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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.3 / 100
2001·Action / Crime / Thriller·2h 58m

AALAVANDHAN

Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.

Above the Line
Suresh Krishna·DirectorKamal Haasan·ScreenplayKamal Haasan·StoryS. Thirunavukkarasu·Director of PhotographyEhsaan Noorani·Original Music ComposerMu. Kasi Viswanathan·Editor
Cast
Kamal Haasan·Nandu / Vijay kumarRaveena Tandon·TejaswiniAnu Hasan·PriyaMilind Gunaji·Lt. Col. Santhosh KumarKitu Gidwani·JayanthiManisha Koirala·SharmileeGollapudi Maruti Rao·PsychiatristShri Vallabh Vyas·Dr. Srinivasa Rao (Hindi)Sarath Babu·Tejaswini's FatherNavin Nischol·Ravinder (Hindi)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Suresh Krissna·Director
Writing· 6
Kamal Haasan·ScreenplayKamal Haasan·StoryVairamuthu·LyricistJaved Akhtar·LyricistKamal Haasan·NovelKamal Haasan·Dialogue
Camera· 2
S. Thirunavukkarasu·Director of PhotographyR. Velraj·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Mu. Kasi Viswanathan·Editor
Sound & Music· 11
Ehsaan Noorani·Original Music ComposerLoy Mendonsa·Original Music ComposerMahesh Mahadevan·Original Music ComposerShankar Mahadevan·Original Music ComposerManisha Koirala·Playback SingerMahalakshmi Iyer·Playback SingerKamal Haasan·Playback SingerNandini Srikar·Playback SingerSujatha Mohan·Playback SingerShankar Mahadevan·Playback SingerR.S. Shivaji·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 3
Samir Chanda·Art DirectionKishen Dagar·Art DirectionReza Shariffi·Costume Design
Production· 1
S. Thanu·Producer
Other Departments· 5
Chandrasekharan·Animation SupervisorSanjay Naik·Special EffectsVikram Dharma·Stunt CoordinatorMadhu Sudhanan·Visual EffectsChandrasekharan·Character Designer
By the Numbers
76.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFCC66
#FFFFFF
Mood
Intense, Menacing
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A bald man with a light brown complexion and a blue mark on his forehead is depicted from the waist up against a black background. He is wearing a white sleevel”

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Key Elements
Knife
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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