''Agaram'' is a 2007 Indian

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written and directed by T. Nagarajan. It stars

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and Archana, with

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portraying the role of the antagonist, and

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and

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among others in supporting roles. Despite being announced shortly after Nandha's debut in 2002, the film's release was delayed and eventually released on 16 February 2007, failing at the

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. The film's title is a reference to the first letter of the Tamil alphabet.

Plot

Thiru (

) is a young

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employee who has just moved into the family's new house in

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with his sister (Varshini), mother (

), and grandmother (

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). Their happiness is tinged with the grief of Thiru's father's (

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) recent death, before the construction could be completed. Fate decrees that the entire family be placed in jeopardy when Thiru has an argument with Pasupathy, the brother of the dreaded don of the waterfront mafia, Varma (

), during the local elections. Varma swears to kill Thiru, agreeing to spare his life for just four days until the election ends, at the request of his politician crony (

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), who is all set to become the MLA. The family flees but is captured and brought back to face the atrocities unleashed by Varma's goons.

Cast

as Thiru * Archana as Preethi *

as Varma *

as Thiru's friend *

as MLA *

as Thiru's mother * Varshini as Thiru's sister *

as Thiru's grandmother *

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as Police Commissioner *

as Police Deputy Superintendent *

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as Pasupathy * Anamika *

as Thiru's father in a

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as an

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Production

Actress Hardeep was removed from the film in December 2004.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and film score were composed by the noted composer

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. The soundtrack was released on 12 December 2005, nearly 14 months before the film's theatrical release. It has five tracks with lyrics written by

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Critical reception

Director Nagaraj in this action-thriller does justice to his work by retaining the momentum of the story. Nandha as the protagonist in the role of Thiru has managed his part well and proves himself versatile in both romantic and action scenes. The young actor, however, has to do much better in the time to come to make it big in the Tamil films. Although, given scarcely any scene and a couple of duets, Hardeep Singh as the female lead, has done fairly well. Vivek fits well in the comedy part of the film. Biju Menon displays good histrionics as the villain. Agathiyan also proves to be a good actor appearing as Nandha's father. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music composition is fast-paced with catchy numbers. Cinematographer Vetrivel has excelled in his camera work.

References

External links

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Review at Indiaglitz

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