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{{short description|2017 Indian Tamil thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ennodu Vilayadu
| image = Ennodu Vilayadu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Arun Krishnaswami
| producer = Sridhar Krishnaswami Narendran Kandasamy Reji K. Sivamangalam
| writer = Arun Krishnaswami
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]] [[Chandini Tamilarasan]] [[Sanchita Shetty]]
| narrator =
| music = A. Moses Sudharshan M. Kumar
| cinematography = Yuva
| editing = [[Gopi Krishna (film editor)|Gopi Krishna]]
| studio = Toronto Reels & Reyan Studios
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|02|17}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ennodu Vilayadu''''' ({{Translation|Play with Me}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by Arun Krishnaswami. The film stars [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]], [[Sanchita Shetty]] and [[Chandini Tamilarasan]], with [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Yog Japee]] in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by newcomer Moses and Sudharshan M. Kumar, ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' was released on 17 February 2017 to negative reviews.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ennodu-vilayadu/movie-review/57200909.cms|title=Ennodu Vilayadu Movie Review {2/5}: The writing isn’t forceful enough, and the film spends too much time on inane romantic tracks|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film opens, creating some expectations as we meet Vikram ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]), who works for a construction company and is in heavy debts as he is a horse punter who loses because of fixing by the big guns. He meets Minnie ([[Chandini Tamilarasan]]), and it is love at first sight. On the other hand, Sridhar ([[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]]) lands in Chennai and goes to stay at a house recommended by a friend where, to his surprise, he finds that it’s a girl Inba ([[Sanchita Shetty]]). Forty five lakhs to retrieve her house from a bank loan. Vikram plans a getaway with fifty lakhs of bribe money that horse owner Nagulan ([[Radha Ravi]]) pays to another owner Sharma ([[Yog Japee]]), to fix a race. The money lands in Sridhar's car, and this leads to a collision of all the characters, and what happens next is the rest of the screenplay.

==Cast==
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Vikram
* [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]] as Sridhar
* [[Chandini Tamilarasan]] as Minnie
* [[Sanchita Shetty]] as Inba
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Nagulan
* [[Yog Japee]] as Sharma
* [[Gadam Kishan]]
* Aathma Patrick as Teja
*Pradeep K Vijayan as Special appearance

==Production==
The project was launched in early 2015, with an ensemble cast of [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]], [[Chandini Tamilarasan]] and [[Sanchita Shetty]] announced to feature in Arun Krishnaswami's directorial debut ''Ennodu Vilayadu''. Arun revealed that the idea for his first film had arisen during his visits to [[Guindy Race Course]] during horse races. He subsequently began to study the details of horse racing, including the practice and culture of the sport, to develop the story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/screenplay-is-actual-hero-in-my-film-ennodu-vilayadu-director-4378801/|title=Screenplay is actual hero in my film: Ennodu Vilayadu director|date=16 November 2016}}</ref> The film began production in [[Pondicherry]] during April 2015, with Sanchita filming scenes with rats during the first schedule.<ref name="indiaglitz.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/bharaths-next-ennodu-vilayadu-tamil-news-131386.html|title=IndiaGlitz – Bharaths next Ennodu Vilayadu – Tamil Movie News|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sanchita-eli-experience-tamil-news-133892.html|title=Sanchita's 'Eli' experience - Tamil News|date=28 May 2015|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Scenes were thereafter also shot in Chennai and Mysore, with only a few sequences shot featuring both Kathir and Bharath in the same scene. Scenes involving horse racing were predominantly shot in Mysore, owing to the city's popular horse racing scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kathir-plays-an-IT-guy-in-his-next/articleshow/50267965.cms|title=Kathir plays an IT guy in his next – Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> Bharath finished filming for his scenes in the film by September 2015, and revealed that he would portray a "happy-go-lucky" character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-laughing-to-the-bank/article7692573.ece|title=Etcetera: Laughing to the bank|date=26 September 2015|publisher=|via=The Hindu}}</ref> After further scenes were shot in Bangalore, post-production works began during November 2015 and an initial release date of September 2016 was announced by the makers. The film was delayed for over a year as it waited for an apt release date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/bharath-kathir-starrer-ennodu-vilayaadhu-is-based-on-horse-racing-money-and-gambling.html|title=Bharath – Kathir starrer Ennodu Vilayadu is based on horse racing, money and gambling.|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bharath-kathi-shanthini-sanchitha-shetty-in-a-new-film-enndou-vilaiyaadu-tamil-news-142597.html|title=Bharath calls someone to play with him - Tamil News|date=19 September 2015|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ennodu Vilayadu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = A. Moses Sudharshan M. Kumar
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|November|9}}
| recorded = 2015–2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Muzik 247]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Burma (film)|Burma]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film has two composers, Sudharshan M. Kumar and A. Moses, with the latter making his debut as a music composer in the Tamil film industry. The soundtrack was released on 9 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bharaths-ennodu-vilayadu-trailer-out-703281|title=Bharath's Ennodu Vilayadu trailer out|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=9 November 2016|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref>

'''Track List'''
{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singers
| total_length =
| title1 = Ennodu Nee Vilayaadu
| extra1 = [[Naresh Iyer]]
| music1 = Sudharshan M. Kumar
| lyrics1 = Sarathy
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = Kaalai Theneer
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]], Gowri Lakshmi
| music2 = A. Moses
| lyrics2 = Kadhirmozhi
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = Yaarai Yaaridam
| extra3 = [[Shweta Mohan]], Sudharshan M. Kumar
| music3 = Sudharshan M. Kumar
| lyrics3 = Sarathy
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Vidiyaa Vidiyaa
| extra4 = [[Vijay Prakash]], B. Mac
| music4 = A. Moses
| lyrics4 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| length4 = 4:12
| title5 = Liftum Kooda
| extra5 = Deepak, B. Mac
| music5 = A. Moses
| lyrics5 = Sarathy
| length5 = 1:16
| title6 = Soodhu Nadakura Neram
| extra6 = [[Ramya NSK]], Sudharshan M. Kumar
| music6 = Sudharshan M. Kumar
| lyrics6 = [[Arunraja Kamaraj]]
| length6 = 3:31
| title7 = Enakaanavaa
| extra7 = [[Haricharan]]
| music7 = A. Moses
| lyrics7 = Kadhirmozhi
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Ennodu Vilayadu (Theme)
| extra8 = Sudharshan M. Kumar
| music8 = Sudharshan M. Kumar
| lyrics8 = —
| length8 = 1:44
}}

==Release==
In late January 2017, the team finalised a release date of 24 February 2017 and began promotions, though the rescheduling of [[Raghava Lawrence]]'s ''[[Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva]]'' (2017) from 17 to 24 February, meant that the makers of ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' chose to prepone the release by a week.<ref>http://cinemareels.com/ennodu-vilaiyadu-release-preponed-by-a-week/</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' gave the film a mixed review citing that "it slacks momentum when required" and that "the film would have been a riveting thriller, if only it had more punch and fizz with the second part spruced up a bit". However, the reviewer added "in 106 minutes of viewing time, ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' is a promising work from a debutant maker".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/feb/18/ennoduhellip-slacks-momentum-when-required-1571771.html|title=Ennodu… slacks momentum when required|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' also gave the film a mixed review and stated "the writing isn't forceful enough and the film spends too much time on inane romantic tracks" which "drain the film of mood and rob its energy".<ref name="auto"/> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' stated the film "doesn't live up to expectations" and that the film "had all the potential to become an interesting thriller had the director Arun Krishnasway concentrated on the core theme and made it crisper".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180217/ennodu-vilayadu-movie-review-doesnt-live-up-to-expectations.html|title=Ennodu Vilayadu movie review: Doesn't live up to expectations|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=18 February 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Another reviewer from Indiaglitz.com called the film "mundane" and stated "writer-director Arun Krishnaswamy, after choosing a fairly good idea for a plot, has hampered it with a wayward screenplay". The reviewer added, "a film in this genre can escape if it is fast paced or thrilling, but this one is neither".<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt6544392}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about horses]]
[[Category:Indian horse racing films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mysore]]
[[Category:2017 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2017 action thriller films]]

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