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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ellam Avan Seyal<br />
| image = Ellam Avan Seyal.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[Shaji Kailas]]<br />
| producer = Karumari Kandasamy<br>J. Durai<br />
| writer = V. Prabhakaran (dialogues)<br />[[Shaji Kailas]] (screenplay)<br />[[A. K. Sajan]] (screenplay)<br />
| story = [[A. K. Sajan]]<br />
| starring = [[R. K. (actor)|RK]]<br />[[Bhama]]<br />[[Vadivelu]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Manoj K. Jayan|Manoj Jayan]]<br />[[Manivannan]]<br />[[Raghuvaran]]<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]<br />[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]<br/>[[Ishaan Dev]]<br/>(Theme Song)<br/>Rajamani<br/>(Background Score)<br />
| cinematography = [[Raja Rathinam]]<br />
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]<br />
| distributor = [[R. K. Arts]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2008|11|28|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ellam Avan Seyal''''' ({{trans|Everything Is His Deed}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil-language]] [[legal thriller]] film directed by [[Shaji Kailas]]. The film stars [[R. K. (actor)|RK]], [[Bhama]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Manivannan]], [[Ashish Vidhyarthi]], [[Manoj K. Jayan|Manoj Jayan]] in a modern-day vigilante story.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/9775.html "Ellam Avan Seyal – Justice prevails "],</ref> The film is a remake of the 2006 [[Malayalam Cinema|Malayalam-language]] film ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The basic premise is of a lawyer doling out his brand of justice on criminals whom he himself had freed from the courts.<br />
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The story is centered on Laxman Kumar alias LK ([[R. K. (actor)|RK]]), an enigmatic yet renowned criminal lawyer with an even more enigmatic mission. LK helps out hardened criminals to get away from court by lying that there is no proof of their crimes. But later, he pursues and takes them out in a bizarre show of vigilante justice. It was then that the case of Mirchi Girls, a band of spoilt, rich NRI girls, reaches him.<br />
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A parallel narration is the comedy track of Vandu Murugan ([[Vadivelu]]). Vandu Murugan is a lawyer who does not know to argue in the cases. He lands in trouble when the convicts accuse him, and he is thrown in jail. Frustrated, he becomes a politician who lands in hilarious situations and makes us laugh.<br />
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Mirchi Girls are the main accused in the murder of Chinthamani ([[Bhama (actress)|Bhama]]), their college mate, an innocent girl from a conservative background. Veeramani ([[Manivannan]]), her old father, is fighting hard for justice and is represented by Advocate Anbukarasu ([[Ashish Vidhyarthi]]), a public prosecutor who is famous for his unique style of argument. After a long court battle, LK succeeds in bringing the judgement in favor of Mirchi Girls. He finds out that it was none other than Anbukarasu and the college principal David Williams ([[Manoj K. Jayan|Manoj Jayan]]), who committed Chinthamani's murder. Chintamani was sent to David's house, but she was locked in a room there and made to have sex with him. Then, Anbukarasu interferes, locks the door, and rapes her all day. Covered in lust, she is killed by them after they rape her for hours. LK, in his own violent way kills David and Anbukarasu to deliver justice to Chinthamani and Veeramani.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[R. K. (actor)|RK]] as Advocate Laxman Krishna aka LK, a criminal lawyer<br />
* [[Bhama]] as Chinthamani, a college girl<br />
* [[Vadivelu]] as Vandu Murugan<br />
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Advocate Anbukarasu, the public prosecutor<br />
* [[Manoj K. Jayan|Manoj Jayan]] as David Williams, the college principal<br />
* [[Manivannan]] as Veeramani, Chinthamani's father<br />
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Jagadeeswaran<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Inspector Easwarapandian<br />
* [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Advocate Jaggubai, LK's associate<br />
* [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] as LK's sister<br />
* [[Lakshmy Ramakrishnan]] as Olga Mariadas<br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Ramakrishnan<br />
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Stranger<br />
* [[Madhurima Tuli]] as Madhurima<br />
* [[Visu]] as LK's Uncle<br />
* [[Sangili Murugan]] as Chintamani's Uncle<br />
* [[Thalapathy Dinesh]]<br />
* [[Halwa Vasu]]<br />
* [[Besant Ravi]]<br />
* Bava Lakshmanan<br />
* Mansi Pritam<br />
* Binda<br />
* Leena Mariya Paul<br />
*Vijay Ganesh<br />
* [[Rachana Maurya]] ([[Item number]])<br />
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==Production==<br />
''Ellam Avan Seyal'' is the remake of the [[Malayalam]]-language film ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'', which starred [[Suresh Gopi]] and was also directed by [[Shaji Kailas]]. The film was also remade in ''Telugu'' as ''[[Sri Mahalakshmi]]'', with [[Sri Hari]] playing the role of Suresh Gopi.<br />
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== Soundtrack==<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
''Sify'' noted "The problem with Shaji Kailas's Ellam Avan Seyal a remake of his own Chintamani Kolacase is its non-happening, unbelievable and infantile script which is dark and dreary".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ellam-avan-seyal-review-tamil-pclwPhihaddcg.html|title=Ellam Avan Seyal}}</ref> ''Hindu'' wrote "Depending entirely on a strong story and his narrative skill, Shaji Kailas keeps you quite engrossed with Ellam Avan Seyal".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/winning-point-ellam-avan-seyal/article3023613.ece|title = Winning point -- Ellam Avan Seyal|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 5 December 2008}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "The script (credited to Shaji Kailas) is taut, but also demands unwavering attention, barring which you might feel that the person is being murdered twice by different people. The movie does not keep you on tenterhooks throughout, which must ideally be the case for a thriller, but it does not bore you too".<ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/ellam-avan-seyal.html</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt6448784}}<br />
{{Shaji Kailas}}<br />
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