32-528: Nammalvar Lingusamy , (born 14 November 1967), is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with Aanandham (2001). He went on to direct Run (2002), Sandakozhi (2005), Paiyaa (2010) and Vettai (2012). He and his brother N. Subash Chandrabose have also produced films through his production company, Thirupathi Brothers . Lingusamy born on 14 November 1967 and hails from
64-478: A chance to direct a film. Thus when Mr. Choudary gave me an opportunity I narrated the stories and he found them highly appealing". Linguswamy originally wanted to title the project, Thirupathi Brothers , which he later went on to name his production house. Aanandham opened to positive reviews in May 2001, with a critic noting that "it is a promising work from the debutant director". The film won several awards including
96-513: A courtyard home, team found a home in Sterling College at Swamimalai. The scenes of weddings of Mammootty and Murali were shot at Thirubuvanam temple while the introduction scene of Sneha was shot at Mahamaham tank. Shooting was held at locations in Chennai, Ooty and Mettupalayam among other places. The team faced criticism after litter, including chicken bones, were left on the ground following
128-401: A film about student politics. Owing to Madhavan's unavailability, the role went to Ajith Kumar , with the film being newly re-titled Ji . Upon release the film received positive reviews especially a critic from Indiaglitz praising the film citing that "Lingusamy should be appreciated for giving a movie with pulsating sequences. He has infused the script with all the right ingredients and keeps
160-407: A job and leaves to Delhi as he does not want to marry Viji against her father's wishes. One day, Renuka begins a quarrel at home saying that Thirupathi has a separate savings account in the bank and takes money from the account without the knowledge of other family members. Thirupathi feels bad hearing this. Suddenly, Renuka and Madhavan's daughter faints and is rushed to hospital. It is revealed that
192-618: A joint family in Thirupathi's home. The director Linguswamy revealed that the film was inspired by moments in his life and through a series of incidents his mother had narrated to him. Thus when director Rajakumaran convinced R. B. Choudary to give Linguswamy an opportunity, he narrated the stories and he found the producer had found them highly appealing. The director had previously assisted Vikraman in Vaanathaippola , another family drama on brothers. Linguswamy originally wanted to title
224-410: A marriage proposal. Thavasi agrees for the wedding, but on a condition that Kannan should stay along with Viji in his home as he does not want to send his daughter to another home after wedding. Thirupathi agrees to the condition but does not inform this to Kannan as he will not agree. On the day of the engagement, everyone insults Bharathi for not having a child for many years. The family all leave during
256-489: A shoot sequence held at the Kamakshi temple, Kancheepuram. Subsequently, the government intervened and prevented any further shoots to take place at temples. The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar . The song "Pallankuzhiyin" marked the debut of Yugabharathi as lyricist after Linguswamy was impressed with his compilation of poems. Aanandham opened to positive reviews. Malini Mannath of Chennai Online noted that "it
288-458: A town Kumbakonam , Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu . He worked as an assistant director to A. Venkatesh and Vikraman . Lingusamy made his directorial debut with the Tamil family drama Aanandham , starring Mammootty . About the film, Linguswamy said: "The film actually is based on real life. Born in a large family I was impressed with the incidents my mother narrated to me. They were deeply etched in my memory and I thought I would use them when I got
320-549: Is a promising work from the debutant director", but was mildly critical of its similarities to Vaanathaippola . Ananda Vikatan rated the film 44 out of 100. Abbas' performance in the film was praised by critics. Gowri Ramnarayan, writing for The Hindu , listed the film amongst the best of 2001. Aanandham was nominated for the Filmfare Awards for Best Director – Tamil (Lingusamy), Best Actress – Tamil (Devayani) and Best Music Director – Tamil (Rajkumar). It won
352-460: Is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services , transformation integration services, and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played a role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October 1999. Merrill Lynch
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#1732884640641384-483: Is the only daughter of a rich arrogant man Thavasi. Surya is the youngest son and studies in college. Renuka feels that only Thirupathi is respected by everyone and not Madhavan because Tirupati manages the provisional store while Madhavan just assists him. She keeps insisting Madhavan to start a separate provisional store, which he does not accept as that would separate him from his brothers. Thavasi learns of Viji's love towards Kannan and warns him to forget her. Kannan gets
416-528: The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil , Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil , and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , while, The Hindu listed the film amongst the best of 2001. His second film was Run with Madhavan . The film, too, was a commercially successful and also received good reviews. After the success of Run , Linguswamy announced his plans of re-collaborating with Madhavan in Sathyam ,
448-907: The Times of India , Bhama Devi Ravi, gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "the story is not earth-shatteringly new, but what pulls you into the movie is the different spin that Lingusamy gives to the familiar story". Lingusamy's next made the action masala film Vettai with Arya and Madhavan in lead roles. Vettai released on the Pongal weekend on 14 January 2012, and received overall mixed to positive reviews as well. Although Lingusamy has mainly worked in Tamil, his films have been dubbed or been remade in other languages. Dubbed Telugu versions of Run , Sandakozhi and Paiyaa , titled Run , Pandem Kodi and Awara , respectively, were released in Andhra Pradesh and also became commercially successful. Aanandham
480-663: The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil , and the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil . Aanandham also won in two categories the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Third Best Film and Best Actress for Sneha, who was also recognised for this film alongside her work in Virumbugiren and Punnagai Desam . The film was both a commercial and critical success. It was one of
512-497: The biggest hits of Mammootty in Tamil cinema and also one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. Aanandham had 220 days run and collected 20 crore from Tamilnadu Mammootty liked the script of the film so much that he acted in this film without taking any remuneration. A Telugu remake was released in 2005 as Sankranti . A TV series inspired by Aanandham , titled Pandian Stores , premiered in 2018. Sify Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway )
544-409: The ceremony. Renuka and Madhavan's daughter tells Kannan of the condition; he cancels the wedding, and comes back to his home to meet his family members. Following him, Viji also comes, asking him to marry her against her father's wishes. Thirupathi convinces the couple that if they get married without Thavasi's permission, then it will be a big blow to Thavasi's status in society and they should not be
576-460: The child was suffering from a serious disease which only Thirupati knew before, and he was saving money to meet out the medical expenses without informing others, as they will worry if they get to know about the child's disease. Renuka realises her mistake knowing this and apologises to Thirupathi for her harsh behaviour towards him and Bharathi. Later, they start a rice mill. Thirupathi learns of Kannan's love towards Viji and goes to meet Thavasi with
608-485: The film gained mixed reviews though reviewers praised Vikram's performance with a critic claiming to see the film "only for him". Similarly the review from The Hindu was critical of the excessive violence and mentioned that "as narration gives way after a point, Vikram can only appear helpless". Noted director Gautham Vasudev Menon criticized the film in a leading newspaper. In 2008, Lingusamy began filming his sixth project, Paiyaa featuring Karthi and Tamannaah in
640-453: The film's score and soundtrack. The film was released on 25 May 2001 to positive reviews, and became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Telugu as Sankranti (2005). Thirupathisamy owns a provisional store and is the eldest among four brothers, and all live together in a home along with their parents. Thirupathi is widely respected by everyone in the family and
672-474: The hype generated by the film crew pre release which it subsequently could not satisfy and also became the basis of memes generated on social media. Lingusamy later directed Sandakozhi 2 (2018), a sequel to Sandakozhi , having Vishal reprising his role. The film could not repeat the success of the original. In 2022, he directed the bilingual Telugu-Tamil film The Warriorr (2022), which marked his Telugu debut. It received negative reviews from critics and
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736-435: The lead roles. Upon release the film and its soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja were successful and received generally positive reviews, with most critics calling the film "summer entertainer" and lauding its technical aspects. Sify described the film as a "road movie laced with mass elements and extraordinary songs", adding that it is a "jolly good ride" and naming it "technically [...] Linguswamy's his best". A reviewer from
768-400: The project, Thirupathi Brothers , which he later went on to name his production house. Ramya Krishnan was initially signed on to play heroine but Mammooty cast his doubts over her involvement after the pair had fallen out on the sets of a previous Malayalam film, and she was subsequently replaced by Soundarya . Devayani was supposed to feature as Murali's pair in the film, but the actor
800-436: The reason behind that. He also convinces Viji to return to her home immediately before anyone could know about this. When they step out of the home, they see Thavasi with a mob of men, whom were prepared to attack Thirupathi's family. Since Tavasi overheard Thirupathi's conversation with Viji, realises his good nature, and agrees for their wedding. Finally, Kannan and Viji get married happily, and Viji lives along with everyone in
832-403: The tempo of the narration on an even keel." Critics from The Hindu claimed that the film "could have been better". Similarly the film received a negative review from Rediff.com 's critics citing that "Ji is for Ajith fans only!". The film took a large opening all over Tamil Nadu, but later turned out to be a box office failure and sustained a considerable loss for the producer. His next project
864-482: Was Sandakozhi with Vishal in his second film. The film was a commercial success grossing $ 3.5 million at the box office. A critic from Sify in his review wrote: "Lingusamy lives up to his reputation as a director who makes racy action packed family entertainers with his new release Sandakozhi." In 2005, Vikram signed his next project Bheemaa , which faced severe delays and only released in January 2008. Upon release,
896-449: Was a box office bomb. Aanandham Aanandham ( transl. Joy ) is a 2001 Indian Tamil -language drama film co-written and directed by N. Lingusamy in his directoral debut and produced by R. B. Choudary . The film features an ensemble cast including Mammootty , Murali , Abbas , Devayani , Rambha , Sneha , Delhi Ganesh and Srividya . Arthur A. Wilson handled cinematography, while S. A. Rajkumar composed
928-434: Was reluctant as Devayani had appeared as his sister in another film in the same period, Kannukku Kannaga (2000). After Soundarya opted out, Devayani was given the role of Mammooty's pair. Tarun was initially supposed to play the fourth brother in the film and make his acting debut in Tamil cinema, but the role was later altered and Shyam Ganesh was cast. The filming was primarily held at Kumbakonam. While scouting for
960-498: Was remade in 2005 as Sankranti by Muppalaneni Shiva in Telugu, while Jeeva remade Run in Hindi under the same title in 2004. In 2014, Lingusamy's Anjaan was released, starring Suriya and Samantha . The film turned out to be a disaster. Critics lashed at the lack of content with some labelling it as a "Kaatu Kuppa". Part of the reason for the film's box office result was due to
992-465: Was responsible for bringing back their family to a good state after financial troubles a few years back. He marries Bharathi, who is responsible and kind. Madhavan is the second son in the family who assists Thirupathi in managing their provisional store. He is innocent and marries his relative Renuka, but she is short-tempered and picks up quarrels often. Kannan is the third son in the family, and he goes to college where he falls for his classmate Viji. Viji
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