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[i][b]Aegan[/b][/i] ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language"]Tamil[/url]: à®à®à®©à¯, English: [i]Protector[/i]) is a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_in_film"]2008[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language"]Tamil[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action"]action[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_film"]romantic[/url] film. Directed and co-written by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raju_Sundaram"]Raju Sundaram[/url] and produced by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayngaran_International"]Ayngaran International[/url] its stars [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_%28actor%29"]Suman[/url] in the lead roles. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayaram"]Jayaram[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url], prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played other pivotal roles in the movie.
The film revolves around a dare devil cop who, on behalf of his ailing father and the ambition of a lieutanent general returns to [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College"]college[/url] in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty"]Ooty[/url]. Whilst protecting the general's daughter, he attempts to reconcile with his step-brother from his father's illegitimate relationship. Furthermore, he has to ward off the international criminal John Chinnappa, who is trying to kill the genral, an ex-aide of his who has turned police approver. How the cop manages to solve all three problems forms the crux of the story.
The film opened to Indian audiences, on 25 October 2008, coinciding with the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali"]Diwali[/url] season. The film, upon release fetched average reviews on the actors' performances, the film went on to win the box office battle which occurred during Diwali 2008 and become a major hit at the South Indian box office. The film, which featured music from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url], is remade drawing inspirations from the 1986 Hollywood venture, [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_School"]Back to School[/url][/i] as well as the 2004 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood"]Bollywood[/url] film, [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Hoon_Na"]Main Hoon Na[/url][/i].
Aegan's story is based around the mission Shiva ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url]), a CBI officer and his efforts to foil the terrorist John Chinnappa ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_%28actor%29"]Suman[/url]). Major Shiva is simultaneously attempting to mend relations with his father's estranged first wife and his half-brother Narain; complications ensue.
Major John Chinnappa is a former military officer decommissioned and court martialed for executing eleven Pakistani civilians who accidentally crossed the border looking for water. He wants to sabotage a military project called [i]Milaap[/i] (Unity), a first step towards friendship between India and Pakistan. India will release fifty Pakistanis imprisoned for crossing the border into India which most of them are illiterate villagers who wandered over the border by mistake. Chinnappa does not want the state of war between [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India"]India[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan"]Pakistan[/url] to end and believes that Pakistan will betray India in the process. He lost his son in the Indo-Pak wars in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir"]Kashmir[/url] and cherishes an abiding hatred for Pakistan and all Pakistanis.
First he tries to stop Project Milaap by killing the general in charge, General Ram Prasad Bakshi (Devan), the commander and chief of the Indian Army, during a national television interview with him taking many hostages. This fails due to Major Shiva's intervention though Chinnappa does succeed in killing Brigadier Karthikeyan ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassar"]Nassar[/url]), Major Shiva's father, who had ordered his decommission. He also shoots the talk show host in the shoulder for interrupting his flow of questions for the General and also threatens his daughter Pooja ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url]). As Karthik dies, he tells Shiva about his step mother Madhu ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhasini_Mani_Ratnam"]Suhasini Mani Ratnam[/url]) and step brother Narain ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url]) and begs Shiva to re-establish relations with them, who are to be found at St. Johnâs College in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu"]Tamil Nadu[/url] called [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty"]Ooty[/url]. Both brothers should cast their father's [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration"]ashes[/url] into the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_river"]Ganges river[/url].
The General later asks Major Shiva to go undercover as a student at the college to protect Pooja since she will escape from anyone who is a military uniform. Shiva pleads that he has never seen a civilian college before and doesn't know much about the current generation. The General points out that, by a strange coincidence, Pooja attends school in the same town where Narain lives, so Shiva can protect Pooja and look for Narain at the same time. Shiva goes undercover as a student returning to college after many years away taking care of the family business to complete his education. He is much older than the other students, who at first make fun of him because of his lack of new-generation styles. He also has to deal with the many goofy teachers as well the idiotic forgetful principal of the college, Albert ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayaram"]Jayaram[/url]), as well.
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Shiva ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url]) and Mallika ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url]) discuss the ethics of their love.
He finds Narain who is somewhat of a legend and idol at the school having failed the exams three times and who is later revealed to be Shiva's brother. Pooja is Narain's best friend and his secretly jealous that other girls can get his attention but she can't. Shiva shocks everyone with his effort to save Narain from falling down with his military training. He later becomes a sensation among the students and teachers and also befriending Narain and Pooja and falls in love with the chemistry teacher Mallika ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url]) after the students dare him to sing for anyone new coming in through the college's main entrance. Meanwhile Chinnappa gives an order to shoot a friend of Narain and Pooja, shocking many of his comrades in order to show that if he can kill one of her friends, he can definitely kill her as well. Shiva and his friends go to the movies until he spots a SUV and the student. Shocked, Ram quickly intervenes causing Chinnappa's right-hand man Khan ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriman_%28Actor%29"]Sriman[/url]) to fail killing him with a sniper rifle. Shiva then chases them down and captures Khan, whom he tortures to get information about Chinnappa and his operations on stopping Project Milaap. Ram also convinces Pooja to talk to her father and also helps her on getting Narain's attention, which she later feels as cheating him.
Chinnappa is frustrated with Major Shiva's actions and decides to go undercover as a teacher at the college. When the prom comes and after everyone dances, Mallika is kidnapped by Chinnappa's men right before Shiva's eyes who later chases them and kills them, the last one holding her hostage by shooting him in the leg through Chandani's sari and then finishing him off. Later Chinnappa tells Narain's family about Ram being his step brother learning it from the idiotic principal of the college. Narain and his mother have always suffered due to the fact that their dad had refused to abandon Shiva after Shiva's mother died even if it meant losing Narain. Narain had previously expressed his hatred for the army and his son not knowing it is Shiva, hurting Shiva's feelings. Shiva later tells them that he came to them to complete his father's last wish to reunite the family showing them his ashes in the pot and leaving them in grief after hearing about his death.
Chinnappa later takes the entire school hostage and asks for Khan to be released, Major Shiva in handcuffs brought to him by a helicopter, and Project Milaap to be stopped or everyone will be executed. When General Ram Prasad tries to stop Project Milaap, Shiva stops him saying that taking this opportunity away will mean another many years of hatred between [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India"]India[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan"]Pakistan[/url], especially since Pakistan agreed to free fifty Indian prisoners in return. There he arrives in a hall where all the frightened and worried students and teachers are being held along with Naraian and Pooja. Khan has been convinced by Shiva that Chinnappa is wrong and helps Shiva fake his own death horrifying the students and shocking Chinnappa who doesn't want Shiva to die yet. Shiva then proceeds to kill the rest of the terrorists keeping the students within the hall and sets them free. Chinnappa is shocked and tells his comrades to search for the students and kills Khan for betraying him after he tells him that he has lied about his mission of making India a better country.
Meanwhile General Ram Prasad meets with a Pakistani army general at the border who congratulates him on the success of the project and the now releasing of the prisoners. Chinnappa finds Shiva and battles Shiva in a deserted part of the school. Narain on the other hand gets onto an army helicopter to rescue Shiva. After the fight, Chinnappa has a gun being pointed at Shiva and threatens him to turn around and look at his death before his eyes. Shiva turns around and tells him that it is a shame that he always forgets how a story ends with the bad guy always dying at the end by showing him a pin he had pulled of one of his hand grenades secretly. As he runs towards the chopper,Chinnappa closes his eyes and dies in the fiery explosion which also sets off the explosives planted underneath the roof. Ram jumps off just in time when the entire roof has gone up in flames. On the border, Pakistani and Indian prisoners are released and returned to their longing families and Shiva and Narain empty their father's ashes into the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges"]Ganges[/url] river.
[b]Cast[/b]
[list][*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url][/b] as [b]Shiva[/b]. Shiva is a short-tempered, daredevil cop who is sent by his foster father, Karthikeyan, to find an approver, Ram Prasad using his daughter, Pooja. Furthermore, during his stay at college, he falls in love with the chemistry teacher, Mallika.[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url][/b] as [b]Mallika[/b]. Mallika is a chemistry teacher at the college who falls in love with Shiva, although at first she is irritated by him.[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_%28actor%29"]Suman[/url][/b] as [b]John Chinnappa[/b]. The character was initially called Joseph Chinnappa, but Ajith demanded the name to be changed, so it does not anger rival actor, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Vijay"]Joseph Vijay[/url]. Chinnappa is an underworld don who wishes to kill his old best friend and now approver Ram Prasad.[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url][/b] as [b]Narain[/b]. Narain is the real son of Karthikeyan. He attends college in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty"]Ooty[/url] and is wanted by Shiva to reconcile him and his mother with Karthikeyan. He is in love with classmate Pooja Prasad.[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url][/b] as [b]Pooja[/b]. Pooja is the daughter of Approver Ram Prasad, who has gone into hiding. Shiva comes to Ooty to find out where Ram Prasad is, through Pooja. She is in love with her collegemate, Narain[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassar"]Nassar[/url][/b] as [b]Karthikeyan[/b]. He is a police man, and a father to Narain. Furthermore he addopts Shiva before Narain's born. Even after Narain was born he cared more for Shiva, which made him and his wife Suhasni sepparate.[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayaram"]Jayaram[/url][/b] as [b]Albert Adiya Patham[/b]. Albert is college principal of St. Johnâs College in Ooty. Assisted by his peon, Sathyan, Albert indulges in activities to find out the relationship between Mallika and Shiva. Provides comic relief in the film.[*][b]Devan[/b] as [b]Ram Prasad[/b]. The father of Pooja, who had turned from Chinnappa's best friend to a police-approver. This change had made Chinnappa furious with him, resulting in subsequent attempts to kill him off.[/list]
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[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url] during the shoot of the film in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong"]Hong Kong[/url]
In September 2007, early indications suggested that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayngaran_International"]Ayngaran International[/url] were set to make a film starring [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url] directed by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkat_Prabhu"]Venkat Prabhu[/url],[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-vpn-2"][3][/url] however the chance went to first-time director [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raju_Sundaram"]Raju Sundaram[/url], in a project titled [i]Akbar[/i].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-akbar-3"][4][/url] Despite denying the title, Ajith confirmed the project and stating that he had put on weight and grew a beard for his participation in the project. Following the success of [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_%282007_film%29"]Billa[/url][/i], Ajith Kumar waited till the birth of his first child, in January 2008, prior to commencing his shoot for the film. The 40-member unit consisting of Ajith, director Raju Sundaram, cameraman Arjunan, action choreographer Stun Shiva and a few stunt men from Chennai flew to Hong Kong on January 14, 2008 and began their first schedule for a 10 day stint.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-honkonga-4"][5][/url]
The portions in Hong Kong were shot showing Ajith's introduction stunt scene set against the sky-scrapers, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_airport"]Hong Kong airport[/url] and the sea with the help of Chinese action choreographers. The crew shot schedules in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theni"]Theni[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty"]Ooty[/url] and various other locations in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India"]South India[/url] during the filming. The film finished its talkie portion in early September 2008, and the song were canned in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India"]India[/url] as well as parts of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland"]Switzerland[/url].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-ree-5"][6][/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-arun-6"][7][/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-remake-7"][8][/url] The film, initially described as a "musical action comedy", was announced as a remake of the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood"]Bollywood[/url] blockbuster, [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Hoon_Na"]Main Hoon Na[/url][/i].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-remake-7"][8][/url] The film previously referred to as [i]Akbar[/i], [i]Ramakrishnan[/i] and [i]Anthony Gonsalves[/i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-remake-7"][8][/url] was christened as [i]Aegan[/i], a name of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Shiva"]Lord Shiva[/url].
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Following the announcement of the project, tentiatively titled as [i]Akbar[/i], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriya_Saran"]Shriya Saran[/url] was rumoured to be the heroine, following her successful role in [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji:_The_Boss"]Sivaji: The Boss[/url][/i]. However due to differences, Saran was ousted from the project due to her limited callsheets, as she had to fly to and from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"]America[/url] where she was then shooting for her [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood"]Hollywood[/url] film, [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_End_of_the_Line"]The Other End of the Line[/url][/i]. However other indications claimed that Saran was ousted from the project due to her involvement in [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiralohathil_Na_Azhagappan"]Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan[/url][/i], in which she appeared in an [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Item_number"]item number[/url]; which [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url] was unhappy with due to previous feuds with the lead, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadivelu"]Vadivelu[/url] of that film.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-vadivelu-8"][9][/url] Reports indicated that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati_Melton"]Parvati Melton[/url] had replaced Saran, but later denied it signalling that she was not approached.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-akbar-3"][4][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhani_Kalita"]Suhani Kalita[/url] was announced as the second heroine of the project, but was later removed due to unknown reasons.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-suhanr-9"][10][/url] Several [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood"]Bollywood[/url] heroines including [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepika_Padukone"]Deepika Padukone[/url],[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-deeps-10"][11][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipasha_Basu"]Bipasha Basu[/url],[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-bips-11"][12][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif"]Katrina Kaif[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayesha_Takia"]Ayesha Takia[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-girls-0"][1][/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileana_D%27Cruz"]Ileana D'Cruz[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-illy-12"][13][/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanushree_Dutta"]Tanushree Dutta[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-tanu-13"][14][/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneha_Ullal"]Sneha Ullal[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-girls-0"][1][/url] were linked to the role, as well as reports that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriya_Saran"]Shriya Saran[/url] would reprise the role after making up with Ajith.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-girls-0"][1][/url] The role eventually was given to [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif"]Katrina Kaif[/url], who was set to make her debut in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_film"]Tamil films[/url] with [i]Aegan[/i],[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-kat-14"][15][/url] however she later opted out due to callsheet clashes.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-katout-15"][16][/url] It was announced that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url] would play the role of the heroine in the film, following her role opposite Ajith in [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_%282007_film%29"]Billa[/url][/i].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-nayt-16"][17][/url] In February 2008, it was confirmed that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url] would play a role in the film as well as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_%28actor%29"]Suman[/url], who will appear in a villainous role. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam"]Malayalam[/url] actor, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayaram"]Jayaram[/url] will also play a role in the film, which will be co-produced by actor, Arun Pandian.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-arun-6"][7][/url]
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassar"]Nassar[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhasini_Ratnam"]Suhasini Ratnam[/url] were selected to play the roles of the parents of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith[/url],[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-parents-17"][18][/url] whilst [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raju_Sundaram"]Raju Sundaram[/url]'s elder brother, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhu_Deva"]Prabhu Deva[/url] was given a chance to make a cameo appearance in the film as a dancer.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-deva-18"][19][/url] Supporting actors [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Baskar"]M. S. Baskar[/url], Sathyan and Sriman also play roles in [i]Aegan[/i], as does model [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url], who appears as the ladylove to Navdeep.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-bas-19"][20][/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-piya-20"][21][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url] was signed on as the music composer whilst Arjun Jena, was given the opportunity to be the cinematographer for the project[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-parents-17"][18][/url] and Milan, who did the art direction for [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_%282007_film%29"]Billa[/url][/i], renews his association with Ajith in the film.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-milan-21"][22][/url]
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Primarily, most reviews judged the film as an "entertainer for [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali"]Diwali[/url]", however the film in total was labelled as "average".[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreview-22"][23][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify"]Sify[/url].com claim that "the trouble with the film is that it looks like an amateurish attempt by debutant director Raju Sundaram" dismissing the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax"]climax[/url] as "a colossal embarrassment", but adding that "no film is perfect". [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url] was praised for being "at his best but look[ed] plump and stiff in some scenes where he need to be relaxed and natural", drawing comparisons with a similar feedback from his previous venture, [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_%282007_film%29"]Billa[/url][/i].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreview-22"][23][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url] is said to "look perfect as Mallika, a role that fits her like a glove" with her make-up and costumes "rocking". The reviewer goes on to add that "[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url] is promising, Jayaram as Principal and Haneefa as Ajitâs side-kick is a riot. But same cannot be said about Suman with a weird wig and looks like a caricature", in regardance to their roles. The review also singles out the performance of rookie cinematographer, Arjun Jena, whose work is labelled as "eye-catching".[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreview-22"][23][/url]
Similarly [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff"]Rediff[/url].com labelled the film as "watchable in parts", giving it negative feedback in comparison with [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Hoon_Na"]Main Hoon Na[/url][/i].[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreviewtwo-23"][24][/url] It like Sify, claims that "Aegan loses its spontaneity and meanders between humour and seriousness" in the second half. The reviewer praises Ajith claiming he looks as though he "really did enjoy himself on screen, after a really long time". The reviewer adds that "Nayantara's outfits get smaller and smaller, while the actress herself has nothing more to do than dance in transparent saris and high-heels.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreviewtwo-23"][24][/url] Sometimes she looks amused, at others, irritated and bored", comparing her unchallenging roles to previous roles in [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyam_%282008_film%29"]Sathyam[/url][/i] and [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuselan"]Kuselan[/url][/i]. It criticizes Piaa Bajpai claiming she "hams it to glory", and "makes you want to watch [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Rao"]Amrita Rao[/url]'s naivety in the original", however, it praises [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url] citing he is "far more natural, but you pity the fact that his role is so small". Rediff also criticize [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suman_%28actor%29"]Suman[/url] and Sriman labelling their portrayals as "pathetic". In reference to minor characters, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochin_Hanifa"]Cochin Hanifa[/url] is praised while [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhasini_Mani_Ratnam"]Suhasini Mani Ratnam[/url]'s role is said to be "terribly dealt with, robbing her part of any sympathy".[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-aeganreviewtwo-23"][24][/url]
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[i][b]Aegan[/b][/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aeganaudiofront.jpg"][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Aeganaudiofront.jpg/200px-Aeganaudiofront.jpg[/img][/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_album"]Studio album[/url] by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url] Released October 9, 2008 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre"]Genre[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_soundtrack"]Feature film soundtrack[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label"]Label[/url] AnAk Studios [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer"]Producer[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayngaran_International"]Ayngaran International[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url] chronology [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saroja"]Saroja[/url][/i]
(2008) [i][b]Aegan[/b][/i]
(2008) [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silambattam_%28film%29"]Silambattam[/url][/i]
(2008) The film has five songs plus an extra re-mix song composed by [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url]. The songs from the albums were released at a private ceremony at the HelloFM Studios as the lead cast and the director were away shooting the video for the song in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland"]Switzerland[/url]. The soundtrack released on October 9, 2008.[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegan#cite_note-musictracks-24"][25][/url]
Song title Singers Length (m:ss) Description [i]Odum Varayil[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Kumar_Kunnath"]Kay Kay[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bela_Shende&action=edit&redlink=1"]Bela Shende[/url] 4:31 A romantic interlude picturized on [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar"]Ajith Kumar[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayantara"]Nayantara[/url]. [i]Hey Salaa[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaaze"]Blaaze[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresh_Iyer"]Naresh Iyer[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_Aslam&action=edit&redlink=1"]Mohammed Aslam[/url] 5:09 A college song featuring Ajith Kumar and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdeep"]Navdeep[/url]. [i]Kichu Kichu[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasundhara_Das"]Vasundhara Das[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja"]Yuvan Shankar Raja[/url] 5:11 A romantic interlude picturized on Ajith Kumar and Nayantara. [i]Yahoo Yahoo[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suvi_%28singer%29&action=edit&redlink=1"]Suvi[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ujjaini_%28singer%29&action=edit&redlink=1"]Ujayinee[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sathyan_%28singer%29&action=edit&redlink=1"]Sathyan[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranjith_%28singer%29&action=edit&redlink=1"]Ranjith[/url] & [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naveen&action=edit&redlink=1"]Naveen[/url] 4:36 A college number picturized on Navdeep and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaa_Bajpai"]Piaa Bajpai[/url] [i]Hey Salaa 2[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaaze"]Blaaze[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresh_Iyer"]Naresh Iyer[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_Aslam&action=edit&redlink=1"]Mohammed Aslam[/url] 5:02 Provided as background music. [i]Hey Baby[/i] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Mahadevan"]Shankar Mahadevan[/url] 4:39 A romantic interlude picturized on Ajith Kumar and Nayantara.
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