''Moondram Ulaga Por'' () is a 2016 Indian

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written and directed by Sugan Kartthi. The film stars Sunil Kumar ( Paalai fame) and

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, with cinematography handled by Dheva, editing by Richard and music composed by Ved Shankar.

Plot

An Indian soldier must fight for his life after he gets captured by the Chinese enemy camp during a war between India and China. He faces many hardships but does not lose hope. He tries to run away from the prison but is recaptured by Chinese army. However, he kills the colonel of Chinese army too. But there's Indian traitor in the Army who is planning everything. After killing the colonel of Chinese army, he uses his phone to call home where he informs his wife that they are in danger, she too tells him that she is two months pregnant. He also records that how China is planning economic war against India and sacrifice his life for the nation

Cast

* Sunil Kumar as Major Saravanan *

as Madhivadhani * Wilson Ng as Lim Bai Huai *

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as Subramaniam * Jeeva Ravi as Ravi *

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as Saravanan's mother * Sabari as Mugundhan * Nafi as Dr. Nafi * Siva Ganesh as Kiran Nair * Aravind as Robhindra Singh * Karthick Rajendran as Pon Manickam

Production

The film, focusing on the plot of a fictional war between India and China in 2025, was revealed to be approaching completion in September 2014. The director, Sugan, stated he was inspired by life in his village of Pallipatti in Dharmapuri, and his days in the National Cadet Corps, while scripting the film, while the film's shoot was completed within a period of 45 days. Sunil Kumar, who plays the lead character Major Saravanan, said that while the film is set in the future, it would not include science fiction cliches.

was signed on to portray a soldier's wife in the film. It took one year to complete the extensive CG work.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album of ''Moondram Ulaga Por'' was composed by Ved Shankar and consists of three tracks sung by

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, Chinmayi, Shakthisree Gopalan and Ved Shankar, himself. Lyricist Annamalai has written all the songs in the movie while Sherief has done the choreography.

Critical reception

Baradwaj Rangan wrote for ''

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'', "An imaginative premise, that’s about it". Nandita Ravi of ''

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'' gave 2 stars out of 5 and stated that "but sometimes, cameraman Deva's shots more than make up for what's missing in the film. Sadly though, what was a promising script, seems to have fizzled out, with no saving grace." Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote, "''Moondram Ulaga Por'' is bold and experimental in its concept. But it falls short on ideas and execution and seems too much of a challenge for a debutant maker".

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