Andipatti Arasampatti is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Dananjaya.^[1] The film stars Pandiarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan. It was released on 4 November 2002. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American film See No Evil, Hear No Evil which was also the inspiration for Hindi movies Hum Hain Kamaal Ke and Pyare Mohan , Marathi movie Eka Peksha Ek and Kannada movies Akka Pakka and Baduku Jataka Bandi.^[2]

Plot

Andipatti, a blind man, and Arasampatti, a deaf man, become friends. Their misadventures as they get caught in a smuggling operation and a murder. Chased by a bungling police duo, and hounded by the anti-social elements who believe the heroes have their priceless Anthrax with which they had planned to destroy the state's population, it is about how Andipatti and Arasampatti extricate themselves from the situation they had inadvertently landed themselves in.

Cast

• Pandiarajan as Andipatti
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Arasampatti
• Vilasini
• Manorama as Andipatti's mother
• Kumarimuthu as Arasampatti's father
• Senthil
• Alex as Walter Pichamuthu
• R. Ramadas
• Ragunath

Production

Actress Jayarahini changed her stagename to Vilasini to feature in the film. Alongside her commitments for Andipatti Arasampatti, she simultaneously worked on two shelved films Sirppam and Ladies and Gentleman co-starring Livingston.^[3]

Soundtrack

the soundtrack was composed by Rock Rownder and the film score by S. P. Venkatesh. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Rock Rownder.^[4]

Reception

Chennai Online wrote "Juvenile in its scripting and its takings, it would do better for the makers to publicise it as a children's film, and target it at the little ones in the audience!".^[5]

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