Anthony Yaar?
Anthony Yaar? (transl. Who is Anthony?) (spelt Anthoni – Yaar? onscreen)[1] is a 2009 Tamil language film directed by C. T. Pandi. The film stars Shaam and Mallika Kapoor in the lead roles,[2] while Lal, Vivek, and Rajesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina, and the film released on 31 July 2009.
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Directed by | C. T. Pandi |
Produced by | C. Vijayakumar |
Starring | Shaam Mallika Kapoor |
Music by | Dhina |
Cinematography | Santonio |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | Annam Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Anthony (Shaam) is an orphan who grows up in a church situated in a coastal village near Tuticorin. The local priest (Rajesh) is his benefactor. Anthony is loving and caring towards the local fishermen and their families who are being exploited by the rowdy Michael (Lal).
Cast
- Shaam as Anthony
- Mallika Kapoor as Manju
- Lal as Michael
- Vivek as Kingfisher
- Rajesh as Priest
- Meenal as Kingfisher's love interest
- Pragathi
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Cell Murugan
- Premshankar
- Naanjil Richard
- Arulmani
Production
During the development stages of the film, when the cast was being decided, Shaam went to visit actor Vadivelu to enquire about his availability and to sign him on to play a role in the film. Vadivelu refused to be a part of the film and subsequently verbally insulted Shaam, prompting the actor to lodge a complaint with the Nadigar Sangam about Vadivelu's conduct.[3][4] The film was shot in Tuticorin.[5]
Music
Soundtrack was composed by Dhina, with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi, Yugabharathi, Snehan and Kirithiya.[6]
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Released | 2009 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Dhina chronology | ||||
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No. | Song | Singers |
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1 | Kai Thattamal | Mahathi |
2 | Kanaa Ondru Kandaen | Bombay Jayashree, Shankar Mahadevan |
3 | Kattu Marathila | Tippu |
4 | Malakotta Kannu | Silambarasan, Anuradha Sriram |
5 | Mani Osai Ketkalayo | Chinmayi, Dhina |
6 | Yamma Yamma | Sabesh |
Critical reception
Behindwoods wrote "Shaam's dusted-and-brought-back-to-life flick Anthony Yaar is an unimaginative tale ridden with the age old elements of retribution, love and too-good-to-be-true hero told in an unflattering manner."[7] Rediff wrote "It's a throwback to the worst commercial potboilers of the 80s when the hero cult was in full swing, and very little made sense on celluloid."[8]
References
- Anthoni – Yaar? (motion picture). India. From 01:17 to 01:21.
- "Antony Yaar review". Sify.
- Shankar, Settu (24 March 2008). "Vadivelu – The Imsai Arasan indeed". Filmibeat.
- "Vadivelu insults Actor Shaam". 24 March 2008.
- "Right on track - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Anthoni Yaar (2009)". TamilTunes.com – Download Tamil Songs. 13 September 2009.
- "Anthony Yaar – Tamil Movie Reviews – Anthony Yaar Shaam Mallika Kapur Lal Vivek – Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- "Watch Anthony Yaar? at your own peril". Rediff.