''Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language
comedy thriller
Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers.
Criteria
They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor.
List of comedy thriller films
* '' The Big Fix'' (1978)
* ''Charad ...
film written and directed by Inbasekhar. The film stars newcomers
Umapathy Ramaiah
Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.
Career
Umapathy made his debut in the comedy film ''Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay'' (2017). In a review of the film b ...
and
Reshma Rathore
Reshma Rathore is an Indian actress and model who appears in South Indian films. Her film career started with '' Bodyguard'' (Telugu) in which she played Trisha's friend, thereafter she made her debut with the ''Ee Rojullo'' film directed by Ma ...
, while
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
and
Pandiarajan
Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.
Personal life
Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...
play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
, the film began production in early 2015.
Cast
*
Umapathy Ramaiah
Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.
Career
Umapathy made his debut in the comedy film ''Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay'' (2017). In a review of the film b ...
as Anand
*
Reshma Rathore
Reshma Rathore is an Indian actress and model who appears in South Indian films. Her film career started with '' Bodyguard'' (Telugu) in which she played Trisha's friend, thereafter she made her debut with the ''Ee Rojullo'' film directed by Ma ...
as Shruthi
*
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
*
Pandiarajan
Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.
Personal life
Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...
as Anand's father
*Anjali Devi as Anand's mother
*
Yog Japee
Yog Japee is an Indian actor who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough playing the supporting role of Ranjith in ''Billa'' (2007), before playing a role of a police officer in ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) and a negative role in ...
as Janaki Raman
*
Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films.
He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
*
Aadukalam Naren
Narayanan (better known as Aadukalam Naren) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and few Telugu films, mainly in supporting roles. He made his début in 1997 film ''Raman Abdullah'' but he got noticed for his role in the 2011 film, ''Aa ...
*
Yuvina Parthavi
Yuvina Parthavi is an Indian actress who has appeared in predominately Tamil and Kannada films and commercials. She was introduced as a child actress in AVM Productions television serial ''Uravukku Kai Koduppom'' (2011), before making a breakth ...
*Rajee
*Harish
*Pollachi Raja
*Rekha Suresh
Production
In late 2014,
Thambi Ramaiah
Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, ''Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Maniy ...
announced plans to introduce his son
Umapathy Ramaiah
Umapathy Ramaiah is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is the son of actor and comedian Thambi Ramaiah.
Career
Umapathy made his debut in the comedy film ''Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay'' (2017). In a review of the film b ...
as a leading actor, and helped find his son a chance to act in the film, ''Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay'', directed by Inbasekhar and produced by Rameshkumar.
Reshma Rathore
Reshma Rathore is an Indian actress and model who appears in South Indian films. Her film career started with '' Bodyguard'' (Telugu) in which she played Trisha's friend, thereafter she made her debut with the ''Ee Rojullo'' film directed by Ma ...
, who had appeared in Malayalam films, signed on to play the lead female role and scenes were subsequently shot in and around Chennai during the middle of 2015.
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
was signed on to compose the film's music, while an ensemble cast of
Karunakaran Karunakaran may refer to:
* K. Karunakaran (1918–2010), Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC)
* Dr. T. Karunakaran (1946-2019), Indian academic, social reformer, rural developer, founder of AGRINDUS
* Karunakaran (ac ...
,
Pandiarajan
Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles.
Personal life
Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...
and
Aadukalam Naren
Narayanan (better known as Aadukalam Naren) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil and few Telugu films, mainly in supporting roles. He made his début in 1997 film ''Raman Abdullah'' but he got noticed for his role in the 2011 film, ''Aa ...
were added to play supporting roles. By August 2015, the film was revealed to be close to completion and awaiting a release date.
Soundtrack
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
has scored the original score and soundtrack for the film. Sony Music has acquired the audio rights. There are seven tracks in the album including two instrumentals. The film's soundtrack and trailer launched on 7 October.
Reception
A critic from ''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
'' wrote that "Director Inbasekar has fallen short of the minimum and ended up dishing out a bland fare".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=7019938
2017 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Indian comedy thriller films
Films scored by D. Imman
2017 directorial debut films