The Indian government organizes a search expedition led by the cruel and arrogant officer Anitha to find Chandramouli and the Chola empire she is assisted by the Indian army led by Ravisekharan. Archaeologist Chandramouli is the most recent person to have gone missing suddenly. All archaeologists who attempted to search for the secret land have disappeared. To capture the escaped Cholas and the stolen idol, the Pandyas extend their invasion to unexplored territories but cannot find them.Ĭenturies later, in 2008, Indian archaeologists continue searching for the existence of the lost Chola group based on clues left by the ancient Pandyan warriors. The refugees take along an idol sacred to the Pandyas, angering them. To escape them and save the life of his successor, the Chola emperor sends his son, his Royal Advisor and the remaining Chola people to a secret territory. In 1279 A.D., the downfall of the Chola dynasty seems imminent as the Pandyas drive the Chola people out of their kingdom in southern India. At the 58th Filmfare Awards South, the film won Best Supporting Actor award for R. Upon release, the film garnered critical acclaim, but later developed a cult status over the following years.

Though the original film length was 181 minutes, it was then trimmed to 154 minutes for the theatrical release. The distribution rights were bought by Ayngaran International. The film languished in development hell due to slow progress of the shoot and the extensive pre-and post-production works, evading release dates ranging one year, Aayirathil Oruvan was released during the Thai Pongal festival, on 14 January 2010. The soundtrack received rave critical acclaim and emerged as one of the composer's best works till date. Prakash Kumar, replacing Selvaraghavan's usual collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja, whom he composed for his earlier films. The film's background score and soundtrack album is composed by G. The cinematography was handled by Ramji and editing work is done by Kola Bhaskar. The title Aayirathil Oruvan is taken from the 1965 film of the same name. The film's principal photography commenced in July 2007, and continued till 2008 shooting of the film took place in various locations with 2,000 extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and also filmed in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. It is inspired loosely by the historical decline of the Tamil Chola dynasty and the rise of the Tamil Pandya dynasty. It revolves around three characters, Muthu (Karthi), Lavanya (Jeremiah) and Anitha (Sen) who embark on an adventure to search for a missing archaeologist. The film stars Karthi, Reemma Sen and Andrea Jeremiah with Parthiepan playing a pivotal role. Original Template:INR18 crore / Template:INR35 Read the transcript Īayirathil Oruvan ( Template:Translation) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by R.

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