Aiy Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke

(Shaam - Sneha)

Producer G.Venkateshwaran (G.V), who had produced such successful films like the Maniratnam - directed ‘Mouna Raagam’, ‘Agni Natchatram’, ‘Thalapathi’, and the Suhasini - directed ‘Indira’ took a five-year sabbatical from film production. G.V. then returned to producing, and launched two films. ‘Thamizhan’ the first production starring Vijay and Priyanka, has been released. His second venture ‘Aiy Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke’ the Shaam - Sneha starrer being directed by Vasanth is to hit the theatres soon.

 

A love story, it is written by Ashok Aiyer, with screenplay and direction by Vasanth. The film has five songs, each composed by a new music director who make their debuts with this film. They are Murughavel (brother of singer Anuradha Sriram), Srinivas (singer), Ramesh Vinayakam (Jingle Composer), Aravind - Shanker, and Raghav - Raja. Says Vasanth, “They all had approached me individually, I found them talented, and this was the only way I could accommodate them all.”

 

The film’s supporting cast has Vivek, Delhi Kumar, Lalitamani & Bombay Gnyanam. A scene was shot at the ‘Chitrakulam’ pond near Mylapore, Chennai. Shaam and some stunt actors took part in the scene. A gang of rowdies tease the womenfolk as they pass by them. The rowdies become bolder, and one of them even pulls a girl by her hand. The girl, who had come to the shop to buy something, is taken aback and looks around for help. Hari passing by, sees the girl's plight, goes straight to the rowdies and asks them to let the girl go. The rowdies now start taunting him, and a war of words result. In the skirmish that follows, Hari bashes up a few, and chases the others as they try to run away. Vikram Dharma coordinated the stunt sequence, as Gopinath canned the shots, and Shaam & some fighters enacted the scene.

 

The film has editing by V.T.Vijayan, art-work by Raghavan, and lyrics by Pazhanibharathi, Thamarai and Pa.Vijay. The film’s audio cassette was released in a novel way with the music composers being introduced on stage, and their respective compositions sung live on the stage by the respective singers. Says Vasanth, “It’s a love story but I have given it a unique treatment."