Amara Kaaviyam

Amara Kaaviyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeeva Shankar
Written byJeeva Shankar
Produced byArya
Starring
CinematographyJeeva Shankar
Edited bySathish Suriya
Music byGhibran
Production
companies
Release date
  • 5 September 2014 (2014-09-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Amara Kaaviyam (transl. Immortal epic) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language teen romantic thriller film written and directed by Jeeva Shankar and produced by Arya. The film stars Arya's younger brother Sathya and Miya. It features a successful soundtrack composed by Ghibran. The film was released on 5 September 2014.[1] It was remade in Bengali in 2020 as Love Story.[2]

Plot

The film begins with Jeeva being taken to court, where he recalls his past. In 1988, at the beginning of his 12th grade, his friend Balaji falls in love with their classmate Karthika. Jeeva talks to Karthika but learns that she is actually in love with him. The next day, he accepts her love. Jeeva's father died when he was young, and his mother remarried. Once, when Jeeva and Karthika are out, they are caught by the police, and both their families are informed. Later, when Jeeva goes to apologise to Karthika's parents, he is hit by her father. Meanwhile, Karthika's father applies for a transfer. Jeeva and Karthika promise that they will not meet until their last exam. On the last day, Karthika leaves but gives a letter to Balaji and tells him to give it to Jeeva, but Balaji does not give it and tries to convince Jeeva that Karthika does not love him any more.

Jeeva and Karthika try to meet each other but in vain. Finally, Jeeva learns Karthika's whereabouts, and they meet. When he meets her, he ends up in a fight with her friend. He goes to her home and asks her if she still loves him. She says no but later feels she should talk to him and marry him the way he asked her as proof, but fate has other plans. The next day when she meets him, he stabs her before she can say anything and later realises she is still in love with him. He tries to save her, but she dies in his arms. In the present, Jeeva escapes from the police to find Karthika's grave, then jumps off a cliff. The film ends with Jeeva and Karthika united in heaven, and their names are written on the bark of the tree by Jeeva when they first met.

Cast

Production

Following the success of his previous project Naan (2012), director Jeeva Shankar began work on his next film to be produced by Escape Artists Motion Pictures, while Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced as the music composer.[3] Atharvaa was announced to play the lead role but consequently opted out during pre-production stages, and the production house dropped the film.[4] Jeeva Shankar replaced him with Sathya in September 2013 with Sathya's brother, Arya producing the film, now titled Amara Kaaviyam, under his production house, The Show People.[5] Sathya revealed that he initially had reservations about playing a schoolboy given his age but agreed after Jeeva Shankar mentioned Aamir Khan playing a college student in 3 Idiots (2009). He shed more than 10 kilograms (22 lb) for Amara Kaaviyam, and said the film was "on the lines" of Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7/G Rainbow Colony (2004), and Kaadhal (2004).[6] Malayalam actress Miya was signed as the lead actress, making her debut in Tamil.[7] The film began production in October 2012 in Ooty,[8] where filming lasted roughly 45 days. Most of the film was shot on sets.[9]

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ghibran.[10] The soundtrack album features six tracks, with lyrics written by Madhan Karky, Parvathy, P. Vetriselvan and Asmin. The album was released at Sathyam Cinemas on 27 June 2014.[11]

Critical reception

K. Siddharth of Sify wrote that "the movie moves at snail pace and the second half of the movie wanders aimlessly before convoluting in a tragic climax. Had the director tweaked his screenplay a little and had made it tight, Amara Kaaviyam would have lived up to its title".[12] Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu noted, "Amara Kaaviyam, though fleetingly good, isn't the thriller that it should have been, and isn't the romance it intended to be".[13] S Saraswathi of Rediff.com wrote, "Director Jeeva Sankar has attempted to portray an intense love story and he does succeed to some extent".[14] M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Friday Fury – September 5". Sify. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Anand, Akriti (17 September 2019). "Love Story Actor Bonny Sengupta Will Be Next Featured In A Murder Mystery". SpotboyE. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jeeva to team up with Yuvan". The Times of India. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Lakshmi, V (12 May 2013). "Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Lakshmi, V (15 September 2013). "Sathya replaces Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (30 August 2014). "Betting on this teenage romance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Kurian, Shiba (29 October 2013). "Mia heads to Kollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jeeva Shankar's next is Amara Kaaviyam". The Times of India. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 30 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Karthik, Janani (29 August 2014). "Amarakaaviyam will be a visual treat: Mia George". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Suganth, M (24 August 2014). "Director wanted five melodious songs from Ghibran". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nayanthara, Trisha praise Arya". The New Indian Express. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Siddharth, K. (8 September 2014). "Amara Kaaviyam". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (6 September 2014). "Amara Kaaviyam review – Teen ache trauma". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Saraswathi, S (5 September 2014). "Review: Amara Kaaviyam does not warm your heart". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Suganth, M (5 September 2014). "Amara Kaaviyam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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