Anbe Aaruyire

<p>Siva ( ) is an investigative who shares a with rich and bratty Madhu ( ). They have hot-headed run-ins and even hotter patch-ups. Things come to a head when Madhu starts a with a brother of her friend. Nosy and envious Siva cannot take it, and this causes a split between the duo. Fun starts as the fantasy element appears in the form of their . Eventually they come together, but there is plenty of over-the-top entertainment aimed at a post-teen youth audience. features the memories of each other in a human lookalike appearances. These memories remind them of their good times and the inner love for each other, which help in their reunion. announced a film titled in 2004 shortly after the release of , when he revealed that would also collaborate for two further ventures titled and . While was postponed, developed under the title , before the title (2005) was finalised, from the . The film was initially titled , an initialism of , but Suryah was met with a protest from Tamil Protection Movement led by PMK leader Ramadoss and Dalit Panthers of India leader to change the title. After three months of its launch, Suryah changed the name from to , the first two letters in the Tamil alphabet. Featuring himself in the lead role again, he signed up newcomer for the film and rechristened her under the stage name Nila, after initially considering the stage name of Junior Simran, owing to her resemblance to . He revealed that he was inspired to make the film to convey that young lovers must give each other space and wanted to showcase that attitudes towards relationships by the Indian youth was changing from the previous decade. He also called the film a “sequel to (2000)”, revealing that the film’s lead actors would have similar ego clashes. The soundtrack features six songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by . The song “Anbe Aaruyire” was initially composed in 2004 for the then shelved film , and Suryah requested Rahman if the song could be used in his film instead. The film faced hurdles prior to release with the insisting on several cuts and Suryah’s ongoing legal tussles meant the film was delayed. It was given a by the board after 14 cuts. The film released on 9 September 2005. labelled it as “adult entertainment” though added he “tries hard to bring his character Shiva to life but has to go miles as far as dialogue delivery and voice modulation goes but has improved leaps and bound on the dancing front”. Ambi Narayanan of said that, with such a beautiful plot Suryah should have hit hundred by making everyone go in awe but by making squirm in theatre with uninteresting screenplay he scores only thirty five out of hundred tens. The film became Suryah’s fourth consecutive commercial success in Tamil films, with Suryah adamant on thanking his crew for helping get through the controversies, labelling that “team effort” helped them overcome the problems.</p>