Raveena Tandon's Aalavandhan was initially supposed to feature Aishwarya Rai; read trivia

Aalavandhan helmed by Suresh Krissna and produced by S. Thanu released in year 2001. psychological thriller film features Kamal Haasan, Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala in le roles. film released in Tamil and Hindi versions and was even dubbed in Telugu langu. 2001 film went on to achieve cult status and one of major attributes of film is special effects showcased. Raveena Tandon's Aalavandhan even bagged  National Film Award for Best Effects, that was awarded to N. Mhusudhanan. With all that said, here are some of most interesting facts about Raveena Tandon's Aalavandhan:

Raveena Tandon's 'Aalavandhan' movie trivia

• role played by Raveena Tandon was initially offered to Aishwarya Rai. 
• Anu Haasan plays role of Priya, Nandhu and Vijay's (Nandhu & Vijay- role played by Kamal Haasan) stepmor. In real life, Anu Haasan is Kamal Haasan's niece. 

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• Raveena Tandon's Aalavandhan originally features an explicit content by Kamal Haasan, however, scene was t permitted by censor board of India and hence, scene was removed from final print.
• Tabu was initially considered for role of Sharmilee, however, Manisha Koirala was later chosen to play role.

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• Abhay, Hindi version of Aaalavandhan, bagged National Film Awards for Special Effects. 
• Raveena Tandon's Aalavandhan is based on a vel titled Dhayam, penned by Kamal Haasan in year 1984. 
• Kamal Haasan plays a double role in movie and actor h to appear bulky for his negative character, that is Nandu, and film marked first instance where Haasan h me a bulky appearance in his career. 
• film released on special occasion of Diwali, that is on vember 16, 2001. 
• movie marked first and last collaboration between Kamal Haasan and Raveena Tandon to date.

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• Nawazuddin Siddique was also a part of film, he worked as a dialogue trainer while filming Hindi version, Abhay. actor helped ors from South film industry to deliver Hindi lines. 
• Kamal Haasan first filmed for his character Vijay and n for negative character of Nandu. 
• Popular American filmmaker Quentin Taranti said that film and animated scenes inspired him to create a movie titled Kill Bill keeping in mind same ideology. 

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