| Aval Peyar Thamizharasi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Produced by | Moser Baer |
| Written by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Starring | Jai Nandhagi Dhiyana S. Theodore Baskaran Ganja Karuppu Veera Santhanam |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
| Cinematography | PG Muthaiya |
| Editing by | Raja Mohammead |
| Release date(s) | 5 March 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aval Peyar Thamizharasi (Tamil: அவள் பெயர் தமிழரசி; English: Her name is Tamil Arasi) is a 2010 Tamil language movie directed and written by Meera Kathiravan and starring Jai, Nandhagi, Dhiyana, S. Theodore Baskaran and Ganja Karuppu in lead roles.
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Siva Rao (Veera Santhanam), is a Thol Pavai puppeteer who along with his family goes around villages performing the art for his survival. He is struggling to make both ends meet.
When they land up in Tirunelveli, a rich man Chelladurai (Theodre Baskaran) decides to support the family for his young grandson Jothi (Jai) loves the art and their family. Thamizharasi (newcomer Nandhagi), the grand daughter of Siva Rao is enrolled in a local school, who grows up and works hard to pass out in flying colours in her higher secondary.
Even as she gets admission in an engineering college in Pune, Jothi and Thamizharasi develop affinity for each other. Unable to leave her, Jothi rapes her which changes her life. As a result, Jothi is forced to leave the village by his grandfather,to live with his dad.Jothi returns after a couple of years to see Thamizharasi nowhere. The rest is all about how Jothi travels from pillar to post to reach out for Thamizharasi and repents for his acts that altered her life all together.
The multifaceted Jai shows that he is in the process of grooming himself to become a well-rounded actor. Be it in expressing his warmth and love for Nandagi, his unrelenting anger that is also misguided or his penance and the quest that will probably culminate with his love of life, Jai shows us that he can bring in complex emotions on his face at the drop of a hat. Nandagi is a revelation and her physicality supports the character enormously
Vijay Antony’s background score gets full marks and the Otha Vaartha Sollu number is soulful. P.G. Muthaiah’s camera brings the Tirunelveli region to life and the movie’s feel is greatly enhanced, thanks to the brilliant cinematography.
The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony, which features 9 short tracks.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nee Otha Sollu Sollu" | Ekadasi | Ranjith, Neetha | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Guju Guju Goods Vandi" | Ekadasi | Nancy, Silviya & Chorus | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Vadakka Therkka" | Ekadasi | Vineeth Sreenivasan | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Palayan Kottai" | Na. Muthukumar | Vijay Antony | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Kel Tanaa Rangubhai" | Eknath | Malgudi Subha | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Yethanaiyo Katha Undu" | Ekadasi | Madhumitha, Mahalakshmi & Chorus | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Othayadi Paadhai" | Rama Thiruvudaiyaan | Valappakkudi Veera Shankar | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Maadathila Oli Vilaka" | Rama Thiruvudaiyaan | Valappakkudi Veera Shankar | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Aararo Aariraro" | Ekadasi | Valappakkudi Veera Shankar | 6:36 |