Aanazhagan

Aanazhagan
Directed by Thiagarajan
Produced by S. Balaji
Written by Babu-Gopu (dialogues)
Screenplay by Thiagarajan
Story by P. Samba Siva Rao
Starring Prashanth
Suneha
K. R. Vijaya
Vadivelu
Charle
Chinni Jayanth
Vaishnavi
Manivannan
Kasankhan
Oruviral Krishna Rao
Loose Mohan
Dhamu
Bailvan Ranganathan
Venniradai Moorthi
Gandhimathi
Kumarimuthu
V. K. Ramasamy
Delhi Ganesh
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography V. Ranga
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Supreme Films International
Release dates
11 March 1995
Country India
Language Tamil

Aanazhagan is a 1995 Tamil language film directed by Thiagarajan and stars Prashanth and Suneha.[1] The film is based on Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram.

Plot

Raja (Prashanth), Sudhakar (Charle), Raghava (Chinni Jayanth), Marudhu (Vadivelu) are good friends stay together as tenants at (Gandhimathi), after being thrown out of the house they start searching for a new house on rent but no one is willing to give their house for bachelors. Finally they come to know a landlady (K. R. Vijaya) in search of a family as her tenants. A plot is hatched by and all the four bachelors dress up to be a family man (Charle), his retarded brother (Chinni Jayanth), his uncle (Vadivelu) & his wife Lakshmi (Prashanth being the wife). Now Prashanth's (who happens to be in a woman's attire) lady love (Suneha - debut) happens to be the landlady's daughter. At one point of time by mistake the friends inform the landlady that Lakshmi is pregnant, the landlady arrange for Valaikaapu function, followed by a Doctor (Vaishnavi) checkup, burst into a series of rumbled conflicts & all hell breaks loose. In woman's disguise, Prashanth looked extremely beautiful & his dramatic histrionics & Bharatanatyam dance in a women’s costume are the best parts & highlight of the movie Anazhagan.

Cast

Production

Prashanth appeared in drag role in Aanazhagan and noted the most daunting aspects of the role were the "waxing, the threading, the works" as well as "wearing a sari in summer, doing a bharatanatya sequence in a woman's costume, and getting the nuances and variations right were the other challenges", revealing his mum had assisted him.[2] The actor was also involved in the production of the film.[3]

The film became the first project to have scenes shot in the newly created JJ Studios in 1995.[4]

Soundtrack

Aanazhagan
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Pyramid
Producer Ilaiyaraaja

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Vaali. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 8 tracks.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 'Aaacha Paatcha' Mano, Chithra
2 'Arul Kann Paarvai' Chithra
3 'Eley Matchi' Mano, Chithra
4 'Kanne Indru' Mano, Swarnalatha
5 'Konjum Pura' Mano, S. Janaki
6 'Nillatha Vennila' Ilaiyaraaja, Swarnalatha
7 'Poo Choodum ' Uma Ramanan, Swarnalatha
8 'Veettai Vittu Thuraththi ' Mano

References

  1. "Filmography of Aanazhagan". Cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "How to train your drag". The Hindu. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Young and mature at once". The Hindu. 2002-02-15. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  4. Sandya Sitaraman (22 Mar 1995). "Tamil Movie News--Tamil New Year edition". Newsgroup: soc.culture.tamil. Usenet: 3kpue3$sf0@agate.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

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