Aachariyangal
| Aachariyangal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harshavardhan |
| Produced by | Harshavardhan |
| Written by | Harshavardhan |
| Starring |
Thaman Kumar Iyshwarya Rajesh Reethu Mangal Narayanan |
| Music by | Ganesh Raghavendra |
| Cinematography | Deepak Bagavanth |
| Edited by | Athiyappan Siva |
Production company |
Purple Patch Entertainment |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aachariyangal (English: Surprises) is a 2012 Tamil fantasy suspense thriller film written, produced and directed by debutant director Harshavardhan, starring Thaman Kumar, Iyshwarya Rajesh, Reethu Mangal and Narayanan. The film released on 24 August 2012.[1]
Cast
- Thaman Kumar as Karthik
- Iyshwarya Rajesh as Anu
- Reethu Mangal as Anjana
- 'Mahanadi' Shankar as Guru
- Narayanan Thirumalai as Keezh Cheree
- Swathi as Menaka
- Balaji Kannan
- Ram
- Shanthi Williams as Vaani
- Amarasigamani
Production
The 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
Rohit 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 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]
References
- ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-august-24-news-tamil-miykJPedbgg.html
- ↑ "Aachariyangal team met Kamal Hassan stills". Supergoodmovies.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ↑ "Aachariyangal Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ↑ Mannath, Malini (2012-08-20). "'Aachariyangal' (Tamil)". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Aachariyangal/movie-review/15753380.cms
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aug-12-04/aachariyangal-review.html