''Ego'' is a 2013

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film directed by S. Sakthivel and produced by V. Periyasamy Ravichandran. The film features debutant Velu and

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in the lead roles, with

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in a supporting role. ''Ego'' was released on 6 December 2013. The film's title is based of the characters Easwaran and Gomathi.

Cast

*Velu as Easwaran *

as Gomathi *

as Bala *Rathnavelu as Andipatti Vellaipandi *Revathi as Paati *Devika as Anni *Nikhita Jain as Padma *Jack Prabhu as Shanmugapandi *Lingeswaran as Sandhanapandi *Elizabeth as Meenakshi *Pradeep as Kishore *Sandhya as Abi

Production

Sakthivel planned the project as his second directorial venture after ''

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'' (2009). Velu, an electrical engineering graduate, was selected to make his acting debut through the film.

was approached by Sakthivel via

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, before successfully clearing an audition.

, who garnered acclaim for his role in ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai'', also played a supporting role in the film. Produced by Singapore-based P. Ravichandran, the film has music by Malaysian artist Kash Villanz and dialogues by Cable Sankar.

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composed the background score for the film. The first schedule of the film was shot in

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and Udumalpet and the second in Chennai and Hyderabad. The songs were filmed in

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Release

Post-release, a critic from

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.com, noted "contrived and unimaginative, this film is worth a skip", adding that "it is cheerfully dumb and doesn't aspire for anything more than cheap laughs" and that "the film's first half is dreadfully dull, and the second only marginally better." In comparison, the ''

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'' praised some aspects of the film, saying "the film comes with no expectations, and at it’s icbest is an average entertainer". The film took a poor opening at the Chennai box office.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt4312756 Indian romantic comedy films 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2013 romantic comedy films