Attahasam

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{{Infobox film
| name = Attahasam
| image = Attahasam poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Saran (director)|Saran]]
| writer = Saran
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Ajith Kumar]] [[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]
| producer = N. Palanisamy Jaya Prasanth N P. Karthikeyan
| narrator =
| music = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cinematography = [[A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)|A. Venkatesh]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| studio = Vijayam Cine Combines
| distributor = [[Ayngaran International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2004|11|12}}
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}6 crore
| gross =
}}
'''''Attahasam''''' ({{audio|Ta-அட்டகாசம்.ogg|pronunciation}}) ({{translation|Defiance/Naughtiness}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[masala film|masala]] film written and directed by [[Saran (director)|Saran]] featuring [[Ajith Kumar]] in dual lead roles with [[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] playing the female lead. [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Karunas]] and [[Ramesh Khanna]] play pivotal roles in the film, while the score and soundtrack are composed by [[Bharathwaj]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Attagasam - Bharadwaj - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/attagasam/a99mFhHfCtc_ |accessdate=16 November 2018 |date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

==Plot==
The movie begins with Jeeva ([[Ajith Kumar]]), a driving instructor, leading a happy life with his mother ([[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]). He also fell in love with Swapna ([[Pooja Umashankar]]) after several mishaps. Sujatha hides the truth from Jeeva that his father ([[Nizhalgal Ravi]]), was murdered by a dada named Manthiram ([[Babu Antony]]). The mother, much against the boy’s wish, packs off Jeeva’s twin brother, Guru (also [[Ajith Kumar]]) with a family who offer to adopt him, who had been witness to the murderer from a close quarter, to a distant town. He escapes from the family and goes to Tuticorin and grows to become a gangster there.

When Jeeva visits Tuticorin, he comes across his elder brother, Guru a.k.a. Thala. Seizing the opportunity, the elder brother kidnaps the younger one and decides to go as the driving instructor to Chennai. Initially, he plans to take revenge on his mother for packing him off from their house at a very young age. He hurts her at every step and even plans to sell off all their property.

On the other hand, Jeeva is mistaken as the gangster and is subject to attacks by the local gangsters of Tuticorin. He escapes from them and returns to Chennai to save his mother. In the meantime, Guru comes to know about his father's death and Manthiram was the cause for the same. He avenges his father's death and leaves Jeeva with his mother to live happily and goes off to jail to keep his mother in belief that he is somewhere in the world living happily.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
* [[Ajith Kumar]] as Guru (Thala) and Jeeva (dual role)
* [[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] as Swapna
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Guru's and Jeeva's mother
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Guru's and Jeeva's father
* [[Babu Antony]] as Manthiram
* [[Mahadevan (actor)|Mahadevan]] as Samutrakani
* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Swapna's father
* [[Jasper (actor)|Jasper]] as Fernandez
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Surula
* [[Karunas]] as Pangu
* [[Vaiyapuri]] as Kumbudren Saamy
* [[Manobala]] as Semi Joseph
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Sex Doctor
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Driving School Staff
* [[Scissor Manohar]]
* [[Ilavarasu]]
* Sridhar
{{colend}}

==Production==
Saran and Ajith Kumar collaborated for the third time after the successes of ''[[Kadhal Mannan]]'' (1998) and ''[[Amarkalam]]'' (1999). Between then and 2004, the pair began shooting for another project for Poornachandra Rao titled ''Erumugam'' also starring [[Richa Pallod]], before Ajith Kumar pulled out and the pair subsequently fell out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajithkumar.free.fr/news/news_09.htm |title=www.ajithkumar.fr.fm |publisher=www.ajithkumar.fr.fm |date= |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> However Ajith Kumar's wife played a role in reconciling the pair and Saran worked on a fresh script for the actor. Kiran was initially roped in to play a second leading female role after her other film opposite Ajith Kumar, ''Mahaa'', was shelved but Saran later deleted her character from the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9554.html |title=Kiran out of Attahasam |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-06-24 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/02/stories/2004110200460100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128153524/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/02/stories/2004110200460100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-11-28 |title=Metro Plus Chennai : 'Your photograph said it all' |date=2004-11-02 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref>

The shooting progressed in October 2004 around [[Tuticorin]] and a scene created a ruckus among the public as they mistook the action to be real, as the region had seen similar daylight murders and fights among local mafia in the past.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/attagasam-action-scene-creates-tension-news-tamil-kkfvHiieaga.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022134515/http://www.sify.com/movies/attagasam-action-scene-creates-tension-news-tamil-kkfvHiieaga.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-22 |title='Attagasam'- Action scene creates tension |publisher=Sify |date=2004-10-11 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> Songs from the film were shot in Romania and [[Pollachi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/11035.html |title=Going global and places |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2004-10-21 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> The film released on Diwali 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/08/stories/2004110801810500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050503213916/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/11/08/stories/2004110801810500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-05-03 |title=Metro Plus Coimbatore : Treat from tinseldom |date=2004-11-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/10/11/stories/2004101101180200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031160019/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/10/11/stories/2004101101180200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-10-31 |title=Metro Plus Hyderabad / Entertainment : Ajit doubles up |date=2004-10-11 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Attagasam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2004
| recorded =2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:09
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = Classic Audio [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer = [[Bharathwaj]]
| prev_title = [[Oru Murai Sollividu]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Dreams (2004 film)|Dreams]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

The Music was composed by [[Bharathwaj]] and Released on Classic Audio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Attagasam - Bharathwaj - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/attagasam/a99mFhHfCtc_ |accessdate=16 November 2018 |date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]
|total_length = 25:09
|headline = Track-List
| title1 = Therkku Cheemayile
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Pollachi Ilaneere
| extra2 = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] , [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Nachendru Inchondru
| extra3 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Ujjayinee Roy|Ujaini]]
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Unakkenna Unakkenna
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Thala Pola Varuma
| extra5 = Donnan, Arjun Thomas, Tippu
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Attagasam
| extra6 = Donnan, Ujaini, Tippu, Arjun Thomas
| length6 = 3:46
}}

==Release==
Despite a last minute financial crunch, ''Attahasam'' was released on 300 screens worldwide as Ajith agreed to pay a hefty amount to the producer for settling his liability to the financier.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902184255/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-pre-release-trade-buzz-news-tamil-kkfvEEbegjfsi.html Attagasam faces financial crunch]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902190427/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-films-are-released-news-tamil-kkfvE2cfchesi.html Ajith helps Attagasam wriggle out of financial crunch]</ref> Made on a high budget of {{INR}}6 crore, ''Attahasam' received mixed reviews from critics and audience. Despite receiving mixed reviews the film was a commercial success<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7007.html |title=Attahasam Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2004-11-15 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/11416.html |title=Attagasam leads the race |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2004-11-16 |accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/23ss.htm |title=Ajith tastes success! |publisher=Ia.rediff.com |date=2004-11-23 |accessdate=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718064044/http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2004/nov/23ss.htm |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The winter rains all over Tamil Nadu and particularly in Chennai and surrounding areas dampened the Deepavali mood at the box-office. Heavy showers on Friday pulled collections below 50%.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902184257/http://www.sify.com/movies/rains-dampen-diwali-bo-news-tamil-kkfvEudhjdbsi.html Winters rains pound the Deepavali weekend]</ref> Oscar Ravichandran gave a significant amount to clear the producer’s debt in lieu of the satellite rights of the film, which in turn were sold to [[Jaya TV]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902190427/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-films-are-released-news-tamil-kkfvE2cfchesi.html Oscar Ravichandran bought satellite telecast rights of Attagasam]</ref>

==Box Office==
Even with mixed reviews Attagasam Dominated the opening weekend in Tamil nadu collecting more than manmadhan , niranja manasu and chatrapathi .But the second weeks collection were lesser than manmadhan and failed to become a diwali winner. however it was a complete treat for Ajith fans and with Ajiths fandom the film managed to collect 25crs and was considered a hit and completed a 150 day run

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0881894}}

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[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Saran]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (music director)]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thoothukudi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Pollachi]]
[[Category:2004 action films]]

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