Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
action thriller film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
written and directed by G. Ramesh. The film features Nandha,
Richard Rishi
Richard Rishi is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films and few Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, Kannada films. He is known for ''Koottu (film), Koottu'', ''A Film by Arav ...
, and
Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known ...
in the lead roles, while Sharika, Arthi, and Baby Rethva Isvar play pivotal supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Umar Ezhilan, production for the film began in mid-2016. The narrative revolves around a police officer who sets out to help an unemployed man whose money needed for his daughter's operation gets stolen.
The film was released theatrically on 30 September 2016 and received negative reviews from critics who praised the performances but criticized the writing.
Plot
Mahendran is an unemployed man whose daughter meets with an accident while being dropped to school. He admits her to Kaveri Hospital where he and his wife are told their daughter can be saved but they need to deposit 20 lakh rupees. He is told to register an FIR at the nearby police station, which he does with the help of a cop named Pazhani. A desperate Mahendran, along with his wife's jewels, reaches at the jewelry shop of Surendra Lal Seth, who gives him the said amount in exchange for the jewels. Mahendran promises to repay when he gets his job, and boards an auto rickshaw. Seth, however, orders his boys to collect the amount. They intentionally crash their bikes with the auto rickshaw, and while they fight, the bag full of money is taken away. The auto driver refuses to charge Mahendran anything and flees away. Mahendran rushes back to the police station and meets Thamizh, an honest cop, who decides to help him. Thamizh, Pazhani and Mahendran manage to locate the auto rickshaw and its driver, Kannan, who is beaten up and spills out the truth. Seth is also beaten up and he ends up revealing that while he conspired to get back the money, the boys who extracted it didn't return it to him. He also reveals about a dancer in
Nellore
Nellore, also spelt as Nelluru, is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India.Nandha as Thamizh
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Richard
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as Mahendran
*
Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known ...
as Pazhani
*Sharika as Mahendran's wife
*Usha Shree as Thamizh's wife
*Baby Rethva Isvar as Mahendran's daughter
*Ezhumalai as Ezhumalai
*Kumar Natarajan as Doctor
Production
The film was shot extensively in Chennai and Madurai, with Nandha revealing that he signed the film because of director G. Ramesh's credentials as a cinematographer. The film began production in mid-2016 and was shot within seventeen days.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Umar Ezhilan. Lyrics were written by Kalai Kumar, and the vocals were provided by M. M. Manasi, H. Shahjahan, M. L. R. Karthikeyan and Mohammed Aslam. Released digitally on 22 September 2016, the soundtrack was launched by actor
Karthi
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), credited as Karthi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil Cinema. He is son of veteran actor Sivakumar who began his career as an assistant director in his elder brother Suriya's
film '' Aayutha Ezhuthu ...
on 24 September 2016.
Release
The film was released theatrically on 30 September 2016.
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics.
''
Deccan Chronicle
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'' wrote that the film was "very touching and emotive in parts" and praised Nandha's performance, but criticized the "plastic feel" of the personalities and felt the plot was "aimless". ''Nettv4u.com'' gave the film 2.25 stars out of 5 and praised its loyalty to the action genre, music and cinematography, while criticizing the predictability and lacklusterness of the screenplay. ''Cinemaplusnews.com'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and praised the presentation, performances and editing, while criticizing the action scenes and writing. ''
The Times of India
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'' gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and criticized the writing, editing, score, performances and staging of the scenes, while also praising certain plot elements but criticizing their execution. ''Indiaglitz'' also gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performances of Nandha, Ilavarasu and Richard Rishi, while criticizing those of other actors, writing, cinematography and the low production values.