Aanivaer

Aanivaer
Directed by	John Mahendran
Produced by	C. Prabhakaran
Written by	John Mahendran
Starring	Nandha, Madhumitha, Neelima Rani
Music by	Satheesh
Cinematography	Komagan
Distributed by	Thamizh Thiraikkann
Release dates	September 23, 2006
Country	United Kingdom Canada

Aanivaer is a Tamil independent film directed by Indian Tamil film director John Mahendran released in the western Tamil diasporal regions on September 23, 2006.

Plot

Dr. Nanda (Nandha) works at a small makeshift hospital that serves as the only option for the wounded and the dying from the war. He refuses to leave his motherland for greener pastures and sets out to serve his people. Journalist Sandhya (Madhumitha) comes from India for a cover story on the ethnic strife. But the witnessing of every possible cruelty inflicted on the people is too much to take. Having personally experienced the pitiful plight of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, she goes back to South India with a heavy heart. The love lorn journalist from South India returns to Vanni for the second time with a view to meeting the Doctor cum social worker whom she had met and loved on her first visit. Her initial enquiries to find out the whereabouts of the Doctor friend prove difficult. But she continues.

Cast

• Nandha
• Madhumitha
• Neelima Rani
• Mullai Yesudasan

Production

The film was shot in Sri Lanka with a story and screenplay revolving around a love story amid the then ongoing Civil War in Sri Lanka. Distributed by an independent distribution company, Thamizh Thiraikkann, the film opened to positive reviews among the Sri Lankan Tamil population in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The film also released in India the following year.

External links

• Aanivaer at IMDb