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written and directed by Don Sandy. The film stars

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and Kong, while

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, Sathish,

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, Madhan, and Ramdoss appears in pivotal supporting roles. The film also features a real

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in a prominent role. The music was composed by

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with lyrics penned by

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, while cinematography was handled by

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and editing was done by Anthony L. Ruben.

Synopsis

The film revolves around three down-on-their-luck friends, who have their own problems. Jeeva is a petty criminal, but has fallen in love with Jhansi, who is being pressured to get married. Sathish, who is his family's sole breadwinner, has been given the pink slip at his work, and Venkat is an aspiring actor who hopes he can become a hero if he has money. Into their life walks Sadhik, a farmer who is on the verge of committing suicide after being turned down by the banks. All four hatch a plan to rob a bank, in an inebriated state, and circumstances force them to follow through with what seems to be a ridiculous plan with a chimpanzee as an accomplice.

Cast

as NS Krishnan *

as Jhansi * Kong as the chimpanzee *

as Assistant Commissioner Shanmugam * Sathish as Sathish *

as Pickpocket *

as Barber *

as Venkat * Madhankumar as Sadiq *

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as Minister Ramaiah *

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as Bank customer * Venkat Subha as Chief Minister * Cinemawala Sathish as Police Inspector *

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as Ramaiah's son * Ashritha Sreedas as Jhansi's friend * Rahul Thatha as Bank security guard * KPY Sarath as Barber's son * Boys Rajan as Commissioner

Production

The production of the film commenced in February 2018 by director Don Sandy who rose to prominence in Kollywood industry with his debut directorial venture ''

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'' in 2015. This film also brought the thought of having a gorilla in a key role which was the first ever instance in Indian film history. It was also revealed that the chimpanzee named Kong was hired from the Samut training station of

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, which is a world renowned destination for training animals like chimpanzees,

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for mainly

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films. The production team also initially roped in

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for the film but was later replaced by Sathish. The first look poster of the film was released on 21 June 2018. The teaser of the film was unveiled by actor

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on 16 September 2018 through his

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account. Most of the sequences related to the chimpanzee were shot in Thailand and the remaining portions were shot in Chennai.

Release

The official trailer 1 of the film was released on 31 May 2019 by Sony Music South.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics were penned by

, Logan, Aishwarya and Sam C.S.

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hold the rights of music.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt8011348 2010s Tamil-language films Indian heist films Indian comedy thriller films Films shot in Thailand Films shot in Chennai Films about apes 2019 films Films about primates Films scored by Sam C. S.