Aachariyangal (transl. Surprises) is a 2012 Tamil-language fantasy thriller film written, produced and directed by debutant director Harshavardhan, starring Thaman Kumar, Aishwarya Rajesh, Reethu Mangal and Mahanadi Shankar. The film released on 24 August 2012.[1]
| Aachariyangal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harshavardhan |
| Written by | Harshavardhan |
| Produced by | Harshavardhan |
| Starring | Thaman Kumar Aishwarya Rajesh Reethu Mangal Mahanadi Shankar |
| Cinematography | Deepak Bagavanth |
| Edited by | Athiyappan Siva |
| Music by | Ganesh Raghavendra |
Production company | Purple Patch Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editKarthik (Thaman Kumar) wants a "spicy life" and asks God to make his life as eventful as possible. He gets a mysterious call from 'God', who tells his that his wish has been granted and his life will change for the better or worse in the next 25 days...
Cast
edit- Thaman Kumar as Karthik
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Anu
- Reethu Mangal as Anjana
- Swathi as Menaka
- Mahanadi Shankar as Guru
- Kualnchinathan
- Ram
- Narayanan Thirumalai as Keezh Cheree
- Shanthi Williams as Vaani
- Ramdoss as Police Inspector
- Balaji Kannan
- Amarasigamani
- Cool Suresh
- S R Pandiyan
Production
editThe team of the film met actor Kamal Haasan in July 2012, with the director Harshavardhan being an alumnus of Kamal Haasan's 2009 screen-writing workshop.[2]
Critical reception
editRohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3.5/5 stating that "Aachariyangal's got a sophisticated plot that's narrated with due simplicity and directed with candid straightforwardness."[3] Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express concluded "Aachariyangal is a fairly enagaging [sic] fare from a debutant maker, who has made an effort to strike a different chord."[4] Times of India gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "if Aachariyangal works to a certain extent, it is mainly because of the inherent what-next suspense that the plot holds".[5] Behindwoods gave 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "Aachariyangal might not make your day but it has its trump cards lined-up just when you feel like brushing it away".[6]
The film went unnoticed commercially and resulted in a major loss for Harshavardhan, which he later admitted in 2018 on a video uploaded to his YouTube channel Showpepper TV.
References
edit- ^ "Friday Fury - August 24". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Aachariyangal team met Kamal Hassan stills". Supergoodmovies.com. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Aachariyangal Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (20 August 2012). "'Aachariyangal' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Aachariyangal Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Aachariyangal by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Aachariyangal Review - Aachariyangal Movie Review".