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All in All Azhagu Raja

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All in All Azhagu Raja
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. Rajesh
Written byM. Rajesh
Produced byK. E. Gnanavel Raja
StarringKarthi
Prabhu
Kajal Aggarwal
Santhanam
Radhika Apte
Saranya Ponvannan
CinematographySakthi Saravanan
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music byS. Thaman
Production
company
Distributed byStudio Green
Release date
  • 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

All in All Azhagu Raja (transl. All in All Handsome King) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[1] written and directed by M. Rajesh. The film stars Karthi in dual lead roles with Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, Santhanam, Radhika Apte, and Saranya Ponvannan in the supporting roles. The music was composed by S. Thaman with cinematography by Sakthi Saravanan and editing by Vivek Harshan. The film was released on 2 November 2013 coinciding with Diwali to negative reviews from critics. The film's negative response was the beginning of the director's career slump, as his subsequent films were similarly poorly received and failed at the box-office.[citation needed]

Plot

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Azhagu Raja is the only son of Muthukrishnan and Meenakshi. He owns an unpopular cable channel called "Triple A" in Tenkasi. The cable company has only two employees: Raja and Kalyanam. Nothing they do improves the company's fortunes. By chance, Raja meets Chitra Devi Priya when she is singing at a wedding. Her unusual voice irritates him, and they argue. However, Priya eventually agrees that she cannot sing well. Priya says she fails at everything she tries, even suicide. As their friendship blossoms, Raja tells his father about Priya, which triggers a memory in his father about his past.

Muthukrishnan used to work for Burma Ramaswamy after being recommended by Kali. Meenakshi, his daughter, falls for him. Seeing his hard work and dedication, Ramaswamy promotes him to more responsible work in the theatre and appoints Kali under him. Meena asks for an answer in two days, but an enraged Kali, filled with jealousy, plots to pit Ramaswamy against Muthukrishnan and is successful when Muthukrishnan is ousted by Ramaswamy due to a misunderstanding.

Raja steps into Muthukrishnan's 1980s world. Muthukrishnan and Priya's father Kandhaswamy reject Raja's marriage to Priya. Muthukrishnan and Kandhaswamy meet and realise that jealousy of Kali, Kalyanam's father, was the reason for the problems of the families. Finally, Kalyanam tells the real story, and both families unite to marry Raja and Priya.

Cast

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Production

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Rajesh first announced a project with Karthi called Kaagitha Kappal, but it did not proceed.[2] In 2011, Rajesh was confirmed to be directing All in All Azhagu Raja, with the same actor.[3] He named the new project with Karthi after a character played by Goundamani in the 1984 film Vaidehi Kathirunthal.[4] Kajal Aggarwal, who worked with Karthi in Naan Mahaan Alla, was selected as the heroine.[5][6] Narain was reported to part of the cast,[7] but later denied this.[8] Filming began on 2 March 2013.[9] The film was shot in Kumbakonam, Pollachi, Gobichettipalayam, Tenkasi, Ambasamuthiram and other places of Tamil Nadu.[10]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman, in his first collaboration with Rajesh and Karthi. The audio rights were secured by Sony Music.[11] The audio was expected to release at an event on 27 September 2013,[12] however the audio was released on 10 October 2013, at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai.[13] The album features five tracks, with one of the songs "Chellam" (Yaarukkum Sollama) was released on 4 October 2013.[14] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog reviewed it as a short, lively and fun soundtrack.[15]

All lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."All in All"Suchith Suresan5:05
2."Yaarukkum Sollama"Rahul Nambiar4:33
3."Unnai Partha Neram"Vijay Yesudas, Srivardhini3:49
4."Ore Oru"Javed Ali2:42
5."Yamma Yamma"Sooraj Santhosh, Shreya Ghoshal4:28
Total length:20:37

Release and reception

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All in All Azhagu Raja was released on 2 November 2013, coinciding with Diwali.[16][17] The film received negative reviews from critics.[18] Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "What a wretched, bloated, unfunny mess this is, with the ugliest segues between comedy and melodrama in recent memory. Scenes go on and on with no point, and as a result, the film goes on and on pointlessly."[19] Rediff.com gave it 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "All in All Azhagu Raja is an absolutely ridiculous and tortuously long roemantic comedy film that seriously tests your patience."[20] Sify wrote, "All in All Azhaguraja falls flat on its face... it is an ordeal to sit through this profoundly irritating film...it lacks basic storyline and took the audiences for granted. The film has no real script to speak of, at best a skeletal plot and in its final verdict termed the film as a "Big Bore".[21]

References

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  1. ^ "All in All Azhaguraja". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ Prakash, R. S. (19 April 2011). "Karthi signs up new director". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Karthi - Director Rajesh movie titled 'All in All Azhagu Raja'". KollyInsider. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Title changes to 'Azhagu Raja'". The New Indian Express. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Kajal Aggarwal in Karthi's next film?". The Times of India. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Karthi Sivakumar to romance Kajal Aggarwal again". The Times of India. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Tamil actor Narain to feature in 'All in All Azhagu Raja'". IBNLive. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Narain denies role in Rajesh's film". The Times of India. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Tamil actor Karthi is handsful with films 'Biryani' and 'All in All Azhagurja'". IBNLive. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  10. ^ "All in All Azhagu Raja progresses well". The Times of India. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Sony Music snaps 'All in All Azhagu Raja'". The Times of India. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Karthi plans a big star studded audio launch". Sify. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ^ "'All in All Azhaguraja' audio launched!". The Times of India. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  14. ^ "All in All Azhaguraja single to release first". The Times of India. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. ^ Karthik (10 October 2013). "All in All Azhagu Raja (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Karthi's double delight". The New Indian Express. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ^ "'All in All Azhaguraja' gets U certificate!". The Times of India. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  18. ^ "'All in All Azhagu Raja' to 'Japan': Diwali releases of Karthi and their verdict". The Times of India. 11 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  19. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (5 November 2013). "All in All Azhagu Raja: What a drag!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  20. ^ Saraswathi, S (5 November 2013). "Review: All in All Azhagu Raja is a waste of time". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  21. ^ "All in All Azhaguraja-A profoundly irritating film". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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