100 new faces in ‘Angadi Theru’

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,May 06 2009]

Director Vasantha Balan might have courted international fame through his debut film, 'Veyyil', but it seems like he has not let gone his conviction to make movies only based on their story strength.

At an enviable position where he could have roped in any leading hero for the project, Vasantha Balan has opted to cast new comers for his second film, 'Angadi Theru'. The film has new comer Mahesh in the lead, pairing with Anjali of 'Kattradhu Thamizh' fame as the heroine. But that’s not all. The filmmaker proudly says that he has introduced a 100 new faces for this film, which is only a reflection of reality.

Resources are limited, but man’s desire is not. It is this contrast that drives the story of 'Angadi Theru', which is about the lives of a sales girl and sales boy of a popular saree store in Chennai. The film is produced by Anygaran, and Arun Pandiyan declared that it was their first Tamil film in the sense that it was the first film they produced so rooted in Tamil culture and Tamil cinema.

The film’s audio, composed by both G.V. Prakash and Vijay Antony, was launched at a grand event held in Sathyam Cinemas.

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