Filmmaker
A.L.
Vijay
is
known
for
making
exceptional
attempts
over
choosing
unique
scripts.
Be
it
his
directorial
debut
Kireedom
(remake
of
yesteryear
Malayalam
film
Kireedom)
or
the
comedy
entertainer
Poi
Solla
Poram
(again
a
remake
of
Hindi
film
Khosla
Ka
Ghosla).
Indeed,
these
films
were
ennobled
with
the
best
verdicts
as
'Better
than
the
best".
Now
again,
the
filmmaker
seems
to
have
been
vividly
inspired
by
Aamir
Khan"s
Lagaan.
Set
in
the
backdrop
of
ancient
Chennai,
the
film
revolves
around
an
18-yr
old
Amy
Wilkinson
(Amy
Jackson),
who
falls
in
love
with
a
Tamil
dhobi
(Aarya),
who"s
a
wrestler
as
well.
Emerging
from
different
societal
classes,
this
couple
has
to
now
fight
back
everything
that
hassles
their
relationship.
As
Aarya
wanted
to
project
himself
as
a
worthy
wrestler
to
watch
out
on
screens,
he
had
to
hit
gym
everyday
so
as
to
look
like
Hercules.
The
film
started
rolling
soon
after
the
release
of
Aarya"s
National
award
winning
film
Naan
Kadavul.
Since,
it
was
a
period
film,
director
Vijay
got
himself
intensively
involved
in
the
researches.
Since
the
film
revolves
around
the
life
of
a
dhobi,
most
of
the
portions
have
been
shot
in
the
backdrops
of
Washermenpet
sets.
Director
Vijay
assures
that
audiences
will
be
astonished
to
see
the
sets
replicating
the
city
of
Chennai
in
the
late
40s.
Nasser,
V.M.C.
Haneefa,
Bala
Singh,
M.S.
Bhaskar,
Omar,
Periya
Karuppu
Devar,
Balaji
and
many
Anglo-Indians
have
donned
prominent
roles
in
this
film.
Followed
by
the
grand
success
of
his
Aayirathil
Oruvan,
music
director
G.V.
Prakash
spells
out
some
pleasing
melodies.
Actor
Vikram
has
crooned
a
song
along
with
veteran
music
director
M.S.
Viswanathan.
Nirav
Shah
of
Pokkiri,
Dhoom
and
Wanted
fame
has
handled
cinematography
while
Anthony
has
edited
the
shots.
A.
Selvakumar
holds
special
mention
for
his
mind-boggling
act
of
erecting
biggest
sets
of
ancient
Chennai.
Producer
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
of
Red
Giant
Movies
has
acquired
the
rights
of
this
film,
which
is
hitting
screens
this
Friday
(July
9)
with
more
prints
across
the
globe.
Madrasapattinam
–
A
Journey
Back
To
The
Ancient
Chennai
Banner:
AGS
Entertainment,
Red
Giant
Movies
Production:
Kalpathy
S
Agoram
Direction:
A.L.
Vijay
Casts:
Aarya,
Amy
Jackson,
Nasser,
V.M.C.
Haneefa,
Bala
Singh,
M.S.
Bhaskar,
Omar,
Periya
Karuppu
Devar,
Balaji
Music:
G.V.
Prakash
Cinematography:
Nirav
Shah
Editing:
Anthony
Art:
V.
Selvakumar