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36 Vayadhinile

36 Vayadhinile (transl. At the age of 36) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Rosshan Andrrews, which is a remake of his own Malayalam film How Old Are You (2014), and produced by Suriya Sivakumar under his production studio 2D Entertainment, marking his debut as a producer. The film stars Jyothika marking her comeback to films after an eight-year hiatus,[3] while Rahman, Abhirami, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Siddhartha Basu appear in other prominent roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, with cinematography and editing handled by R. Diwakaran and Mahesh Narayanan respectively.

36 Vayadhinile
Movie Poster
Directed byRosshan Andrrews
Written byViji (dialogues)
Screenplay byBobby Sanjay
Story byRoshan Andrews
Produced bySuriya
StarringJyothika
Rahman
CinematographyR. Diwakaran
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
Distributed byStudio Green
Release date
  • 15 May 2015 (2015-05-15)[1]
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹3 crore (US$360,000)[2]

The film was released on 15 May 2015 and met with positive reviews mainly for Jyothika's performance. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for the year 2015.[4][5] The film won seven awards at the 2015 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Plot

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36-year-old Vasanthi is a UD clerk in the Revenue Department; her husband Tamizhselvan works at All India Radio. Tamizhselvan aspires to emigrate to Ireland, but Vasanthi cannot accompany him as most Irish companies refuse her job applications because of her age. She leads a mundane life, but she craves a change.

One day, Vasanthi is summoned by the IG, Rajan to his office and she learns that the President of India would like to have a conversation with her. The meeting ends in disaster after she faints in front of the President and becomes the subject of Facebook memes. Before long, she watches helplessly as her husband and daughter Mithila fly away to Ireland.

Vasanthi's old classmate Susan David, now a successful CMO, reminds her of the bold, strong-willed woman she used to be and inspires her to rediscover her younger self, a woman with big dreams and aspirations. Vasanthi, who is encouraged to have bigger goals in her life, gets an idea through a wedding catering order. She learns about the unhealthy market vegetables that are sprayed with toxic pesticides, and refines her home greenhouse while appealing to other women in her neighbourhood to start their own greenhouses for the welfare of their families.

Susan gets Vasanthi a slot in the region's annual architectural conference, which is graced by the bigwigs of the country, and her talk on organic greenhouse farming concepts is well received by the audience. Despite resistance and a lack of support from her husband, Vasanthi persists with her new project, which turns out to be a big success as she was able to fulfill the demand of the wedding catering order and materialise her idea. She receives regional and national acclaim for her endeavours. Following this success, Vasanthi once again gets an invitation from the President of India. This time, Vasanthi is unwavering and answers the questions. She finally gets the respect and appreciation of her husband and daughter.

Cast

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Production

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In August 2014, it was announced that actress Jyothika would make a comeback to acting after a seven-year sabbatical by featuring in the Tamil remake of Rosshan Andrrews's Malayalam film How Old Are You (2014), which featured Manju Warrier in the leading role. Jyothika's husband Suriya agreed to produce the venture under his production banner 2D Entertainment, while director and writer Rosshan Andrrews and Bobby Sanjay were retained from the original version.[6] Suriya revealed that Jyothika and he were impressed by the Malayalam version and Jyothika took two days to agree to make a return as an actress.[7] Actor Rahman was added to the cast in October 2014, to play the role originally played by Kunchacko Boban.[8][9] Music director Santhosh Narayanan was signed on to compose the film's score and soundtrack.[10]

The shoot of the film began in November 2014 and shoots were planned to take place in Chennai, Delhi and Rajasthan.[11] The final scene of the film was first shot, with scenes of Jyothika's character meeting the President, played by Siddharth Basu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan filmed in New Delhi.[12][13] During the first schedule, actress Abhirami also signed on to portray a pivotal role, marking a comeback to Tamil films after an eleven-year absence.[14] Jyotika extended the film's shoot in April 2015, for the song "Rasathi" at a set erected at AVM Studios in Chennai.

Music

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36 Vayadhinile
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Narayanan
Released6 April 2015
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:32
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
ProducerSanthosh Narayanan
Santhosh Narayanan chronology
Enakkul Oruvan
(2014) 		36 Vayadhinile
(2015) 		Irudhi Suttru
(2016)

The soundtrack and background score for 36 Vayadhinile was composed by Santhosh Narayanan. The soundtrack album features eleven tracks, which includes three songs, five instrumentals from the original score and three karaoke numbers.[15] The lyrics for the three songs were written by Vivek.[16] The film's audio was launched on 6 April 2015, at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai, with the presence of actors Suriya, Karthi and Sivakumar, which was hosted by Dhivyadharshini.[17][18] The film's trailer and two songs, "Rasathi" and "Happy – Naalu Kazhudha" were performed live by Santhosh at the event.[19]

All lyrics are written by Vivek

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Happy – Naalu Kazhudha"Santhosh Narayanan3:14
2."Pogiren"Kalpana Raghavendar3:46
3."Rasathi"Lalitha Vijayakumar4:25
4."President" (Theme)Instrumental2:45
5."Kannadi" (Theme)Instrumental2:35
6."Vidiyal Thedi" (Theme)Instrumental1:48
7."Kanavugal Sumandhu" (Theme)Instrumental1:23
8."Kanneer Mozhi" (Theme)Instrumental2:05
9."Happy - Naalu Kazhudha" (Karaoke)Instrumental3:16
10."Pogiren" (Karaoke)Instrumental3:47
11."Rasathi" (Karaoke)Instrumental4:28
Total length:33:32

The album received positive reviews. Sify gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Santhosh Narayanan delivers another terrific album adding to the list of his impressive filmography. 36 Vayadhinile has a good collection of some catchy songs & soothing background score which is a great attribute to the movie".[20] Behindwoods gave 3 out of 5 stating "Some inspiration inducing musical pieces by Santhosh Narayanan for Jyothika's come back."[21] Indiaglitz gave 2.75 out of 5 stating "'36 Vayadhinile' is yet another master piece from Santhosh Narayanan. Wait no more to dive into beautiful music!"[22] Moviecrow gave 3 out of 5 stating "On the whole, this is one modest album which will play out better on-screen."[23]

Release

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The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.[24] The film's first look poster was released on 8 March 2015,[25] coinciding with International Women's Day and on the same day, the makers unveiled the teaser of the film.[26] The trailer of the film was released at the audio launch, which held on 6 April 2015.[27] The film was dubbed in Telugu as 36 Vayasulo and released on 24 July 2020 on Aha.[28]

Reception

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Critical response

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The film received positive reviews from critics.[29] Sify wrote "Overall, 36 Vayadhinile is a better film than the[sic] most of the so called commercial movies and it is must watch for the family audiences who seek quality entertainment. There are some positive messages that the film conveys, which also need to be appreciated".[30] The Times of India rated 3+1⁄2 of out 5 stars and wrote "36 Vayadhinile might be a familiar tale of women empowerment, but the issues that it deals with [..] are very valid".[31] Rediff gave the film 3 stars and wrote "A simple yet effective script, well executed by the director, coupled with some enjoyable music, and the wonderful performance of Jyothika definitely make 36 Vayadhinile worth a watch".[32] Manju Warrier & Jyothika made their long sabbatical break from acting in their language versions respectively and established their second innings properly from then on, with so many other bold performances. However, Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu gave a negative review, stating "36 Vayadhinile is not cinema. It's, at best, a glorified television soap, broadly written and staged and performed, and blaring its messages through a megaphone".[33]

Box office

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36 Vayadhinile has collected ₹7 crore from the Tamil Nadu box office till May 2015.[34] The film was declared a commercial success two weeks after its release.[35]

Awards and honours

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Year Award Category Artist / Nominee / Winner Result
2015 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil Jyothika[5] Won
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Jyothika Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil Suriya
(production house - 2D Entertainment )		 Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Rosshan Andrrews Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Devadarshini Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil Vivek – "Vaadi Rasaathi" song Nominated
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Jyothika Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light Suriya Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian Devadarshini Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist Vivek Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist Sabari Girishan Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist Gautham Kumar Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer Kalpana Raghavendar Won
Behindwoods People's Choice for Best Actor - Female Jyothika Won[36]
Behindwoods Best Debut film Producer Suriya
Jyothika
( production house - 2D Entertainment )		 Won[36]

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