''Ayogya'' is a 2019 Indian

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written and directed by Venkat Mohan. An official remake of the 2015

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'', the film follows a corrupt police officer whose life changes when he commits his first act of heroism that brings a rape case to his attention. Produced by B. Madhu through his company Light House Movie Makers, the film stars Vishal in the lead role along with

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, and

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. The film's soundtrack was composed by

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, while cinematography and editing was handled by V. I. Karthik and

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respectively. Initially scheduled to release on 10 April 2019, ''Ayogya'' was released on 10 May 2019, along with

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and

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dubs - the former under the same title as the original Tamil version and the latter as ''Rowdy Police''. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance, action sequences and the changed climax.

Plot

Having believed a police officer's life to be luxurious, with much income in the form of bribes, Karnan, an orphan, grows up to become a corrupt and ruthless

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. He forms an immediate friendship with the local don ECR Kaalirajan by releasing his four brothers Kumar, Prakash, Vinay, and Sabari from lock-up, who were all arrested for smuggling. Karnan's attitude does not go well with his subordinate Abdul Kader, a sincere police constable. In vain as it is, he tries to oppose Karnan's deeds. Meanwhile, Karnan meets and falls in love with Sindhu, who gets kidnapped by Kaalirajan's men on her birthday but is rescued in time by Karnan. Kaalirajan then scolds his henchmen for kidnapping the wrong person and apologizes to both of them. As her birthday gift, Sindhu requests Karnan to save the girl who was supposed to be kidnapped and killed by Kaalirajan. A reluctant Karnan fights Kaalirajan's goons and saves the girl, Sandhya. Karnan somehow reconciles with Kaalirajan later and learns that Sandhya has certain evidence against Kaalirajan's brothers. Karnan meets her and learns that her sister Bhavani was kidnapped, raped, and brutally assaulted to death by Kaalirajan's four brothers for two weeks, and this act was recorded by them. The footage was stored on a camera, which is with Sandhya now. Karnan takes the camera and arranges to send both Sandhya and her mother to the States. Before their departure, Sandhya's conversation with Karnan leaves him shattered. Realizing that he was indeed responsible for the rape since he allowed the brothers to escape on the day they kidnapped Bhavani, Karnan is devastated and soon realizes that he has reformed after he fights off Kaalirajan's goons sent to retrieve the camera at the police station, with Kader notifying the change in him. He soon manages to track the brothers and beat them all up before arresting them. After Bhavani's corpse is found and the autopsy is performed, Karnan produces the camera as the evidence, which turns out to be an empty one. Though no further evidence exists, Karnan asks for a gap of one day to provide necessary evidence so that Kaalirajan's brothers do not escape as

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. Later, Kaalirajan's men attack a drunk Karnan when he is alone. After a brutal fight, they bury him alive, but he manages to escape. Karnan reaches the court the next day, and to everyone's shock, he adds that he is one among not the four, but "five" men who sexually assaulted Bhavani. He then convinces the judge to sentence all five of them to

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in order to ensure that the other four do not escape punishment. This statement shakes the entire course of the case, and Karnan is publicly resented. He is allowed by the commissioner to watch as all four of the brothers are

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, after which he, too, is hanged. Merely hours later, Sandhya and her mother arrive in Chennai, publicly revealing Karnan's innocence and the sacrifice he made to ensure punishment to all of the accused criminals. The revelation shocks the nation, and the public who misunderstood him eventually mourns his death as his corpse is brought and walked from the

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. The film ends with Karnan's final words; ''"All men will now fear an immediate death sentence, if they ever molest a girl."''

Cast

* Vishal as Sub- Inspector Karnan **"Tik Tok" Annoor as Grown up Karnan **Nithyaraj as Young Karnan *

as Sindhu, Karnan's love interest. (Voice dubbed by

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) *

as ECR Kaalirajan *

as Head Constable Abdul Kader *

as Sandhya, Bhavani's elder sister. *

as "Bullet" Rajendran * M. S. Bhaskar as Venkatraman *

as Thief *

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as Doctor *

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(special appearance in the song "Vera Level U") *

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as Home Minister *

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as Santhiya and Bhavani's mother *

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as Sindhu's grandmother *

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as Sindhu's mother *

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as Karnan's advocate *

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as Kaalirajan's advocate *Rahul Thatha as Rahul, a thief *

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as Police Inspector * Apoorva as Bhavani *

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as Kumar, Kaalirajan's brother *Dheeraj as Prakash, Kaalirajan's brother *Pintu Pandu as Vinay, Kaalirajan's brother *

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as Sabari, Kaalirajan's brother *

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as Constable Ulaganathan *Brigida Saga as Kader's daughter * Kayal Pereira as DIG *Prajeesh *Vazhakku En Muthuraman *Aathma Patrick as Henchman *

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as Judge (uncredited)

Production

In September 2017, Vishal confirmed that he would be acting in the remake of Telugu film ''

''. The film is directed by Venkat Mohan, a former assistant of

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. The film was launched on 23 August 2018 and the shoot began on ECR in the same day. With

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was announced as female lead, it is her third film in Tamil. Filming took place in and around

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and

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while some minor portions were shot around

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and

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Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack are composed by

, with one song, "Vera Level", composed by

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. The songs "Kanne Kanne" and "Vera Level" are remixed from the Telugu songs "Kanne Kanne" and "Blockbuster" from ''

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'' and ''

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''. The audio rights of the film are secured by

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Release

The film was scheduled for release on 11 January 2019 coinciding with the

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weekend, but got delayed. Finally, the film released on 10 May 2019.

Critical reception

Ayogya received generally positive reviews from the audience and critics. Behindwoods rated 3/5 and stated that, "An unexpected good climax makes Ayogya standout a notch high". Thinkal Menon of TOI rated 3/5 and stated that "Ayogya is more or less the same as its original version, including the characterisations and locations, except for the unexpected climax." It received positive reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt9304360 2019 films 2019 action drama films 2019 crime action films Indian action drama films Indian crime action films Indian police films Films about corruption in India Films scored by Sam C. S. Films scored by Thaman S Films about rape in India Tamil remakes of Telugu films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police