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TN 07 AL 4777
TN 07 AL 4777
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Directed by	A. Lakshmikanthan
Written by	A. Lakshmikanthan
Story by	Rajat Arora
Based on	Taxi No. 9211; by Milan Luthria
Produced by	Mahadevan Ganesh; Usha Venkatraman
Starring	Pasupathy; Simran; Ajmal Ameer; Meenakshi
Narrated by	Jeeva
Cinematography	R. B. Gurudev
Edited by	G. Sasikumar
Music by	Vijay Antony
Distributed by	GV Films
Release date	20 February 2009;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

TN-07 AL 4777 is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by A. Lakshmikanthan. The film stars Ajmal Ameer, Pasupathy, Simran and Meenakshi. It is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film Taxi No. 9211 which was based on the American film Changing Lanes (2002).^[1] Pooja Umashankar makes a special appearance in the film.

Plot

Manikandan alias Mani is a cab driver in Chennai who lies to his wife Subbalakshmi about his job, pretending to be an insurance salesman. One day, he gives Gautham, the spoilt son of a late businessman, a ride. Gautham is fighting for ownership rights of his late businessman's estate. The cab gets into an accident with Gautham's escaping as he's in hurry. Gautham loses his key to the vault containing his father's will in the back of Mani's taxi.

Mani decides to hide it from Gautham. As he is searching for the key, Gautham goes to Mani's house and tells Subbalakshmi what he really does for a living which Gautham didn't know. She leaves him, taking their son. Mani decides to take revenge. Mani and Gautham vow to kill each other in their fight for their properties. When Mani fails to kill Gautham, he targets Gautham's girlfriend, Pooja. As Mani chases Pooja, she gets saved by Gautham by a hair's breadth. Gautham lets Pooja escape, and he attacks Mani. They have a dirty car fight, but both survive.

Mani goes to Gautham's place. Gautham returns to his apartment from a second court hearing regarding his father's estate in defeat because he doesn't have his father's will torn to pieces and pasted on the wall of his apartment. Gautham becomes depressed and lonely after his friends leave him. Pooja dumps him, indicating she wanted him only for his fortune. After losing everything that used to be precious, Gautham realises the hard-hitting life and starts respecting his father and his work.

On the other side, Mani is caught again by police and taken to a police station where Subbalakshmi tells him about his real character and the problem within himself. Soon, he realises his mistake. Gautham then bails Mani out of jail after realising the value of close ones. Mani insists they have a drink and go to Gautham's house at one. They find out that they share the same birthday. Mani gives back his key, which he had hidden in the sofa, and says that he had never destroyed it – the torn will on the wall is a fake. Mani then goes to the railway station to stop Subbalakshmi and his son from leaving him but arrives a little too late. He goes back home, where he sees a birthday cake on the table. He feels he is hallucinating, but gets a pleasant shock, where he sees Subbalakshmi and his son standing there, singing him a birthday song (and finds out that it was Gautham who brought them back).

Gautham confronts the friend P.K.V Hariharan, the custodian property of Gautham's father, whom he tells that he has realised the value of life and does not want his father's property and takes a leave. Just as he drives out, his car collides with another car, driven by a woman. Initially, both seem to be angry at each other. Later Gautam apologises and asks for her number, promising to pay for damages. The movie ends as both smile at each other and drives away, indicating a new romantic beginning.

Cast

Pasupathy as Manikandan (Mani) – Nana Patekar
Ajmal Ameer as Gautham – John Abraham
Simran as Subbulakshmi Manikandan – Sonali Kulkarni
Meenakshi as Pooja Gautham (Voice dubbed by Chinmayi) – Sameera Reddy
Adithya as Advocate Seshadri
Mohan Raman as P.K.V Hariharan
Manobala as Police constable
Pooja Umashankar in a cameo appearance
Jiiva as narrator
Shobi Paulraj in a special appearance in the song "Aathichudi"
Vijay Antony in a special appearance in the song "Aathichudi"

Production

The number of the titular taxi, 4777, is a reference to the number of the car of M. G. Ramachandran.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Vijay Antony,^[3] with "Aathichudi" becoming a big hit of 2009. The song was based off of Dinesh Kanagaratnam's "Surangani Remix".^[4]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Aathichudi"	Vijay Antony, Dinesh Kanagaratnam	Vijay Antony, Avvaiyar
"Iphone"	Ranjith, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran	Na. Muthukumar
"Kanneerai Pole"	Prasanna	Na. Muthukumar
"Theme Song"	Maya	Priyan
"Sorgam Madhuvile"	Rahul Nambiar, Sakthisree Gopalan	Priyan

Critical reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote "Hop on this taxi with discretion: the meter's okay, the tyres are good but there's no trusting the man behind the steering wheel, so the ride's bound to be a bumpy at best."^[5] Chennai Online wrote, "The interesting script, right cast, performances, and background score have made the ride enjoyable", but regarding the music said, "There is nothing much to write about Vijay Anthony's music, as no song stays in your mind. But he has done well in background score. Gurudev's cinematography adds value to the movie".^[6] The New Indian Express wrote, "The cast, majority of the performances, subtle filming, apt music and background scores - all accentuate its entertainment quotient [...] Music by Vijay Anthony and Gurudev's cinematography etch the pleasure derived from the movie further".^[7]

References

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^ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 June 2008). "Notable debut". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "TN 07 AL 4777". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ S, Karthik. "Tamil [Other Composers]". ItwoFS. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (23 February 2009). "TN07 AL 4777 is a bumpy ride". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ "TN 07 AL 4777". Chennai Online. 24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ "'TN O7 AL 4777' a perfect remake of 'Taxi Number 9211'". The New Indian Express. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.