Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)
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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 struggles of a man from interior Tamil Nadu to acquire documents to travel to London.
Produced by G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan and featuring music by K, the film was shot between March and July 2016. It was released on 23 September the same year. 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).