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{{Infobox film
| name = Alaiyadikkuthu
| name           = Alaiyadikkuthu
| image =
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| caption =
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| director = [[Kalimuthu (director)|Kalimuthu]]
| director       = Kalimuthu Arjunaraja
| writer =
| producer      = A. N. A. Naina Mohamed<br />N. Fazil
| starring = [[Naveen Dhanush]]<br> [[Sindu Tolani]]<br>[[Neha Tolani]]<br>[[Praba Reddy]]
| writer         = Kalimuthu Arjunaraja
| producer = [[N. Mohammed]]<br>[[N. Fazil]]
| starring       = {{plainlist|
| music = [[Bharani (music director)|Bharani]]
*[[Sindhu Tolani]]
| editor =
*[[Yugendran]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|08|10}}
*Naveen Dhanush
| runtime =
*[[Aari Arujunan|Akhil Kumar]]
| country = India
}}
| language = Tamil
| music         = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]
| budget =
| cinematography = Pavan Shekhar
| editing        = T. K. Kuppusamy
| studio        = Studio Lights
| distributor    =
| runtime        =  
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2005|08|10}}
| country       = India
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Alaiyadikkuthu''''' ({{Translation|The waves are hitting}}) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Kalimuthu Arjunaraja and starring [[Sindhu Tolani]], Naveen Dhanush and [[Aari Arujunan|Akhil Kumar]]. It was released on 10 August 2005.
 
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sindhu Tolani]] as Brindha
*Naveen Dhanush
*[[Aari Arujunan|Akhil Kumar]]
*[[Yugendran]] as R. G. Madhu
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]]
*[[Kazan Khan]]
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]
*Ghilli Sekhar
*[[Bava Lakshmanan]]
*Neha Tolani
*Prabha Reddy
*[[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]]
*[[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]]
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
}}
}}
'''''Alaiyadikkuthu''''' ({{lang-en|Attacking Waves}}) is a 2005 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language film released in [[India]]. It was directed by [[Kalimuthu (director)|Kalimuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Cinema News {{!}} Tamil Movie Reviews {{!}} Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|access-date=2020-06-11|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>


The film starred Naveen Dhanush, [[Sindhu Tolani]], her sister Neha Thulani and Praba Reddy is the lead roles. A sequel was planned titled ''Minnaladikkuthu'' starring [[Namitha]], but was later shelved.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Cinema News {{!}} Tamil Movie Reviews {{!}} Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|access-date=2020-06-11|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>
==Soundtrack==


==Plot==
{| class="wikitable"
Brinda (Sindhu Tolani) is an employee of a medical company. She is not ready to be treated as a doormat, and she is against the exploitation of women and atrocities caused by men. She tracks men who have committed rapes and kills them using potassium cyanide. A businessman (Yugendran), Police Commissioner (Sekhar), and Chief Minister (Vijayan) have fallen victim to her. She has taken these actions after her life was made miserable and her husband was killed by her lecherous boss (Kazan Khan) who also enjoyed raping her after the killing...
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || Chee Chee Poda || [[Mahathi (singer)|Mahathi]], [[Harish Raghavendra]] || rowspan=3|Ilayakamban
|-
| 2 || Machi Machi || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Mahathi
|-
| 3 || Mela Paaru || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Grace Karunas]]
|-
| 4 || Mercury Baby || [[Srimathumitha]] || [[Pa. Vijay]]
|-
| 5 || Vaada Machan || Krishnaraj, [[Anuradha Sriram]] || Victor Dass
|-
|}


== Soundtrack ==
==Reception==
Soundtrack was composed by Bharani.<ref>{{Citation|title=Alaiyadikkuthu (2005) - Bharani|url=https://mio.to//album/Alaiyadikkuthu+%282005%29|language=en|access-date=2020-06-11}}</ref>
The film was released on 10 August 2005 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from [[Sify]] gave the film a negative review, adding that "Sindhu Tolani as the female crusader and vigilante is adequate though she has to improve in emotional scenes" and that the film "needed more sensitive treatment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/alaiyadikuthe-review-tamil-pclvK7iffhicj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615002742/https://www.sify.com/movies/alaiyadikuthe-review-tamil-pclvK7iffhicj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2022|title=Alaiyadikuthe|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> A critic from NowRunning.com wrote "though the movie is realistic, relevant and to some extent revitalizing, it misses on a point that you do not feel or sympathize for the pains suffered by victims of lascivious men".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2372/tamil/alaiyadikudhe/540/review.htm |title=Alaiyadikudhe Review &#124; Alaiyadikudhe Tamil Movie Review by P.V.Sathish Kumar |publisher=nowrunning |date=2005-07-13 |access-date=2022-06-15}}</ref>
*"Chee Poda" - [[Harish Raghavendra]], Mahathi
*"Machi" - [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
*"Vilakku Vechathum" - Krishnaraj, [[Anuradha Sriram]]
*"Mercy Baby" - Madhumitha
*"Mela Paaru" - [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Grace Karunas]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|13746792}}
 
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2005 drama films]]
 
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
 
[[Category:2005 Tamil-language films]]
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[[Category:2005 Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s feminist films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharani (composer)]]

Latest revision as of 09:49, 3 March 2026

Alaiyadikkuthu
Directed byKalimuthu Arjunaraja
Produced byA. N. A. Naina Mohamed
N. Fazil
Written byKalimuthu Arjunaraja
Starring
Music byBharani
CinematographyPavan Shekhar
Edited byT. K. Kuppusamy
Production
company
Studio Lights
Release date
  • 10 August 2005 (2005-08-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Alaiyadikkuthu (transl. The waves are hitting) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Kalimuthu Arjunaraja and starring Sindhu Tolani, Naveen Dhanush and Akhil Kumar. It was released on 10 August 2005.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 Chee Chee Poda Mahathi, Harish Raghavendra Ilayakamban
2 Machi Machi Tippu, Mahathi
3 Mela Paaru Karthik, Grace Karunas
4 Mercury Baby Srimathumitha Pa. Vijay
5 Vaada Machan Krishnaraj, Anuradha Sriram Victor Dass

Reception[edit | edit source]

The film was released on 10 August 2005 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Sify gave the film a negative review, adding that "Sindhu Tolani as the female crusader and vigilante is adequate though she has to improve in emotional scenes" and that the film "needed more sensitive treatment".[1] A critic from NowRunning.com wrote "though the movie is realistic, relevant and to some extent revitalizing, it misses on a point that you do not feel or sympathize for the pains suffered by victims of lascivious men".[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Alaiyadikuthe". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  2. "Alaiyadikudhe Review | Alaiyadikudhe Tamil Movie Review by P.V.Sathish Kumar". nowrunning. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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