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Aadhavan (2009)

Aadhavan poster
Original title
ஆதவன்
Directed by
K. S. Ravikumar
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes after the people who wronged his family. The film mixes comedy with action and follows his quest for justice.

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What happens

Aadhavan (transl. Sun) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story written by Ramesh Khanna, and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Suriya, alongside Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Murali, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max. Aadhavan was released on 17 October 2009 and became commercially successful. The core plot was loosely based on the 1990 Malayalam film His Highness Abdullah and it was remade in Bengali as Shikari. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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