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{{Infobox film
| name = Ayodhya
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = R. Jayaprakash
| producer = R. Jayaprakash
| writer = R. Jayaprakash
| starring = {{ubl|Mohankumar|[[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]|Rekha Unnikrishnan|[[Ragini Nandwani]]}}
| music = [[Sabesh-Murali]]
| cinematography = R. Selva
| editing = M. P. Ravichandran
| distributor =
| studio = Jayavilas Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|01|28}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ayodhya''''' is a [[Tamil films of 2005|2005]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] written, produced and directed by R. Jayaprakash. The film features newcomer Mohankumar, [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]], Rekha Unnikrishnan and newcomer [[Ragini Nandwani]] in lead roles, with [[Manivannan]], [[J. Livingston]], [[Charan Raj]], [[Ilavarasu]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], [[Saranya Ponvannan]], [[Mayilsamy]], [[Chitti Babu (Tamil actor)|Chitti Babu]] and [[Delhi Kumar]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Sabesh-Murali]] and was released on 28 January 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Ayodhya/2239|title=Jointscene : Tamil Movie Ayodhya|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131170748/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Ayodhya/2239|archive-date=31 January 2010|accessdate=15 February 2019|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Hussain Bhai ([[J. Livingston]]) and Sundaram Pillai ([[Charan Raj]]) were best friends in Ayodhyapuri near [[Nagercoil]], a place where Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony. Hussain and Sundaram bought land to build a factory at that place. Hussain was married to Jameela ([[Saranya Ponvannan]]), while Sundaram married Seetha ([[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]) under Hussain and Jameela's blessings. Jameela and Seetha then became pregnant. Jameela, who had suffered a miscarriage, feared to lose her baby. In the meantime, Sabapathy ([[Manivannan]]), who was a troublemaker, turned the friends into enemies for his own personal gain. This issue was taken by the villagers, and the village split into two with [[Muslim]]s on one side and [[Hindu]]s on the other side. Later, Seetha and Jameela gave birth in the same hospital the same day. Fearing that Jameela's baby may die, Seetha [[Babies switched at birth|switched the babies in their cradles]], but Jameela knew about it.

25 years later, the conflict intensified between Hussain and Sundaram, and they are in a legal fight over the factory with Sabapathy continuing to add fuel to the conflict. Seetha and Jameela want their husbands to make peace. Hussain's son grows up as Shankar ([[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]) in Sundaram's house, whereas Sundaram's son grows up as Ameer (Mohankumar) in Hussain's house. Ameer falls in love with Shankar's cousin Anu (Rekha Unnikrishnan), while Shankar falls in love with Ameer's relative Zarina ([[Ragini Nandwani]]). Thereafter, Ameer and Shankar become friends and decide to support their love. Sabapathy, who pulled strings to create conflicts between Muslims and Hindus, is ultimately killed. The film ends with Hussain and Sundaram making up after their quarrel, the lovers brought together, and Muslims and Hindus making peace.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*Mohankumar as Ameer
*[[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] as Shankar
*Rekha Unnikrishnan as Anu
*[[Ragini Nandwani]] as Zarina
*[[Manivannan]] as Sabapathy
*[[J. Livingston]] as Hussain Bhai
*[[Charan Raj]] as Sundaram Pillai
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Vaiyapuri
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Seetha
*[[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Jameela
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Guna
*[[Chitti Babu (Tamil actor)|Chitti Babu]] as Akbar
*[[Delhi Kumar]] as Jamal Bhai
* Bava Lakshmanan as Thevar
*[[Swaminathan]]
*Thamizhselvan
*Amutha Ganesan
*Sampathraj
*Sathya
*Besant Nagar Shankar
*[[Abhinayashree]] in a special appearance
{{colend}}

==Production==
Director R. Jayaprakash explained, "The title is suggestive of the trouble that takes place in the story. Ayodhya is a holy place and for those living in the village, there is no controversy or the location of the temple. For the outsiders only the trouble. All the unrest in this town is due to outsiders. So is the case with the village and the two lovebirds". Newcomer Mohankumar, [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]], Rekha Unnikrishnan, and newcomer [[Ragini Nandwani]] signed to play the lead roles. [[Sabesh-Murali]] had scored music for the film, and two of the songs were shot in [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com:80/channels/tamil/preview/7299.html|title=Ayodhya Preview|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821172337/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/7299.html|archive-date=21 August 2010|accessdate=15 February 2019|publisher=indiaglitz.com|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Will-do-TV-if-a-challenging-role-is-offered-Ragini-Nandwani/articleshow/18076152.cms|title=Will do TV if a challenging role is offered: Ragini Nandwani|date=19 January 2013|accessdate=15 February 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Ayodhya
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sabesh-Murali]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 9 December 2004
| recorded = 2004
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 33:36
| label =
| producer = Sabesh-Murali
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Sabesh-Murali]]. The soundtrack, released in 9 December 2004, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[P. Vijay]] and Kalaikumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Ayodhya-2004/SQ7PYV7hHbw_|title=Ayodhya - All Songs|accessdate=15 February 2019|publisher=saavn.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Sivakasi Thee Vizhikal" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] || 6:01
|-
|2 || "Orange" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 6:01
|-
|3 || "Markali Maasa" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Swapna Madhuri || 5:40
|-
|4 || "Kichili Kichilikka" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || 5:02
|-
|5 || "Bhagavane Enn Kadhal" || [[Sabesh-Murali|Sabesh]], [[Chinmayi]] || 5:11
|-
|6 || "Aayiram Meena Enn Nenjai" || [[Harish Raghavendra]] || 5:41
|}

==Reception==
Balaji Balasubramaniam of ''bbthots.com'' wrote, "Ayodhya's only link to religion is that it features two Hindu-Muslim romances. But the director has complicated the romances so much that even he is unable to close things off cleanly" and added, "Mohankumar lacks the talent, looks, physique and voice to be a leading man [...] Ramanaa fares better compared to him".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2005/ayodhya.html|title=AYODHYA|accessdate=15 February 2019|author=Balaji Balasubramaniam|publisher=bbthots.com}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' said, "Even though Jayaprakash sets out to make a movie on Hindu-Muslim amity to spread communal harmony, he ends up making a distasteful film".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ayodhya-review-tamil-pclvGPhadbedd.html|title=Review : Ayodhya (2005)|accessdate=15 February 2019|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film bombed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/20-4-05/ayodhya_hero.htm|title=Ayodhya hero returns|date=20 April 2005|accessdate=15 February 2019|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2005 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ireland]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

Ayodhya 2005 film - Revision history

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