Aanai

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{{Short description|2005 film directed by Selva}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aanai
| image =
| director = [[Selva (director)|Selva]]
| writer = [[Selva (director)|Selva]] <br />G. K. Gopinath
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] <br />[[Namitha]] <br />[[Keerthi Chawla]]
| producer = K. S. Sreenivasan
| cinematography = K. S. Shiva
| editing = S. Sathish <br />J. N. Harsh
| music = [[Karthick Babu]]
| distributor = Vasan Visual Ventures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|02}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Aanai''''' (English: Order) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[action film|action]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Selva (director)|Selva]]. It stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Namitha]] and [[Keerthi Chawla]] in the lead, while [[Vadivelu]], [[Sanghavi]] and [[Manoj K. Jayan]] play pivotal roles. [[D. Imman]] composed the soundtrack, while Shiva was the cinematographer for the venture which released in December 2005.

The film is a remake of the 2004 film ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' starring [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Dakota Fanning]]. The film's [[Hindi]] [[Bollywood]] [[remake]], ''[[Ek Ajnabee]]'', starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the lead, was released a week later.

==Synopsis==
[[Selva (director)|Selva]] has set the story in Chennai city as some terrorist leader in London wants to kidnap children of the rich and powerful.

== Plot ==
Vijay ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]) is an ex-cop who was framed up after he cleaned the city of the scum of the earth including nine encounter killings of dreaded gangsters. Now out of work, he is persuaded by his former boss to be the bodyguard of 8-year-old Priya whose parents ([[Manoj K. Jayan]] and [[Sanghavi]]) are millionaires.

He is hired to protect the little girl from kidnappers who are on the prowl. The kidnappers are led by a loony militant called 'Ahmed Khan' who manages to kidnap Priya and humiliate Vijay. The rest of the film is how Vijay assisted by two glam girls ([[Namitha]] and [[Keerthi Chawla]]) mete out vigilante justice in a cat-and-mouse game with the kidnappers.

== Cast ==
{{Div col begin}}
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Vijay
* [[Namitha]] as Ramya
* [[Keerthi Chawla]] as Sandhya
* [[Sanghavi]] as Meena Jayaram
* [[Vadivelu]]
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Jayaram
* Baby Taj as Priya
* [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]]
* [[Aryan (actor)|Aryan]]
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
* [[Delhi Ganesh]]
* [[Halwa Vasu]]
* Mahadevan
* [[OAK Sundar]]
* Junior Silk
{{Div col end}}

== Production ==
[[Selva (director)|Selva]], who had directed Arjun in ''[[Karnaa|Karna]]'' (1995) and the long delayed ''[[Manikanda]]'' (2006) was signed by Vasan Visual Ventures to work with him again. The actor signed on for a hiked price of one crore rupees, following the success of his previous film ''[[Giri (film)|Giri]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arjun-acts-pricey-news-tamil-kkfv86jgeie.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211151824/http://www.sify.com/movies/arjun-acts-pricey-news-tamil-kkfv86jgeie.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2015 |title=Arjun acts pricey! |date=12 February 2005 |publisher=www.sify.com}}</ref> The unit had a 15-day shooting stint in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in February 2005, with two of the lead actresses Namitha and Sanghavi involved in the shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031100230200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050410190144/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/11/stories/2005031100230200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Aanai from Arjun |date=11 March 2005}}</ref> The film featured a new editing technique tried by Satish and Harsha, while the team shot three songs with Arjun and Namitha in [[London]], notably near the [[London Eye]] and [[Windsor Castle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/11/18/stories/2005111800100400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204154439/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/11/18/stories/2005111800100400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Romance on the ECR |date=18 November 2006}}</ref> Another song was shot with Arjun and Namitha at the Mohan Studio in Chennai, with the actor notably wearing four inch heels to make up for height difference with the actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/long-and-short-of-it-news-tamil-kkfvyihecgg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208232507/http://www.sify.com/movies/long-and-short-of-it-news-tamil-kkfvyihecgg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2015 |title=Long and short of it! |publisher=www.sify.com |date=17 November 2005}}</ref>

During the making of the film, allegations arose that Arjun had been sending lewd messages to Namitha, which led to a brief furore on sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/the-gentleman-turns-lecher-news-tamil-kkfv6ojaecb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209131813/http://www.sify.com/movies/the-gentleman-turns-lecher-news-tamil-kkfv6ojaecb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2015 |title=The gentleman turns lecher! |publisher=www.sify.com |date=3 April 2005}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film had a brief delay in getting released due to the failure of the actor's previous film, ''[[Chinna (2005 film)|Chinna]]'', though the film finally released across Tamil Nadu in early December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News37/8-11-05/tamil-movies-news-arjun.html |title=Will Arjun's Aanai be released this month? |publisher=Behindwoods |date=8 November 2005}}</ref> A critic from Sify.com noted "what could have been an edge-of-the-seat thriller ends up as a badly made mass-masala movie", concluding that the film is "disappointing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aanai-review-tamil-14042994.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814034850/http://www.sify.com/movies/aanai-review-tamil-14042994.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-14 |title=Movie Review : Aanai |publisher=www.sify.com}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aanai
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Aanai
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Front CD Cover
| released = 8 November 2005
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = Hit Music
| producer = D. Imman
| prev_title = [[Anbe Vaa (2005 film)|Anbe Vaa]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Madrasi (2006 film)|Madrasi]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The soundtrack album was composed by [[D. Imman]].

'''Track list'''<ref>http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=579 </ref>
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Aanai
| note1 =English
| extra1 = [[D. Imman]]
| lyrics1 = D. Imman
| length1 =

| title2 = Hey Idupattum
| extra2 = D. Imman, [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| lyrics2 = [[P. Vijay]]
| length2 =

| title3 = Azhagiya Darisanam
| extra3 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Binni Krishnakumar
| lyrics3 = Pazhani Bharathi
| length3 =

| title4 = Chinnajiru Kilye
| extra4 = [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]]
| lyrics4 = [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathiyar]]
| length4 =

| title5 = Figurudan Oru Naal
| extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Saindhavi]]
| lyrics5 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length5 =

| title6 = Kumru Kumrur
| extra6 = [[Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram]], [[Annupamaa]]
| lyrics6 = P. Vijay
| length6 =

| title7 = Midukkanavaney
| extra7 = Balram, [[Mathangi Jagdish]]
| lyrics7 = P. Vijay
| length7 =

| title8 = Sare Jahan Se Acha
| extra8 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
| lyrics8 = [[Muhammad Iqbal]]
| length8 =

| title9 = Enthan Varungala Veetukaraney
| extra9 = Susi Reeta
| lyrics9 = Victor Dass
| length9 =
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Selva (director)}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Films directed by Selva (director)]]
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