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{{Infobox film
| name = Azhagesan
| image =
| caption =
| director = Arthi Kumar
| producer = B. Avinash C. Inayathullah
| screenplay = Arthi Kumar
| story = [[Vinayan]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]|[[Manoj K. Jayan]]|[[Pithamagan Mahadevan]]|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]|[[Delhi Ganesh]]|[[Vinu Chakravarthy]]}}
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = D. Shankar
| editing = V. M. Uthayasankar
| studio = Grace Movie Makers
| distributor = Grace Movie Makers
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2004|08|20}}
| country = India
| runtime = 130 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Azhagesan''''' is a 2004 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by Arthi Kumar. The film features [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] in lead roles. The film, produced by B. Avinash and C. Inayathullah, had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and was released on 20 August 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Azhagesan/2613 |title=Find Tamil Movie Azhagesan |accessdate=2012-04-13 |publisher=jointscene.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714084043/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Azhagesan/2613 |archivedate=14 July 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The film is a remake of the critical acclaimed 2001 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Karumadikkuttan (film)|Karumadikkuttan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10137.html|title=IndiaGlitz - Dispute over Azhagesan remake|accessdate=2012-04-13|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

==Plot==

Azhagesan ([[Sathyaraj]]), a mentally ill man, is in love with his cousin Nandini ([[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]), a college student. Neelakandan ([[Pithamagan Mahadevan]]) is the village landlord who is a cunning man and has grabbed all the wealth from Nandini's father a few years back. Neelakandan has a son Sekhar ([[Manoj K. Jayan]]), who is a womanizer.

Nandini and her college professor, fall in love with each other. He proposes to marry her and she accepts. Sekhar, who has an eye on Nandini, is humiliated and slapped by Nandini while he tries to misbehave with her. As a means of revenge, Sekhar kicks Nandini and her grandmother ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]) out of their house. Nandini's marriage is immediately stopped and her grandmother falls ill.

Azhagesan accommodates them in his small house. Later, Nandini's fall seriously ill, and Nandini is raped by Sekhar in exchange for getting the Grandmother to the town hospital. But the Grandmother dies on the way to the hospital, and nandini is devastated. Nandini gets pregnant but aborts with Neelakandan's daughter's support. Neelakandan wants to take Nandini to his house and marry Sekhar, but she refuses, and Azhagesan humiliates Neelakandan. Sekhar decides to kill Azhagesan. First, he kills Azhagesan's family friend Govinda ([[Delhi Ganesh]]). In the meantime, Neelakandan dies because of his illness. Sekhar's henchmen beat Azhagesan, and Nandini kills Sekhar.

A few years later, Nandini is released from jail and lives happily with Azhagesan.

==Cast==

*[[Sathyaraj]] as Azhagesan
*[[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] as Nandini
*[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Sekhar
*[[Pithamagan Mahadevan]] as Neelakandan
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Nandini's grandmother
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Govinda
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]]
*Kalpana Shree as Sumathi, Neelakandan's daughter

==Soundtrack==

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| name = Azhagesan
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
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| released = 2004
| recorded = 2004
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:06
| label =
| producer = Deva
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan and Kalaikumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Azhagesan/2613#songs |title=Find Tamil Movie Azhagesan |accessdate=2012-04-13 |publisher=jointscene.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714084043/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Azhagesan/2613 |archivedate=14 July 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBDEV00066&lang=en |title=Azhagesan - Deva |accessdate=2012-04-13 |publisher=thiraipaadal.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107170726/http://thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBDEV00066&lang=en |archivedate=7 January 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Jintha Jinakku Jintha" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Padmalatha]] || rowspan=4|Kalaikumar || 4:31
|-
|2 || "Kala Kalavena" (Solo) || [[Vijay Yesudas]] || 4:40
|-
|3 || "Kala Kalavena" (Duet) || Krishnaraj, [[Padmalatha]] || 4:39
|-
|4 || "Nee Kidaicha" || Vijay Yesudas || 4:11
|-
|5 || "Vaada Thambi" || [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] || Kalidasan || 4:05
|}

==Reception==

B. Balaji rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stating that : "Azhagesan, which although a remake of Malayalam film Karumadikuttan, seems more like a rip-off of the classic 16 Vayadhinile".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenisai.com/tamil/movies-cinema/azhagesan-tamil-movies.htm|title=Azhagesan|author=B. Balaji|accessdate=2012-04-13|publisher=thenisai.com}}</ref> ''Movies.bizhat.com'' said that : "The film is an unmitigated endurance test for the audience" and concluded that : "the film is an amateurish attempt and is strictly avoidable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_alagesan.php|title=BizHat.com - Alagesan Review|accessdate=2012-04-13|publisher=movies.bizhat.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0457647|Azhagesan}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]

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