Azhagiya Theeye

The story revolves around Chandran (Prasanna) who is approached by a girl, Nandhini (Navya Nair), to break her proposed marriage with a software engineer, Aravind (Prakash Raj) from the U.S. She is forced by her father who is a thug (Pyramid Natarajan), to marry this guy. Later Chandran hatches a plan by which he meets Aravind at a restaurant and tells him that Nandhini is madly in love with him. And the big twist is that Aravind does not walk away and instead stays back to see that the ‘love birds’ get united which upsets Chandran's plans and his life. He is forced to marry Nandhini at a registrar's office and she is thrown out of her house. Aravind arranges a flat for them and leaves for the U.S. How the couple starts liking each other after a series of incidents forms the rest of the love story.

{{cast listing|

• Prasanna as Chandran
• Navya Nair as Nandhini
• Prakash Raj as Aravind
• Elango Kumaravel as Gopi (Chithappa)
• Jayavarma as Moorthy
• Bala as Bala
• M. S. Bhaskar as House Owner Annachi
• Devadarshini as Sandhya
• Pyramid Natarajan as Nandhini's father
• Kamalesh PK as Nandhini's brother
• Periyar Dasan as Chandran's father
• Thadi Balaji as Shanmugam, Restaurant waiter
• Abbas (special appearance - "Dil Mera Loot Liya")
• Rambha (special appearance - "Dil Mera Loot Liya")

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Radha Mohan began work on his first film was Smile Please in 1996, starring Prakash Raj in the lead role, but financial restraints meant that the film was later shelved.{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html |title=A-Z |work=Indolink Tamil |access-date=2015-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904155058/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |archive-date=2017-09-04}} Prakash Raj chose to produce a film with Radha Mohan and announced the project in July 2003 under the title of Koothupattarai, which developed alongside Prakash Raj's other production Naam (2003).{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/07thjuly25th.asp |title=Reel Talk on 26th July 2003 |website=Chennai Online |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818022134/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/07thjuly25th.asp |archive-date=18 August 2004 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/augu/01-08-03.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050127222805/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/augu/01-08-03.htm|archive-date=27 January 2005|title=01-08-03}} Navya Nair signed on to appear in the film during September 2003, which by then had been briefly titled Ellame Drama Thaan.{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/09reeltalk12th.asp |title=Reel Talk on 17th September 2003 |website=Chennai Online |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103072910/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/09reeltalk12th.asp |archive-date=3 January 2004 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2003/augu/25-08-03.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050926110251/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2003/augu/25-08-03.htm|archive-date = 26 September 2005|title = 25-08-03}}

The soundtrack for this film was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/azhagiya-theeye-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1698005122|title=Azhagiya Theeye (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|website=Apple Music|access-date=14 September 2024|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914142030/https://music.apple.com/in/album/azhagiya-theeye-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1698005122|url-status=live}}

{{Track listing

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|title1=Vizhigalin Aruginil

|extra1 = Ramesh Vinayakam

|length1=5:28

|title2=Ullalae Ullalae

|extra2 = Devan, Timmy

|length2=4:26

|title3=Sandana Poongatrae

|extra3 = Ramesh Vinayakam, Lavanya

|length3=5:08

|title4=Maattikkittenae

|extra4 = Karthik

|length4=5:18

|title5=Dil Mera Loot Liya

|extra5 = Mathangi, Srinivas

|length5=5:10

|title6=Boom - Theme Music

|extra6 = Ramesh Vinayakam

|length6=1:47|

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The Hindu wrote "AMIDST RUN of the mill love themes and implausible action, Duet Movies' "Azhagiya Theeyae ... " comes as a whiff of fresh air. With a simple storyline neatly narrated, the film is ably backed by Viji's dialogue. The comic digs, light-hearted barbs, and humorous verbal exchanges in this breezy romantic story keep your spirits enlivened." Sify wrote "On the whole Azhagiya Theeye is good fun while it lasts." Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the film and director for healthy humor, humorous dialogues, and for making a film different from commercial films.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-08-15/page/80/mode/2up|magazine=Kalki|language=Ta|date=15 August 2004|title=அழகிய தீயே|last=தாசன்|first=விஷுவல்|page=80}} Deccan Herald wrote "What is a good film? Azagiya Theeye will provide you the answer. No vulgar dialogues, clean story, good screenplay, no unnecessary fights, no overacting — it has all these and much more to offer".{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr3.asp|title=Azagiya Theeye|access-date=30 September 2023|date=26 September 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309104919/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr3.asp|archive-date=9 March 2005|work=Deccan Herald}}

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Category:2000s Indian films

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