Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan

Infobox Film
name = Indralohathil Na Azhagappan


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director = Thambi Ramiah
producer = Manickam Narayanan
writer = Story & Screenplay:
Thambi Ramiah
starring = Vadivelu
Yamini Sharma
Suja
Sumithra
Nassar
Thambi Ramiah
Raj Kapoor
Shriya Saran (Cameo)
music = Sabesh - Murali
editing = Anthony
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production_company = Seventh Channel Productions
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released = February 1, 2008
runtime = 156 mins
country = India
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language = Tamil
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"Indralohathil Na Azhagappan" is a periodical comedy film directed by Thambi Ramiah, who directs his second feature film after "Manuneethi". After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in "Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi", Ramiah signed him up for the project. [ [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33765.html IndiaGlitz - Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan fast shaping up - Tamil Movie News ] ]

Apart from Vadivelu, the rest of the cast had been announced after the launch. Despite several indications that two prominent actress, would portray the lead female roles; a debutant, Yamini Sharma and Suja were selected. Nassar, Sumithra and the director himself, play supporting roles, while prominent heroine, Shriya Saran, was roped in to act as a ghost buster and dance in a single song.Fact|date=March 2008 The film released on February 1, 2008 to negative reviews.

Plot

Azhagappan (Vadivelu) is a member of a theatre group. One fine day an unlikely visitor from the heavens stumbles upon him and almost falls for him. The beautiful trio of the heaven – Ramba, Thilothama, and Urvashi – comes to the earth to enjoy its “beauty”. While the others get back to where they belong to at the right time, Ramba (plays by Suja) looses her track and gets into trouble. Vadivelu accidentally helps her to go back to the heaven. She gets him to the heaven during the night and sends him back to the earth early in the morning.

Frequenting to the heaven and the hell gives Azhagappan an idea of what is happening in the other world. He is not serious about his rare opportunity to see the Devendran (king of all deities – played by Vadivelu) and the deities but the death of a neighboring child changes everything. He takes thing seriously and wants to teach a lesson to the deity of death (Yama Dharma Raja – played by Vadivelu again).

Vexed with the death and the ways human beings are treated with in the hell, Azhagappan decides to tamper with the process of life and death. He wants to tamper with the laws of the gods. The gods get anger and Azhagappan pays the price. Comedy turns into tragedy, as he is transformed into a 90 year old whom even his mother (Sumithra) cannot recognize and Rambha is cursed to become a formless soul. Naradha (Nasser), as usual, makes amends to bring up the climax. Devendran seeks Brihaspathi's counsel and a way to relieve both Azhagappan and Rambha from their curses is born. How this happens even though Yama tries his best to stop it from happening forms the rest of the climax.

Cast

Development

"Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan" carried great expectations after success of Vadivelu's previous film, which was a blockbuster. Early reports indicated that Vadivelu was set to play 9 different roles, but soon after, Ramiah, confirmed Vadivel will portray three roles as the characters of Gods: Indra, Yamaraja and the role of a normal man, Na. Azhagappan.Fact|date=March 2008

Unlike the male lead's role, the female lead's role took longer to confirm. Prominent actresses Shilpa Shetty became heavily linked to the project, however, after joing the Celebrity Big Brother household, she refused the role. Simran Bagga, a leading actress in the early 2000's, attempting a comeback was also considered as well as Vadivelu's previous heroine Tejashree. Eventually the roles went to Yamini Sharma and Suja. Fact|date=March 2008 Other members of the cast announced at the time were Nassar, Sumithra, the director himself Thambi Ramiah and another prominent director, Raj Kapoor.

Furthermore, surprisingly Shriya Saran, a top actress in South India was roped in to play the role of a ghost buster named Pidiaratha in a came role as well as feature in a single song titiled, "Mallika Sherawata? Marilyn Monroea?".

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