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Aadhavan
Sign in to saveAadhavan () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story written by Ramesh Khanna, and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Suriya, alongside Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Murali, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max.
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5.6A professional assassin is tasked with the murder of a prominent local judge; however, after a series of failed attempts, he is forced to deal with complications and old relationships arising from his troubled past.
Cast
- Suriya as 'Madhavan' Aadhavan / Murugan
- Nayanthara as Tara
- Vadivelu as Banner-Kuppan 'Bannerji'
- Murali as Judge Subramaniam
- B. Saroja Devi as Rajalakshmi
- Rahul Dev as Dr. Abdul Kulkarni
Themes
- troubled childhood
- contract killer
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- publication date
- 2009-01-01
- title
- ஆதவன்
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- Soundtrack
- Release
- Critical reception
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Aadhavan () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story written by Ramesh Khanna, and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Suriya, alongside Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Murali, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max.
Aadhavan was released on 17 October 2009 and became commercially successful. The core plot was loosely based on the 1990 Malayalam film His Highness Abdullah and it was remade in Bengali as Shikari.