Ayodhya (2005 film)

Ayodhya is a 2005 Tamil drama film written, produced and directed by R. Jayaprakash. The film features newcomer Mohankumar, Ramana, Rekha Unnikrishnan and newcomer Ragini Nandwani in lead roles, with Manivannan, J. Livingston, Charan Raj, Ilavarasu, Seetha, Saranya Ponvannan, Mayilsamy, Chitti Babu and Delhi Kumar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Sabesh-Murali and was released on 28 January 2005.[1]

Ayodhya
Directed byR. Jayaprakash
Produced byR. Jayaprakash
Written byR. Jayaprakash
Starring
Music bySabesh-Murali
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byM. P. Ravichandran
Production
company
Jayavilas Films
Release date
  • 28 January 2005 (2005-01-28)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Hussain Bhai (J. Livingston) and Sundaram Pillai (Charan Raj) were best friends in Ayodhyapuri near Nagercoil, a place where Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony. Hussain and Sundaram bought land to build a factory at that place. Hussain was married to Jameela (Saranya Ponvannan), while Sundaram married Seetha (Seetha) under Hussain and Jameela's blessings. Jameela and Seetha then became pregnant. Jameela, who had suffered a miscarriage, feared to lose her baby. In the meantime, Sabapathy (Manivannan), who was a troublemaker, turned the friends into enemies for his own personal gain. This issue was taken by the villagers, and the village split into two with Muslims on one side and Hindus on the other side. Later, Seetha and Jameela gave birth in the same hospital the same day. Fearing that Jameela's baby may die, Seetha switched the babies in their cradles, but Jameela knew about it.

25 years later, the conflict intensified between Hussain and Sundaram, and they are in a legal fight over the factory with Sabapathy continuing to add fuel to the conflict. Seetha and Jameela want their husbands to make peace. Hussain's son grows up as Shankar (Ramana) in Sundaram's house, whereas Sundaram's son grows up as Ameer (Mohankumar) in Hussain's house. Ameer falls in love with Shankar's cousin Anu (Rekha Unnikrishnan), while Shankar falls in love with Ameer's relative Zarina (Ragini Nandwani). Thereafter, Ameer and Shankar become friends and decide to support their love. Sabapathy, who pulled strings to create conflicts between Muslims and Hindus, is ultimately killed. The film ends with Hussain and Sundaram making up after their quarrel, the lovers brought together, and Muslims and Hindus making peace.

Cast

Production

Director R. Jayaprakash explained, "The title is suggestive of the trouble that takes place in the story. Ayodhya is a holy place and for those living in the village, there is no controversy or the location of the temple. For the outsiders only the trouble. All the unrest in this town is due to outsiders. So is the case with the village and the two lovebirds". Newcomer Mohankumar, Ramana, Rekha Unnikrishnan, and newcomer Ragini Nandwani signed to play the lead roles. Sabesh-Murali had scored music for the film, and two of the songs were shot in Ireland.[2][3]

Soundtrack
Ayodhya
Soundtrack album by
Sabesh-Murali
Released3 December 2004
Recorded2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:36
ProducerSabesh-Murali

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Sabesh-Murali. The soundtrack, released in 3 December 2004, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, P. Vijay and Kalaikumar.[4]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Sivakasi Thee Vizhikal'Srinivas6:01
2'Orange'Sujatha Mohan6:01
3'Markali Maasa'Ranjith, Swapna Madhuri5:40
4'Kichili Kichilikka'Karthik5:02
5'Bhagavane Enn Kadhal'Sabesh, Chinmayi5:11
6'Aayiram Meena Enn Nenjai'Harish Raghavendra5:41

Reception

Balaji Balasubramaniam of bbthots.com wrote, "Ayodhya's only link to religion is that it features two Hindu-Muslim romances. But the director has complicated the romances so much that even he is unable to close things off cleanly" and added, "Mohankumar lacks the talent, looks, physique and voice to be a leading man [...] Ramanaa fares better compared to him".[5] Sify said, "Even though Jayaprakash sets out to make a movie on Hindu-Muslim amity to spread communal harmony, he ends up making a distasteful film".[6] The film bombed at the box office.[7]

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References
  1. "Jointscene : Tamil Movie Ayodhya". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Ayodhya Preview". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "Will do TV if a challenging role is offered: Ragini Nandwani". The Times of India. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. "Ayodhya - All Songs". saavn.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. Balaji Balasubramaniam. "AYODHYA". bbthots.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. "Review : Ayodhya (2005)". Sify. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Ayodhya hero returns". behindwoods.com. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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