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83-427: Sarvam ( transl.  Everything ) is a 2009 Indian Tamil romantic psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Vishnuvardhan . It stars Arya and Indrajith in the lead roles, while J. D. Chakravarthy , Prathap Pothan , and Trisha play prominent supporting roles. The film, which had been under production since late 2006, was produced and distributed by K. Karunamoorthy and C. Arunpandian under

166-408: A child actor , Rohan Shiva, playing the 8-year-old Imaan; and a Rottweiler dog play important roles in the film. Rohan Shiva was signed for the role of Imaan after 100–150 boys were tested for eight months. Vishnuvardhan finally chose Imaan, citing that "he is not handsome, but there is something very cute about him". Wasim was introduced by Vishnuvardhan in this film, who he cites as "so natural" as

249-402: A "Sarvam special edition", dedicating its cover story to Sarvam . Upon release, Sarvam gained mixed reviews by critics, with the majority claiming that the film failed to live up to the expectations. Generally, the film was described as "stylish" and "visually attractive" and its (snail-paced) screenplay as the sore point. Sify labelled the film as a "visual treat", stating that the film

332-499: A Geisha , Slumdog Millionaire , Up in the Air , The Artist , Gloria Bell , and Malcolm & Marie . Director Richard Linklater helmed the prominent Before trilogy, consisting of Before Sunrise , Before Sunset , and Before Midnight . Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a popular Indian romantic drama television series of the 2000s. Same-sex romantic dramas that tackle LGBT issues include Brokeback Mountain , Blue

415-589: A Tamil film. With this song, the shooting was wrapped up in February 2009 and post-production works began. The album comprises five tracks, lyrics for which were written by Vishnuvardhan's "usual lyricist", Pa. Vijay . Out of the five tracks, two were sung by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself and one by his father Ilaiyaraaja . According to the director, two of the songs ("Neethane" and "Sutta Suriyana") were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja even before Vishnuvardhan's previous venture, Billa , had started, when Sarvam

498-535: A Thief , Vertigo , The Crying Game , The Bodyguard , Unfaithful , Wicker Park , The Phantom of the Opera , The Tourist , and The Adjustment Bureau . The screenwriters taxonomy creates additional categories beyond "subgenre" when discussing films, making the argument that all narrative Hollywood films can be delineated into comedies or dramas (identified as a "film type"). The taxonomy also identifies fifty "macro genres", which can be paired with

581-669: A boy, who happens to be Imaan. Karthik becomes emotional and is overjoyed that at least one part of his love is alive and goes to meet Naushad and Imaan. He finds out that they have left their home in Chennai and moved to Munnar in Kerala . He travels to Munnar to see them and feels happy again, while learning from a grateful Naushad that Imaan suffered from cardiomyopathy and Sandhya's heart had saved his life. Meanwhile, Eashwar, who had followed Karthik, arrives in Munnar as well, where he meets

664-544: A car crash. Eashwar, apparently mentally disturbed, keeps murmuring that Naushad was solely responsible for their deaths. Eashwar keeps following Naushad, telling him that he will feel the same pain only when his own son dies. A workmate of Naushad informs him that Eashwar had visited him and requested information about Naushad and tells him to be aware. He and his son escape to his friend's place near Elliot's Beach , Chennai . Meanwhile, Karthik and Sandhya, who happily spend time together, are ready for marriage and make plans for

747-442: A car mechanic Syed - who used to play professional football with Eashwar - and allows Eashwar to stay at his home. Karthik goes to see the father and son one last time before he returns to Chennai, when suddenly, a car hits Imaan. Karthik, who was just ready to go home, comes back and saves Imaan. Shocked by that incident, Karthik does not believe that it was merely an accident and wants the truth from Naushad, who has been admitted to

830-412: A cat-and-mouse chase where Eashwar wants to dispose of Karthik to get to Imaan and kill him. Syed sees Eashwar chasing Karthik and offers to help after hiring some local goons, who will kill both silently without mentioning Eashwar's and Syed's names. One night, after mixing snake's venom in their knife, the goons reach Imaan's house, scratch Karthik's waist with that knife and Karthik slightly faints due to

913-517: A derelict church. However, Karthik reemerges back from the grave and attacks Eashwar - this time overpowering him and breaking his arm and leg, paralyzing him for life albeit sparing him alive. A now-paralyzed Eashwar is sent to hospital and treated for his condition, while Karthik escorts both Imaan and Naushad back to Chennai from Munnar and makes them stay with himself in his new house, which he had constructed for Sandhya. In June 2006, B Studios and Studio Green announced that they would co-produce

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996-463: A filmmaker's "voice" because the artistic choice to have the characters sing does not affect the story or the characters – it simply alters how the story and characters are conveyed. Therefore, a romance film like Grease would be categorized as a dramatic (type), romance (super genre), high school / coming of age (macro genres), musical (voice) – rather than simply as a "musical romance". Munnar Munnar ( IPA: [muːn̪ːɐːr] )

1079-478: A flood in 1924, but tourism officials are considering reconstructing the railway line to attract tourists. The region in and around Munnar varies in height from 1,450 meters (4,760 ft) to 2,695 meters (8,842 ft) above mean sea level . The temperature ranges between 5 °C (41 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) in winter and 15 °C (59 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) in summer. Temperatures as low as −4 °C (25 °F) have been recorded in

1162-624: A lake in Ladakh and was choreographed by Geetha, a student of the choreographer Farah Khan . In the first weeks of February, the last song, a romantic duet, choreographed by Dinesh, involving the lead couple once more ("Siragugal"), was shot at the Rann of Kutch , a saline clay desert in Gujarat , close to the Pakistan border, according to Vishnuvardhan, a location that was never before used or seen in

1245-458: A new railway which opened in 1909. By 1911, around 16,000 acres of the region was under cultivation. In 1924, a flood swept through Munnar, damaged the road and destroyed the rail track. In its place it was decided to create a ropeway to transport tea. In 1930, this in turn was replaced by a modern road that made transport much easier. By 1952, almost 28,000 acres of land was under cultivation. After Independence , Indian planters took over. In 1964,

1328-527: A pediatric doctor, in a go-kart race . Karthik immediately falls in love with Sandhya and wants to convince her to marry him. Karthik finds out several pieces of information about Sandhya and arranges a meeting by pretending that she had caused a car accident and damaged his car. When that approach fails, he goes to the hospital where Sandhya works, becoming a regular visitor there and making efforts to woo her. Sandhya, however, has other interests and shows no signs of reciprocating his love. She believes that Karthik

1411-606: A photo shooting featuring both the actors was held, before Surya had to opt out of the project, because he had earlier signed to star in Gautham Vasudev Menon 's Vaaranam Aayiram . By November 2006, R. Madhavan was announced as the hero of the film, before the film was finally shelved in December 2006. In November 2007, after Vishnuvardhan had finished his Billa , which was due to release, he restarted his shelved project Sarvam and started to scout his cast for

1494-740: Is Bodinayakkanur (68 km) in Tamil Nadu and nearest major railway stations in Kerala are at Ernakulam (126 km) and Aluva (110 km). Kerala State Road Transport Corporation ( KSRTC ) bus stand is in walking distance from Aluva Railway Station , and buses are available for Munnar every hour. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport , which is 110 kilometres (68 mi) away. The Coimbatore and Madurai airports are 165 kilometres (103 mi) from Munnar. The Panchayat of Munnar formed on January 24, 1961,

1577-609: Is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala . Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above mean sea level , in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the " Kashmir of South India" and is a popular honeymoon destination. The name Munnar is a combination of the words "Munnu" and "Aaru" in the local languages of Malayalam / Tamil meaning "three rivers", referring to its location at

1660-691: Is a romantic story with a historical period setting, normally with a turbulent backdrop of war, revolution, or tragedy. This includes films such as Gone with the Wind , Doctor Zhivago , Reds , Titanic , A Very Long Engagement , Atonement , Portrait of a Lady on Fire , and Cold War . Paranormal romance is a popular genre of film which features romantic relationships between humans and supernatural creatures. Popular tropes include vampirism , time travel , ghosts and psychic or telekinetic abilities – i.e. things that cannot be explained by science. The genre originated in literature and moved on to

1743-820: Is a term associated with romance films mostly targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, it is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a ' chick flick ' does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even include a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Films of this genre include Gilda , The Red Shoes , Sense and Sensibility , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Dirty Dancing , The Notebook , Dear John , A Walk to Remember , Thelma & Louise , Fifty Shades of Grey , Sleepless in Seattle , You've Got Mail and Romeo + Juliet . Also known as epic romance, this

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1826-457: Is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as opposed to slapstick. Films within this genre include City Lights , A Night at the Opera , It Happened One Night , His Girl Friday , My Wife's Goblin , The Philadelphia Story , Intolerable Cruelty , Roman Holiday , Good Morning, My Dear Wife , The Big Sick , Enough Said , Lost In Translation , To All

1909-462: Is an anthology film , containing two parallel stories that are connected by a freak accident in Chennai . A young architect falls in love with a young beautiful pediatric doctor, runs after her and tries to convince her to marry her. Simultaneously, a morose ex-football coach troubles a software engineer by vowing to kill his eight-year-old son. How these characters get connected and confronted through

1992-423: Is divided into 21 wards for administrative convenience. Coimbatore district lies to the north, Pallivasal to the south, Devikulam and Marayoor to the east, and Mankulam and Kuttampuzha Panchayats to the west. According to the 2011 Census , Munnar Grama Panchayat had a total population of 32,039. 16,061 were males and 15,968 were females, with 7,968 families total residing therein. Children represented in

2075-535: Is good in parts, has a "wafer thin storyline" and "banks heavily on style and gloss". Praise was addressed to director Vishnuvardhan for trying to make a "different film" and for reworking the "Kollywood commercial formula". Technical aspects of the film were immensely lauded, especially Nirav Shah 's cinematography, which "works big-time for the film", as well as Yuvan Shankar Raja 's music and background score, and Manu Jagadh's art work, while Thyagaran's "close combat action scenes" were cited as "spellbinding". Overall,

2158-410: Is not a new entrant, looks "very fresh" in the film, which, he believes, is because of her co-star Arya. Besides, she has an "interesting quality", which is her "innocent smile irrespective of her mischievousness", Vishnuvardhan states, which was "very essential" for the character and the reason for giving her the role. The antagonist role was first offered to Arjun , who, fearing of his image, rejected

2241-464: Is often employed to indicate the emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a final romantic union between the two main characters will occur. Some examples of romantic drama films and shows before 2000 are Man's Way with Women , Casablanca , María Candelaria , Pride & Prejudice , Appointment with Happiness , Wakeful Eyes , Among

2324-514: Is the Warmest Colour , Carol , Moonlight , and Call Me by Your Name . Romantic fantasies describe fantasy stories using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. Some examples include The Lady Eve , Top Hat , The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) , Singin' in the Rain , Groundhog Day , Enchanted , Cinderella , Beauty and

2407-540: Is too carefree and not serious about life. One day, Sandhya's parents tell her about her to-be-fixed marriage. She finally recognizes that Karthik is the right match and slowly develops a deep love for him. She wholeheartedly agrees with the marriage. Simultaneously, a morose mysterious man, Eashwar, always moving around with his Rottweiler , goes to see Naushad, a software engineer who happily lives with his eight-year-old son Imaan. A few months ago, Naushad had accidentally hit and killed Eashwar's wife Geetha and son Naveen in

2490-493: The 2009 Indian election , though it was reported that the film would not release until June 2009, following the 2009 IPL Cricket season , which would end on 24 May 2009. The Indian censor board had certified the film on 21 April 2009, giving it a U certificate without any cuts. The film had an average gross in the box office but was praised by some critics. Nearly one year later, the film was dubbed to be released in Telugu under

2573-642: The Pampadum Shola National Park to the south and the proposed Palani Hills National Park to the east. These protected areas are especially known for several threatened and endemic species including Nilgiri Thar , the grizzled giant squirrel , the Nilgiri wood-pigeon , elephant , the gaur , the Nilgiri langur , the sambar , and the Neelakurinji (that blossoms only once in twelve years). There has been action to address

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2656-696: The Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. Some examples include South Pacific , West Side Story and its 2021 remake , Grease , High School Musical , Across the Universe , Moulin Rouge! , the Mamma Mia! franchise, Sunshine on Leith , and La La Land . Romantic thriller is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller genre . Some examples of romantic thriller films are Desire , To Catch

2739-697: The Tamil film industry nearly seven years after having starred in Mani Ratnam 's 2002 film Kannathil Muthamittal . He got the role of Eashwar, replacing Upendra , who again was signed after Arjun , Mohanlal , and Nana Patekar had refused the offer. Vishnuvardhan once mentioned that Chakravarthy has a "spaced out look about him" which was needed for his character in the film. Apart from these three actors, Malayalam actor Indrajith Sukumaran , brother of well-known actor Prithviraj Sukumaran , who acts in his second direct Tamil film after En Mana Vaanil (2002);

2822-497: The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi , a Dalit outfit from Tamil Nadu , started demanding land for the labourers, started making inroads into Kerala. In 2009, VS Achuthanandan promised his support for providing land to the mainly Tamil Dalit estate labourers. However, the process became very slow and as of 2018, most families still hand no land. The former Kunda Valley Railway in Munnar was destroyed by

2905-592: The costume designer . For Sarvam , Dinesh and Geetha joined Kalyan as the choreographer and Manu Jagadh replaced as Remiyan as the art director . Shooting for Sarvam was held for nearly nine months in various locations, including exotic places never before seen on film. It started in June 2008 after Vishnuvardhan returned from the Cannes Film Festival , where his film Billa was screened, and after Arya had completed Naan Kadavul , for which filming

2988-419: The romance super genre. Using this approach, films like Gone with the Wind (noted above) would be classified as a dramatic (type) historical/family (macro genres) romance (genre) rather than simply a historical romance; while The Notebook would be identified at dramatic (type) disease (macro genre) romance (genre) rather than simply a romantic drama. Similarly, musicals are categorized as one option for

3071-582: The Beast , Knowing , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Midnight in Paris , Her , and The Shape of Water . Romantic musical (alternatively musical romance ) is a genre of film which features romantic relationships and whose story is partially explained through song and/or dance numbers. This genre originated on Broadway and moved to the silver screen thanks in part to the popularity of

3154-460: The Boys I've Loved Before , Four Weddings and a Funeral , Dave , Say Anything... , Moonstruck , In Summer We Must Love , As Good as It Gets , Something's Gotta Give , When Harry Met Sally... , Annie Hall , Manhattan , The Apartment and Pablo and Carolina . Romantic dramas usually revolve around an obstacle that prevents deep and true love between two people. Music

3237-668: The Ghats in Munnar region. 15 years later, John Daniel Munro noted that much of Munnar's land was suitable for coffee plantations. Munro, Henry Turn and his half-brother AW Turner obtained ownership of the Cardamom Hills from the Raja of Travancore and began clearing forest around Devikulam in 1879. Soon many other Europeans began establishing tea plantations in the area throughout the 1880s. Early plantations had few facilities and were mainly huts of straw. Eventually roads were opened to

3320-513: The KDHC which owned most tea estates was acquired by Tata and Finlay who started the first instant tea factory in the country. In 1971, the Kerala government wanted to reforest all land in the hills not used for plantations. However, negotiations that followed resulted in Tata keeping most of the land, leaving it with 57,000 acres. To this day, most tea estate labourers are landless. In the early 2000s,

3403-606: The Ruins , The River of Love , Dearer than my Life , Love Story , Paris and Love , Featureless Men , Coming Home , Daughters of the Dust , Like Water for Chocolate , Sommersby , The Bridges of Madison County , The English Patient , Shakespeare in Love , An Officer and a Gentleman , Saptapadi and Cinema Paradiso . 21st century examples include Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , Sideways , Memoirs of

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3486-556: The Sarvam soundtrack was launched, Ayngaran released promotional audio clips of the songs of a duration of nearly four minutes overall, following which another one-minute teaser trailer that features video clippings of three of the songs ("Adada Vaa", "Siragugal" and "Sutta Suriyana") was released by Ayngaran one month after the audio launch. A few days before the film was released, the Galatta Cinema Magazine delivered

3569-738: The Sevenmallay region of Munnar. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies it as subtropical highland (Cwb). Munnar is well connected by both National highways, state highways and rural roads. The town lies in the Kochi - Dhanushkodi National highway (N.H 49), about 130 km (81 mi) from Cochin, 31 km (19 mi) from Adimali , 85 km (53 mi) from Udumalpettu in Tamil Nadu and 60 km (37 mi) from Neriyamangalam . Distance from major cities & tourist destinations. The nearest railway station

3652-444: The accident forms the crux of the story. After several postponements, the film was released worldwide on 15 May 2009 to mixed reviews and became an average grosser. The film opens with a fight between two individuals on a rainy night in a deep, dark forest. In the opening scene, a title card is presented with an Upanishad quote : "Death is just the beginning of another life". Karthik is a carefree architect who comes across Sandhya,

3735-410: The age group of 0-6 were 2,916 (9.1% of the total population), which constitutes 1,478 males and 1,438 females. Munnar Panchayat had an overall literacy rate of 84.85%, substantially lower than the Kerala state average of 94.00%. Male literacy stands at 91.05% and female literacy at 78.64%. Most of the native flora and fauna of Munnar have disappeared due to severe habitat fragmentation resultant from

3818-409: The banner of Ayngaran International Films. It was filmed by Nirav Shah and edited by Sreekar Prasad . The film's soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja , was released on 14 February 2009, coinciding with Valentine's Day . The film revolves around five individual characters and the events that change everything in their lives, which the film's title refers to, and also brings them together. It

3901-594: The bill". Overall, she states that the film is worth a watch for the "stunning visuals", "musical score" and "Trisha's sequence", who she says is "perhaps the only shining part of the movie itself". Romance film Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight , young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love , forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love . Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if

3984-441: The boys, and they let the kite fly away. Sandhya, who is ahead of Karthik and leading the race, rides straight into the kite thread, which cuts her neck, fatally injuring her. She dies in the hospital from blood loss . Six months later, Sandhya's father visits Karthik - who is under depression following her death - and informs him that even after death, Sandhya has saved the life of a child, since her heart has been transplanted into

4067-569: The confluence of the Muthirapuzha , Nallathanni and Kundali rivers. The region has been inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribals like the Malayarayan and Muthuvan for thousands of years. In the early days, only Tamils and few Malayalis lived there. They were brought as workers in the tea plantations. Tradition states that Colonel Arthur Wellesley , later the Duke of Wellington, was

4150-613: The creation of the plantations. However, some species continue to survive and thrive in several protected areas nearby, including the new Kurinjimala Sanctuary to the east, the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary , Manjampatti Valley and the Amaravati reserve forest of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary to the north east, the Eravikulam National Park and Anamudi Shola National Park to the north,

4233-470: The crew shifted its base to Kerala , where major parts of the second half were filmed. In Munnar a romantic duet between Arya and Trisha was shot for which grand sets had been erected by art director Manu Jagadh. The team then moved to the "Dhoni forest" in Palakkad district in Kerala, where several crucial scenes, including the climax , were shot. For the climax scene, a 90-foot-tall dilapidated church

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4316-489: The film again and reports say that again Surya was considered for the role, before supposedly Arjun was confirmed for the leading role with Arya playing the second lead. Reports indicated that the script has been changed several times to suit the lead actors; Vishnuvardhan, however, confirmed that the script did not change, stating that there are similarities between Surya and Arya and the script suited both and therefore change

4399-459: The film was described as a "decent thriller". Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu gave the film an average review, stating that "the recipe is perfect but the dish isn’t wholly delicious" and that the film has "the ingredients of a potential hit except the most essential, a gripping screenplay". Like Sify , Rangarajan, too, praised the technicians, describing Nirav Shah's camera works as "excellent" and Yuvan Shankar Raja's melodies as "lilting" and

4482-425: The film, who all opted out. Later, Surya also opted out of the project, and after Vishnuvardhan tried to cast R. Madhavan in his film, which also failed for unknown reasons, the film was finally shelved in December 2006 and Vishnuvardhan instead started to film the remake of the 1980 Rajinikanth -starring Billa , titled Billa as well, starring Ajith Kumar in the lead role. In August 2007, when Vishnuvardhan

4565-671: The first British person to pass through Munnar during Tipu Sultan 's campaign in Travancore , but this is unsubstantiated. The first survey of the terrain was undertaken by Benjamin Swayne Ward in 1816–1817, who followed Periyar into the Western Ghats and established a camp at the confluence of three rivers, from which the name of Munnar is derived. It was to be nearly 50 years later that Sir Charles Trevelyan , Governor of Madras , instructed Col. Douglas Hamilton to explore

4648-521: The future. Karthik then suddenly asks Sandhya to postpone their marriage for a year. However, Sandhya persists on marrying at the earliest possible date. To solve this problem, they decide to hold a cycling race across a road in Elliot's Beach so that the winner may make the decision, which has to be accepted by the other person. At the same time, Imaan and his friend fly a kite on the terrace of Naushad's friend. Suddenly, Imaan faints and falls, which distracts

4731-656: The hill country in the western part of the Madras Presidency , requesting special advice on the feasibility of establishing sanatoria for the British in the South and of developing revenue- earning projects without endangering the environment, as had happened in Ceylon where coffee had destroyed not only the rain forest but also paddy cultivation in the north-central rice bowl of ancient Ceylon. Hamilton climbed throughout

4814-621: The hospital after having been injured in the accident. Karthik then learns about Eashwar, who was the man in the car, and his intentions. Eashwar has bought the same car that killed his family and seeks revenge for their death by killing Imaan in return. Karthik decides to take Imaan to a nearby place where he had stayed before, promising Naushad that he will protect and look after Imaan. Subsequently, Karthik tries to befriend Imaan, who dislikes him and wants to stay with his father. When they later go by car, Karthik and Eashwar encounter each other and Karthik finds himself threatened by Eashwar. It follows

4897-480: The lowlands and in Bodinayakanur in western Madras Presidency, planters got provisions from a local headman - Suppan Chetty. He and his son, Alaganan Chetty (later an MLA ) would continue providing supplies to the tea estates in the region. By 1894, 26 estates were established in the hills, but all were facing losses. In 1897, a separate company, Kannan Devan Hills Corporation (KDHC) was registered to operate

4980-449: The other actors as well that you "tend to forget that it is cinema". For the technical crew, Vishnuvardhan roped in mostly "his usual members", who had worked with the director on his earlier projects, including Yuvan Shankar Raja as the music director , Nirav Shah as the cinematographer , Sreekar Prasad as the editor , Pa. Vijay as the lyricist , Thiyagarajan as the stunt co-ordinator and Vishnuvardhan's wife, Anu Vardhan , as

5063-553: The production of Vishnuvardhan 's Sarvam , which would have Suriya and Ileana D'Cruz . After the film was supposedly dropped, though it was already started in October 2006 with a photo shoot for the film, the project was revived just one week later. The restarted film was first to be produced by Surya's cousin, K. E. Gnanavelraja, who earlier produced the Surya-starring Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and

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5146-463: The role, as later did "two leading actors" as well as Malayalam actor Mohanlal . Popular Hindi actor Nana Patekar was also considered for the role, who, however, rejected as well, after which the role went to Kannada actor Upendra , who did a negative role in the Tamil film Sathyam at the same time. Eventually Vishnuvardhan roped in Telugu actor J. D. Chakravarthy for the same role, replacing Upendra. Through Sarvam , Chakravarthy came back to

5229-576: The same title and was also dubbed in Hindi as Wardaat – The Revenge. After a muted publicity campaign, Ayngaran International Films finally released a teaser poster in January 2009 that showed the five main characters, Karthik, Sandhya, Imaan, Naushad and Eashwar, on their website along with some other images. The trailer of the film was screened during the interval of the Vijay -starring Villu , which

5312-425: The score as "foot-tapping", while the lead pair, consisting of Arya and Trisha , was cited as "attractive". Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, citing Sarvam to be "lacklustre" and that "it does not stand up to the hype". According to Srinivasan, the first half of the film is the "best part", criticizing the screenplay, which takes a "nosedive post the intermission", and claiming that

5395-589: The screen in the early 2000s, following the success of the Twilight Saga adaptations from Stephenie Meyer 's books. By 2007–08, film studios were producing various paranormal romance films, many adapted from novels. Examples of paranormal romance films include The Exterminating Angel , The Twilight Saga , Warm Bodies , Vampire Academy , I Am Dragon , and The Shape of Water . Romantic comedies are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love

5478-432: The second half has "lacklustre performances" and "logicless scenes". She, too, praised the technical crew of the film, labelling Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score as "marvellous", which "just proves how good he can be", Nirav Shah's cinematography as "scintillating", the visuals as "astonishing" and Anu Vardhan's costumes as "excellent", while Manu Jagadh has done "wonders with his sets" and Sreekar Prasad 's editing "fits

5561-405: The snake's poison, however he summons his strength, fights the goons back and protects Imaan. Eashwar however finds the still-alive Karthik and Imman in the heart of the forest, and a fight ensues, with Eashwar initially gaining the upper hand and beating Karthik, who becomes unconscious due to the snake venom and falls into a grave which Eashwar then fills after to kill him and hunts Imaan down in

5644-581: The tea estates which was later taken over by the American Direct Tea Trading Company Ltd., who owned 26 estates, most with coffee and some with cinchona , almost all in the area except for a few in the lower areas. In 1900, a ropeway was built and eventually monorails were installed for easier transport of goods to the plains. In 1901, P. R. Buchanan took over as General Manager and began the most extensive clearing of jungles for plantations. In 1908, construction started on

5727-738: The two leads finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience their "happily ever after", often implied by a reunion and final kiss. In romantic television series, the development of such romantic relationships may play out over many episodes or different characters may become intertwined in different romantic arcs. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies Romance Films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy , claiming that all feature length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action , crime , fantasy , horror , science fiction , comedy , sports , thriller , war and western . ' Chick flick '

5810-406: Was a "lengthy process", where Arya had "forgotten the real in him". This was the third film in which Vishnuvardhan and Arya worked together after Arinthum Ariyamalum and Pattiyal , with Arya stating that Vishnuvardhan knows him "in and out" and that he was able to bring out the "best and finer aspects" of him, knowing his strengths and weaknesses, while Vishnuvardhan confessed that working with Arya

5893-487: Was built and made to look 150 years old, while the remaining part of the climax was shot back in Chennai at Prasad Studio, where again a huge set was erected by Manu Jagadh. Other filming locations in Kerala include Cochin , Kannoor and Chalakudy . In June 2008, two people were killed in an accident at the shooting spot, which was located at an under-construction building near the Gemini flyover in Chennai . A lift, which

5976-412: Was chosen after Vishnuvardhan had approached several actresses for that role, who ultimately refused to accept the offer for various reasons. First he tried to rope in Telugu actress Ileana , who reportedly demanded a remuneration of Rs 1 crore 75 lakhs, so she was dropped and Nila and Anushka were approached and the latter got the role, since Nila demanded too much as well. The project started and even

6059-501: Was comfortable. Arya later also mentioned that the role of Karthik was the best role he had ever played in his film career, since the character had "many shades" as romantic, serious and emotional and there was "so much of variation". Trisha eventually got the role of Sandhya after several actresses, including Hansika Motwani , Anushka Shetty , Nila , and Ileana , were considered and opted out. This marked her first collaboration with Arya . According to Vishnuvardhan, Trisha, though she

6142-556: Was first announced in October 2006, nearly two years earlier. The song "Adada Vaa" was originally composed for the film Aayirathil Oruvan , for which Yuvan Shankar Raja was first signed to score the music, but which he left in the midst, after he had a fall out with director Selvaraghavan . The film's release had been postponed several times due to various reasons, before it was eventually released on 15 May 2009 worldwide by Ayngaran International Films along with Raghava Lawrence's Rajadhi Raja , another Ayngaran production, following

6225-542: Was first reported to be a remake of the 1986 Hollywood thriller The Hitcher and later to be a remake of another Hollywood film, the 2003 drama 21 Grams . Initially, when Vishnuvardhan started the project in September 2006, he had signed up Surya to play the lead role, pairing up with the Mumbai model and former child actress Hansika Motwani , who was to make her debut in the Tamil film industry . Hansika Motwani

6308-460: Was held for nearly one and a half years. The first half of the film was shot in and around Chennai , while the second half was shot in Kerala , mostly in deep forests, hence, the first half would be very "colourful", while the mood in the second half completely changes, getting "rainy, misty and completely green and dark". Before Vishnuvardhan left for Cannes, he had already shot a few scenes at Marina Beach in Chennai that did not involve Arya, who

6391-489: Was installed to carry materials to the eighth floor of the building, where filming was to be held, collapsed suddenly, killing two technicians, who were working on the lift. After actor J. D. Chakravarthy, too, was injured in a stunt sequence, it was reported that Vishnuvardhan had decided to change the film title, but this did not happen. The songs were filmed at several places around India, including in Tamil Nadu , Goa , Kerala and Gujarat . A folk song ("Sutta Suriyana")

6474-431: Was not necessary. Sarvam was Arya's first film after Naan Kadavul , with which he was engaged for more than two years and for which he had grown a long, thick beard. In contrast to that, Sarvam features him as a romantic lover hero, whereby he had to remove the beard and, hence, the "Old Arya returned". Actually, Vishnuvardhan said, Arya's transition from Naan Kadavul to Sarvam was very difficult, since Naan Kadavul

6557-474: Was producing the award-winning film Paruthiveeran , starring Surya's brother, Karthi , at that time. However, he suddenly backed out of the project for unknown reasons and Vishnuvardhan, looking for another producer, approached 'Aascar' Ravichandran and the Malaysian RJ, 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha , who produced Vishnuvardhan's Arinthum Ariyamalum and Pattiyal as well, and director Saran to produce

6640-433: Was released during Pongal 2009 on 12 January 2009 and was an Ayngaran International production as well. On 19 January Ayngaran released the trailer exclusively on their website, after which the trailer was screened on various Tamil television channels . In February 2009, an official website was launched by Ayngaran International and later Sify launched a special site about the film on their respective website. Just before

6723-596: Was shot in a Chennai studio, choreographed by Dinesh and focusing on the lead couple, Arya and Trisha. Another song ("Neethane"), which was choreographed by Kalyan, was filmed on the new bridge at the Kathipara Junction , Chennai , and the Indian Air Force base at Cholavaram. A fourth song ("Kaatrukulle"), focusing again on Arya and Trisha, was shot in late September and October at the beaches in Goa and

6806-592: Was still busy with Naan Kadavul . Afterwards, shooting was held at various places in and around the city, including the "Gemini Parsn Apartment" near the Gemini flyover , Elliot's Beach in Besant Nagar , the flyover at Kathipara Junction and at the San Thome Basilica in Santhome in Chennai, where scenes for the first half of the film as well as some song sequences were filmed. In August 2008,

6889-552: Was still working on Billa , it was reported, that he had not given up on Sarvam and wanted to restart the film once Billa is finished and released, with Arya in the lead role. It was also rumored that composer Yuvan Shankar Raja would produce the film, which turned out be wrong, with K. Karunamoorthy and C. Arunpandian taking over the project and producing it under the banner of Ayngaran International . Filming began in May 2008 with Arya , Trisha and J. D. Chakravarthy . The film

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