Aanmai Thavarael

Aanmai Thavarael (transl. Missing masculinity) is a 2011 Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kuzhanthai Velappan.^[1] The film, featuring newcomers Dhruva and Shruti alongside Sampath Raj and Panchu Subbu in primary roles, deals with human trafficking.^[2] It was released on 3 June 2011.^[3]

Aanmai Thavarael
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Directed by	Kuzhanthai Velappan
Screenplay by	Kuzhanthai Velappan
Story by	Kuzhanthai Velappan
Starring	Dhruva Shruti Sampath Raj Panchu Subbu
Cinematography	Arbhindu Saaraa
Edited by	V J Sabu Joseph
Music by	Mariya Manohar
Production company	Redhead Entertainment
Release date	3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Vettri, a boy living in Chennai, is in love with his neighbor Yamuna, who works in a call centre and reciprocates his feelings. The two have not yet revealed their relationship to their families. Suddenly, one day, Yamuna gets kidnapped by a gang, Vetri sets out to find her and how he rescues her with help from Charles Antony, a former and highly intelligent and skilled IPS officer forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Dhruva as Vettri
• Shruti as Yamuna
• Sampath Raj as Charles Antony
• Panchu Subbu as Mr. A
• John Vijay as 'Andhra' Prasad
• Annie Gill as Kerala girl
• Tharun Kshatriya as Pavan
• Lakshmi Ramakrishnan as Mary
• Deepika Kamaiah
• Chitra Lakshmanan as Vetri's boss
• Lollu Sabha Jeeva as Vetri's friend
• Crane Manohar as Cab Driver
• Swaminathan as Swaminathan
• Manobala
• Uma Padmanabhan
• Dharan as a pimp
• Nandha Saravanan as a cop

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Mariya Manohar.^[4][5]

• "Nona Nona" - Dev, Krithika
• "Kadhal Adaimazhai" - Krish, Ramya
• "Vazhiyil Thulaindhu" - Padmalatha
• "Satta Sada" - Karthikeyan, Naveen, Venkath Renganathan

Reception

Behindwoods wrote "At first, congrats to the team for coming up with such a bold subject. The standard of execution of the plot in AT puts the film at a higher level. The director has a clear focus, to show the way in which crime and police operate, and he succeeds in most parts".^[6] News18 wrote "Debutant writer-director Kulanthai Velappan has his script focused, and moves his narration at a steady pace, the interest rarely waning".^[7] Nowrunning wrote "Aanmai Thavarael is an overlong, over scored vapid lackluster that has nothing to do with you once you're out of the theatre".^[8]