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{{Infobox film
| name = Aalukkoru Aasai
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[V. Sekhar]]
| writer = V. Sekhar
| producer = K. Parthiban,<br />S. Tamilselvi
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br />[[Raasi (actress)|Raasi]]
| editing = A.P.Manivannan
| studio = Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
| cinematography = P. S. Selvam
| released = 12 September 2003
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
}}

'''''Aalukkoru Aasai''''' ({{translation|Different things appeal to different people}}) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[V. Sekhar]], starring [[Sathyaraj]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Vadivelu]].

== Synopsis ==

Arivazhagan (Sathyaraj) is a man who dreams of marrying an educated, employed girl, building a dream house of his own, and having one child. Due to a trick of his scheming orthodox grandparents, he instead finds himself married to Angala (Meena) – an illiterate rustic whose dreams are confined to marrying a swarthy man, having a dozen kids and visiting temples. Her dreams came true and Arivazhagan's dreams of a modern lifestyle are destroyed one by one. Meanwhile, Arivazhagan's friend Pazhani (Vadivelu) hoodwinks his own wife Govindamma Pazhani (Kalpana) and has many affairs. As the two men cheat on their wives, a hooker Manthara (Raasi) develops a soft spot for Sathyaraj. Eventually, Arivazhagan and Pazhani leave their family and stay at Manthara's house for a short period. In the end, Arivazhagan happily goes back to his wife

== Cast ==
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Arivazhagan
*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Angala Parmeshweri (Eshwari)
*[[Raasi (actress)|Raasi]] as Manthra
*[[Vadivelu]] as Pazhani
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Govindamma Pazhani
*[[Senthil]] as Arivazhagan's grandfather
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Arivazhagan's grandmother
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Eshwari's father
*[[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] as Eshwari's stepmother
*[[Mahendran (actor)|Master Mahendran]] as Saravanan, Pazhani's son
*Minnal Deepa as Sheela

== Production ==
[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] was approached for the lead role but she refused to pair with Sathyaraj and she was replaced by Meena pairing with Sathyaraj for the fourth time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/gossips/sneha-n1.html|title=கிசு கிசு கார்னர்|date=5 February 2004|website=tamil.filmibeat.com}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]], while lyrics were written by Ravi Bharathi, Pazhani Bharathi, [[Pa. Vijay]], [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]] and Nandalala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Aalukkoru+Aasai+%282003%29|title=Aalukkoru Aasai (2003)|website=Music india online}}</ref> ''New Straits Times'' cited Rajkumar "lost his magic" and called the songs "below average".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=16 Oct 2003 |title=Vintage Vidyasagar |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WkEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3HsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4849,3824295&dq=three+roses+rambha&hl=en |journal=New Straits Times |pages=26}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Belpoori Naan" || [[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]] || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]] || 05:11
|-
| 2 || "Iduppodu Sungidi" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Pa. Vijay]] || 05:13
|-
| 3 || "Kaathal Kaathal" || [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]], Kalpana, [[S. A. Rajkumar]] || Pazhani Bharathi || 04:30
|-
| 4 || "Kanthan Endral Arivu" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || Nandalala || 04:28
|-
| 5 || "Kottaikku Nee Raja" || S. A. Rajkumar || Ravi Bharathi || 05:16
|}

== Reception ==
''Bizhat'' wrote "The whole film looks like a stage play and all the characters speak lengthy dialogues, testing one's patience. In this age of technological advancement, the director V. Shekar takes us forty years back with his story and screenplay".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_aalukkoru_aasai.php|title=BizHat.com – Aalukkoru Aasai Review. Sathyaraj, Meena, Mantra, Vadivelu, Delhi Ganesh, Senthil, Vadivukkarasi|website=movies.bizhat.com}}</ref> ''BBthots.com''<ref name=":0" /> wrote "Aalukkoru Aasai seems suspiciously like a movie that was started with only the basic premise of conflict in hand and no ideas about the resolution of the conflict. The movie sets up an interesting situation and even manages to raise some laughs along the way. But it then gets lost completely and never recovers. The director has no clue about the direction to adopt, whether with the storyline or with the characters of the main players. The result is a movie with a confusing story-line and characters that are stupid and easy to dislike".<ref name=":0">http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2003/aaasai.html</ref> ''Chennai Online'' wrote "it looked like director V. Sekhar had the potential plot to build upon his story-line and to justify his title. But it doesn't quite turn out that way! After the initial promise, the script soon loses focus, the issues get muddled, and the dreams and desires of the characters take a back seat".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov296.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030927155205/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov296.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2003|title=Aalukkoru Aasai|date=27 September 2003}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{V. Sekhar}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Sekhar]]
[[Category:2003 comedy-drama films]]

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