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| name          = Adhisaya Ulagam
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| producer      = R. Banuchitra
| producer      = R. Banuchitra
| writer        = Shakthi Scott
| writer        = Shakthi Scott
| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[Livingston (actor)|J. Livingston]]|Sreelahksmy|Mannan Prithivraj|[[Anandha Kannan]]|George Antonty|Latha Rao}}
| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[J. Livingston]]|Sreelakshmy N. Nair|Mannan Prithivraj}}
| music          = Shakthi Scott
| music          = Shakthi Scott
| cinematography = [[Sathish. G]]
| cinematography = Sathish G
| editing        =
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| studio        = {{unbulleted list|Tittu Productions|Dreamgate Animation}}
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'''''Adhisaya Ulagam''''' (''World of Wonders'') is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[science fantasy]] film written and directed by Shakti Scott and produced by R. Banuchitra. The film stars [[Livingston (actor)|J. Livingston]], Sree Lakshmi, Mannan Prithivraj, [[Anandha Kannan]], and Latha Rao, in a project combining animation with live action as India's first [[3D film]] that featured dinosaurs.<ref name=OneIndia /><ref name="Twitch Film">{{cite news|last=Hurtado|first=J|title=WTF Is ADHISAYA ULAGAM? Dinosaurs, Talking Dogs, & Time Machines in 3D! Thank You India!|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[Twitch Film]]|date=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223738/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the film, Neelakantan, an Indian scientist, invents a time machine through which he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the prehistoric world. There they encounter numerous now extinct animals, including dinosaurs. The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. In the director's words the film received mostly negative reviews majorly because the critics failed to recognize the fact it was made in a zero budget. According to ''[[The Times of India]]'', the director of the film failed as a storyteller and the film was "a bland Jurassic adventure".<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam review"/>
'''''Adhisaya Ulagam''''' ({{translation|''World of Wonders''}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[science fantasy]] film written and directed by Shakthi Scott and produced by R. Banuchitra. The film stars [[J. Livingston]], Sreelakshmy N. Nair, and Mannan Prithivraj.
 
This project, combining animation with live action, is marked as India's first [[3D film]] featuring [[dinosaur]]s.<ref name="Twitch Film">{{Cite news |last=Hurtado |first=J |date=29 February 2012 |title=WTF Is ADHISAYA ULAGAM? Dinosaurs, Talking Dogs, & Time Machines in 3D! Thank You India! |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223738/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/02/wtf-is-adhisaya-ulagam-dinosaurs-talking-dogs-time-machines-in-3d-thank-you-india.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=18 September 2013 |work=[[Twitch Film]]}}</ref> In the film, a scientist invents a time machine through which he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the prehistoric world. There, they encounter numerous extinct animals, including dinosaurs.
 
The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. According to the director, the film received mostly negative reviews, primarily because critics failed to recognize that it was made on a zero budget.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Professor Neelakantan ([[Livingston (actor)|J. Livingston]]) is an maverick Indian scientist and inventor who develops and constructs a [[Time travel|time machine]], and begins experimenting with it. He realises that his machine requires a recognised "object" to work, and he therefore seeks to locate such an object that can be transported in time through his machine. He jokingly tells his pet dog that he would use it as the "object".
Professor Neelakantan is a maverick scientist and inventor who develops and constructs a [[Time travel|time machine]] and begins experimenting with it. He realizes that his machine requires a recognized "object" to work, so he seeks to locate such an object that can be transported through time. He jokingly tells his pet dog that he would use it as the "object".
 
Varsha (Sreelakhsmy N. Nair) and Vikas (Prithvi) are Neelakantan's mischievous granddaughter and grandson who live with their parents and are very fond of the grandfather.  While on a visit, the two children enter Neelakantan's laboratory in his absence and start playing with the dog. Varsha throws a ball that strikes the time machine's control screen and accidentally turns on the device, which recognises Varsha and Vikas as transferable "objects". Neelakantan enters the room and is shocked to see the machine's condition, but it is too late. As he tries to save the kids, he too is recognised as an "object" by the machine, and his grandchildren and he are accidentally transported to the age of dinosaurs.


In the prehistoric world Neelakantan and his grandchildren encounter animals that are now [[extinct]], including several species of dangerous [[dinosaur]]s. At first they are afraid and struggle to understand what to do. But, gradually they try to be friends with a dinosaurs. They wish to return to the modern times, but for that they would require a source of electricity, which does not exist in the prehistoric times they have been transported to. How they survive their circumstances and finally manage to return to their own age is the main plot of the film.
Varsha and Vikas are Neelakantan's mischievous grandchildren who live with their parents and are very fond of their grandfather. While visiting, the two children enter Neelakantan's laboratory in his absence and start playing with the dog. Varsha throws a ball that strikes the time machine's control screen and accidentally turns on the device, which recognizes Varsha and Vikas as transferable "objects". Neelakantan enters the room and is shocked to see the machine's condition, but it is too late. As he tries to save the kids, he too is recognized as an "object" by the machine, and he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the year 16,50,26,188 BC.{{Efn|Rounded to 16.5 [[crore]] years ago (or 165 [[million years ago]]), corresponding to the late [[Bathonian]] or early [[Callovian]] ages of the [[Middle Jurassic|Middle]] [[Jurassic]] period. |group=notelist}} They encounter several extinct animals, including dangerous dinosaurs. At first, they are afraid and struggle to understand what to do. But gradually, they try to befriend the dinosaurs. They wish to return to modern times, but to do this, they need a source of electricity, which does not exist in the prehistoric times they have been transported to. How they survive their circumstances and finally manage to return to the present is the main plot of the film.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*  [[Livingston (actor)|J. Livingston]] as Neelakantan
*  [[J. Livingston]] as Neelakantan
* Sreelakhsmy N. Nair as Varsha
* Sreelakshmy N. Nair as Varsha
* Prithvi as Vikas
* Mannan Prithivraj as Vikas
* [[George Vishnu]]
* [[George Vishnu]]
* [[Anandha kannan|Anandha Kannan]]
* [[Anandha kannan|Anandha Kannan]] as Boo Boo, a [[Human evolution#Evolution of genus Homo|prehistoric man]]  
* Latha Rao
* Latha Rao
* Mannan Prithivraj
* Mannan Prithivraj
* Lena Mohan
* Lena Mohan
== Creatures on screen ==
''The list is in'' ''order of appearance''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Name
!Note
|-
|1
|[[Sauropoda|Sauropods]]
|probably [[Brachiosauridae|Brachiosaurs]]
|-
|2
|''[[Einiosaurus]]''
|
|-
| -
|''[[Gallimimus]]''
|probable ; not clearly visible
|-
|3
|''[[Parasaurolophus]]'' 
|
|-
|4
|Unidentified [[Bipedalism|bipedal]] animal
|ridden by Boo Boo
|-
|5
|''[[Pteranodon]]''
|
|-
|6
|''[[Therizinosaurus]]'' / other clawed herbivore
|
|-
|7
|''[[Gigantspinosaurus]]''
|
|-
|8
|''[[Suchomimus]]'' (?)
|
|-
|9
|[[Protoceratopsids]]
|juveniles
|-
|10
|[[Microraptoria]]
|four-winged flying dinosaurs
|-
|11
|[[Oviraptoridae|Oviraptorids]]
|
|-
|12
|''[[Rajasaurus]]''
|the only named dinosaur in the film
|-
|13
|[[Tanystropheus]]
|probable ; shown as [[Electrogenesis|electrogenetic]]
|-
|14
|[[Megapiranha]] (?)
|
|-
|15
|''[[Spinosaurus]]''
|
|}
[[File:Athisayalokam.jpg|thumb|Production still from Athisayalokam.]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
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''Adhisaya Ulagam 3D'' was the first Indian [[3D film]] that featured dinosaurs.<ref name=OneIndia>{{cite news|title=Adhisaya Ulagam 3D story|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/adisaya-ulagam/story.html|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[OneIndia]]}}</ref> The film was shot using a Dual Lens Panasonic 3d Camera.<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam 3D&nbsp;– the first ever in Tamil cinema">{{cite news|title=Adhisaya Ulagam 3D&nbsp;– the first ever in Tamil cinema|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-11-04/adhisaya-ulagam-3d-shakthi-scott-28-10-11.html|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=Behind Woods}}</ref> The dinosaurs shown in this film were created using computer animation and graphics, and a total of fifteen species of dinosaurs were depicted.<ref name="'Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10">{{cite news|title='Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010010932/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2013|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref>


The film was produced under the banners of Tittu Productions&nbsp;– Dreamgate Animation.<ref name="Going Back in Time">{{cite news|title=Going Back in Time|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fighting-piracy/article3724835.ece|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Shakti Scott, who directed of the film, also composed its music, wrote its screenplay, and handled editing and graphics. Before working on the film, Scott had worked on visual effects in a few films Tamil films including ''[[Eeram]]'' and ''Arundathi''.
''Adhisaya Ulagam 3D'' was the first Indian [[3D film]] that featured dinosaurs. The film was shot using a Dual Lens Panasonic 3D Camera.<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam 3D&nbsp;– the first ever in Tamil cinema">{{Cite news |title=Adhisaya Ulagam 3D&nbsp;– the first ever in Tamil cinema |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-11-04/adhisaya-ulagam-3d-shakthi-scott-28-10-11.html |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=Behind Woods}}</ref> The dinosaurs shown in this film were created using computer animation and graphics, and a total of 15 species of dinosaurs were depicted.<ref name="'Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10">{{Cite news |title='Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10 |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010010932/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/adhisaya-ulagam-to-hit-the-screens-on-august-10/279181-71-180.html |archive-date=10 October 2013 |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref>
 
The film was produced under the banners of Tittu Productions&nbsp;– Dreamgate Animation.<ref name="Going Back in Time">{{Cite news |title=Going Back in Time |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fighting-piracy/article3724835.ece |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Shakti Scott, who directed of the film, also composed its music, wrote its screenplay, and handled editing and graphics. Before working on the film, Scott had worked on visual effects in a few films, including ''[[Eeram]]'' and ''Arundathi''.


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
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The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. Before its release, Shakthi Scott promised "surprise elements" in the film.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Upon release, ''Adhisaya Ulagam 3D'' received negative reviews from critics. ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film one out of five stars, and called it "a bland Jurassic adventure". They described the film plot as a mix of those from ''[[Back to the Future]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' and found story-telling and the graphic works unimpressive. They wrote, "But when even the five-year-old kids in the theatre get restless, it is a clear sign that the filmmaker has failed as a storyteller."<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam review">{{cite news|title=Adhisaya Ulagam review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Adhisaya-Ulagam/movie-review/15447935.cms|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film one out of five stars, saying the director failed as a storyteller and calling it "a bland Jurassic adventure". They described the film plot as a mix of those from ''[[Back to the Future]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' and found the storytelling and graphic works unimpressive. They wrote, "But when even the five-year-old kids in the theatre get restless, it is a clear sign that the filmmaker has failed as a storyteller."<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam review">{{Cite news |title=Adhisaya Ulagam review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Adhisaya-Ulagam/movie-review/15447935.cms |access-date=16 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


''NowRunning'' criticised the director's film-making, and the movie's story line and graphics. They found the works of the VFX artists "amateurish" and wrote that the film "looks like an unfinished product." Overall, they rated the film "Poor" and gave it half out of five stars,<ref name="NowRunning review">{{cite web|title=Adhisaya Ulagam&nbsp;– 3D Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm|publisher=Now Running|accessdate=16 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224319/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''NowRunning'' criticized the director's filmmaking and the movie's storyline and graphics. They found the works of the VFX artists "amateurish" and wrote that the film "looks like an unfinished product." Overall, they rated the film "poor" and gave it half out of five stars,<ref name="NowRunning review">{{Cite web |title=Adhisaya Ulagam&nbsp;– 3D Review |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224319/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10462/tamil/adhisaya-ulagam-3d/3834/review.htm |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=16 September 2013 |publisher=Now Running}}</ref>


Shakthi Scott participated in a short film making contest conducted by ''Star World'' and ''Steven Spielberg'' in the year 2007. ''[[On the Lot]]'' was a single season reality show and online competition for filmmaking, produced by Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett and David Goffin. Shakthi Scott was selected among 12000 entries and was the only person to be selected from Asia.
== See also ==
* [[List of films featuring dinosaurs]]


== Box office ==
== Notes ==
The film had a poor opening at the box office and was a commercial flop. According to Behindwoods, in its [[Chennai]] theatrical run from 6 to 12 August 2012, the film collected only {{INRConvert|700000}} and had only 10% theatre occupancy on weekdays.<ref name="Adhisaya Ulagam 3D Chennai Box Office report">{{cite news|title=Adhisaya Ulagam 3D Chennai Box Office report|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/adhisaya-ulagam/adhisaya-ulagam-box-office-aug-12.html|accessdate=16 September 2013|newspaper=Behind Woods}}</ref>
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== See also ==
*''[[Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali]]''


== References ==
== References ==
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Adhisaya Ulagam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShakthi Scott
Produced byR. Banuchitra
Written byShakthi Scott
Starring
Music byShakthi Scott
CinematographySathish G
Production
company
  • Tittu Productions
  • Dreamgate Animation
Release date
  • 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10) (India)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget$20,000
Box office$9350

Adhisaya Ulagam (transl. World of Wonders) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language science fantasy film written and directed by Shakthi Scott and produced by R. Banuchitra. The film stars J. Livingston, Sreelakshmy N. Nair, and Mannan Prithivraj.

This project, combining animation with live action, is marked as India's first 3D film featuring dinosaurs.[1] In the film, a scientist invents a time machine through which he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the prehistoric world. There, they encounter numerous extinct animals, including dinosaurs.

The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. According to the director, the film received mostly negative reviews, primarily because critics failed to recognize that it was made on a zero budget.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Professor Neelakantan is a maverick scientist and inventor who develops and constructs a time machine and begins experimenting with it. He realizes that his machine requires a recognized "object" to work, so he seeks to locate such an object that can be transported through time. He jokingly tells his pet dog that he would use it as the "object".

Varsha and Vikas are Neelakantan's mischievous grandchildren who live with their parents and are very fond of their grandfather. While visiting, the two children enter Neelakantan's laboratory in his absence and start playing with the dog. Varsha throws a ball that strikes the time machine's control screen and accidentally turns on the device, which recognizes Varsha and Vikas as transferable "objects". Neelakantan enters the room and is shocked to see the machine's condition, but it is too late. As he tries to save the kids, he too is recognized as an "object" by the machine, and he and his grandchildren are accidentally transported to the year 16,50,26,188 BC.[lower-alpha 1] They encounter several extinct animals, including dangerous dinosaurs. At first, they are afraid and struggle to understand what to do. But gradually, they try to befriend the dinosaurs. They wish to return to modern times, but to do this, they need a source of electricity, which does not exist in the prehistoric times they have been transported to. How they survive their circumstances and finally manage to return to the present is the main plot of the film.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Creatures on screen[edit | edit source]

The list is in order of appearance

No. Name Note
1 Sauropods probably Brachiosaurs
2 Einiosaurus
- Gallimimus probable ; not clearly visible
3 Parasaurolophus
4 Unidentified bipedal animal ridden by Boo Boo
5 Pteranodon
6 Therizinosaurus / other clawed herbivore
7 Gigantspinosaurus
8 Suchomimus (?)
9 Protoceratopsids juveniles
10 Microraptoria four-winged flying dinosaurs
11 Oviraptorids
12 Rajasaurus the only named dinosaur in the film
13 Tanystropheus probable ; shown as electrogenetic
14 Megapiranha (?)
15 Spinosaurus
Production still from Athisayalokam.

Production[edit | edit source]

"The movie revolves around a scientist who invents a time machine and how his grandchildren accidentally get teleported to the prehistoric era. We have created dinosaurs using computer graphics."

Director Shakthi Scott on the film[2]

Adhisaya Ulagam 3D was the first Indian 3D film that featured dinosaurs. The film was shot using a Dual Lens Panasonic 3D Camera.[3] The dinosaurs shown in this film were created using computer animation and graphics, and a total of 15 species of dinosaurs were depicted.[4]

The film was produced under the banners of Tittu Productions – Dreamgate Animation.[2] Shakti Scott, who directed of the film, also composed its music, wrote its screenplay, and handled editing and graphics. Before working on the film, Scott had worked on visual effects in a few films, including Eeram and Arundathi.

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Professional reviews
Review Scores
Source Rating
The Times of India 1/5 stars

The film was released on 10 August 2012 in India. The Times of India gave the film one out of five stars, saying the director failed as a storyteller and calling it "a bland Jurassic adventure". They described the film plot as a mix of those from Back to the Future and Jurassic Park and found the storytelling and graphic works unimpressive. They wrote, "But when even the five-year-old kids in the theatre get restless, it is a clear sign that the filmmaker has failed as a storyteller."[5]

NowRunning criticized the director's filmmaking and the movie's storyline and graphics. They found the works of the VFX artists "amateurish" and wrote that the film "looks like an unfinished product." Overall, they rated the film "poor" and gave it half out of five stars,[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rounded to 16.5 crore years ago (or 165 million years ago), corresponding to the late Bathonian or early Callovian ages of the Middle Jurassic period.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Hurtado, J (29 February 2012). "WTF Is ADHISAYA ULAGAM? Dinosaurs, Talking Dogs, & Time Machines in 3D! Thank You India!". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Going Back in Time". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Adhisaya Ulagam 3D – the first ever in Tamil cinema". Behind Woods. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "'Adhisaya Ulagam' to hit the screens on August 10". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Adhisaya Ulagam review". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Adhisaya Ulagam – 3D Review". Now Running. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

External links[edit | edit source]

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