''Akkaran'' is a 2024 Indian

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-language suspense crime film film written and directed by Arun K Prasad. The film stars M. S. Bhaskar and

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, and was produced by KKD under the banner of Kundram Productions.

Plot

Veerapandi, whose younger daughter Priya first went missing before being found dead, is determined to find out what exactly happened with her. He knows that both the individuals he has zeroed in on have something to do with the death of his daughter. However, both have different versions of what actually transpired

Cast

* M. S. Bhaskar as Veerapaandi *

as Siva * Venba as Devi *

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as Paranthaman * Akash Premkumar as Arjun * Priyadharshini Arunachalam as Priya

Production

The film noted the debut of director Arun K Prasad.

Reception

Abhinav Subramanian of ''

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'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing "Debut director Arun K Prasad throws in a few interesting curveballs in Akkaran. As you watch the events unfold and the full extent of what happened to this family hits you, something strange happens." Manigandan KR of ''

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'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating "A decent crime revenge thriller that manages to reasonably succeed in its mission of entertaining the audience". Additionally, a ''

Dinakaran Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun Network. ''Dinakaran'' is the second largest circulated Tamil dai ...

'' critic gave the film a mixed review.

References

External links

* {{improve categories, date=May 2024 2020s Tamil-language films