Adi Thadi

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{{Infobox film
| name = Adi Thadi
| image = Adi Thadi.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = T. Shivraj
| producer = S. Gnanasundari
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]<br />[[Rathi (actress)|Rathi]]<br />[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]<br />[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = R. Selva
| editing = Udayashankar
| studio = Sundari Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|3|5}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Adi Thadi''''' ({{audio|Ta-அடிதடி.ogg|pronunciation}}; {{trans|Whacking}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy film]]. It starred [[Sathyaraj]], [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] and [[Rathi (actress)|Rathi]] in the lead roles. It was directed by [[T. Shivraj]] It was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Political Rowdy]]'' in 2005 with [[Mohan Babu]], [[Charmee Kaur]] and [[Prakash Raj]] enacting the roles of Sathyaraj, Rathi and Napoleon respectively. Abbas reprises his role in the Telugu film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-politicalrowdy.html|title=Political Rowdy – Telugu cinema Review – Mohan Babu & Charmme|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Tirupati ([[Sathyaraj]]) is a criminal who commands respect from state heads like the CM. He hates women and remains a bachelor even at the age of 50. A naughty college student Priya ([[Rathi (actress)|Rathi]]) grabs Tirupati's attention though a beauty contest, and there he falls in love with her and proposes to her. Then, Priya's life turns to disaster because she gets tortured by Tirupati and his henchmen. With the help of his brother Surya ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), Tirupati changes his appearance to look younger. To escape from this problem, Priya contacts her boyfriend Arjun ([[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]). The rest is all about how all ends well.

== Cast ==
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Tirupati
* [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Surya
* [[Rathi (actress)|Rathi]] as Priya
* [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] as Arjun
* [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]
* [[Vaiyapuri]]
* [[Raj Kapoor (director)|Raj Kapoor]]
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi|Nighalgal Ravi]]
* [[Chithra Lakshmanan|Chtihra Lakshmanan]]
* Vadivel David
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]]
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as himself<ref name="theHinduReview" />

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by [[Piraisoodan]], Kalidasan, [[Snehan]] and Deva Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=1373|title=Adithadi (2004) Tamil Movie High Quality mp3 Songs Listen and Download Music By Deva StarMusiQ.com|website=www.starmusiq.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || Umma Umma || [[Malathy Lakshman]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]] || Deva Kumar || 04:31
|-
| 2 || Machanukku || [[Pop Shalini]], Prasanna || rowspan=2|Kalidasan || 04:26
|-
| 3 || Eppadi Samalipendi || Sridevi, Naveen || 04:50
|-
| 4 || Thagadu Thagadu || Deva, [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Ganga || [[Piraisoodan]] || 04:43
|-
| 5 || Akkipachai || [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Snehan]] || 05:12
|-
|}

The song "Umma Umma" turned out to be a sensational chartbuster upon release.

== Release and reception ==
''[[Sify]]'' wrote "Sathyaraj's Adithadi starts off as a rollkicking comedy that peters out towards the end. It is a black comedy, a movie that makes light of serious and usually morbid situations with their own level of hilarity and cleverness".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/adithadi-review-tamil-pclv0Qehdgjde.html|title=Review|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "You could double up in laughter, guffaw at the hero's audacity or wrinkle your nose in disgust at certain points, but surely you cannot ignore the film that reminds you so much of the `villainous' Satyaraj of yore."<ref name="theHinduReview">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/03/12/stories/2004031202260300.htm |title=Adithadi |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=12 March 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 January 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602102439/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/03/12/stories/2004031202260300.htm |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>

The relative success of the film prompted Shivraj and Sathyaraj to team up again for a film titled ''Devuda'' on fake godmen, though it was later shelved.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070203175526/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Newlaunches/2005/07devuda.asp</ref> Soon after, Shivraj began making ''Enakke Enakka'' with a new cast, but it was also cancelled.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050829022807/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/11enakke.asp</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:2004 action comedy films]]

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