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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Jeeva Shankar}}
{{for|the 1981 Tamil film|Amara Kaaviyam (1981 film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Amara Kaaviyam
| image = Amara Kaaviyam.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jeeva Shankar]]
| producer = [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
| writer = Jeeva Shankar
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]]
*[[Miya (actress)|Miya]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Ghibran]]
| cinematography = Jeeva Shankar
| editing = [[Sathish Suriya]]
| studio = {{plainlist|
*[[The Show People]]
*Vignesh Pictures
}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|09|05}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Amara Kaaviyam''''' ({{Translation|Immortal epic}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film written and directed by [[Jeeva Shankar]] and produced by [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]. The film stars Arya's younger brother [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]] and [[Miya (actress)|Miya]]. The movie features a successful soundtrack composed by [[Ghibran]]. It opened to positive reviews in September 2014. The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] in 2020 as ''[[Love Story (2020 film)|Love Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2019 |title=Love Story Actor Bonny Sengupta Will Be Next Featured In A Murder Mystery |url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/love-story-actor-bonny-sengupta-will-be-next-featured-in-a-murder-mystery/5d80baa9def098574f7b270f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126035824/https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/love-story-actor-bonny-sengupta-will-be-next-featured-in-a-murder-mystery/5d80baa9def098574f7b270f |archive-date=26 November 2020 |access-date=2020-10-11 |website=[[SpotboyE]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The movie begins with Jeeva being taken to court, where he recalls his past. In 1988, at the beginning of his 12th grade, his friend Balaji falls in love with their classmate Karthika. Jeeva talks to Karthika but learns that she is actually in love with him. The next day, he accepts her love. Jeeva's father died when he was young, and his mother remarried. Once, when Jeeva and Karthika are out, they are caught by the police, and both their families are informed. Later, when Jeeva goes to apologize to Karthika's parents, he is hit by her father. Meanwhile, Karthika's father applies for a transfer. Jeeva and Karthika promise that they will not meet until their last exam. On the last day, Karthika leaves but gives a letter to Balaji and tells him to give it to Jeeva, but Balaji does not give it and tries to convince Jeeva that Karthika does not love him anymore.

Jeeva and Karthika try to meet each other but in vain. Finally, Jeeva learns Karthika's whereabouts, and they meet. When he meets her, he ends up in a fight with her friend. He goes to her home and asks her if she still loves him. She says no but later feels she should talk to him and marry him the way he asked her as proof, but fate has other plans. The next day when she meets him, he stabs her before she can say anything and later realizes she is still in love with him. He tries to save her, but she dies in his arms. The scene returns to the present, where Jeeva escapes from the police to find Karthika's grave, then jumps off a cliff. The movie ends with Jeeva and Karthika united in heaven, and their names are written on the bark of the tree by Jeeva when they first met.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]] as Jeeva
*[[Miya (actress)|Miya]] as Karthika
*[[Ananth Nag (Tamil actor)|Ananth Nag]] as Balaji
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Gnanam
*[[Sudeepa Pinky]] as Karthika's sister
*Aroul D. Shankar as Chandrasekhar, Jeeva's stepfather
*Rindhuravi as Jeeva's mother
*Vaidyanathan as Karthika's father
*Elizabeth as Karthika's mother
*[[Supergood Subramani]] as [[Convenience store|Corner shop]] owner
*Ashok Pandian as Judge
}}

== Production ==
Following the critical and commercial success of his previous project ''[[Naan (2012 film)|Naan]]'' (2012), director [[Jeeva Shankar]] wrote a new script titled ''Amara Kaaviyam'', a college love story set in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema News – Movie Reviews – Movie Trailers |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/93481.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623092804/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/93481.html |archive-date=23 June 2013 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Madhan of Escape Artistes Motion Pictures was to produce the film, while [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] was announced as the music composer.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jeeva to team up with Yuvan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Jeeva-to-team-up-with-Yuvan/articleshow/19879591.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113183806/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-04/news-interviews/39026337_1_film-jeeva-shankar-madhan |archive-date=13 January 2014 |access-date=30 August 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Adharvaa]] was announced to play the lead role but consequently opted out during pre-production stages, and the production house dropped the film.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Atharvaa-in-Jeeva-Shankars-next/articleshow/20012520.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225134016/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-12/news-interviews/39202964_1_film-naan-atharvaa |archive-date=25 December 2013 |access-date=30 August 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Jeeva Shankar replaced him with [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]] in September 2013 with Sathya's brother, [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] producing the film under his production house, The Show People.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Naan' Jeeva Shankar's next film has been titled Amara Kaaviyam |url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/exclusive-arya-planns-with-naan-jeeva-shankar-naan-jeeva-shankar-21-08-13.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203045816/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/exclusive-arya-planns-with-naan-jeeva-shankar-naan-jeeva-shankar-21-08-13.html |archive-date=3 February 2014 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sathya replaces Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Sathya-replaces-Atharvaa-in-Jeeva-Shankars-next/articleshow/22588136.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224123127/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/news-interviews/42062722_1_actor-sathya-atharvaa-next-film |archive-date=24 December 2013 |access-date=30 August 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Malayalam actress [[Miya (actress)|Miya]] was signed to play the female lead role, making her debut in Tamil films. The film began production in October 2012 in [[Ooty]], with costume designer Sai preparing clothes for the film's 1980s backdrop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miya will pair opposite Arya's brother, Sathya in Amara Kaaviyam |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/miya-will-pair-opposite-aryas-brother-sathya-in-amara-kaaviyam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127140846/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/miya-will-pair-opposite-aryas-brother-sathya-in-amara-kaaviyam.html |archive-date=27 November 2013 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Mia said that she played a school girl named Karthika in the film, a "very cute character", going on to add that she had to act in a lot of emotional scenes and that she would be seen mostly in the school uniform costume and the [[half saree]]. She had shot for 45 days in [[Ooty]], with most of her scenes being shot in a set.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amarakaaviyam will be a visual treat: Mia George |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Amarakaaviyam-will-be-a-visual-treat-Mia-George/articleshow/41091777.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910140945/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Amarakaaviyam-will-be-a-visual-treat-Mia-George/articleshow/41091777.cms |archive-date=10 September 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017 |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> Sathya played a school boy named Jeeva, a character that required him to shed more than 10 kg, with the actor stating that the film was an "intense love story...on the lines of ''[[Kaadhal Kondein]]'' (2003), ''[[7G Rainbow Colony]]'' (2004), and ''[[Kaadhal]]'' (2004)".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Betting on this teenage romance |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/betting-on-this-teenage-romance/article6365154.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203205459/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/betting-on-this-teenage-romance/article6365154.ece |archive-date=3 December 2014 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Amara Kaaviyam (soundtrack)}}
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by [[Ghibran]].<ref name="times">{{Cite news |title=Director wanted five melodious songs from Ghibran |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Director-wanted-five-melodious-songs-from-Ghibran/articleshow/40788645.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910140936/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Director-wanted-five-melodious-songs-from-Ghibran/articleshow/40788645.cms |archive-date=10 September 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017 |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> The soundtrack album features six tracks, with lyrics written by [[Madhan Karky]], Parvathy, P. Vetriselvan and Asmin. The album was released at Sathyam Cinemas on 27 June 2014 by actresses [[Trisha Krishnan]] and [[Nayantara]] while director [[Bala (director)|Bala]] and actresses [[Pooja Umashankar]], [[Lekha Washington]] and, [[Rupa Manjari]] were also present.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2014-06-30 |title=Nayanthara, Trisha praise Arya |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Jun/30/nayanthara-trisha-praise-arya-630421.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130075958/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Jun/30/nayanthara-trisha-praise-arya-630421.html |archive-date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[STAR Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2015 |title=Amara Kaaviyam Tamil Movie Premier On STAR Vijay – 2nd October 2015 At 11.00 A.M |url=http://www.satelliterights.com/amara-kaaviyam-movie-premier-on-vijay-tv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214020522/http://www.satelliterights.com/amara-kaaviyam-movie-premier-on-vijay-tv/ |archive-date=14 February 2019 |access-date=30 September 2015 |publisher=Satellite Rights}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
The film received mixed reviews .<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seshagiri |first=Sangeetha |title='Amara Kaaviyam' Review Round up: Fails to Impress |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/amara-kaaviyam-review-round-fails-impress-608414 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830193103/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/amara-kaaviyam-review-round-fails-impress-608414 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=Ibtimes.co.in}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "the movie moves at snail pace and the second half of the movie wanders aimlessly before convoluting in a tragic climax. Had the director tweaked his screenplay a little and had made it tight, Amara Kaaviyam would have lived up to its title".<ref name="sify">{{Cite web |title=Review |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/amara-kaaviyam-review-tamil-15058249.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908063753/http://www.sify.com/movies/amara-kaaviyam-review-tamil-15058249.html |archive-date=8 September 2014 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and noted that "Amara Kaviyam has brilliant music, great visuals, good acting, wish it had left little more impact".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amara Kaaviyam (aka) Amara Kaviyam review |url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/amara-kaaviyam/amara-kaaviyam-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818081359/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/amara-kaaviyam/amara-kaaviyam-review.html |archive-date=18 August 2015 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=behindwoods.com}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that "Amara Kaaviyam, though fleetingly good, isn’t the thriller that it should have been, and isn’t the romance it intended to be".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amara Kaaviyam review – Teen ache trauma |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/amara-kaaviyam-review-teen-ache-trauma/article6386126.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205133136/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/amara-kaaviyam-review-teen-ache-trauma/article6386126.ece? |archive-date=5 December 2014 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' wrote "Director Jeeva Sankar has attempted to portray an intense love story and he does succeed to some extent".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Amara Kaaviyam does not warm your heart |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-amara-kaaviyam-does-not-warm-your-heart-south/20140905.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830193315/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-amara-kaaviyam-does-not-warm-your-heart-south/20140905.htm |archive-date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|3646292}}
{{The Show People}}

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