7aum Arivu

7aum Arivu (pronunciation: Ēḻām aṟivu) (English: Seventh Sense) is a 2011 Indian science fiction-martial arts movie.

Production

It was written and directed by AR Murugadoss, featuring Suriya and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles and Johnny Tri Nguyen as the main antagonist. The movie, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin began production in May 2010 and was released on 25 October 2011 in Chennai and a day later, on Diwali, worldwide. The visual effects were done by US based Legacy effects, making this their second Indian film after Enthiran.

Reviews

7aum Arivu received mixed critical response upon release, and opened strongly at the box office. It was also dubbed into Telugu as 7th Sense which was released with the Tamil original. The film was also dubbed in Hindi as Chennai v/s China in 2014 as well as in Malayalam with the original title. The movie was also one of the movies selected by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for being the Indian submission for Oscar under the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Cast

• Suriya as Bodhidharma and Aravind
• Shruti Haasan as Subha Srinivasan (Sudha in Hindi dubbed version)
• Johnny Tri Nguyen as Dong Lee
• Guinness Pakru as Aravind's friend
• Ashwin Kakumanu as Ashwin
• Saahil Chitkara as Imran Saahil
• Dhanya Balakrishna as Malathi
• Misha Ghoshal as Nisha
• Ilavarasu as Aravind's uncle
• Abhinaya as Bodhidharma's wife
• Urmila Unni as Queen
• Mousumi Saha as Srinivasan's Mother
• Avinash
• Azhagam Perumal in a guest appearance

Box office

7aum Arivu had a strong opening on 25 October, a day prior to Diwali. The film had a huge six-day opening weekend worldwide. In Chennai alone, the film grossed ₹90 million in its lifetime. Indian film trades considered 7aum Arivu a commercial success, despite a high budget and distribution price.

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