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Aalavandhan

  • 2001
  • 2h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.3K
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Kamal Haasan in Aalavandhan (2001)
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Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmoth... Read allNandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.

  • Director
    • Suresh Krishna
  • Writers
    • H. Banerjee
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Amitabh Srivastava
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Raveena Tandon
    • Manisha Koirala
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Suresh Krishna
    • Writers
      • H. Banerjee
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Amitabh Srivastava
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Raveena Tandon
      • Manisha Koirala
    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Nandhakumar…
    Raveena Tandon
    Raveena Tandon
    • Tejaswini
    Manisha Koirala
    Manisha Koirala
    • Sharmilee
    Kitu Gidwani
    Kitu Gidwani
    • Abhay-Vijay's stepmother
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Dr. Srinivasa Rao
    Milind Gunaji
    Milind Gunaji
    • Lt. Col. Santosh Kumar
    Navin Nischol
    Navin Nischol
    • Tejaswini's father
    • (as Naveen Nischol)
    Fathima Babu
    • Tejaswini's Mother
    Sarath Babu
    • Tejaswini's Father
    Bobby Bedi
    • Real Estate Agent
    Anu Hasan
    • Priya
    Anuradha Hasan
    Anuradha Hasan
    • Nandhu…
    Nissar Khan
    • Sonu
    Riyaz Khan
    Riyaz Khan
    • Sultan
    Abhay Kumar
    Vijay Kumar
    Mayilsamy
    Mayilsamy
    • Theatre Patron
    Poovilangu Mohan
    • Headmaster
    • Director
      • Suresh Krishna
    • Writers
      • H. Banerjee
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Amitabh Srivastava
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews22

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    yogalok

    crazzyyy!!!

    I read reviews form a lot of people and places.. and most of them said this movie was pretty bad.. but i think most of the people are looking at this movie from too narrow of a mindset..

    this movie is about abhay and vijay.. abhay is suffering from schizophrenia which becomes even worse after he starts experimenting with all kinds of psychedelic drugs.. this movie takes you to journey through the delusioned and schizophrenic mind of abhay.. and tries to show you what is going on in there..

    all what i can say is.. this is one of those rare indian movies which might not be for everyone to see.
    8shashikant-81100

    What a masterpiece from hassan

    Movie might not have liked in 2001 but i watched it today and i am damn sure this is best movie of kamal hassan i have ever seen ev..what a acting.if it released today, it will get huge response👌
    imemadhu

    Things mis-understood,missed in Abhay

    I was just looking at the ratings and comments of some of Kamal's bold ventures. A comment above said the rain song was useless. Hello, the rain song is a dream song. It is important because the psycho imagines the (Manisha)lady is asking him to attend the show. He attends the show thinking that Raveena (the women he wants to kill) would also be present as the show is covered by the TV Channel she's working.

    For some who thought the movie was crap. Well, all i could say is if only you know the language (Tamil) and the original meanings, ul appreciate him. Kamal uses the different Indian languages and finds fun eg: Rao is a typical Telugu name and Rao also means early morning in Tamil. You would never get it in translated versions.

    To point one, the narration of the kid-Nandhu(Psycho) is brilliant. When the brothers toss the coin to choose which 1 of them stays with father, Nandhu(Psycho) seeing it going against him would say, 'It's perhaps my duty to safeguard my lil brother. Even wen we (Brothers) wer born, I first let the younger one out (science - younger of the twin comes out 1st) and then came to the world. So perhaps this is what I am born for'...huh, who would get this! n then there r several pieces of brilliance in the movie.
    10prabhakar-s2006

    10 out of 10 - Enthralling Stuff..Ecstasy.. Ecstasy!!

    This is the movie for 2010s but made a decade ago by the genius. You will travel in to a different world (Nandhu's hell) and will definitely take a few days to come out of it.

    Costliest movie made in Indian Cinema at that time and the movie justifies the budget. You are in for a visual treat, terrific work by the cinematographer Tirru.

    A song or two could have been avoided to trim the movie length however the last 30mins will bring you to the seat edge. Tattoos, body arts are new in that era and look international.

    Poems by Vairamuthu - Simply wow, you will enjoy and want to listen to it many times. (Tamil)

    One of finest performer in the world cinema playing dual role, a stiff commando and an animal instinct psychiatric and boy had he pulled it off quite magnificently. Real gem of Indian Cinema

    Overall a truly enthralling stuff. Ecstasy, Ecstasy!!!
    9sunilaas

    BEST COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINER

    One of the best action movie ever...Nandhu wat AAA emerging & energetic performance each and every time Nandhu occupied in screen presence...and technically one of the brilliant film stunt scenes,top notch cinematography, music everything and special credit for CG ..it's a milestone of Asian cinema (first Asian movie used motion capture technology)..some scenes are vulgar and brutal, but it's worth watch.. one of all time favorite movie.

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    • Trivia
      This movie prevailed as an inspiration for the animated sequence involving fight scenes and violence in the Quentin Tarantino movie - Kill Bill.
    • Goofs
      During the chase scene near the climax, there is a point where Nandhu/Abhay does a side-wheelie with his car while Vijay fires at it from his car. In some shots, either the back tire or the front tire of Nandhu's car is not moving at all, even though he is still driving.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tere Naam (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Koyal Se Milli
      Performed by Shankar Mahadevan and Sujatha

      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 2023 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Aalavandhan - Born to rule
    • Production companies
      • An Ak Audio
      • V. Creations
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,158
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 58m(178 min)
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