-release-14-october/ |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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| next_title = The Ghazi Attack

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The soundtrack to Ammani was composed by K, who reunited with Lakshmy Ramakrishnan following their collaboration in her directorial debut, Aarohanam (2012). The soundtrack album, featuring four tracks, was released on 7 October 2016. Sify.com reviewed the album, noting "On the whole, the soundtrack of Ammani impresses owing to the innovative blend of tracks that it has", adding that "although one would have hoped to have more tracks in the soundtrack, these three tracks could sit well with the movie".{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ammani-audio-review-news-tamil-qkmmB2dafjceb.html |title=Ammani-Audio review |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065344/http://www.sify.com/movies/ammani-audio-review-news-tamil-qkmmB2dafjceb.html |archive-date=14 October 2016 |url-status=dead}} The Times of India called the album, "a short but decent effort by K".{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Music-Review-Ammani/articleshow/54831169.cms|title=Music Review: Ammani|website=The Times of India }}

{{Track listing

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| all_lyrics = Na. Muthukumar

| total_length = 15:46

| title1 = Life E Machaan Machaan

| extra1 = Mukesh Mohamed

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = Rotora Padhayile (lyric Gnanakaravel)

| extra2 = Gaana Bala

| length2 = 4:53

| title3 = Mazhai Ingillaye

| extra3 = Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

| length3 = 5:07

| title4 = Life E Machaan Machaan (Yama Version)

| extra4 = Mukesh Mohamed

| length4 = 3:23

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The film opened in October 2016 to very positive reviews from critics. Sify.com wrote Ramakrishnan "has conveyed a relevant message to the society" and "as a director, she has woven all those feel good factors within the commercial format of film making". The reviewer added that "she charms us with her impeccable performance playing the lead role" and "to be precise, Lakshmy has hit the bull’s eye with Ammani!".{{Cite web |date=2016-10-13 |title=Review : Ammani review- Honest attempt |website=Sify |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ammani-review-honest-attempt-review-tamil-qknp0Sihcbieh.html |access-date=2023-06-04 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013205441/http://www.sify.com/movies/ammani-review-honest-attempt-review-tamil-qknp0Sihcbieh.html |url-status=bot: unknown }} Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "Like all of Lakshmy Ramakrishnan’s films (this is her third), Ammani leaves you with a sense of what it could have been with a bigger budget. But the director doesn’t let this stint her ambition. "{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Ammani-%E2%80%94-Mother-superior/article15550045.ece|title = Ammani — Mother superior|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 14 October 2016|last1 = Rangan|first1 = Baradwaj}}

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