Adra Machan Visilu(2016)
Adra Machan Visilu is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Thiraivannan. The film stars Shiva as Shekhar, Naina Sarwar as Devi, and Powerstar Srinivasan in a fictionalized version of himself. The story follows Shekhar, an unemployed man from Madurai who is obsessed with meeting his idol Powerstar. His girlfriend Devi financially supports him but grows frustrated with his lack of ambition. The film critiques extreme fan culture while delivering comedic moments. It was produced by Arasu Films and released on July 7, 2016. The film received a mixed response from audiences and holds an IMDb rating of 4.9/10.
Adra Machan Visilu is streaming on Airtel Xstream Play and Watcho.
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- Streaming on
- Airtel Xstream Play, Watcho
- Theatrical Release
- 7 July 2016
- Director
- Thiraivannan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 13m 0
Storyline
Shekhar is a jobless man from Madurai who lives only to meet his idol Powerstar. His girlfriend Devi gives him money and love, but he ignores her pleas to grow up. When his obsession pushes her away, Shekhar must choose between a fantasy and real love.
“Where does fandom end and life begin?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Adra Machan Visilu
Cast reunions in this film: Srinivasan & Powerstar Srinivasan (8 films together), Mansoor Ali Khan & Jangiri Madhumitha (3 films together), and N. R. Raghunanthan & Singamuthu (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful nod to a famous dialogue from the 1990s Tamil film 'Michael Madana Kama Rajan'.
- Director Thiraivannan is also a film editor, and he edited this movie himself.
- Actor VTV Ganesh, known for comedy roles, makes a cameo appearance in a key scene.
- The movie was shot in and around Chennai on a relatively small budget.
- It was released alongside several bigger films and had a very limited theatrical run.
- A subplot involves the characters trying to recreate a scene from a classic MGR film.
- The soundtrack, composed by Srikanth Deva, includes a song that parodies fan frenzy.
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Adra Machan Visilu is a 2016 Tamil comedy film directed by Thiraivannan, starring Shiva and Naina Sarwar in the lead roles. Directed by Thiraivannan
