''RK Nagar'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language

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film written and directed by Saravana Rajan. The film stars

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, and

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, while

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and

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and Uriyadi Chandra Kumar play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by

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, the film released on 17 December 2019 on

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even though it aimed to have a theatrical release. Director Saravana Rajan has clarified that the film is not political, but according to the recent release of teaser, it shows multitudes of political scenarios which took place in Tamil Nadu during the period of 2015–2017.

Plot

Shankar (

), is introduced in a dream song sequence, he dreams of living a luxurious life with two wives at his service. When he wakes up, his ambition is entirely different, Shankar claims that he has no interest in making wealth and has no respect for people of fortune. Ranjini (

) comes from a rich background and despises rowdy men, but when she sees Shankar chasing two goons with a matchete in his hand, she falls for him. Meanwhile, there a conflict between two rivals, Vishwanathan aka Lottai (

) and Manoj aka Mannu (

). Mannu is the nephew of the chairman. However, Lottai is killed by Mannu, and the chairman's son is too killed in Shankar's new tailor shop, causing him to get framed for murder. How Shankar use his ways to prove himself that he is not involved in the murder forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Shankar *

as Ranjini *

as Kamatchi *

as Vishwanathan aka Lottai *

as Manoj aka Mannu *

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as Inspector Nagendran * Santhana Bharathi as Chairman Sundaramoorthy *

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as Chairman Damodaran *

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as Bharani * Kutty Gopi as Shankar's friend * Vichu as Manager Velu * Sandhana Lakshmi as Sivagami, Shankar's mother * Srilatha as Ranjini's mother * Sree as Akash * Akash Nath as Santhanu * Uriyadi Chandru as Govindaraj * Karthik Nagarajan as Thandalkar * Stills Pandiyan as Politician * Winner Ramachandran as Police Commissioner * Amirthalingam as Head Constable * Kumara Vadivel as School Principal * Vicky as Export Company Dealer * Naveen as Senthil (tailor shop boy) * Pradeep * Akash Premkumar *

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in a guest appearance *

in a guest appearance

Production

In early May 2017,

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announced that he would be producing a film titled ''RK Nagar'', which would be directed by Saravana Rajan, who had previously made ''

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'' (2014).

was cast in the lead role, with

signed to portray the lead actress and

chosen to portray the antagonist.

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, and S. Venkatesh were announced to be a part of the film's crew. Denying reports that the film was based on a political story, Saravana Rajan revealed the film would feature four narratives and compared the script to ''

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'' (2017). The film began production in June 2017 and was shot across Chennai and Pondicherry.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, and rights were acquired by

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. Lyrics for the songs are written by

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, Karpaga Rajan, and Parthi Bhaskar.

Release

After being delayed for over a year, the film was supposed to have its theatrical release in April 2019 but released directly on Netflix on 17 December 2019 before being taken down. The film got re-released on Netflix on 29 April 2020.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7748196 2010s Tamil-language films 2019 films Films set in Chennai Films shot in Chennai Indian comedy films Indian direct-to-video films Films scored by Premgi Amaren Indian political satire films Tamil-language Netflix original films 2019 direct-to-video films 2019 comedy films