7aum Arivu

7aum Arivu (pronunciation: Ēḻām aṟivu) (English: Seventh Sense) is a 2011 Indian science fiction-martial arts movie.

Production
It was written and directed by AR Murugadoss, featuring Suriya and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles and Johnny Tri Nguyen as the main antagonist. The movie, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin began production in May 2010 and was released on 25 October 2011 in Chennai and a day later, on Diwali, worldwide. The visual effects were done by US based Legacy effects, making this their second Indian film after Enthiran.
Reviews
7aum Arivu received mixed critical response upon release, and opened strongly at the box office. It was also dubbed into Telugu as 7th Sense which was released with the Tamil original. The film was also dubbed in Hindi as Chennai v/s China in 2014 as well as in Malayalam with the original title. The movie was also one of the movies selected by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for being the Indian submission for Oscar under the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.Vazhakku En 18/9 and 7aum Arivu in Oscar nomination list – Tamil Movie News . IndiaGlitz (18 September 2012). Retrieved on 9 November 2012.Tamil Films In Oscar Race This Year ! – Tamil Films – 7aum Arivu – Vazhakku En – Tamil Movie News. Behindwoods.com (17 September 2012). Retrieved on 9 November 2012.Oscar race: Vazhakku trumps 7aum Arivu . Times of India. 19 September 2012

Cast
 Suriya as Bodhidharma and Aravind
 Shruti Haasan as Subha Srinivasan (Sudha in Hindi dubbed version)
 Johnny Tri Nguyen as Dong Lee
 Guinness Pakru as Aravind's friend
 Ashwin Kakumanu as Ashwin
 Saahil Chitkara as Imran Saahil
 Dhanya Balakrishna as Malathi
 Misha Ghoshal as Nisha
 Ilavarasu as Aravind's uncle
 Abhinaya as Bodhidharma's wife
 Urmila Unni as Queen
 Mousumi Saha as Srinivasan's Mother
 Avinash
 Azhagam Perumal in a guest appearance

Box office
7aum Arivu had a strong opening on 25 October, a day prior to Diwali. The film had a huge six-day opening weekend worldwide. In Chennai alone, the film grossed 90 million in its lifetime. Indian film trades considered 7aum Arivu a commercial success, despite a high budget and distribution price.

References

Category:2011 movies
Category:Tamil-language movies
Category:2010s Indian movies
Category:2011 action movies