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Aadhavan

Aadhavan

20095.52h 15m

Overview

A professional assassin is tasked with the murder of a prominent local judge; however, after a series of failed attempts, he is forced to deal with complications and old relationships arising from his troubled past.

Directed by K. S. Ravikumar
Written by Kabilan, Ramesh Khanna, K. S. Ravikumar
Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin
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Top Cast

Suriya

Suriya

'Madhavan' Aadhavan / Murugan

Nayanthara

Nayanthara

Tara

Vadivelu

Vadivelu

Banner-Kuppan 'Bannerji'

Murali

Murali

Judge Subramaniam

B. Saroja Devi

B. Saroja Devi

Rajalakshmi

Rahul Dev

Rahul Dev

Abdul Kulkarni

Sayaji Shinde

Sayaji Shinde

Ibrahim Rowther

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Anand Babu

Tharani

Ramesh Khanna

Ramesh Khanna

'Ilayamaan' Kuppusamy

Sathyan Sivakumar

Sathyan Sivakumar

Murugan

Themes & Keywords

troubled childhoodcontract killer

About Aadhavan

Aadhavan is a thriller, action, comedy film released in 2009 exploring themes of troubled childhood, contract killer. Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, it stars Suriya, Nayanthara, Vadivelu. A professional assassin is tasked with the murder of a prominent local judge; however, after a series of failed attempts, he is forced to deal with complications and old relationships arising from his troubled past.

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