''Aghavan'' is a 2019 Indian

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- thriller film written and directed by APG Elumalai on his directorial debut. The film stars Kishore Ravichandran,

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in the lead roles. C. Sathya composed the music for the film, while cinematography was handled by Bala Palaniappan.

Plot

Hero Kishore Ravichandran works in a temple and does all kinds of work to wash away his sins, at least that's what he tells his colleague (Thambi Ramaiah). Only in the second half we come to know that Kishore is an undercover cop who safeguards the temple from an organized criminal gang who sketches a master plan to loot the wealth hidden ages back. Kishore's friend is a research scholar who does a doctorate on the hidden secret of Raja Raja Cholan, so our hero should save him tool!

Cast

* Kishore Ravichandran * Naren V. *

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 ...

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Production

The film is directed by APG Elumalai, a former assistant of film director

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and insisted that the film is based on temple tale, implies the conflict between good and evil inside the human beings. The film is predominantly shot in Agasteeswarar Temple, Kolapakkam and the plot of the story is developed inside the temple. The filmmakers roped in Kannada Actress Chirashree & Telugu actress Nithya M Shetty to play the female leads in the film and in fact the film marks the Tamil acting debut for both of them.

Marketing

The official teaser of the film was unveiled on 4 February 2019.

Reception

''The Times of India'' gave the film one-and-half out of five stars and wrote that "The several flashback episodes and multiple non-linear narrations confuse the audience, and the never-ending screenplay makes things worse".

References

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*{{IMDb title, id=10024716 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s mystery thriller films Indian mystery thriller films 2019 films