Aayutha Ezhuthu
Aayutha Ezhuthu is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political action film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, which is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad, stars Suriya, R. Madhavan and Siddharth in the lead roles. Esha Deol, Meera Jasmine, Trisha, Sriman, Janagaraj and Bharathiraja appears in supporting roles. The film's title was taken from the name of a Tamil letter ஃ – three dots corresponding to the film's three different personalities from completely different strata of society.
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Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
Written by | Mani Ratnam Sujatha |
Produced by | Mani Ratnam G. Srinivasan |
Starring | Suriya Madhavan Siddharth Esha Deol Meera Jasmine Trisha |
Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Madras Talkies |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran and Sreekar Prasad handled the cinematography and editing of the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Yuva with an entirely different cast retaining Deol.
Aayutha Ezhuthu was released on 21 May 2004 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.