''Agra'' is a 2007 Indian

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directed by Chithiraiselvan, starring Vikas and Emi Mohan. It was released on 8 November 2007.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Vikas, the son of dance choreographer John Babu. In December 2006, the crew of the film undertook a promotional campaign to ask the public to vote for the

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in the

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campaign organised by New 7 Wonders Foundation. In 2013, six years after the film's release, the film's director and producer P. Chithiraiselvan was arrested for failing to pay back loans on sums taken out for the production of ''Agra'' and ''

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'' (2014).

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by C. S. Balu. The song "Moodu Nalla" is based on the song "Thanni Karuthiruchi" from ''

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'' (1978). *"Chinna Chinna" - Shruthi Vandhana *"Ushaa Pannu" - Sathyan *"En Jeevan" - Karthik, Preethi *"Moodu Nalla" -

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*"Kadhal Vali" -

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*"Unnal Thane" - Murugu RK *"Shaam Milan" - Chinmayi

Reception

The film was released on 8 November 2007, coinciding with the festival of

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. In the review by ''

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''.com, the critic noted "''Agra'', is a simple straightforward love story, packaged with enough steamy scenes to attract the audiences and carrying an "A" certificate with cuts from the censors", adding "the film's main attraction is the steamy scenes in the first half and a sizzling provocative item number from

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post-interval". Malini Mannath of ''ChennaiOnline.com'' wrote "The debutant director has chosen some eye-catching locations as the backdrop for his scenes. But the script is weakly etched". The reviewer added "The most irrelevant part of the script, these seem to be a desperate attempt by a debutant director to hard-sell a love-caper with the help of some sleaze." A reviewer from ''Webdunia'' also gave the film a negative review, calling out the film's adult theme.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 13654712 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2007 films 2007 romantic drama films Films set in Uttar Pradesh Films shot in Agra Indian romantic drama films Taj Mahal Tamil-language Indian films