# Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (தமிழுக்கு என் ஒன்றை அழுத்தவும்)
**Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum** (தமிழுக்கு எண் ஒன்றை அழுத்தவும், also rendered Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum) is a 2015 Tamil-language science-fiction thriller directed and written by Ramprakash Rayappa in his debut, in which a [solar flare](https://www.edgepedia.org/solar-flare) knocks out a city's mobile networks and the effort to restore them sets off a race against a bomb.[1](https://wiki1.tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) The title refers to the number 1 a Tamil speaker presses to select Tamil in telephone voice services.[3](https://nammatamilcinema.in/thamizhukku-en-1-ai-azhuththavaum-review/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 20 February 2015, Tamil language, India[1](https://wiki1.tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D) |
| Director and writer | Ramprakash Rayappa, in his debut film[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms) |
| Producer and distributor | V Chandran (VLS Rock Cinema); distributed by Red Giant Movies of Udhayanidhi Stalin[5](https://www.studioflicks.com/reviews/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-movie-review/) |
| Lead cast | Nakul (Vasanth), Attakathi Dinesh (Mukil), Bindu Madhavi (Simi), Aishwarya Dutta (Harini), with Urvashi and Sathish (Raja)[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3982482/) |
| Premise | A solar flare disables mobile networks; Vasanth tries to restore them, but a bomb planted in a taxi will activate once the network resumes[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) |
| Runtime and certificate | About 2 hours 21 minutes; certified U in India[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) |
| Music and crew | Music by S. Thaman; cinematography by Deepak Kumar Padhy; editing by Sabu Joseph[7](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum-review.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story follows several characters in a city whose mobile networks stop working after a solar flare.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) Vasanth, a tech-savvy young man, tries to restore the networks, at one point using TV signals.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms) Mukil, a real-estate agent, can save his lover Simi, trapped at a construction site under a rock poised to fall, only if he can reach her by phone.[3](https://nammatamilcinema.in/thamizhukku-en-1-ai-azhuththavaum-review/) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) The central tension is that a terrorist's bomb planted in a taxi will activate if Vasanth succeeds in restoring the network, a fact the audience knows but the characters do not.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum) • [9](https://kanavuthirutan.blogspot.com/2015/03/1.html)
The film weaves four parallel stories around this premise, including a comic subplot about a small-time thief whose conference-call flirtation with Sathish's girlfriend is among the film's noted stretches.[10](https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-review-great-idea-but-low-on-excitement/story-WwWLhO42nmSjpfYpGYE3tK.html) • [11](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamiluku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review-social-thriller-with-great-comedy/lite/)
## Production
The film was announced in May 2014 as the debut project of Ramprakash Rayappa, who had assisted the director Saravanan of *Engeyum Eppodhum* and worked with Sarathkumar on *Thalaimagan* and *Vaitheeswaran*.[8](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-detailed-report-on-tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum.html) It was shot in Chennai over 60 days on a budget reported at about 40 million to 50 million (4 to 5 crores), with three songs left to film at the time of that report.[8](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-detailed-report-on-tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum.html) Urvashi was cast as Nakul's mother, Aishwarya Dutta, a newcomer from Kolkata, as his screen pair, and Sathish as a call taxi driver.[8](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-detailed-report-on-tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum.html)
## Reception
Critics gave the film generally favorable notices. The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of 5, calling it a solid debut and praising the handling of the multi-strand narrative.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express), through IANS, also rated it 3.5 out of 5 and described it as a social thriller with great comedy, noting that the science details, such as Urvashi explaining how a potato can power an LED clock, were easy to follow.[11](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamiluku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review-social-thriller-with-great-comedy/lite/) [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) rated it 3 out of 5, finding the plot refreshing but the film low on excitement and the acting uneven, with Urvashi and Sathish the exceptions.[10](https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-review-great-idea-but-low-on-excitement/story-WwWLhO42nmSjpfYpGYE3tK.html) [Behindwoods](https://www.edgepedia.org/behindwoods) rated it 2.5 out of 5, calling it a decent thriller with minor glitches and noting that cutting the romance portions would have made it tighter.[7](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum-review.html) The Hindu's review, by Baradwaj Rangan, liked that there was no conventional hero or heroism in the film.[12](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum)
On IMDb the film holds a rating of 7.0 from about 1,100 votes.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3982482/) The Tamil wiki record describes it as having received a good reception and appreciation.[1](https://wiki1.tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D)
## Availability
The film is certified U in India and has been available for streaming on JioHotstar, free with advertisements.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum)
## References
1. [தமிழுக்கு எண் ஒன்றை அழுத்தவும், தமிழர்விக்கி](https://wiki1.tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D)
2. [Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum)
3. [தமிழுக்கு எண் 1 ஐ அழுத்தவும் @ விமர்சனம், Namma Tamil Cinema](https://nammatamilcinema.in/thamizhukku-en-1-ai-azhuththavaum-review/)
4. [Tamizhukku En 1-Ai Azhuthavum Movie Review {3.5/5}, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tamizhukku-En-1-Ai-Azhuthavum/movie-review/46317335.cms)
5. [Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum Movie Review, StudioFlicks](https://www.studioflicks.com/reviews/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-movie-review/)
6. [Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum (2015), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3982482/)
7. [Tamizhuku Enn Ondrai Azhuthavum review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum/tamizhuku-enn-ondrai-azhuthavum-review.html)
8. [A detailed FIR on Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum, Behindwoods (May 22, 2014)](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/a-detailed-report-on-tamizhuku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum.html)
9. [கனவு திருடன்: தமிழுக்கு எண் 1-ஐ அழுத்தவும்](https://kanavuthirutan.blogspot.com/2015/03/1.html)
10. [Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum review: Great idea but low on excitement, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum-review-great-idea-but-low-on-excitement/story-WwWLhO42nmSjpfYpGYE3tK.html)
11. ['Tamiluku En Ondrai Azhuthavum' movie review: Social thriller with great comedy, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamiluku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum-movie-review-social-thriller-with-great-comedy/lite/)
12. [Thamizhukku Enn Ondrai Azhuthavum reviews, Komparify](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/tamiluku-en-ondrai-aluthavum)
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