Adi Thadi
| Adi Thadi | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | T. Shivraj |
| Produced by | S. Gnanasundari |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Abbas Napoleon Rathi Sukanya |
| Cinematography | R. Selva |
| Edited by | Udayashankar |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Sundari Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Adi Thadi (; transl. Whacking) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj, Abbas, Napoleon and Rathi, and was directed by T. Shivraj. It was later remade in Telugu as Political Rowdy in 2005 with Mohan Babu, Charmee Kaur and Prakash Raj enacting the roles of Sathyaraj, Rathi and Napoleon respectively. Abbas reprises his role in the Telugu film.[1]
Plot
Tirupati is a criminal who commands respect from state heads like the CM. He hates women and remains a bachelor even at the age of 50. A naughty college student Priya grabs Tirupati's attention though a beauty contest, and there he falls in love with her and proposes to her. Then, Priya's life turns to disaster because she gets tortured by Tirupati and his henchmen. With the help of his brother Surya, Tirupati changes his appearance to look younger. To escape from this problem, Priya contacts her boyfriend Arjun. The rest is all about how all ends well.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Tirupati
- Napoleon as Surya
- Abbas as Arjun
- Rathi as Priya
- Sukanya
- Vaiyapuri
- Raj Kapoor
- Nighalgal Ravi
- Chitra Lakshmanan
- Vadivel David
- Devan
- Gemini Ganesan as himself[2] (special appearance)
- Deva in a special appearance in the song "Thagadu Thagadu"
Production
The film marked the directorial debut of T. Shivaraj who earlier assisted T. P. Gajendran and S. A. Chandrasekhar.[3]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Piraisoodan, Kalidasan, Snehan and Deva Kumar.[4] The song "Umma Umma" turned out to be a sensational chartbuster upon release.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umma Umma | Malathy Lakshman, Manikka Vinayagam | Deva Kumar | 04:31 |
| 2 | Machanukku | Pop Shalini, Prasanna | Kalidasan | 04:26 |
| 3 | Eppadi Samalipendi | Sridevi, Naveen | 04:50 | |
| 4 | Thagadu Thagadu | Deva, Tippu, Ganga | Piraisoodan | 04:43 |
| 5 | Akkipachai | Anuradha Sriram | Snehan | 05:12 |
Release and reception
Sify wrote "Sathyaraj's Adithadi starts off as a rollkicking comedy that peters out towards the end. It is a black comedy, a movie that makes light of serious and usually morbid situations with their own level of hilarity and cleverness".[5] The Hindu wrote "You could double up in laughter, guffaw at the hero's audacity or wrinkle your nose in disgust at certain points, but surely you cannot ignore the film that reminds you so much of the `villainous' Satyaraj of yore."[2] Chennai Online wrote "This picture makes no pretence about being anything other than what it is. A not-to-be-taken-seriously, unpretentious entertainer, hilarious at most times, an irreverent take-off on films depicting local 'dadas' and their ilk, the film is seen through the eyes of a 50-something local don, who falls in love with a teenager, and for once finds himself at a loss on how to go about it".[6]
The relative success of the film prompted Shivraj and Sathyaraj to team up again for a film titled Devuda on fake godmen, though it was later shelved.[7] Soon after, Shivraj began making Enakke Enakka with a new cast, but it was also cancelled.[8]
References
- ^ "Political Rowdy – Telugu cinema Review – Mohan Babu & Charmme". idlebrain.com.
- ^ a b Rangarajan, Malathi (12 March 2004). "Adithadi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "An interview with director Shivraj". Cinesouth. 10 March 2004. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Adithadi (2004) Tamil Movie High Quality mp3 Songs Listen and Download Music By Deva StarMusiQ.com". starmusiq.com.
- ^ "Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (18 March 2004). "Adithadi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Enakke Enakka". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.