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Aalwar
Directed by	Chella
Produced by	Mohan Natarajan
Written by	Chella
Starring	Ajith Kumar Asin Thottumkal Keerthi Chawla Vivek Manorama Lal Vincent Asokan
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Distributed by	Sri Rajakaliamman Films
Release date(s)	12 January 2007
Running time	152 mins
Language	Tamil

Aalwar (2007) (Tamil: ஆழ்வார்) is a Tamil film directed by Chella. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Asin Thottumkal in the lead roles. This will be the second project that the pair will be in after the blockbuster Varalaru directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film was released for Pongal in January 2007, where Ajith faces competition from Vijay. Shooting had taken place in India and Europe. The film's score and soundtrack by Srikanth Deva was released on 15 December 2006. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews but opened successfully in the UK Box-office.

The story is the metamorphosis of a simple, straight as rod, Aalwar into an avenging machine named Shiva. Why does Aalwar end up as Shiva? Well, Aalwar is a traditional priest. He is devoted to his mother and sister. But the villainous elements Lal, Vincent Asokan, take out the sister and mother. If this is not reason enough for Aalwar’s blood to boil, then what is? Aalwar, with revenge ringing in his mind, ends up as Shiva the killer, even while working as a ward boy in a hospital. Shiva is out to make a statement against the venal forces. He sees himself as some kind of avatar — in fact, he bumps off the baddies under the guise of Godly elements like Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. At denouement, Shiva turns up as Lord Narasimha and bumps off the last villain by placing him on his thighs and ripping apart his bowels and chest with his sharp claws. Woven into this simple masala story is the love angle with Asin. Then there is also the comedy of Vivek, nicely done by vivek after a break.

Aalwar
Soundtrack by Srikanth Deva
Released	December 15, 2006 (India)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Srikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva chronology
Sivakasi (2005) Aalwar (2007) ' (2007)

• The film opened in 330 screens worldwide including 230 screens in Tamil Nadu alone.[1]
• The film saw the widest release of Ajith to date.
• This was the only film among the Pongal 2007 releases that received minimum guarantee for its distributors from its exhibitors.[2]
• The film opened at a staggering 120 shows daily in 30 screens in Chennai district and 100 shows daily in 24 screens in Malaysia.
• The film entered the UK Box-office at 27th place, becoming the third highest Tamil film ever in the UK.
• The film grossed Rs.45 million [3] in the first week
• The film's total gross is estimated at Rs.60 million worldwide
• The film celebrated 25th day in an estimated 165 screens worldwide including 115 screens in Tamil Nadu despite negative reviews [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
• The film was remade in Kannada by Puneet Rajkumar

• Aalvar - Official Site
• 50-feet cutouts
• Aalwar Review
• Ajith with Asin
• Galatta Aalwar Review
• Latest Pictures
• Aalwar Gallery
• Listen to Aalwar Songs (without any firewall issues!)
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• Aalvar SunTV Trailer
• Aalawar Video Songs

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