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{{Short description|2012 Indian film by Shakthi Scott}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Theatrical poster of Adhisaya Ulagam 3D.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shakthi Scott
| producer = R. Banuchitra
| writer = Shakthi Scott
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[J. Livingston]]|Sreelakshmy N. Nair|Mannan Prithivraj}}
| music = Shakthi Scott
| cinematography = Sathish G
| editing =
| studio = {{unbulleted list|Tittu Productions|Dreamgate Animation}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|08|10|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = $20,000
| gross = $9350
}}

'''''Adhisaya Ulagam''''' ({{translation|''World of Wonders''}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[science fantasy]] film written and directed by Shakthi Scott and produced by R. Banuchitra. The film stars [[J. Livingston]], Sreelakshmy N. Nair, and Mannan Prithivraj.

This project, combining animation with live action, is marked as India's first [[3D film]] featuring [[dinosaur]]s.<ref name="Twitch Film">{{Cite news |last=Hurtado |first=J |date=29 February 2012 |title=WTF Is ADHISAYA ULAGAM? Dinosaurs, Talking Dogs, & Time Machines in 3D! Thank You India! |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223738/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=18 September 2013 |work=[[Twitch Film]]}}</ref> In the film, a scientist invents a time machine through which he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the prehistoric world. There, they encounter numerous extinct animals, including dinosaurs.

The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. According to the director, the film received mostly negative reviews, primarily because critics failed to recognize that it was made on a zero budget.

== Plot ==
Professor Neelakantan is a maverick scientist and inventor who develops and constructs a [[Time travel|time machine]] and begins experimenting with it. He realizes that his machine requires a recognized "object" to work, so he seeks to locate such an object that can be transported through time. He jokingly tells his pet dog that he would use it as the "object".

Varsha and Vikas are Neelakantan's mischievous grandchildren who live with their parents and are very fond of their grandfather. While visiting, the two children enter Neelakantan's laboratory in his absence and start playing with the dog. Varsha throws a ball that strikes the time machine's control screen and accidentally turns on the device, which recognizes Varsha and Vikas as transferable "objects". Neelakantan enters the room and is shocked to see the machine's condition, but it is too late. As he tries to save the kids, he too is recognized as an "object" by the machine, and he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the year 16,50,26,188 BC.{{Efn|Rounded to 16.5 [[crore]] years ago (or 165 [[million years ago]]), corresponding to the late [[Bathonian]] or early [[Callovian]] ages of the [[Middle Jurassic|Middle]] [[Jurassic]] period. |group=notelist}} They encounter several extinct animals, including dangerous dinosaurs. At first, they are afraid and struggle to understand what to do. But gradually, they try to befriend the dinosaurs. They wish to return to modern times, but to do this, they need a source of electricity, which does not exist in the prehistoric times they have been transported to. How they survive their circumstances and finally manage to return to the present is the main plot of the film.

== Cast ==
* [[J. Livingston]] as Neelakantan
* Sreelakshmy N. Nair as Varsha
* Mannan Prithivraj as Vikas
* [[George Vishnu]]
* [[Anandha kannan|Anandha Kannan]] as Boo Boo, a [[Human evolution#Evolution of genus Homo|prehistoric man]]
* Latha Rao
* Mannan Prithivraj
* Lena Mohan

== Creatures on screen ==
''The list is in'' ''order of appearance''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Name
!Note
|-
|1
|[[Sauropoda|Sauropods]]
|probably [[Brachiosauridae|Brachiosaurs]]
|-
|2
|''[[Einiosaurus]]''
|
|-
| -
|''[[Gallimimus]]''
|probable ; not clearly visible
|-
|3
|''[[Parasaurolophus]]''
|
|-
|4
|Unidentified [[Bipedalism|bipedal]] animal
|ridden by Boo Boo
|-
|5
|''[[Pteranodon]]''
|
|-
|6
|''[[Therizinosaurus]]'' / other clawed herbivore
|
|-
|7
|''[[Gigantspinosaurus]]''
|
|-
|8
|''[[Suchomimus]]'' (?)
|
|-
|9
|[[Protoceratopsids]]
|juveniles
|-
|10
|[[Microraptoria]]
|four-winged flying dinosaurs
|-
|11
|[[Oviraptoridae|Oviraptorids]]
|
|-
|12
|''[[Rajasaurus]]''
|the only named dinosaur in the film
|-
|13
|[[Tanystropheus]]
|probable ; shown as [[Electrogenesis|electrogenetic]]
|-
|14
|[[Megapiranha]] (?)
|
|-
|15
|''[[Spinosaurus]]''
|
|}

[[File:Athisayalokam.jpg|thumb|Production still from Athisayalokam.]]

== Production ==
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''Adhisaya Ulagam 3D'' was the first Indian [[3D film]] that featured dinosaurs. The film was shot using a Dual Lens Panasonic 3D Camera.<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam 3D – the first ever in Tamil cinema">{{Cite news |title=Adhisaya Ulagam 3D – the first ever in Tamil cinema |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-11-04/adhisaya-ulagam-3d-shakthi-scott-28-10-11.html |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=Behind Woods}}</ref> The dinosaurs shown in this film were created using computer animation and graphics, and a total of 15 species of dinosaurs were depicted.<ref name="'Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10">{{Cite news |title='Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010010932/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html |archive-date=10 October 2013 |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref>

The film was produced under the banners of Tittu Productions – Dreamgate Animation.<ref name="Going Back in Time">{{Cite news |title=Going Back in Time |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fighting-piracy/article3724835.ece |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Shakti Scott, who directed of the film, also composed its music, wrote its screenplay, and handled editing and graphics. Before working on the film, Scott had worked on visual effects in a few films, including ''[[Eeram]]'' and ''Arundathi''.

== Release and reception ==
{|class="wikitable floatright" style="width:20em; font-size: 80%; text-align: center;"
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|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf; font-size:120%;" | Review Scores
|-
! Source
! Rating
|-
|-
|''[[The Times of India]]''
|{{Rating|1|5}}
|}
The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film one out of five stars, saying the director failed as a storyteller and calling it "a bland Jurassic adventure". They described the film plot as a mix of those from ''[[Back to the Future]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' and found the storytelling and graphic works unimpressive. They wrote, "But when even the five-year-old kids in the theatre get restless, it is a clear sign that the filmmaker has failed as a storyteller."<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam review">{{Cite news |title=Adhisaya Ulagam review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Adhisaya-Ulagam/movie-review/15447935.cms |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

''NowRunning'' criticized the director's filmmaking and the movie's storyline and graphics. They found the works of the VFX artists "amateurish" and wrote that the film "looks like an unfinished product." Overall, they rated the film "poor" and gave it half out of five stars,<ref name="NowRunning review">{{Cite web |title=Adhisaya Ulagam – 3D Review |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224319/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=16 September 2013 |publisher=Now Running}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of films featuring dinosaurs]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}

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