| Director: | S. D. Vijay Milton |
| Producer: | Cheran |
| Starring: | Bharath Arun Kumar Mallika Kapoor |
| Narrator: | R. Parthiban |
| Cinematography: | S. D. Vijay Milton |
| Editing: | G. Sasikumar |
| Music: | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Studio: | Dream Theatres |
| Runtime: | 157 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu also known by the initialism AIBI, is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, directed and photographed by S. D. Vijay Milton, in his directorial debut.[1] It stars Bharath and Mallika Kapoor (making her Tamil film debut) with Arun Vijay, Deepu, Renuka and M. S. Bhaskar in vital supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film, inspired by the 1997 American film Addicted to Love, was released on 14 April 2006. The story tells a love relationship between two playful youngsters and their sacrifices.
Mano loves Nandhini, but Nandhini is in love with Prem. On the other hand, he meets Jo who is in love with Prem. The two team up to break them apart so that Mano can be with Nandhini and Jo with Prem.Then they both try to break Prem's love with Nandhini and succeed. Mano realises Jo's deep love for Prem and unites them. Mano succeeds in making Prem fall in love with Jo. Finally, Jo and Prem get married. During the story, the twists reveal that Mano had originally been in love with Jo but secretly tried to engage into her life by pretending to be in love with Nandhini. Soon after realising her true love for Prem, he sacrifices his love for her and brings Prem and Jo together. Only in the last several scenes does Jo realise Mano's love for her, but she chooses to go with Prem.
The film was primarily shot in Ooty.[2]
The music of Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu was scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and includes composing the soundtrack which was released on 25 March 2006.[3] Vijay Milton mentioned that first the scenes were shot and then Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the tunes after watching the filmed sequences.[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Length | Lyricist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Kanavae Kalaigirathe" | 4:32 | Rajamurugan | ||
| "Elaiyudhir Kaalam" | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini, Bobby, Reeta, Reshmi, Ranjith, Naveen Madhav | 4:42 | Na. Muthukumar | |
| "Kaadhalai Pirippadhu" | Bharath, Devan, Premji Amaran, Ranjith, Suchitra, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Paravai Muniyamma, Sujatha Mohan, Naveen Madhav | 6:24 | Na. Muthukumar | |
| "Odivaa Kaadhalae" | Karthik, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Raju Krishnamurthy | 3:08 | Rajamurugan | |
| "Orampo Naina" | Premji Amaran, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Raju Krishnamurthy | 6:15 | Rajamurugan |
The soundtrack was re-recorded for the Telugu release and released through Aditya Music.
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that " 'Azhagai...' is a fairly engaging family entertainer, the frothy, bubbly feel-good type".[5] Lajjavathi of Kalki felt if the director had left aside technology and graphics and given importance only to human emotions, she might have said the film is very beautiful, but now she was afraid to say that.[6]