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{{Infobox film
| image = Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Suseenthiran]]
| producer = P. Madhan
| screenplay = Suseenthiran
| based_on = ''Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai'' by Bhaskar Sakthi
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Appukutty]]
*[[Saranya Mohan]]
}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Theni Eswar (cinematographer)|Theni Eswar]]
| editing = [[Kasi Viswanathan]]
| studio = [[Escape Artists Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Cloud Nine Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|5|12|ref1=<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2011 |title=Kollywood scared of Friday the 13th |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kollywood-scared-of-friday-the-13th/articleshow/8245381.cms |access-date=2026-01-12 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}4.5 [[crore]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=The new darlings of Kollywood|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub090711The.asp|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110707041158/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub090711The.asp|archive-date=7 July 2011|url-status=dead| work=[[Tehelka]]}}</ref>
}}
'''''Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai''''' ({{Translation|Azhagarsami's Horse}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[mystery film|mystery]] [[comedy drama|comedy drama film]] directed by [[Suseenthiran]], based on the short story of the same name penned by writer Bhaskar Sakthi.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} The film stars [[Appukutty]] and [[Saranya Mohan]] in lead and features music by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite news |date=25 July 2010 |title=Suseenthiran back with a bang |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Suseenthiran-back-with-a-bang/etarticleshow/6210796.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110811091038/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-25/news-interviews/28290365_1_vennila-kabadi-kuzhu-karthi-naan-mahan-alla |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was produced by [[Escape Artists Motion Pictures]] and distributed by [[Cloud Nine Movies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai to release this summer |url=http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-news/7622-azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-to-release-this-summer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312231814/http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-news/7622-azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-to-release-this-summer |archive-date=12 March 2012 |access-date=2012-03-07 |website=[[In.com]]}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |date=18 March 2011 |title=Ilayaraja launches ASK audio |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ilayaraja-launches-ask-audio-news-tamil-ldrkgoifcca.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319212819/http://www.sify.com/movies/ilayaraja-launches-ask-audio-news-tamil-ldrkgoifcca.html |archive-date=19 March 2011 |access-date=7 March 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> It was released on 12 May 2011.

The film was screened at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |pages= 143 |publisher=Tantivy Press }}</ref> becoming the second [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film to be screened there after ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002). In 2012, the film was honored with two [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] and [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Appukutty.

==Plot==
The story is set in a village called Mallayapuram near [[Theni]]. The villagers believe the Rain Gods will favour them after the annual Temple Festival (Thiruvizha), during which the deity is taken around the village on a wooden horse. They are in for a rude shock when the horse goes missing. At the same time, Azhagarsami, a youngster who earns his livelihood by ferrying loads on his horse in Aagamalai village in Periyakulam, gets ready for his marriage. His horse also goes missing, and his marriage is put on hold. Whether the villagers and Azhagarsami find their respective horses or not forms the rest of the story.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Hindu: Arts / Cinema : Itsy-Bitsy | url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1447231.ece | publisher= The Hindu.com | access-date= 2011-02-14 | location=Chennai, India | first=Nikhil | last=Raghavan | date=12 February 2011}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Appukutty]] as Azhagarsami
* [[Saranya Mohan]] as Rani
* [[Inigo Prabhakar]] as Ramakrishnan
* [[Advaitha (actress)|Advaitha]] as Devi
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Chandran
* [[Aruldoss]] as Rajaram
* Yogi Devaraj as Rani's father
* Azhagan Tamizhmani
* [[Krishnamoorthy (actor)|Krishnamoorthy]] as Priest
* [[Supergood Subramani]] as Priest
*[[Thavasi (actor)|Thavasi]] as Soothsayer
}}

==Release==
===Critical reception===
[[Rediff]]'s Pavithra Srinivasan labelled the film as "brilliant" and "a must-watch for its unconventional story-line, protagonists and plot-points", giving it 3.5/5.<ref name="rf">{{cite news |title=Review: Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai is brilliant |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai/20110513.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> [[Sify]]'s critic described the film as "good" that deserved a "viewing because films like this are hard and few to find in these days of mass masala", further citing that Suseenthiran had "come out with another beautiful feel good film that pulls at your heart strings."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-review-tamil-14969606.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628022958/http://www.sify.com/movies/azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-review-tamil-14969606.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Movie Review:Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=2012-03-07}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] critic Malathi Rangarajan, too, gave a positive feedback, describing the film as an "innovative" and "interesting attempt" that stayed "within the format of commercial cinema even while steering clear of formula!"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2018665.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Malathi | last=Rangarajan | title=Horsepower | date=14 May 2011}}</ref> Anupama Subramanian from [[Deccan Chronicle]] termed the film as a "simple, heartwarming and refreshing deviation from the mainstream mayhem [that] definitely warrants a watch", while giving it three out of five too.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anupama Subramanian |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/movie-canters-good-show-850 |title=A movie that canters to a good show |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=2011-05-15 |access-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011040025/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/movie-canters-good-show-850 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===International screenings===
The film is the only South Indian candidate to be selected for screening at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] in the contemporary world cinema category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil film selected for Toronto film festival |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=11 August 2011 |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110182434&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=127755 |location=[[Chennai]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906005012/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110182434&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=regional&nid=127755 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Appukutty]]

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 16 March 2011
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 16:35
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| prev_title = [[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (2011 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]
| next_year = 2011
}}

Following collaborations with [[V. Selvaganesh]] and [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], Suseenthiran worked with [[Ilaiyaraaja]] for the musical score of ''Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-03-16 |title=Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai audio release on March 16 |url=http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-news/7846-azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-audio-release-on-march-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310033807/http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-news/7846-azhagarsamiyin-kudhirai-audio-release-on-march-16 |archive-date=10 March 2012 |access-date=2012-03-07 |website=[[In.com]]}}</ref> The soundtrack album, consisting of only three songs, was released on 16 March 2011 at [[Sathyam Cinemas]], with while Ilaiyaraaja himself launching the audio.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The song "Poovakkelu" is set in [[Sankarabharanam (raga)#Janya 1: Ragam Pahadi/Pahari|Pahadi]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 16:35
| title1 = Kuthikkira Kuthikkira
| extra1 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| lyrics1 = J. Francis Kiruba
| length1 = 5:55
| title2 = Adiye Ivale
| extra2 = [[Thanjai Selvi]], Snehan, Lenin Bharathi, Hemambika, Murugan, Iyyappan, Master Regan, [[Senthildass Velayutham]], Anita
| lyrics2 = [[Snehan]]
| length2 = 5:19
| title3 = Poovakkelu
| extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| lyrics3 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| length3 = 5:21
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{National Film Award Wholesome Entertainment}}
{{Suseenthiran}}
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[[Category:Indian mystery comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2010s mystery comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian short stories]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor National Film Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films directed by Suseenthiran]]
[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:2011 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:2011 comedy-drama films]]

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