''Achaaram'' is a 2015 Tamil-language

crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

written and directed by Mohan Krishna and produced by A. Sankara Padma. The film stars

Ganesh Venkatraman Ganesh Venkatraman is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He had acted in Radha Mohan's '' Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), before working in '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''Kandahar'' (2010). He is also the 3rd runner ...

, Munna, and

Poonam Kaur Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She is also a politician, based in Telangana and a member of the Congress Party. Career Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did her sc ...

in the lead roles. The music was composed by

Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of acto ...

with cinematography by R. K. Prathap and editing by

Suresh Urs Suresh Urs is an Indian film editor who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil cinema. He has edited over 700 films and 40 documentaries and television shows. Urs is well known for his association with directors like Girish Karnad, Mani Ratna ...

. The film was released on 19 June 2015.

Plot

Suriya, a sub-inspector, hates modern women and kills them secretly at night. When he meets Ramya, the wife of an architect, he becomes obsessed with her.

Cast

as Suriya * Munna as Siva *

as Ramya *

Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (; born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in mo ...

* Gnanadesh Ambedkar * O. A. K. Sundar as Inspector Ramanathan *

Rajya Lakshmi Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted f ...

as Rajya Lakshmi *

Aishwarya Dutta Aishwarya Dutta is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. After initially appearing in music videos and minor acting roles, she made a breakthrough as an actress with her role in the Tamil movie ''Tamizhuku E ...

as Nandhini (cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

, while lyrics written by

Yugabharathi Yugabharathi is a Tamil poet and lyricist. He started his career as editor in Kanaiyazhi and turned into a lyricist in Tamil film industry. Debuting in the film ''Aanandham'' with lyrics for the song "Pallankuzhiyin vattam parthaen", he has bec ...

. *"Kokkoga" – Nincy Vincent *"Unna Vida Maatten" – M. L. R. Karthikeyan,

Srilekha Parthasarathy Srilekha Parthasarathy is an Indian singer and actress in Tamil cinema. She is commonly referred to by her first name Srilekha. She began her professional career in 2000, when she recorded the jingle for the " Idhayam Oil" advertisement. She des ...

*"En Veettukku" –

Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son of ...

*"Amma En" – Nivas *"Perazhagai" –

Sooraj Santhosh Sooraj Santhosh (born September 19, 1987) is an Indian singer, songwriter, and composer. He straddles the worlds of independent music and playback singing, moving smoothly between the two. Santhosh is the recipient of a Kerala State Film Award ...

, Mahathi

Critical reception

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gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and called it a "decent thriller".

Deccan Chronicle ''Deccan Chronicle'' is an English-language daily newspaper based in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1938, it was initially launched as a Weekly newspaper, weekly and later converted into a daily. The newspaper's name reflects its origins in the ...

gave the same rating and wrote, "good execution and noteworthy performances make ''Achaaram'' a fulfilling experience", while calling it a "tactfully arranged psychological thriller".

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu ...

wrote, "The debutant director has tried to offer a dark psychological thriller with some freshness. But the screenplay could have been more interestingly crafted and the narrative style more polished. ''Achaaram'' is at the most a promising work of a debutant maker".

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wrote, "''Acharam'' is watchable for the good performance of Ganesh Venkatraman and also for the basic story-line which reflects the current happenings in the society".

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 crime thriller films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by Srikanth Deva Indian crime thriller films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub