Aayudham

Aayudham
Directed by	M. A. Murugesh
Produced by	Surya Rajkumar
Written by	Kamaleshkumar
Starring	Prashanth Sneha Subbaraju Vadivelu Susan Mansoor Ali Khan
Music by	Dhina
Cinematography	Aravind
Editing by	A. K. Sankar
Studio	Mars Entertainment Group Motion Pictures Partners International
Release dates	January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aayudham (Tamil: ஆயுதம்) (English: Weapon) is a 2005 Tamil action film directed by Murugesh. It stars Prashanth and Sneha in the lead roles, while Subbaraju plays a supporting role. The film released in January 2005 to average reviews.

Plot

Cast

• Prashanth as Siva
• Sneha as Maha
• Subbaraju as Naga
• Vadivelu as Thangapandi
• Susan
• Mansoor Ali Khan

Production

The film was directed by Murugesh, whose debut venture Indrumudhal failed at the box-office, the film saw Prashanth and Sneha paired for second time after Virumbugiren. A major portion of the film was shot at Chennai Trade Center at Nandambakkam near Chennai, while songs were filmed in London.^[1] 50 girls from the musical, "Bombay Dreams", were selected to feature in Sungadi saris during a song shoot at Trafalgar Square.^[2] The first schedule of the film commenced in Chennai. A dance number was shot at a lavish set costing about Rs 40 lakh, at the AVM Studios, where Prashanth and 50 dancers took part. The second schedule of 40 days was at locations in Madurai, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Nagercoil. At the harbour, a fight scene and a dance number were picturised on Prashanth. The third schedule was at London, where Prashanth rescues Sneha from some rowdy elements. A song was also picturised around the Thames River. Dance choreographer Dinesh choreographed two dance numbers - one in which Prashanth and Mumbai's Minal took part, the other where he danced with Rasna, a Mumbai model.^[3]

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Dhina. The soundtrack, released in 2005, features 5 tracks .

Release

A critic noted that "it's all very fine if you are not looking for anything innovative in the entertainment offered", adding that "Prashanth is too experienced an actor to goof up the role. He plays Siva with ease. And as always he is more at home in action" and that "Sneha makes proper use of the couple of scenes that offer her a little scope to perform."^[4]

The film performed poorly at the box office.^[5] The film's release was hampered by the Boxing Day Tsunami which also hit Chennai.^[6]

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