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| Directed by | Suseenthiran |
| Produced by | P. Madhan |
| Written by | Bhaskar Sakthi Suseenthiran |
| Screenplay by | Suseenthiran |
| Based on | Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai by Bhaskar Sakthi |
| Starring | Appukutty Saranya Mohan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Theni Eashwar |
| Editing by | Kasi Viswanathan |
| Studio | Escape Artists Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Cloud Nine Movies |
| Release date(s) | May 12, 2011[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 4.5 crores [2] |
Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (Tamil: அழகர்சாமியின் குதிரை; English: Azhagarsami's Horse) is a 2011 Tamil mystery-drama film, based on a short story of the same name penned by writer Bhaskar Sakthi.[3] Directed by Suseenthiran, it stars Appukutty and Saranya Mohan in lead and features music by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] The film was initially reported to be jointy produced by Gautham Menon's Photon Kathaas and Escape Artists Motion Pictures.[6][7] but was then produced by the latter only, while Cloud Nine Movies would distribute film.[8][9] The film released on May 12, 2011 to very positive reviews.[10][11]
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The story is set in a village called Mallayapuram near Theni. The villagers believe the Rain Gods will favour them after the annual Temple Festival (Thiruvizha), during which the deity is taken around the village on a wooden horse. They are in for a rude shock when the horse goes missing. At the same time, Azhagarsami, a youngster who earns his livelihood by ferrying loads on his horse in Aagamalai village in Periyakulam, gets ready for his marriage. His horse also goes missing, and his marriage is put on hold. Whether the villagers and Azhagarsami find their respective horses or not forms the rest of the story. [12]
The film opened to very positive reviews. Rediff's Pavithra Srinivasan labelled the film as "brilliant" and "a must-watch for its unconventional story-line, protagonists and plot-points", giving it 3.5/5.[10]Sify's critic described the film as "good" that deserved a "viewing because films like this are hard and few to find in these days of mass masala", further citing that Suseenthiran had "come out with another beautiful feel good film that pulls at your heart strings."[13] A reviewer from Behindwoods gave the film 3/5, terming the film as "a charming and happy rural tale which is fairly engaging". The critic praised the film as a "simple heartwarming and realistic film" and one of those film "where content is the king" as well as the director "for having his heart at the right place and making the movie entirely realistic".[14]
The Hindu critic Malathi Rangarajan, too, gave a positive feedback, describing the film as an "innovative" and "interesting attempt" that stayed "within the format of commercial cinema even while steering clear of formula!"[15] Anupama Subramanian from Deccan Chronicle termed the film as a "simple, heartwarming and refreshing deviation from the mainstream mayhem [that] definitely warrants a watch", while giving it three out of five too.[16] Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 3/5 stars stating that "Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai is an original satirical comedy that's well executed, thanks to a talented writer-director duo that's to be kept an eye on. You will walk out smiling."[17]
The film is the only South Indian candidate to be selected for screening at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in the contemporary world cinema category.[18]
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 16:29 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
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Following collaborations with V. Selvaganesh and Yuvan Shankar Raja, Suseenthiran worked with Ilaiyaraaja for the musical score of Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai.[19] The soundtrack album, consisting of only three songs, was released at a grand event on 16 March 2011 at Sathyam Cinemas, with several prominent celebrities participating, while Ilaiyaraaja himself launched the audio.[20] J. Francis Kiruba, Snehan and Yugabharathi have penned lyrics for each one song.
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| 1. | "Kuthikkira Kuthikkira" | J. Francis Kiruba | Ilaiyaraaja | ||||||
| 2. | "Adiye Ivale" | Snehan | Thanjai Selvi, Snehan, Lenin Bharathi, Hemambika, Murugan, Iyyappan, Master Regan, Senthil Das, Anita | ||||||
| 3. | "Poovakkelu" | Yugabharathi | Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal | ||||||
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