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{{short description|2009 film by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = A Aa E Ee
| image          = Movie poster A Aa E Ee.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
| producer       = AVM K. Shanmugam
| writer         = V. Srinivasan (dialogues)
| story          = [[Krishna Vamsi]]
| starring       = [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]<br />[[Navdeep]]<br />[[Aravind Akash]]<br />[[Monica (actress)|Monica]]<br />[[Saranya Mohan]]
| music          = [[Vijay Antony]]
| cinematography = [[Aruldas]]
| editing        = K. Shankar<br />K. Thangavel Kumaran
| distributor    = [[AVM Productions]]
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2009|1|9}}
| runtime        = 130 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''A Aa E Ee''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]. It stars [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Navdeep]], [[Aravind Akash]], [[Monica (actress)|Monica]], and [[Saranya Mohan]], whilst, supporting actors [[Cochin Haneefa]], [[J. Livingston|Livingston]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] and [[Ganja Karuppu]] play other prominent roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oct 6th treats 'A AA E EE' audio launch|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42059.html|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2008-10-04| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005143334/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42059.html| archive-date= 5 October 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> Produced by the oldest [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film production company, [[AVM Productions]], the film was released on 9 January 2009. The film is a remake of Telugu film ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]''. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

==Plot==
Subramaniam ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]), an [[ayurveda|ayurvedic]] physician, is a much-respected man in his village. His only daughter Anitha ([[Monica (actress)|Monica]]) returns home from Chennai after completing a course in [[fashion designing]]. Having lost her mother at a very young age, Anitha is close to her father, and they share a special bond. Soon, Anitha's marriage is fixed with Elango ([[Aravind Akash]]), the son of Vedachalam ([[Cochin Haneefa]]). While Vedachalam is a good-for-nothing chap, Elango is a perfect match. Elango falls in love with Anitha, but she tells him of her past: her lover Akash ([[Navdeep]]), who had jilted her after a one-night stand. Elango, though shattered, meets Akash and tries to unite him with Anitha. In this attempt, he finds himself falling in love with Anitha's cousin Eeswari ([[Saranya Mohan]]). Now the story is about uniting the two pairs of lovers. Anitha does not want painful memories from her past hurting her father .

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Subramaniam
*[[Navdeep]] as Aakash
*[[Monica (actress)|Monica]] as Anitha
*[[Aravind Akash]] as Elango
*[[Saranya Mohan]] as Eeswari
*[[Cochin Haneefa|V. M. C. Haneefa]] as Vedachalam
*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Police officer
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Elango's grandmother
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Kicha
*[[Sathyan Sivakumar|Sathyan]] as Elango's friend
*[[Bonda Mani]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Doctor
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Police officer
*[[Vasu Vikram]]
*[[Mohan Raman]] as Drummer
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]]
}}

==Production==
The film was shot in locations like Thenkasi, Kuttralam, Ambasamudram, Manimutharu, Karaikudi, Thirumayam, and Salem in Tamilnadu and in Challakudi at Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-tamil-movie-10183|title=A Aa E Ee Preview|website=Indiaglitz|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> The song "Kannivedi" choreographed by Bobby was done with 456 cut shots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/a-unique-song/articleshow/3903963.cms|date=29 December 2008|website=Times of India|access-date=31 July 2024|title=A unique song}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/a-family-entertainer/articleshow/3403714.cms|title=A family entertainer|website=Times of India|access-date=31 July 2024|date=26 August 2008}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony and lyrics by Eknath, Priyan and Annamalai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2Dn6gs0oqBjvI1J7PqvkZn|title=A Aa E Ee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|website=Spotify|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> ''Rediff'' wrote "Though Vijay Antony seems to want to go beyond his Kadhalil Vizhunthen tracks, it still looks like the hangover exists. Some numbers are passable, while others are down-right boring".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssa/20081021.htm|date=21 October 2008|website=Rediff|first=Pavithra |last=Srinivasan|title=Mediocre|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> ''Milliblog'' wrote "{{Transliteration|ta|A aa e ee }} is a middling soundtrack from the Nakka mukka man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://milliblog.com/2008/10/12/music-review-a-aa-e-ee-tamil-vijay-antony/|title=Music review: A Aa E Ee (Tamil – Vijay Antony)|date=12 October 2008|website=[[Milliblog]]|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Vijay Antony has employed creative musical idioms in this album. The sound mixing is good!".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/a-aa-e-ee-music-review.html|title=A Aa E Ee Music Review|website=Behindwoods|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name       = A Aa E Ee
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = [[Vijay Antony]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released   = 2009
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length     =
| language   = Tamil
| label      = 
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]] 
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title = [[TN 07 AL 4777]]
| next_year  = 2009
}}

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "A Aa E Ee" || [[Rahul Nambiar]], Dinesh || Priyan
|-
| 2 || "Dingi Tappu" || [[Megha (singer)|Megha]], Sheeba, Vinaya, Maya, [[Ramya NSK]], [[Vijay Antony]] || rowspan=2|Eknaath
|-
| 3 || "Kanni Vedi" || Vijay Antony, [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]]
|-
| 4 || "Mena Minuki" || Vijay Antony, [[Suchitra]], [[Surmukhi Raman]], [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]] || Vijay Antony
|-
| 5 || "Natta Nada" || Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Christopher || Annamalai
|-
| 6 || "Tappo Tappo" || Bakshi, Sulabha || Eknaath
|-
|}

==Release and reception==
The film was originally slated to release on 18 December 2008 but got postponed and released on 9 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-08-02/a-aa-e-ee-11-12-08.html|title=Movie release postponed|date=11 November 2008|website=Behindwoods|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43559.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212054238/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43559.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 December 2008 |title='A AA E EE' comes in January - Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=2012-02-09}}</ref>

''Times of India'' wrote "If only the director had trimmed the first few minutes where Prabhu 'hardsells' ayurveda, had one song less, and shortened the build up to the climax, the occasional drag could have been avoided".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/a-aa-e-ee/movie-review/4035612.cms|title=A aa e ee Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of A aa e ee by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Imagine those drag sitcoms they used to telecast on national television, especially the ones that are made in less-than-a-shoe-string’s budget and happen mostly in a single room with the help of set props to depict different locations? We didn’t find ‘A Aa E Ee’ any different from those sitcoms and the movie was nightmarishly reminiscent of those excruciatingly boring, no-other-choice days".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/a-aa-e-ee.html|title=A Aa E Ee Movie Review - Behindwoods.com - A Aa E Ee Movie Review Navdeep Monica Saranya Mohan Arvind Akash Manorama Prabu Ganesan Livingstone Direction D.Sabapathy Music Vijay Antony Production AVM Images Gallery Stills|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "If you can forgive thee first ten minutes of the movie, 'A AA E EE' is worth a watch. A florid bouquet can be given to Sabhapathy, for his guts to make a movie sans any hero worship or vulgar comedies".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/a-aa-e-ee-review-tamil-movie-10183|title=A AA E EE Review|date=8 January 2009|access-date=31 July 2024|website=Indiaglitz}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''Rediff'' wrote "For a feel-good comedy, this one falls remarkably flat".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aaaeee-review/20090109.htm|first=Pavithra|last=Srinivasan|website=Rediff|title=A Aa E Ee falls flat|date=9 January 2009|access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Mythily Ramachandran of ''Nowrunning'' wrote "There are moments when the film sags, but if you have a penchant for clean family drama, this one could be straight up your alley".<ref>{{cite web|first=Mythily|last=Ramachandran|website=Now Running|access-date=31 July 2024|title=A AA E EE Review by Mythily Ramachandran|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5846/tamil/a-aa-e-ee/1970/review.htm}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20090217201728/http://a-aa-e-ee.com:80/}}
* {{IMDb title|tt2009407}}
* [http://www.paadal.com/album/a_aa_e_ee A Aa E Ee at Paadal.com]

{{AVM Productions}}

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[[Category:2009 Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vijay Antony]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Karaikudi]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]