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{{Infobox film
| name = Anthony Yaar?
| image = Anthony Yaar.jpg
| caption = DVD cover of ''Anthony Yaar?'' and ''[[Dil Se..|Uyire..]]''
| director = C. T. Pandi
| producer = C. Vijayakumar
| writer =
| starring = [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]<br />[[Mallika Kapoor]]
| music = [[Dhina]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2009|7|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| cinematography = Santonio
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| studio = Annam Films International
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Anthony Yaar?''''' ({{Translation|Who is Anthony?}}) (spelt '''''Anthoni – Yaar?''''' onscreen)<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Anthoni – Yaar? |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Annam Films International |year=2009 |place=India |time=01:17 to 01:21 |time-caption=From}}</ref> is a 2009 [[Tamil language]] film directed by C. T. Pandi. The film stars [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] and [[Mallika Kapoor]], while [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], and [[Rajesh (Tamil actor)|Rajesh]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Dhina]], and the film was released on 31 July 2009.

== Plot ==
Anthony ([[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]) is an orphan who grows up in a church situated in a coastal village near Tuticorin. The local priest ([[Rajesh (Tamil actor)|Rajesh]]) is his benefactor. Anthony is loving and caring towards the local fishermen and their families who are being exploited by the rowdy Michael.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] as Anthony
*[[Mallika Kapoor]] as Manju
*[[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Michael
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Kingfisher
*[[Rajesh (Tamil actor)|Rajesh]] as a priest
*[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Manju's sister-in-law
*Prem Sankar as Manju's brother
*[[Meenal]] as Meena
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Kumar
*[[Cell Murugan]] as Meena's brother
}}

== Production ==
During the development stages of the film, when the cast was being decided, [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] went to visit actor [[Vadivelu]] to enquire about his availability and to sign him on to play a role in the film. Vadivelu refused to be a part of the film and subsequently verbally insulted Shaam, prompting the actor to lodge a complaint with the [[Nadigar Sangam]] about Vadivelu's conduct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |first=Settu |date=24 March 2008 |title=Vadivelu – The Imsai Arasan indeed |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vadivelu-frustrated-media-240308.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217194253/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vadivelu-frustrated-media-240308.html |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2008 |title=Vadivelu insults Actor Shaam |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/vadivelu-insults-actor-shaam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220143504/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/vadivelu-insults-actor-shaam/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Tuticorin]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Right on track |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Right-on-track/articleshow/3550016.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104095220/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Right-on-track/articleshow/3550016.cms |archive-date=4 January 2022 |access-date=5 May 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 October 2008 }}</ref> Shaam plays a fisherman in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shaam strikes back |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shaam-strikes-back/articleshow/3612367.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701101903/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shaam-strikes-back/articleshow/3612367.cms |archive-date=1 July 2019 |access-date=24 September 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 October 2008 }}</ref>

== Music ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Dhina]], with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi, [[Yugabharathi]], [[Snehan]] and Kirithiya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2009 |title=Anthoni Yaar (2009) |url=https://tamiltunes.network/anthoni-yaar-2009.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217194255/https://tamiltunes.network/anthoni-yaar-2009.html |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=TamilTunes.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Kai Thattamal" || [[Mahathi (singer)|Mahathi]] || [[Palani Bharathi]]
|-
| 2 || "Kanaa Ondru Kandaen" || [[Bombay Jayashree]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || [[Snehan]]
|-
| 3 || "Kattu Marathila" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || rowspan=2|[[Yugabharathi]]
|-
| 4 || "Malakotta Kannu" || [[Silambarasan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
|-
| 5 || "Mani Osai Ketkalayo" || [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]], [[Dhina]] || Kirithiya
|-
| 6 || "Yamma Yamma" || [[Sabesh–Murali|Sabesh]] || Yugabharathi
|}

== Critical reception ==
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "A cliched sequence of events and amateur handling of the screenplay take away all the sheen in Anthony Yaar".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Yaar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2009/aug/02/anthony-yaar-74059.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009183618/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2009/aug/02/anthony-yaar-74059.html |archive-date=9 October 2020 |access-date=7 October 2020 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' opined that the film is "a throwback to the worst commercial potboilers of the 80s when the hero cult was in full swing, and very little made sense on celluloid".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Anthony Yaar? at your own peril |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/jul/31tamil-movie-review-anthony-yaar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217194250/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/jul/31tamil-movie-review-anthony-yaar.htm |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' praised the bold attempt of the director, the music, and the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web |title=அந்தோணி யார்? - விமர்சனம் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/59// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014025209/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/59// |archive-date=14 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "Shaam shows off his six-pack body, Mallika has hardly anything to do while Lal hams. The music is bad. Vivek's comedy track as Kingfisher is the only entertainment in the film, though he too is fast becoming repetitive. There is nothing here to recommend, and is total waste of time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antony Yaar |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14902478&ctid=5&cid=2429 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803161736/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14902478&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=3 August 2009 |access-date=31 July 2009 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|9159954}}

[[Category:2009 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2009 Indian films]]
[[Category:2009 action films]]
[[Category:2009 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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