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{{Short description|2015 Indian film by Ramprakash Rayappa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ramprakash Rayappa]]
| producer = V. Chandran
| story = Ramprakash Rayappa
| writer = R. Senthil Kumar (dialogue)
| screenplay = Ramprakash Rayappa
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]]
*[[Dinesh Ravi|Dinesh]]
*[[Aishwarya Dutta]]
*[[Bindu Madhavi]]
}}
| music = [[S. Thaman]]
| cinematography = Deepak Kumar Padhy
| editing = [[V J Sabu Joseph]]
| studio = VLS Rock Cinema
| distributor = [[Red Giant Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|02|20|}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum''''' ({{translation|Dial 1 for Tamil}}; also referred to as '''''TEOA''''') is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[hyperlink cinema|hyperlink]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Ramprakash Rayappa]]. Produced by V. Chandran, the film stars [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]], [[Attakathi Dinesh|Dinesh]], [[Bindu Madhavi]] and [[Aishwarya Dutta]]. It was released on 20 February 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2015 |title='Tamilukku En Ondrai Aluthavum' on Feb 20 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamilukku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-on-feb-20/articleshow/46231666.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251031024251/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamilukku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-on-feb-20/articleshow/46231666.cms |archive-date=31 October 2025 |access-date=31 October 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
A deadly bomb will be activated if a computer geek restores a part of Chennai city's mobile networks, which are down due to a solar flare. Four people are linked to each other on a deadly mission.

Mukil falls in love with Simi, who is stuck in a pit hole with an 80-tonne gigantic 'Vaasthu' rock under suspension which is ready to fall on her at any time. The only way that Simi can escape from this danger is if her text message reaches Mukil.

In the meantime, there is a hyperactive science geek Vasanth, who is on a mission to activate a dead mobile network signal. Vasanth loves a girl named Harini. There is a call taxi driver Raja, whose car has a remotely operated bomb planted in it by a terrorist outfit waiting to destroy the city once the phone lines are restored. Does the city escape destruction from the bomb and what happens with the four main characters forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]] as Vasanth
* [[Dinesh Ravi|Dinesh]] as Mukil
* [[Bindu Madhavi]] as Simi
* [[Aishwarya Dutta]] as Harini
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Vasanth's mother
* [[Manobala]] as Swaminathan
* [[Sathish]] as Raja
* Md Asif as Bunty
* Ajay as Ramesh
* Baby Roshini as Shruti
* Sundari Divya as Lavanya
* [[Shalu Shamu]] as Maha
* Balachandar as Sanjay
* A. Srepaty Parvatraj as Seenu
* Pradeep K Vijayan as Veerasena
* Vanaraj as cameraman
* Parotta Murukesh as Maha's father
* Subhashini Kannan as Vasanth's sister-in-law
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film began development in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=17 October 2013 |title=Another Bengali beauty in Kollywood |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Another-Bengali-beauty-in-Kollywood/2013/10/17/article1839039.ece#.UzIJevl_uSo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211154258/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Another-Bengali-beauty-in-Kollywood/2013/10/17/article1839039.ece#.UzIJevl_uSo |archive-date=11 February 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Production began that December,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=18 December 2013 |title=Aishwarya Dutta signs her second |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131218/entertainment-kollywood/article/aishwarya-dutta-signs-her-second |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405042937/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131218/entertainment-kollywood/article/aishwarya-dutta-signs-her-second |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> and the team held a series of workshops to help the actors get into character, before beginning filming in [[Tiruvottiyur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=25 March 2014 |title=I Had to Change My Body Language |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-Had-to-Change-My-Body-Language-Actor-Nakul/2014/03/25/article2128715.ece#.UzIGu_l_uSo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326101327/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/I-Had-to-Change-My-Body-Language-Actor-Nakul/2014/03/25/article2128715.ece#.UzIGu_l_uSo |archive-date=26 March 2014 |access-date=4 April 2014 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[S. Thaman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:30
| language = Tamil
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Vanmam]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Beeruva]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. Thaman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TAMIZHUKU EN ONDRAI AZHUTHAVUM - Thaman S Tamil Audio Cd |url=https://www.audiocdworld.com/product/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-thaman-s-tamil-audio-cd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217052942/https://www.audiocdworld.com/product/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-thaman-s-tamil-audio-cd/ |archive-date=17 February 2025 |access-date=31 October 2025 |website=Audio CDs World |language=en}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 20:30
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Sattunnu Enna
| lyrics1 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra1 = Hariharasudhan
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = Robo Romeo
| lyrics2 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra2 = [[M. M. Manasi]], M. M. Monisha
| length2 = 5:01
| title3 = Thamizhukku En Ondrai Azhuthavum
| lyrics3 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra3 = [[Alphons Joseph]]
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Robo Romeo
| note4 = Karaoke
| lyrics4 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 5:00
| title5 = Sattunnu Enna
| note5 = Karaoke
| lyrics5 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| extra5 = Instrumental
| length5 = 3:26
}}

==Critical reception==
M. Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]''{{'}}s gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ramprakash Rayappa sets up his story effectively and keeps us on the edge of our seats for the most parts. The manner in which he handles this multi-strand narrative without making it chaotic deserves appreciation. The success lies in how he makes each of these sub-plots interesting", going on to call it a "solid debut film".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |date=20 February 2015 |title=Tamizhukku En 1-Ai Azhuthavum Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317043655/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms |archive-date=17 March 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Indo-Asian News Service]], while giving the same rating and also describing it as a "solid [[social thriller]]", wrote, "(the) details, though minute, make the director stand out from his contemporaries. The writing is fresh and it’s evident from the way the director manages to make the parallelly running stories converge at the end...It’s probably the first Tamil film where a perfect balance is struck between science, romance and comedy interspersed with some fresh thrills".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2015 |title=Social thriller with great comedy |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamiluku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review-social-thriller-with-great-comedy/99/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224145647/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamiluku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review-social-thriller-with-great-comedy/99/ |archive-date=24 February 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The deftness and confidence with which the director moves his narration belies the fact that this is his debut venture. The screenplay is engaging, with the characters well-fleshed out, and there is an element of suspense with humour laced throughout...One of the better scripts to appear in recent times, ''Thamizhuku Enn Ondrai Azhuthavum'' has a lot of positives going for it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=21 February 2015 |title=Well-crafted, a Better Script in Recent Times |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Well-crafted-a-Better-Script-in-Recent-Times/2015/02/21/article2678565.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224150205/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Well-crafted-a-Better-Script-in-Recent-Times/2015/02/21/article2678565.ece |archive-date=24 February 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |publisher=}}</ref>

''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "The director has done his paper work with sheer perfection and packaged this out-of-the-box concept in a fairly engaging manner".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2015 |title=Tamizhukku En Ondrai Azhuthavum |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamizhukku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-review-tamil-pcynaJcgejacf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327030333/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamizhukku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-review-tamil-pcynaJcgejacf.html |archive-date=27 March 2017 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "It doesn’t say much about a movie when we walk into a thriller and walk out of what’s mostly a comedy – but with so many laughs, why complain?", further adding that "first-time director Ramprakash Rayappa at least has the right ideas".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=21 February 2015 |title=Less thriller, more comedy, but some big laughs |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thamizhukku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review/article6919465.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716040043/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thamizhukku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review/article6919465.ece |archive-date=16 July 2017 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> In contrast, ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Director Ramprakash has come up with a good idea, but the performance is poor, the romance seems forced, there are too many coincidences and a lame, predictable climax. This spoils what could have been a racy and exciting thriller".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=20 February 2015 |title=Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum is not exciting |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-is-not-exciting/20150220.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328093046/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-is-not-exciting/20150220.htm |archive-date=28 March 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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