''Soorpanagai'' is an upcoming Indian

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film written and directed by Caarthick Raju. It is shot simultaneously in

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and

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languages, the latter titled ''Nene Naa..?!'' (). The film's Tamil title is derived from the epic

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's popular character Soorpanagai, sister of the

king

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. The plot of the film set in two time periods, modern and 1920s have

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playing an archaeologist in current time and

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portraying a girl belonging to landowners family of past.

Synopsis

The film is set in two periods, current and 1920s. In modern times an archaeologist, who as part of her job, unearths something antique which leads to mysterious events.

Cast

* Jayaprakash * Mansoor Ali Khan (Tamil) *

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(Telugu) *

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* Michael * Kaushik * Yogi * Ravi Raja *

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Production

Set in two time periods the film has cast of

and

. In the current period Regina plays role of an archaeologist while in the period of 1920s, Akshara plays a member of land owners family. The film is shot simultaneously in

and

languages has been titled ''Soorpanagai'' in Tamil, and in Telugu it is called ''Nene Naa..?!''. Principal photography began in early March 2020 in a Tamil village

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. The filming resumed on 5 January 2021 after lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, and was

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in August 2021.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 12065312 Upcoming Tamil-language films Indian multilingual films Films set in the 1920s Films shot in Tamil Nadu Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Upcoming Telugu-language films Films scored by Sam C. S. Films directed by Caarthick Raju