Aandavan Kattalai (2016)
- Original title
- ஆண்டவன் கட்டளை
- Directed by
- M. Manikandan
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A man from rural Tamil Nadu tries to get the documents he needs to travel to London. He runs into a series of bureaucratic and personal obstacles along the way.
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What happens
Aandavan Kattalai (transl. God's command) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language satirical comedy drama film directed and co-written by M. Manikandan. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh, with Pooja Devariya, Nassar and Yogi Babu amongst others in supporting roles. It narrates the struggles of a man from interior Tamil Nadu to acquire documents to travel to London. Produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan and featuring music by K, the film was shot between March and July 2016. It was released on 23 September the same year. The film received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, winning two Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards: Best Comedy Actor (Yogi Babu) and Best Comedy Actress (Vinodhini Vaidyanathan). It was remade in Telugu as London Babulu (2017) and in Gujarati as Shubh Yatra (2023). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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