| Ayudha Porattam | |
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| Directed by | Jai Akash |
| Written by | Jai Akash |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Sai Sathish |
| Music by | Nandhan Raj S.S. Athreya |
Production company | Jai Balaji Movie Makers |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ayudha Porattam (transl. Armed protest) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by actor Jai Akash and starring himself, Preethi Minal and Anita Reddy .
Plot
The employees of Field Weapon Factory (F. W. F), a company that manufactures weapons and sends them to Sri Lanka, are sent to Sri Lanka by their boss. After arriving in Sri Lanka, Bhumika (Preethi Minal) falls in love with Jai (Jai Akash), and Rekha (Anita Reddy) falls in love with another man. Ganesh (Theepetti Ganesan) is also in love with Rekha. Jai and Ganesh smoke ganja (marijuana), but Jai stops the bad habit for Bhumika. While the employees are feeling the nation, they meet a freedom fighter leader (Jai Akash) who wants to kill the employees as their company is responsible for the deaths of many people. How Jai convinces the leader to spare his life forms the rest of the plot.
Cast
- Jai Akash as Jai / Freedom fighter leader (dual role)[1]
- Preethi Minal as Bhumika
- Anita Reddy as Rekha
- Theepetti Ganesan as Ganesh
- Sai Kiran as Sai
- Adith Seenivas as Hussain
Production
This film was shot in China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. The songs were scheduled to be shot in London, France and Germany. Ayudha Porattam is about Tamil people from India meeting Sri Lankan Tamils.[2]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Nandhan Raj, who also collaborated with Akash for Kadhalan Kadhali (2012). The first CD from the audio launch was given by Vijay Antony to Prabhu Solomon. The trailer was released by P. L. Thenappan and received by Kalaipuli Sekharan.[3] Additional music was composed by S.S. Athreya with Snehan as the lyricist.
| Title | Lyricist | Singer(s) |
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| "Ramar Nadu" | Tamil Amudhan | Ranjith |
| "Ishtam Pole" | Andal Priyadarshini | Charulatha Mani, Nandhan Raj |
| "I know you love me" | Senthamizh Dhasan | Balaji, Roshini |
| "Badham Pazham Pondra" | Andal Priyadharshini | Madhumitha, Jessie Gift |
| "Iniyavale, Iniyavale" | Tamil Amudhan | Srinivas |
Reception
Critical response
The New Indian Express gave the film a negative review and wrote that "Ayudha Porattam is confused issues, and misguided direction. A few more misadventures such as this, rather than resurrecting the hero’s dipping career, will, on the contrary, make it non-existent".[4] Sify gave a similar review and stated that " The basic premise of the story is interesting, but the screenplay and characters are half-baked".[5]
Box office
The film was a failure at the Chennai box office.[6]
References
- ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (11 June 2011). "Trouble in the woods". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (22 April 2010). "Showbitz: Of war and weapons". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (6 June 2011). "Passing the test". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ayudha Porattam". The New Indian Express. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ayudha Porattam". Sify. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Sep 23rd 2011 to Sep 25th 2011 | Ayutha Poratam". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.