''Azhagumagan'' () is a 2018 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...

action drama film written and directed by Azhagan Selva in his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Arjjun Udhay in the male lead role alongside Malayalam actress

Malavika Wales Malavika Wales is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' (2010). Career She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year. She made it till the third roun ...

in the female lead role who made her Tamil film debut. The film is produced by Arjjun Udhay under the production banner Avatar Movies, and it is distributed by Sri Murugan Cine Arts company.

James Vasanthan James Vasanthan is an Indian Television (Tamil) host, a film music composer, and a filmmaker and a motivational speaker. For more than two decades, he has worked as an anchor in popular Tamil satellite television channels like Sun TV and Vij ...

composed music for the film while editing is handled by C. K. Mahesh. The film was released on 10 August 2018 after a six year-long delay.

Plot

Synopsis

The story is based on the premise that life goes on irrespective of the problems that people face every day.

Cast

As per the film's opening and closing credits:

Production

Azhagan Selva, who worked as a former associate to film director Karu Pazhaniappan, made his debut directorial venture through this project. Debutant Arjjun Udhay was chosen to play the male lead role and

was roped in to play the female lead role, which marked her first Tamil feature film. This movie was supposed to be the first Tamil film release for Malavika as it was slated for 2013 release before the releases of her other projects, including '' Enna Satham Indha Neram'' and ''Arusuvai Arasan'' in 2014. The production of the film commenced in 2012 and was reported to have completed its post production status in 2013. However, the release of the film was delayed due to financial troubles for six years. The film then initially announced to have its theatrical release on 3 August 2018 but was again postponed due to censorship issues before its original release on 10 August 2018. The film is set in the backdrop of the rural regions of South Tamil Nadu, and most of the portions of the film were shot in Theni and

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

Soundtrack

The music for the film is scored by

while lyrics are penned 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 ...

Thamarai Thamarai (born 10 November 1975) is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Tamil. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world and has worked in Tamil cinema. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the 1998 film '' In ...

and Mohanraj. The album was released on 3 August 2013 and received positive reviews from the audience. The film consists of four songs.

References

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*{{IMDb title, 8852720 2018 directorial debut films Indian action drama films Films shot in Kerala 2018 action drama films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by James Vasanthan