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Production for the film began in August 2004 with [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] and [[Uma (actress)|Uma]] signed on to play a brother and sister in the film. The film was revealed to be produced by Kaladass Creations, who had earlier produced [[Balu Mahendra]]'s off-beat film ''[[Veedu]]'' (1988), while it would be directed by debutant Bhuvanaraja.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150809110744/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13627002&cid=2363 sify.com]</ref> Bhuvanaraja had earlier narrated two different scripts to Prashanth and by chance mentioned a partial storyline for a third, with the actor impressed with the final one. Unlike most other Tamil language films, ''Adaikalam'' did not feature a romantic sub-plot for the lead character and Prashanth appreciated that he had accepted to work on the film purely for its strong script and screenplay.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140406193325/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13652344]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131091001/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040800010200.htm ]</ref> He cast Prashanth's real life father, [[Thiagarajan]], in a pivotal role while actress [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] worked on the film free of charge after being impressed with the film's story.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407103223/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/24/stories/2006112400070200.htm ]</ref> The shoot for the film continued throughout regions in [[Kanyakumari]] in October 2004.<ref>http://ajithkumar.free.fr/news/news_97.htm</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/prashanth-s-future-moves-tamil-news-10280</ref> | Production for the film began in August 2004 with [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] and [[Uma (actress)|Uma]] signed on to play a brother and sister in the film. The film was revealed to be produced by Kaladass Creations, who had earlier produced [[Balu Mahendra]]'s off-beat film ''[[Veedu]]'' (1988), while it would be directed by debutant Bhuvanaraja.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150809110744/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13627002&cid=2363 sify.com]</ref> Bhuvanaraja had earlier narrated two different scripts to Prashanth and by chance mentioned a partial storyline for a third, with the actor impressed with the final one. Unlike most other Tamil language films, ''Adaikalam'' did not feature a romantic sub-plot for the lead character and Prashanth appreciated that he had accepted to work on the film purely for its strong script and screenplay.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140406193325/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13652344]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131091001/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040800010200.htm ]</ref> He cast Prashanth's real life father, [[Thiagarajan]], in a pivotal role while actress [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] worked on the film free of charge after being impressed with the film's story.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407103223/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/24/stories/2006112400070200.htm ]</ref> The shoot for the film continued throughout regions in [[Kanyakumari]] in October 2004.<ref>http://ajithkumar.free.fr/news/news_97.htm</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/prashanth-s-future-moves-tamil-news-10280</ref> | ||
The film was reported to be ready for release in April 2005.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/News/25-4-05/prashanth_faceoff.htm</ref> Once the film was completed, the release was delayed after the producer became caught up with business commitments abroad. The film was further delayed as they did not want to clash with other films with similar themes such as [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]'s ''[[Thavamai Thavamirundhu]]'' (2005) and [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]]'s ''[[Emmtan-Magan]]'' (2006).<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/adaikalam-clearing-all-hurdles-tamil-news-26600</ref> A press-meet was held in November 2006, where the makers revealed that all production hurdles had been passed and subsequently released a trailer for the film.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/11017.html</ref> | The film was reported to be ready for release in April 2005.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/News/25-4-05/prashanth_faceoff.htm</ref> Once the film was completed, the release was delayed after the producer became caught up with business commitments abroad. The film was further delayed as they did not want to clash with other films with similar themes such as [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]'s ''[[Thavamai Thavamirundhu]]'' (2005) and [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]]'s ''[[Emmtan-Magan]]'' (2006).<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/adaikalam-clearing-all-hurdles-tamil-news-26600</ref> Subsequently, the director went on to start and work on another film titled ''Brindavanathil Nandakumaran'', though it later did not release.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070203185241/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13102005-5.shtml</ref> A press-meet was held in November 2006, where the makers revealed that all production hurdles had been passed and subsequently released a trailer for the film.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/11017.html</ref> | ||
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]]s [[Sabesh-Murali]]. The soundtrack, released on | The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]]s [[Sabesh-Murali]]. The soundtrack, released on 16 December 2005, features 5 tracks. | ||
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