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	'''''Aavi Kumar''''' is a 2015 [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] horror comedy [[film]] directed by Kandeepan. The film stars [[Udhaya (actor)\|Udhaya]] and Kanika Tiwari in the lead roles while [[Nassar (actor)\|Nassar]], [[Jagan]] and [[Manobala]] among others form an ensemble cast. This movie is an unofficial remake of [[Mohanlal]] starrer [[Vismayathumbathu]] (2004). Music for the film was composed by [[Vijay Antony]] and [[Srikanth Deva]] and the film opened to negative reviews in July 2015.		'''''Aavi Kumar''''' ({{Translation\|Spirit Kumar}}) is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] horror comedy [[film]] directed by Kandeepan. The film stars [[Udhaya (actor)\|Udhaya]] and Kanika Tiwari in the lead roles while [[Nassar (actor)\|Nassar]], [[Jagan (actor)\|Jagan]] and [[Manobala]] among others form an ensemble cast. This movie is an unofficial remake of [[Mohanlal]] starrer ''[[Vismayathumbathu]]'' (2004). Music for the film was composed by [[Vijay Antony]] and [[Srikanth Deva]] and the film opened to negative reviews in July 2015.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Kanika Tiwari]] as Abhirami		* [[Kanika Tiwari]] as Abhirami
	* [[Nassar (actor)\|Nassar]] as Mahendran		* [[Nassar (actor)\|Nassar]] as Mahendran
	* [[Jagan]] as Kumar's friend		* [[Jagan (actor)\|Jagan]] as Kumar's friend
	* [[Manobala]] as Doctor		* [[Manobala]] as Doctor
	* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Kumar's uncle		* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Kumar's uncle
	* [[Ramdoss]] as patient		* [[Ramdoss]] as patient
	* [[Devadarshini]] as patient's wife		* [[Devadarshini]] as patient's wife
	* ~~Shruti Reddy as Shruti~~		* [[Bava Lakshmanan]] as broker
	* Bava Lakshmanan as broker
	* Vijayaganesh		* Vijayaganesh
	* Hafsal		* Hafsal
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	==Production==		==Production==
	Choreographer [[Chinni Prakash]] recommended that the team sign on Kanika Tiwari for the lead role, after she had made her acting debut in the Hindi film, ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)\|Agneepath]]'' (2012) as [[Hrithik Roshan]]'s sister. [[Vijay Antony]] was signed on as music composer, and suggested the title for the film. His busy schedules meant that [[Srikanth Deva]] was later brought in to finish the film's score and soundtrack. Shooting for the film began in Malaysia during December 2012, with a first loom poster released on the day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kollytalk.com/posters/aavi-kumar/aavi-kumar-movie-launch-poster-75953.html \|title=Aavi Kumar Movie Launch Poster \|work=Movie Posters \|accessdate=27 October 2015 \|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083527/http://kollytalk.com/posters/aavi-kumar/aavi-kumar-movie-launch-poster-75953.html \|archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The film progressed throughout April 2013, with Udhaya balancing his shoot alongside his commitments as an actor in his brother's film, ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013). The team shot in Malaysia for 45 days, before returning to Chennai finish portions.<ref>{{~~cite web~~\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shot-cuts-murder-mystery/article4522030.ece\|~~title=Shot Cuts: Murder mystery\|author=Nikhil Raghavan\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate~~=27 October 2015~~}}</ref>~~		Choreographer [[Chinni Prakash]] recommended that the team sign on Kanika Tiwari for the lead role, after she had made her acting debut in the Hindi film, ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)\|Agneepath]]'' (2012) as [[Hrithik Roshan]]'s sister.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2012-12-18 \|title=Bhopal girl bags lead role in Tamil movie \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhopal-girl-bags-lead-role-in-tamil-movie/articleshow/17658369.cms \|access-date=2023-11-08 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Vijay Antony]] was signed on as music composer, and suggested the title for the film. His busy schedules meant that [[Srikanth Deva]] was later brought in to finish the film's score and soundtrack. Shooting for the film began in Malaysia during December 2012, with a first loom poster released on the day. The film progressed throughout April 2013, with Udhaya balancing his shoot alongside his commitments as an actor in his brother's film, ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013). The team shot in Malaysia for 45 days, before returning to Chennai finish portions.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Nikhil Raghavan \|date=18 March 2013 \|title=Shot Cuts: Murder mystery \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shot-cuts-murder-mystery/article4522030.ece \|access-date=27 October 2015 \|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

	~~The film struggled to find a distributor and initially, the makers considered giving the film to [[Cheran (director)~~\|~~Cheran]]'s newly launched C2H network to provide a straight-to-DVD release, but eventually opted against doing so.<ref>{{cite web\|url~~=~~http://www.indiaglitz.com/cheran-the-trendsetter-tamil-news-127107.html\|title=Cheran~~ The ~~Trendsetter\|work=indiaglitz.com\|accessdate=27 October 2015~~}}</ref>

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics		! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Music
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| "Idhayam Nagaruthe" \|\| Santhosh, Manasi \|\| rowspan=4\|[[Na. Muthukumar]]		\| 1 \|\| "Idhayam Nagaruthe" \|\| Santhosh, Manasi \|\| rowspan=4\|[[Na. Muthukumar]] \|\| rowspan=2\|Vijay Antony
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| "Poo Poo Veliye Poo" \|\| [[Andrea Jeremiah]]		\| 2 \|\| "Poo Poo Veliye Poo" \|\| [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| "Vaa Vaa Tamizh Paiyya" \|\| Kavitha		\| 3 \|\| "Vaa Vaa Tamizh Paiyya" \|\| Kavitha \|\| Srikanth Deva
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4 \|\| "Vaa Vaa Uyire Vaa" \|\| [[Vijay Antony]]		\| 4 \|\| "Vaa Vaa Uyire Vaa" \|\| [[Vijay Antony]] \|\| Vijay Antony
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	==Release==		==Release==
	The film opened in July 2015 to mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from the [[Deccan Chronicle]] noted "the plot is new and interesting", while the "film had all the potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller, had the director infused some twists and turns instead of narrating it flat".<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=~~http~~://www.deccanchronicle.com/150725/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-aavi-kumar-film-had-potential-turn-out-be\|~~title~~=~~Movie review 'Aavi Kumar': The film had potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller~~\|~~work~~=Deccan Chronicle~~\|accessdate=27 October 2015~~}}</ref> Likewise, the critic from ~~the~~ [[Times of India]] noted "in the right hands, this could have been an engaging mystery that thrilled us with every revelation", but "what we get is a tonally deaf film which goes about narrating the plot points in a bland and clichéd fashion".<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aavi-Kumar/movie-review/48211639.cms\|~~title~~=~~Aavi Kumar Movie Review~~\|~~work~~=The Times of India~~\|accessdate=27 October 2015~~}}</ref> ~~A further reviewer from Nowrunning.com suggested that "Aavikumar is a wannabe horror comedy film which is neither frightening nor entertaining".~~<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=~~http~~://www.~~nowrunning~~.com/~~movie/12310~~/tamil/~~aavi-kumar~~/~~5149~~/~~review~~/\|~~title~~=~~Aavi Kumar Review\|date=24 July 2015\|work=nowrunning\|accessdate=27 October 2015~~}}</ref>		The film opened in July 2015 to mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' noted "the plot is new and interesting", while the "film had all the potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller, had the director infused some twists and turns instead of narrating it flat".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 July 2015 \|title=Movie review 'Aavi Kumar': The film had potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150725/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-aavi-kumar-film-had-potential-turn-out-be \|access-date=27 October 2015 \|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Likewise, the critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' noted "in the right hands, this could have been an engaging mystery that thrilled us with every revelation", but "what we get is a tonally deaf film which goes about narrating the plot points in a bland and clichéd fashion".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Aavi Kumar Movie Review \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aavi-Kumar/movie-review/48211639.cms \|access-date=27 October 2015 \|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=A Bland Screenplay with a Messy Climax \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/jul/25/a-bland-screenplay-with-a-messy-climax-791302.html \|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:~~2010s Tamil-language~~ films]]
	[[Category:2015 comedy horror films]]		[[Category:2015 comedy horror films]]
	[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]		[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
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	[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]		[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
	[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]		[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
			[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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{{short description|2015 film by K. Kandeepan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aavi Kumar
| image =
| caption =
| writer = Thai Muthu Selvan
| starring = [[Udhaya (actor)|Udhaya]] Kanika Tiwari [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| director = K. Kandeepan
| producer = Sridhar Narayanan S. Sivasaravanan
| music = [[Vijay Antony]] [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = Rajesh K. Narayanan
| studio = Action Take Movies Volmart Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2015|07|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| editing = [[Anil Malnad]]
}}
'''''Aavi Kumar''''' is a 2015 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] horror comedy [[film]] directed by Kandeepan. The film stars [[Udhaya (actor)|Udhaya]] and Kanika Tiwari in the lead roles while [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Jagan]] and [[Manobala]] among others form an ensemble cast. This movie is an unofficial remake of [[Mohanlal]] starrer [[Vismayathumbathu]] (2004). Music for the film was composed by [[Vijay Antony]] and [[Srikanth Deva]] and the film opened to negative reviews in July 2015.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Udhaya (actor)|Udhaya]] as Kumar
* [[Kanika Tiwari]] as Abhirami
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Mahendran
* [[Jagan]] as Kumar's friend
* [[Manobala]] as Doctor
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Kumar's uncle
* [[Ramdoss]] as patient
* [[Devadarshini]] as patient's wife
* Shruti Reddy as Shruti
* Bava Lakshmanan as broker
* Vijayaganesh
* Hafsal
* Sharfuddin Shah
* Punitha Shanmugam
* Agnes Sounkar
* Madhu Tiwari
* 'Saivam' Vicky
* Varusai Kubendran
{{colend}}

==Production==
Choreographer [[Chinni Prakash]] recommended that the team sign on Kanika Tiwari for the lead role, after she had made her acting debut in the Hindi film, ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012) as [[Hrithik Roshan]]'s sister. [[Vijay Antony]] was signed on as music composer, and suggested the title for the film. His busy schedules meant that [[Srikanth Deva]] was later brought in to finish the film's score and soundtrack. Shooting for the film began in Malaysia during December 2012, with a first loom poster released on the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kollytalk.com/posters/aavi-kumar/aavi-kumar-movie-launch-poster-75953.html |title=Aavi Kumar Movie Launch Poster |work=Movie Posters |accessdate=27 October 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083527/http://kollytalk.com/posters/aavi-kumar/aavi-kumar-movie-launch-poster-75953.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The film progressed throughout April 2013, with Udhaya balancing his shoot alongside his commitments as an actor in his brother's film, ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013). The team shot in Malaysia for 45 days, before returning to Chennai finish portions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shot-cuts-murder-mystery/article4522030.ece|title=Shot Cuts: Murder mystery|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>

The film struggled to find a distributor and initially, the makers considered giving the film to [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]'s newly launched C2H network to provide a straight-to-DVD release, but eventually opted against doing so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/cheran-the-trendsetter-tamil-news-127107.html|title=Cheran The Trendsetter|work=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music composed by [[Vijay Antony]] and [[Srikanth Deva]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Idhayam Nagaruthe" || Santhosh, Manasi || rowspan=4|[[Na. Muthukumar]]
|-
| 2 || "Poo Poo Veliye Poo" || [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
|-
| 3 || "Vaa Vaa Tamizh Paiyya" || Kavitha
|-
| 4 || "Vaa Vaa Uyire Vaa" || [[Vijay Antony]]
|-
|}

==Release==
The film opened in July 2015 to mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from the [[Deccan Chronicle]] noted "the plot is new and interesting", while the "film had all the potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller, had the director infused some twists and turns instead of narrating it flat".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150725/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-aavi-kumar-film-had-potential-turn-out-be|title=Movie review 'Aavi Kumar': The film had potential to turn out to be an engaging thriller|work=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> Likewise, the critic from the [[Times of India]] noted "in the right hands, this could have been an engaging mystery that thrilled us with every revelation", but "what we get is a tonally deaf film which goes about narrating the plot points in a bland and clichéd fashion".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aavi-Kumar/movie-review/48211639.cms|title=Aavi Kumar Movie Review|work=The Times of India|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref> A further reviewer from Nowrunning.com suggested that "Aavikumar is a wannabe horror comedy film which is neither frightening nor entertaining".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/12310/tamil/aavi-kumar/5149/review/|title=Aavi Kumar Review|date=24 July 2015|work=nowrunning|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2015 comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vijay Antony]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]