Achchamundu Achchamundu

Achchamundu Achchamundu (2009)

அச்சமுண்டு அச்சமுண்டு

Senthil Kumar (Prasanna) and Malini (Sneha) are a happily married couple in New Jersey, living life like any other born-in-India, arrived-in-the-US couple do. He submerges himself in the office and eats sambhar rice at home and she never misses a bhajan at the temple and shops at Indian stores. They have a daughter Rithika (Akshaya Dinesh), 5 years old, the apple of their lives (their car's registration number carries the name of their daughter.) They have just settled down in a new, spacious home about which Malini, understandably, has fears. The couple squabble amicably about everything from her perpetual laundry and cooking; while Senthil argues with friends about the significance of viboothi (holy ash, usually applied on forehead) and takes his family on weekend trips and birthday parties. It is a normal, happy life in the US until Robertson (John Shea) arrives, to paint the basement. Now, things are never the same at home again.

Date of release
2009-07-17
TMDB
3.3 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Arun Vaidyanathan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Jersey

Achchamundu! Achchamundu! is a 2009 Indian-American social thriller directed by Arun Vaidyanathan, starring Prasanna, John Shea and Sneha. It is the first film in Indian cinema to be shot with the Red One camera system. The music was composed by Karthik Raja with cinematography by Chris Freilich. The film was released worldwide on 17 July 2009. The film features dialogues in both Tamil and English.

Production

The film's title is the negative of the phrase "Achamillai Achamillai" coined by poet Subramania Bharati, and later used as the title of a 1984 film directed by K. Balachander. The film was shot in New Jersey and New York with a cabin shoot happening near West Milford on 30 May 2008. Dheepa Ramanujam worked as an assistant director.

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