Ennul Aayiram (transl. A thousand inside me) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film written and directed by Krishna Kumar. It stars newcomers Maha and Marina Michael with Vincent Asokan, Swarupu, R.S Shivaji, Shruti Yugal and Krishnamoorthy in supporting roles. The film, which has music composed by Gopi Sundar, was released on 22 April 2016.
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| Directed by | Krishna Kumar |
| Produced by | Delhi Ganesh |
| Starring | Maha Mareena Michael Kurisingal Swarupu Shruti Yugal |
| Cinematography | Athisaya Raj |
| Edited by | Shanmugam Velusamy |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Om Ganesh Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Maha 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
Production
editIn 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, Maha, in the lead role. Titled Ennul Aayiram, the film featured newcomers with the Malayalam actress Marina Michael signed to play the leading female role.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Shooting was completed in 50 days in Chennai and Pondicherry.
Delhi Ganesh asked R. Madhavan[4] 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.[5][6]
Release and reception
editEnnul Aayiram was originally scheduled to release on 1 April 2016,[7] but got postponed to 22 April.[8] The Hindu wrote that "Ennul Aayiram exists almost just as an advertisement of his repertoire of skills".[9] 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".[10] A critic from The Times of India said that "Ennul Aayiram barely succeeds in keeping us hooked as the story progresses".[11]
References
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- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (27 June 2015). "Star scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Nikkil's Page - Om Ganesh Creations, Delhi Ganesh Prod,..." Facebook. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Ennul Aayiram Team Meet, Event Gallery, Ennul Aayiram Team Meet". Behindwoods. n.d. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Ennul Aayiram (Aka) Ennul Aayiram photos stills & images". Behindwoods. n.d. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016. - ^ "Kamal's support helped 'Ennul Aayiram'". Bangalore Mirror. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "'என்னுள் ஆயிரம்' திரைப்படம் ஏப்ரல் 1ல் வெளியீடு!". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (7 May 2016). "Every low-budget film this year has flopped in Kollywood". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 April 2016). "Ennul Aayiram: Skills and kills". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Ennul Aayiram Review: Off-beat Bold Effort That Could Have Been Better- the New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Ennul Aayiram Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.