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{{Infobox film
| name = Aadhikkam
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[V. C. Guhanathan]]
| producer = Nallai Ananthan
| writer = V. C. Guhanathan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]]|[[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]|[[Monal Naval|Monal]]}}
| music = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]
| cinematography = Dharma
| editing = N. R. Babu
| distributor =
| studio = Sri SRN Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|7|8}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Aadhikkam''''' (English: ''Dominance'') is a [[Tamil films of 2005|2005]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[V. C. Guhanathan]]. The film features [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]], [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] and [[Monal Naval|Monal]] in lead roles, with [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]], [[Chandra Lakshman]], newcomer Aruna Giridhar and Indhu playing supporting roles. The low-budget film, produced by Nallai Ananthan, had musical score by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]] and was released in 2005 after many delays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com:80/movies/Kollywood/Aadhikkam_-_2005/17035|title=Find Tamil Movie Aadhikkam - 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605230630/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Aadhikkam_-_2005/17035|archive-date=5 June 2010|accessdate=2017-12-19|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/english%20Films/2005.asp|title=List of Tamil Films Released In 2005|accessdate=2017-12-19|publisher=lakshmansruthi.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie.pl?id=460|title=Adhikkam - Tamil Movie|accessdate=2017-12-19|publisher=thiraipadam.com|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052102/http://thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie.pl?id=460|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/monal|title=Tamil Movie Actress Monal|accessdate=2017-12-19|publisher=nettv4u.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Naaga ([[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]]) was a rowdy who secretly worked for Sub-Inspector Pandian ([[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]]) and helped the police solve cases. One day, the news reporter Lakshmi (Indhu) revealed Pandian's partnership with a rowdy to the media. The issue quickly mushroomed and made the front page. The scandal tarnished Pandian's reputation, and the promotion that he was waiting for so long was cancelled by his superiors. Naaga then kidnapped Lakshmi, and Pandian brutally raped her. Pandian ordered Naaga to kill her, but Naaga changed his mind and let her go.

Many years later, Lakshmi, who suffers from mental illness, is the mother of the little girl Devi (Baby Akshaya) born due to the rape. Guru ([[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]) is a TV serial and commercial actor who wants to become a cinema hero. One day, he finds his friend Julie (Aruna Giridhar) dead in her home. The police arrested him for killing her. Jhansi ([[Monal Naval|Monal]]), who loves Guru since her childhood, decides to get him out of prison and conducts an investigation alone. Desiring to know her father, Devi leaves her mother and grandfather in search of her father.

Naaga changed his name to Durai, saw the error of his ways, and repented. Naaga later takes Devi, lost in the city, and Jhansi, pursued by criminals, to his house. Thereafter, Naaga comes to know that Pandian, now promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Police, is the father of Devi and is behind Guru's arrest. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]] as Naaga / Durai
* [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] as Guru
* [[Monal Naval|Monal]] as Jhansi
* [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]] as Sub-Inspector Pandian
* [[Chandra Lakshman]] as Priya
* Aruna Giridhar as Julie
* Indhu as Lakshmi
* Baby Akshaya as Devi
* K. Rajan as Jhansi's father
* Arulmani as Priya's father
* [[K. Natraj]] as Lakshmi's father
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Simha Naidu
* [[Kadhal Sukumar]] as Govindhan
* [[Bonda Mani]] as Bonda
* [[Swaminathan]]
* Usha Priya as Parvathy
* Kottachi
* [[Scissor Manohar]]
* Gemini Sridhar
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Aadhikkam
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2005
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 16:23
| label =
| producer = Chandrabose
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]. The soundtrack, released in 2005, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]] and [[Muhammed Metha]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "16 Vayasula" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || 3:35
|-
|2 || "Southla Saidapet" || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] || 4:28
|-
|3 || "Ennoda Paattu" || [[Anuradha Sriram]] || 3:28
|-
|4 || "Black Ticket" || [[Sabesh-Murali|Sabesh]] || 4:52
|}

==Reception==
''Chennai Online'' wrote "It's a hop, skip and jump style of narration and scripting. Hopping unsteadily without any focus. Skipping over continuity factors."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/02adikkam.asp |title=Adikkam |work=Chennai Online |access-date=6 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406193419/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/02adikkam.asp |archive-date=6 April 2005 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:2005 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. C. Guhanathan]]

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