''Adanga Maru'' () is a 2018

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written and directed by Karthik Thangavel. The film stars

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and

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, with

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and

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in supporting roles. The music was composed by Sam C. S., with cinematography by

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and rditing by

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. The film began production in December 2017 and was released on 21 December 2018. The film received mixed to positive response from critics and audience in spite of being a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Subhash is a newly appointed SI in

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. He is sympathetic to the public's suffering and tries to improve their lives. These efforts sometimes conflict with the law and cause Subhash trouble with his superior

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Muthukaruppan. Called to investigate a girl's suspected suicide, Subhash deduces that she was murdered and gathers evidence. He confronts Abhijith, a boy whose mobile phone was active near the crime scene, and the boy's friends Christy, Bhuvan, and Deepak. The boys reveal that they committed murders of several other girls, avoiding the consequences due to their parents' privilege, being the sons of a prominent businessman, the

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, a gold merchant, and a well-known scientist. The boys show Subhash a video of them assaulting the girl, and he becomes enraged and arrests them. Corrupt

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Saarangan asks Subhash for proof of the crimes but the videos have been deleted and the boys are released while Subhash is suspended from duty. The boys vow revenge, and Subhash returns home to discover his extended family have been murdered, except for one niece. Saarangan, who has been bribed with a Porsche Cayenne Car, declares that the deaths resulted from an accidental fire. Subhash resigns, defiantly telling Saarangan that he will avenge his family by ensuring that the four boys die at the hands of their fathers. Bhuvan is kidnapped by Subhash and locked in a car

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ped with inflammable

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gas. His father opens the car door and witnesses Bhuvan burn alive in front of him. Subhash then kidnaps Deepak and Christy and hides them. The corrupt police try to secretly detain Subash, but he triggers Muthukaruppan's pistol which attracts public attention and forces them to officially arrest him. While in custody, Subhash reveals to Christy's father that Christy is in a van at the airport. The father finds Christy and tells him to run to the police for help, but Subhash had placed an illegal firearm in Christy's bag along with a beeping device. The

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s mistake Christy for a terrorist and fatally shoot him. With technical help from Subhash's friend, Deepak's crimes are exposed in the Internet and a live video feed shows him inside a glass tank. The public is allowed to remotely release chemicals which will result in Deepak's death. Deepak's father hires

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s to stop this. Deepak is located and when his father breaks open the glass to release him, the chemicals are combined and Deepak is killed. In the meantime, Subhash warns Saarangan to check on his teenage daughter's safety. Saarangan panics but is relieved when she is found to be safe. Saarangan realises his hypocrisy and decides to support Subhash to fight for justice for the victims of the boys. Abhijit's father Sanjay has Subhash released from custody, intending to make a deal. Subhash kidnaps Abhijit and dangles him from a rope at a great height; he threatens to publicize the recovered video evidence of the boys' crimes, thereby ruining Sanjay and his reputation. Sanjay is given a chance to prevent this by shutting down a computer, but would have to let go of the rope. Sanjay does so, letting his son fall to his death to preserve his reputation. One year later, Subhash has become an

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officer, and continues to murder unconvictable lawbreakers to serve justice.

Cast

as S. Subash *

as Anitha (Voice dubbed by

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) *

as Sanjay, Abhijit's father *

as J. C. P. Sarangan *

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as Constable Ramadass *

as Subash's father *

as Sub-inspector Chandran *

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as Inspector Muthukarappan *Bharath Raj as Abhijit *Vijay Victor as Deepak *Raja Rudrakodi as Christy * Shabeer Kallarakkal as Bhuvanesh (Bhuvan) * Sriranjini as Subash's mother *

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as Subash's brother *

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as Subash's sister-in-law *Delhi as Anusha *Dishi as Vinusha * Muthukumar as Parvathi's father *

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as Drunkard *Gopi Gpr as cybercrime officer *Aparajitha as J. C. P. Sarangan's daughter *Sai Tamil as Henchman *Aathma Patrick as Henchman * Poorna as Subash's lawyer (guest appearance) * Gajaraj as Bhuvan's Father, district collector *Mathew Varghese as Francis, Christy's Father *Nitin Mehta as Deepak's Father, a scientist *RJ Sindhu (special appearance in the song "Anangu Vaangu") *VJ Syed (special appearance in the song "Anangu Vaangu")

Production

In December 2017, Jayam Ravi announced on social media that his 23rd film would be an action-thriller titled ''Adanga Maru'' by first-time director Karthik Thangavel.

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was announced as the female lead, this being her second Tamil film after ''

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'' (2018). Stunt choreographer

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's son, Kevin Kumar, made his debut as a stunt choreographer in this film. Filming was completed in October 2018.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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The audio rights were acquired by

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in August 2018.

Release and reception

''Adanga Maru'' was released on 21 December 2018. Thinkal Menon of ''

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'' rated it 3 out of 5, saying, "''Adanga Maru'' has a routine plot, but the treatment makes it fast-paced and interesting." ''Behindwoods'' wrote, "''Adangamaru''s fresh screenplay and packaging makes this intense revenge drama a good watch." ''The Hindu'' wrote, "thanks to its speedy screenplay, Adanga Maru finishes as a fairly engaging watch." ''India Today'' wrote, "Debutant director Karthik Thangavel's ''Adanga Maru'' starring Jayam Ravi could have been a flawless cop thriller, but it misses the mark by a few inches." ''The Indian Express'' wrote, "A more nuanced, well-thought-out storyline with better CGI omputer-generated imagerycould have definitely elevated the revenge saga. Adanga Maru is strictly a one-time watch."

References

External links

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