Aayudham Seivom
2008 film by Udhayan
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Aayudham Seivom (transl. Let us make weapons)[1] is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Udhayan and produced by Pyramid Saimira. The film stars Sundar C and Anjali, while Vivek, Manivannan, Napoleon, and Vijayakumar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by K. S. Selvaraj and editing by Mu. Kasi Viswanathan. The film was released on 27 June 2008 and failed at the box office.
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| Directed by | Udhayan |
| Written by | Udhayan |
| Starring | Sundar C Anjali |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Mu. Kasi Viswanathan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Saidai Sathya is a mechanic who has little respect for the law. He parks his car in the middle of the road and creates trouble for other vehicles. A traffic policeman named Kandasamy ignores that violation because he is a close friend of Sathya. A social activist and lawyer, Udhayamoorthy, drags both of them to court for obstructing traffic and causing a nuisance. The court finds them guilty, but instead of sentencing them, the court sends them to the Madurai Gandhi Museum for help, where they meet a college student named Meenakshi.
After Sathya is discharged, he starts a job as a henchman. VBR, a former minister, sends Sathya to steal a confidential file containing vital evidence on the death of collector Leelavathi at Udayamoorthy's place. While Sathya is stealing the file, Udayamoorthy dies by being pierced by a steel rod. While dying, Udayamoorthy blesses Sathya by saying "Vazhga Valamudan" (Long Live). These last words haunt Sathya, and filled with remorse, he vows to carry on Udayamoorthy's good work. Sathya gathers evidence to expose VBR, whom he discovers is Leelavathi's murderer. VBR's goons burn the documents to destroy the evidence. Sathya continues with his task of exposing VBR and adopts Gandhian principles of nonviolence and peace (satyagraha).
Ezhumalai, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, vows to avenge the death of his brother Udhayamoorthy. He thinks that Sathya killed him, although he later finds out that he did not. Sathya sits near the Gandhi statue and follows his examples of nonviolence, confident that VBR will be arrested. As he is sitting, many citizens and police order him to leave, though he does not budge. They later follow suit and sit in front of the statue. At one point, however, Sathya gets shot. Meanwhile, many people start to protest against VBR. After getting beat up and almost left for dead, VBR surrenders himself to the police. The film ends with Sathya surviving his shot and getting the justice.
Cast
- Sundar C as Saidai Sathya
- Anjali as Meenakshi
- Vivek as Kandasamy
- Manivannan as VBR
- Napoleon as ACP Ezhumalai
- Vijayakumar as Udhayamoorthy
- Nassar as Museum Head
- Sukanya as Leelavathi IAS
- G. M. Kumar as Annaachi
- Shanmugarajan as VBR's accomplice
- Cell Murugan as Arumugam
- Ponnambalam as Rowdy
- G. Gnanasambandam as Judge
- Crane Manohar as Museum Worker
- Chaams as Ramasamy
- Nellai Siva
- Balu Anand as Police Constable
- Muthukaalai as Passerby in Madurai
- Bava Lakshmanan as Man in Bar
- Vichu Vishwanath as A rowdy in Madurai
- Malavika as herself (cameo appearance)
- Vindhya as a dancer in Nene Pettaikku song
- Vela Ramamoorthy as Inspector (uncredited)
Production
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kandom Kandom" | Snehan | Murugesh, Senthildass Velayutham | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Nene Pettaiku" | Pa. Vijay | Arsith | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Innum Oru" | Pa. Vijay | Krish, Chinmayi Sripada | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Moonu Kasu" | Udhayan | Arsith | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Kodi Parakudhu" | Udhayan | Sriram, Vaishali | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 24:23 | |||
Release
Aayudham Seivom was released on 27 June 2008 by Pyramid Saimira.[4]
Critical reception
Sify wrote "Like all Sundar C films, this one is also strictly aimed at the B & C audiences. It could have been far better if Udhayan had tried to explore the unknown instead of going through the same beaten track".[5] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Three cheers for the director and the crew for highlighting a message, virtually forgotten in these days of aggression and violence. For Sundar C it is a dream role, where he can display both his histrionic talent and biceps".[6] Cinesouth criticised the filmmakers for preaching Gandhi's principles such as non-violence without actually following them, concluding, "If Gandhi happens to see [Aayudham Seivom], he would turn his walking stick into a weapon!".[7] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote, "Not really a bad thing on paper but as they say it's the execution that matters. And that's where everything falls flat". She felt Anjali was wasted, but appreciated Vivek's sarcasm-filled comedy.[8] The film was also reviewed by Kalki.[9]
Box office
Aayudham Seivom opened at number 2 at the Chennai box office. Although the film's collections reduced by the weekend, the media believed it would eventually recover its cost "due to a good masala mix and comedy track".[10] However, by the following week, the film "disappeared from the BO reckoning" and became a failure.[11]
