Ennul Aayiram

• Mahadevan as Ashok
• Marina Michael as Suhasini
• Shruti Yugal
• Vincent Asokan
• R. S. Shivaji as Sadasivam
• Swarupu Alias Karthic Shankar as Suhasini's Brother
• Ravi Raj Krishna
• Krishnamoorthy
• Annamalai Palaniappan as Senthil

In early 2015, the actor Delhi Ganesh chose to convert his theatre company Om Ganesh Creations into a production studio and launched a film starring his son, Mahadevan Ganesh, in the lead role. Titled Ennul Aayiram, the film featured newcomers with the Malayalam actress Marina Michael signed to play the leading female role.{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/all-in-the-family/article8261775.ece|title = All in the family|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 February 2016|last = Joseph|first = Raveena|access-date = 23 July 2020|archive-date = 23 March 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220323230216/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/all-in-the-family/article8261775.ece|url-status = live}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/delhi-ganesh-launches-son-mahadevans-debut-film/|title=Delhi Ganesh Launches Son Mahadevan's Debut Film|first=Janani|last=K|website=Silverscreen India|date=3 November 2015|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715040916/https://silverscreenindia.com/tamil/news/delhi-ganesh-launches-son-mahadevans-debut-film/|url-status=dead}} The idea of making a film first emerged after Maha was told a storyline by Krishna Kumar, an erstwhile assistant to the director A. L. Vijay, and Maha subsequently took the project to his father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151104/entertainment-kollywood/article/delhi-ganesh-launches-his-son-mahadevan|title=Delhi Ganesh launches his son Mahadevan|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=4 November 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514105354/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151104/entertainment-kollywood/article/delhi-ganesh-launches-his-son-mahadevan|url-status=live}} Vincent Asokan was also signed to work on the film, ending his sabbatical from signing Tamil films, while Gopi Sunder was composed the film's music.{{cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/star-scions/article7361466.ece|title = Star scions|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 27 June 2015|last = Raghavan|first = Nikhil|access-date = 18 February 2016|archive-date = 21 December 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221155548/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/star-scions/article7361466.ece|url-status = live}} Shooting was completed in 50 days in Chennai and Pondicherry.

Delhi Ganesh asked R. Madhavan{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nikkilspage/photos/pcb.529487453888860/529486847222254/?type=3&theater|title=Nikkil's Page - Om Ganesh Creations, Delhi Ganesh Prod,...|website=Facebook|access-date=2016-04-20|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715040916/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnikkilspage%2Fphotos%2Fpcb.529487453888860%2F529486847222254%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater|url-status=live}} to release a single online to promote the project, while Ganesh also convinced Kamal Haasan to release the film's audio soundtrack during February 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/event-photos-pictures-stills/ennul-aayiram-team-meet/ennul-aayiram-team-meet-stills-photos-pictures-index.html|title=Ennul Aayiram Team Meet, Event Gallery, Ennul Aayiram Team Meet|website=Behindwoods|date=n.d.|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325113755/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/event-photos-pictures-stills/ennul-aayiram-team-meet/ennul-aayiram-team-meet-stills-photos-pictures-index.html|url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/ennul-aayiram/ennul-aayiram-photos-pictures-stills-index.html|title=Ennul Aayiram (Aka) Ennul Aayiram photos stills & images|website=Behindwoods|date=n.d.|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=9 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209165526/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/ennul-aayiram/ennul-aayiram-photos-pictures-stills-index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2016 |title=Kamal's support helped 'Ennul Aayiram' |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kamals-support-helped-ennul-aayiram/articleshow/51673962.cms |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715040916/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/kamals-support-helped-ennul-aayiram/articleshow/51673962.cms |url-status=live }}

Ennul Aayiram was originally scheduled to release on 1 April 2016,{{Cite web |title='என்னுள் ஆயிரம்' திரைப்படம் ஏப்ரல் 1ல் வெளியீடு! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ennul-ayiram-film-to-be-released-on-april-1/articleshow/51480986.cms |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715040916/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ennul-ayiram-film-to-be-released-on-april-1/articleshow/51480986.cms |url-status=live }} but got postponed to 22 April.{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=2016-05-07 |title=Every low-budget film this year has flopped in Kollywood |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/every-lowbudget-film-this-year-has-flopped-in-kollywood/article8570036.ece |access-date=2022-07-15 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124173920/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/every-lowbudget-film-this-year-has-flopped-in-kollywood/article8570036.ece |url-status=live }} The Hindu wrote that "Ennul Aayiram exists almost just as an advertisement of his repertoire of skills".{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/ennul-aayiram-movie-review/article8513734.ece|title = Ennul Aayiram: Skills and kills|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 23 April 2016|last = Srinivasan|first = Sudhir|access-date = 23 July 2020|archive-date = 6 May 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210506222650/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/ennul-aayiram-movie-review/article8513734.ece|url-status = live}} Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Though not completely satisfactory in its take, Ennul Aayiram is a commendable effort from a debutant maker".{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/may/01/ennul-aayiram-review-off-beat-bold-effort-that-could-have-been-better-931453.html |title=Ennul Aayiram Review: Off-beat Bold Effort That Could Have Been Better- the New Indian Express |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715040920/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/may/01/Ennul-Aayiram-Review-Off-beat-Bold-Effort-That-Could-Have-Been-Better-931453.html |url-status=live }} A critic from The Times of India said that "Ennul Aayiram barely succeeds in keeping us hooked as the story progresses".{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ennul-aayiram/movie-review/52051087.cms |title=Ennul Aayiram Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=2 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702135954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ennul-aayiram/movie-review/52051087.cms |url-status=live }}

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