180 (2011 Indian film)

Nootrenbadhu/180
Directed by	Jayendra
Produced by	Kiran Reddy Swaroop Reddy C. Srikanth
Written by	Subha & Jayendra (Tamil) Umarji Anuradha (Telugu)
Screenplay by	Subha Jayendra
Story by	Jayendra
Starring	Siddharth Priya Anand Nithya Menen
Music by	Sharreth
Cinematography	K.Balasubramaniam
Editing by	Kishore Te.
Studio	Satyam Cinemas Aghal Films
Distributed by	Ayngaran International (Tamil Version)
Release date(s)	June 25, 2011 (2011-06-25)
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu

180 (or Nootrenbadhu)^[1] is a 2011 Tamil/Telugu romantic drama film, directed by ad filmmaker Jayendra. Shot simultaneously in the Tamil and Telugu languages, it stars Siddharth, Priya Anand and Nithya Menen with notable roles being essayed by Mouli, Tanikella Bharani and Geetha among others. The film, shot on a Red One handled by K.Balasubramaniam with music by Malayalam composer Sharreth,^[2] was released in both languages on 25 June 2011.^[3]

Plot

The movie revolves around Ajay (Siddharth) who comes to Chennai/Hyderabad and introduces himself as Mano. He rents a house owned by elderly couple S V S Murthy (Mouli) and Jayam (Geetha). A do-gooder, Ajay lives life with a purpose. He gets along with everyone and wins the hearts of those whom he is close with. Vidhya (Nithya Menen), a photo journalist gets acquainted with him. Ajay is the sort of person who finds satisfaction in helping others. He sponsors the education of street children with the help of Vidhya who is attracted by his good nature. Things take a turn when she tells him about her feelings. Ajay, without informing her, decides to leave Chennai/Hyderabad. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal that Ajay was a doctor in USA and was attracted to Renu (Priya Anand). They get married only to be told months later that Ajay has cancer and he would die in a few months. As Ajay is about to leave the city, Vidya meets with an accident and has to be operated upon immediately. Ajay takes Vidya to USA for treatment. While in the USA, he meets his friend who asks Ajay to return to Renu, but Ajay leaves as he sees his wife happier without him. It is revealed that earlier Ajay had faked his death to make Renu believe that he had died so that she would not suffer thinking about him every day. Now seeing her happy, he decides not to meet Renu. So, he decides to leave USA. The title of the movie '180' implies that he may die in 180 days but doesn't want to count those days. He'd rather live those days in happiness and make others happy.

Cast

• Siddharth as Ajay Kumar aka AJ, Mano, & Jose
• Priya Anand as Renuka Narayanan
• Nithya Menon as Vidya
• Mouli as S. V. S. Murthy
• Tanikella Bharani as Narayanan
• Geetha as Jayam
• M. S. Narayana
• Lakshmi Ramakrishnan as Ajay's mother
• Janaki Sabesh as Annalakshmi/Annapurna
• Misha Ghoshal
• Sricharan as Sambasivam
• Cees Van Toledo
• Xango Henry
• Manager Cheena

Release

Critical response

The Tamil version opened to mixed critical response. Behindwoods.com gave two and a half out of five, claiming the film had "great visuals, wonderful colors, weak screenplay" further citing that "it would be the same unique narration that might not have takers among a huger section of the audience. Since the major twist in the tale occurs only after intermission, the proceeding does tend to make the viewers restless. At the end, one gets a feeling that the screenplay, especially in second half might be the weakest link."^[4] CNN-IBN rated the film two and a half, claiming that "Jayendra has made a stylish film using the essentials of an ad film. His choice of story and the script hasn't fit the bill. As a result, 'Nootrienbathu' has come out as a finely made film with some good performances without novelty or the gripping element."^[5] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff also gave two and a half out of five and said "180 is a visual feast, no doubt about it. Sadly it falls prey to clichés and lagging pace."^[6] Sify.com said that the movie was "Above Average" further citing that "180 is totally different from the assembly line mass masalas that is flooding the screens. The film is worth a look for its superior packaging with a touch of class."^[7] Karthik Subramaniam from The Hindu said "Where the movie lacks is in its screenplay and narration. The story (joint credits for Jayendra with the writer duo Subha) fails to engage. The pace is so slow that it makes the running time of two hours and 14 minutes appear a lot longer. In the end, the movie just feels like a present with more attention paid to the wrapper than what's inside."^[8] N. Venkateswaran from the Times of India gave two and a half stars out of five and said "The weakest link in the story/screenplay (by Jayendra and Subha) is the character of Dr Ajay Kumar — though he is shown to be a highly educated doctor, he loses the plot when he finds out that is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Duh! One would have expected doctors to be better than normal people at handling themselves when their illusion of immortality is rudely broken, even though they are told they have just 6 months (or 180 days, where the title of the film comes from) to live? And if he wished to live for the moment and enjoy life without a care, isn't it better done in the company of friends and family, rather than in the company of strangers in some new city?"^[9]

The Telugu version also received mixed response. Idlebrain.com gave three out of five and stated that the plus points of the film were "casting and technical aspects (cinematography, music and postt-production). On the flip side, the narration of the film is very slow and the last half-an-hour of the film is a bit confusing.""^[10] Daily News and Analysis gave one and a half and said "180 feels like there was an explosion at the sob story factory and little pieces from dozens of different films were jammed together into one dreadful mutant. The whole terminal illness melodrama attacks your chest so relentlessly, that by the time it's over you’re forced to beg for a defibrillator."^[11]

Box office

The movie collected 29,73,828 in Chennai in the first three days with theaters reporting around 70% occupancy.^[12] After two weeks, it collected 2.24 crore with occupancy going down to 40%.^[13]

Soundtrack

180
Soundtrack album by Sharreth
Released	14 April 2011 (Tamil version) 07 May 2011 (Telugu version)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Feature film soundtrack, Digital Download
Length	27:20
Label	Think Music

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rediff (Tamil Version)	[14]
Behindwoods.com (Tamil Version)	[15]

The soundtrack for 180 was composed by Malayalam composer Sharreth. The film was his second project in both Tamil (after June R) and Telugu (after Kalavaramaye Madilo). The Tamil version of the soundtrack was released on 14 April 2011, coninciding with Tamil New Year, at Sathyam Cinemas, with noted film director Mani Ratnam, cinematographer P. C. Sreeram being present along with actors Arya, Jayam Ravi and Shiva and the entire film crew of 180..^[16] On 7 May 2011, the album was released in Telugu. The album consists of 7 tracks, primarily performed by Malayalam playback singers.

As an interesting experiment, the music studio had launched an e-store, where the tracks could be purchased for the price you quote. This is a new concept for Indian Music industry.

All lyrics written by Karky (Tamil, except where noted). 

Tracklist (Tamil version)
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rules Kidiyathu"	Tippu	04:54
2.	"AJ"	Vidhu Prathap, Ramya S. Kapadia	04:45
3.	"Santhikkadha Kangalil Inbangal"	K. S. Chitra, S. Sowmya, Unni Menon	03:38
4.	"Nyaayam Thana" (Viveka)	Sharreth	04:16
5.	"Rathe Rathe Bajan"	Ramya S. Kapadia, Ravisankar	01:37
6.	"Nee Korinal"	Karthik, Shweta Mohan	05:06
7.	"Siru Siru Kanavugal"	S Vidhyashankar, Master Aswath, P. Ajith, Master Sharath	03:04
8.	"Continua"	Eliabe D Freitas	04:17
Total length:			31:37

Tracklist (Telugu version)
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ee Vayasika Raadhu"	Tippu	04:54
2.	"AJ"	Vidhu Prathap, Ramya S. Kapadia	04:45
3.	"Ninna Leni"	K. S. Chitra, S. Sowmya, Anand	03:38
4.	"Moonnaalle"	Sharreth	04:16
5.	"Radhe Radhe"	Ramya S. Kapadia, Ravisankar	01:37
6.	"Nee Maatalo"	Karthik, Shweta Mohan	05:06
7.	"Padha Padhamandhi"	S Vidhyashankar, Master Aswath, P. Ajith, Master Sharath	03:04
8.	"Continua"	Eliabe D Freitas	04:17
Total length:			31:37

Critical Response

The Tamil version of the soundtrack opened up to positive reviews. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave the album a score of three stars out of five and quoted "Sharreth seems to be a music composer who doesn't play by the rules; he veers this way and that in his songs, which actually provides spice and makes for an interesting listening experience. Nee Korinal and AJ make for pleasant listens, while the rest offer something out of the ordinary. Go for it."^[14] Behindwoods.com gave a rating of three and a half stars out of five and said that the album was "Novel and worth listening to." further citing "The music arrangement is again different. Very situational, with right visuals, the song has good chances of making it big. Overall, Sharreth and Jayendra have gone full throttle in experimenting with music in 180’s album. Such initiatives should be welcomed with both hands."^[15] Indiaglitz said "The songs are new, refreshing and nice to listen to. Sharreth has ensured that he delivers with different sound, apparently to reach the target audience - the youngsters. Jayendra seems to have extracted what he wanted to from the music composer. The lyrics too are simple and catchy. A blend of new and seasoned singers gives solidity to the songs."^[17]

References

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External links

• Official website
• 180 at the Internet Movie Database