Azhagiya Thamizh Magan

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Azhagiya Tamil Magan
Directed by	Bharathan
Produced by	Appachan
Written by	Bharathan
Starring	Vijay, Shriya Saran, Namitha Santhanam Sayaji Shinde Ashish Vidyarthi Sriman Ganja Karuppu Shakeela Geetha
Music by	Composer A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Balasubramaniam
Release date(s)	November 8, 2007
Running time	171 mins
Language	Tamil
Budget	Rs.15 crores
Gross revenue	Rs.20 crores

Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (English: Handsome Tamil Son) (2007) is a Tamil film directed by Bharathan and produced by Appachan. Vijay and Shriya Saran star in lead roles. Namitha, Santhanam and Sriman also star in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by noted music composer, A. R. Rahman. The film was released on November 8, 2007, coinciding with Diwali.

1 Plot
2 Highlights
3 Soundtrack
4 References
- 4.1 External links

[edit] Plot

Guru (Vijay) is an athlete and business management student. Abhinaya (Shriya) is the daughter of a business baron (Ashish Vidyarthi). They meet and fall in love.

The movie goes on to show how the lovers manage to get the permission of their parents. In the meantime, a different dimension in the tale is revealed while the romantic drama is unfolding. Vijay visualizes some bizarre scenes inside his mind. The scenes are disturbing; and worse, they become true in real life.

A psychiatrist (Dr. Rudran) confirms that it is Extra Sensory Perception power and says that the imageries visualized by Guru would actually happen sooner or later. Unfortunately Guru visualizes another scene where he stabs Abi in the stomach. Sensing that he poses a danger to his sweetheart, he runs away to Mumbai.

In Mumbai he stumbles upon a person who looks like himself. This gives him a different meaning of the horrible incident visualized by him. Before catching the man, also played by Vijay, Guru gets himself into an accident. In the meantime, the new man moves to Chennai.

Stylish and carefree Prasad, the Guru look-alike, is a greedy person who does anything for money. He sleeps with women and enjoys life. He meets Dhanalakshmi (Namitha) during his travel to Chennai and sleeps with her. Abinaya mistakes him for Guru and brings him to her house. Sensing his opportunity, Prasad decides to act as Guru and intends to marry the rich Abhi.

The real Guru comes back and tells everyone the truth. But no one is ready to believe him, as he is outplayed by the wicked Prasad at each and every move. Finally the truth prevails, but not before a tense battle between the two. During the battle, when Guru tries to kill Prasad, he accidentally stabs Abhi. Guru tries to take Abhi to the hospital but Prasad knocks him out and changes into Guru's clothes so he will look like Guru in front of Abhi. Abhi recovers at the hospital and thinks Prasad is Guru again. At the hospital tells she him how much she hates Prasad and how much she loves Guru. When Prasad hears this he feels guilty for what he did and tells her he is not Guru. Guru suddenly comes into the room, and Prasad leaves as a reformed man.

As Prasad walks away from the hospital, Namitha appears saying she is pregnant with his child. Prasad and Namitha go away together.

[edit] Highlights

1) Vijay's first time playing dual roles. Although the film was an average grosser, Vijay's dual role was the highlight of the film
2) Vijay co-starring with Shriya Saran. Fans of Shriya and Vijay were looking foward to seeing two of the hottest stars in Kollywood acting together. The pairing of the two were an instant hit among viewers, despite the film being an average grosser.
3) The music conducted by ARR was also the highlight of the film. He provided back-to-back hits with Sivaji-the-Boss and ATM. The introduction song, the wedding song as well as the remix version of Ponmagal were well received among audiences everyway. Those three songs were hits, raking in many requests on the radio as well as the television.
4) Although, Namitha had a cameo role in this film, it was also her first pairing with Vijay as well. Fans of Namitha and Vijay were excited to see these two together.

[edit] Soundtrack

No.	Song	Singers	Picturization	Length (m:ss)	Lyrics
1	Ellappugazhum	A.R.Rahman	Vijay	5.31	Vaali
2	Ponmagal Vandaal	Mohammed Aslam, rap Ember	Vijay ,Shriya	3.05	Alangudi Somu
3	Nee Marilyn Monroe	Benny Dayal, Ujjayinee	Vijay , Namitha	6.14	Na. Muthukumar
4	Valayapatti	Naresh Iyer, Ujjayinee, Madhumitha	Vijay , Shriya	5.44	Na. Muthukumar
5	Kelamal Kaiyile	Sriram Parthasarathy, Saindhavi	Vijay , Shriya	5.27	Thamarai
6	Maduraikku Pogathede	Benny Dayal, Archith, Dharshana	Vijay , Shriya	5.23	Pa. Vijay