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Directed by | M. Manikandan |
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Story by | T. Arul Chezhian |
Produced by | G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan |
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Cinematography | N. Shanmuga Sundaram |
Edited by | Anucharan |
Music by | K |
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Distributed by | Sri Green Productions |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Aandavan Kattalai (transl. God's command) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language satirical comedy drama film directed and co-written by M. Manikandan. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Ritika Singh, with Pooja Devariya, Nassar and Yogi Babu amongst others in supporting roles. It narrates the struggle of a man from interior Tamil Nadu to acquire travel documents to fly to London.
Produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan and featuring music by K, the film began production in March 2016 and wrapped that July. It was released on 23 September 2016. The film received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, winning two Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards: Best Comedy Actor (Yogi Babu) and Best Comedy Actress (Vinodhini Vaidyanathan). It was remade in Telugu as London Babulu (2017) and in Gujarati as Shubh Yatra (2023).