Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga (transl. Grandma Has Been Wooed) is a 2021 Tamil language drama film directed by Stephen Rangaraj and starring Chandrahasan and Sheela in the lead roles. Produced by GB Studio Films, it was released on 8 October 2021.[1]
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga | |
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Directed by | Stephen Rangaraj |
Produced by | Jasmine |
Starring | Chandra Haasan Sheela |
Music by | S. Selvakumaar |
Production company | GB Studio Films |
Distributed by | SonyLIV |
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Running time | 100 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
The story about 4 old men and 1 old lady. One of the old men named Ramasamy (Chandrahasan) and the old lady named Meenakshi are left in old age home by their respective children. Both of them decided to marry so that can relive from their loneliness during old age. So that, the 3 friends of Ramasamy (Delhi Ganesh, Kathadi Ramamurthy & Shanmugasundaram help them to elope from the old age home and get married although their children oppose. The cat and dog search between the old couple and their children are continued until they seek help from police to get married. What happened next, will they get married or not ? forms the crux of the story
Cast
- Chandrahasan as Ramasamy
- Sheela as Meenakshi
- Shanmugasundaram as Sokkalingam
- Delhi Ganesh as Suthanthiram
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Seenu
- Ilavarasu
- Vinodh Munna as Shanmugham
- Tamil Selvi as Shanmugham's wife
- Rehana as Shanmugham's daughter
- Raj Sethupathy as Police inspector
- Dinesh (special appearance in "Enna Elavu Kathal")
Production
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga began production in 2016, with Kamal Haasan's elder brother Chandrahasan appearing in his first lead role. The story narrated the tale of how the relatives of senior citizens go against a love story taking place in an elderly home. Sheela, the mother of actor Vikranth, played the female lead role, while several other senior actors including Kathadi Ramamurthy and Shanmugasundaram were cast in supporting roles. Post-production began in January 2017, and Chandrahasan died in March 2017.[2][3]
Release
The film was released, after a four year delay, on the SonyLIV streaming platform on 8 October 2021. Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave the film a mixed review stating it was "a no-frills tale about the twilight years".[4] A critic from Dinamalar gave the film two out of five stars.[5] OTTPlay noted "had the makers focused on a better screenplay, the decent plot would have worked, given the number of experienced artists in the film".[6]
References
- "Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga Trailer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- Suganth, M. "Chandrahasan ensured the film wasn't affected by his demise: Stephen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Chandra Haasan and Vijay's aunt as hero and heroine - Complete details - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 March 2017.
- "Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga Movie Review: A no-frills tale about the twilight years". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "அப்பத்தாவ ஆட்டய போட்டுடாங்க - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : அப்பத்தாவ ஆட்டய போட்டுடாங்க - அன்புக்காக... - Appathava aattaya pottutanga". cinema.dinamalar.com.
- "Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga movie review: Despite having a decent plot, the film ends up as an unengaging attempt". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.