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	'''''Akku''''' is a ~~[[Tamil films of~~ 2008~~\|2008]]~~ Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Maamani. The film ~~features~~ Ajay, Sriji, Rakshai, [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Anu Haasan]] ~~in lead roles~~, with Ram Khan, Harris, Vijay Kumar, Biju, Radio One Balaji, Jayashree, Lakshmi and Ammu Ramachandran playing supporting roles. The film had background music scored by Sriram and was released on 22 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251\|title=Find Tamil Movie Akku\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021040930/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251\|archive-date=21 October 2010\|access-date=27 November 2019\|publisher=jointscene.com\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/akku-celluloid\|title=Akku (Celluloid)\|access-date=27 November 2019\|publisher=movies.syzygy.in}}</ref>		'''''Akku''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Maamani. The film stars Ajay, Sriji, Rakshai, [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Anu Haasan]], with Ram Khan, Harris, Vijay Kumar, Biju, Radio One Balaji, Jayashree, Lakshmi and Ammu Ramachandran playing supporting roles. The film had background music scored by Sriram and was released on 22 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251\|title=Find Tamil Movie Akku\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021040930/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251\|archive-date=21 October 2010\|access-date=27 November 2019\|publisher=jointscene.com\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/akku-celluloid\|title=Akku (Celluloid)\|access-date=27 November 2019\|publisher=movies.syzygy.in}}</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Akku
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Maamani
| producer = On Life Network
| writer = Maamani
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Ajay
* Sriji
* Rakshai
* [[Riyaz Khan]]
* [[Anu Haasan]]
}}
| music = Sriram
| cinematography = Chitti Babu
| editing = G. B. Venkatesh
| distributor =
| studio = On Life Network
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|02|22}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Akku''''' is a [[Tamil films of 2008|2008]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Maamani. The film features Ajay, Sriji, Rakshai, [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Anu Haasan]] in lead roles, with Ram Khan, Harris, Vijay Kumar, Biju, Radio One Balaji, Jayashree, Lakshmi and Ammu Ramachandran playing supporting roles. The film had background music scored by Sriram and was released on 22 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251|title=Find Tamil Movie Akku|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021040930/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Akku/1251|archive-date=21 October 2010|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/akku-celluloid|title=Akku (Celluloid)|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=movies.syzygy.in}}</ref>

==Plot==
Siva (Ajay) is an IT professional who grew up in an orphanage, and he falls in love with Bhanu (Sriji). Her brother (Rakshai) is a dreaded terrorist leader planning to bomb [[Chennai]] city. Bhanu elopes with Siva as she is afraid that her brother would not permit their marriage, and they arrive in a forest, but they are soon caught by Bhanu's brother and the members of the terrorist organisation in the middle of the night. Bhanu's brother beats Siva up, takes him to the heart of the city, puts a bomb in his shoe and abandons him. Bhanu's brother tells him to keep running to stay alive. If Siva stops running or slows down, the bomb in his shoe would explode, killing him and also triggering a chain of explosions. The terrorist leader then calls the police, and he sends them a [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] to track down Siva. He also challenges them to save Siva and Chennai city.

A police team is pressed into service to defuse the bomb and save Siva and the city. The assistant commissioner of police Aadhi Narayanan ([[Riyaz Khan]]), the bomb squad officer Anu ([[Anu Haasan]]), and the doctor Devi (Jayashree) start following Siva in cars. The incident receives heavy media attention, and it is broadcast live by all the news channels. The dawn is coming with the sun, and Siva is exhausted. Meanwhile, Bhanu is locked in a room by her brother in his place and calls the police to save her. Devi ensures that he does not collapse from exhaustion, she provides him with energy tablets and oxygen supply. Anu even scans his shoe for the bomb and finds [[uranium]] in his shoe.

The terrorist leader orders the members of his organisation to stop Siva from running, and they try to kill him. The police manage to kill them, but one terrorist shoots with a [[Rocket-propelled grenade|RPG]] and the car of Aadhi Narayanan exploded. Aadhi Narayanan is severely injured after the attack. The police catch the terrorist and start torturing him to quickly obtain information from him. Meanwhile, the special force eventually finds out where Bhanu has been kidnapped and saves her. The special force and the terrorist organisation begin to exchange fire in the area. The terrorists, including Bhanu's brother, are killed, and the special force won the battle. Anu decides to defuse the bomb and leads Siva in a remote place where the police set up a treadmill for him. A tired Siva starts running on the treadmill, and Anu, who wears a [[bomb suit]], orders the police to move away from the place. Siva is hooked by a [[crane (machine)|crane]] and Anu orders him to jump, at that moment, she puts an adhesive surface under his shoes, and the crane lifted him at an unbelievable speed. The shoe soles stick to the adhesive surface tearing up his shoes, and the bomb exploded without causing any casualties. At the hospital, Anu meets an exhausted Siva and his lover Bhanu, and Anu congratulates him for his braveness.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* Ajay as Siva
* Sriji as Bhanu
* Rakshai as Bhanu's brother
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Aadhi Narayanan
* [[Anu Haasan]] as Anu
* Ram Khan as the Police inspector
* Harris
* Vijay Kumar
* Biju
* Radio One Balaji as a Radio jockey
* Jayashree as Devi
* Lakshmi as Priya
* Ammu Ramachandran as Savitha
* [[Appukutty]] as Man at the barbershop (uncredited role)
{{colend}}

==Production==
Maamani, who has worked under [[R. Balu]], [[R. Parthiban]] and [[S. P. Jananathan]], made his directorial with ''Akku'' (the last vowel in Tamil) under the banner of On Life Network. Newcomers Ajay, Sriji and Rakshai were cast to play the lead roles alongside [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Anu Haasan]]. The film did not have an [[intermission|interval]], songs or fights. Speaking of the film, the director said, "Since I do not want the screenplay to slow down, I decided to have no interval". The camera was handled by Chitti Babu, Sriram composed the background score and G. B. Venkatesh edited the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/No-songs-no-fights-no-interval/article14817525.ece|title=No songs, no fights, no interval|date=17 August 2007|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-a-leopards-trail/article4863257.ece|title=On a leopard's trail|author=Nikhil Raghavan|date=29 June 2013|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/akkue.shtml|title=Akku|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616125837/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/akkue.shtml|archive-date=16 June 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=cinesouth.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Behindwoods'' rated the film 3 out 5 and wrote, "There are some holes in the plot, the acting is uneven (since it involves so many novices) and the climax goes a little wrong. But these are minor flaws in an otherwise deftly conceived and shot thriller. Akku could blaze a new trend in Kollywood of taut genre thrillers, minus songs and dances".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/akku-review.html|title=Akku MOVIE REVIEW|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' said, "Akku is an attempt at a different type of thriller not seen in Tamil film genre which has human emotions and cinematic heroism to keep the audiences engrossed".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/akku-review-tamil-pclw5Ibefiaai.html|title=Review : Akku (2008|date=26 February 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "'Akku' is a different attempt in Tamil by a set of newcomers. Maamani and his team should be commended for their effort to make a film which provides thrilling entertainment without adhering to the set rules of commercial films".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/akku-review-tamil-movie-10022|title=Akku Review|date=27 February 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref> ''Nowrunning'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and stated, "Sri Ram's background score is apt for a thriller. Chittibabu's camera work and Venkatesh's crisp editing enhance quality. Slick and action-packed, "Akku" is a new experience in Tamil cinema".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5044/tamil/akku/1525/review.htm|title=Akku Tamil Movie Review|date=3 March 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=nowrunning.com}}</ref> Another reviewer rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Though there are one or two loopholes, the film overall was a great effort, and the makers should be appreciated to come up with something so fresh and daring from the regular mainstream cinema".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Tamil-Akku-Movie-Review-3,159.php|title=Akku Movie Review|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=bharatstudent.com}}</ref> Another critic said, "It has many good twists and turns that will keep you interested and on the edge of your seat! It seems that the director has been influenced by thrillers like ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'', and he reworks perfectly and presents with an apt screenplay".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/reviews/2008/akku-review-270208.html|title=Akku Review|author=Settu Shankar|date=27 February 2008|access-date=27 November 2019|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:2008 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2008 action thriller films]]

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