''Ilaignan'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
historical
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action film
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directed by
Suresh Krissna
Suresh Krissna (born 25 June 1959) is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi Language films. His first independent film as a director was '' Sathya'' (1988), with Kamal Haasan. He is well known for ha ...
, who directs his 50th film, and written by
DMK Chief and the then
Chief Minister
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of
Tamil Nadu
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Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, his 75th film and based on the 1906 Russian novel, ''
The Mother'', by
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...
.
Plot
Karky (
Pa. Vijay
Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song '' Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004).
Career
Vijay is a na ...
) is the son of Arokkyasami (
Nassar
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), who wants to win freedom of his people from the shipbuilding owner Rajanayagam (
Suman) and his wife Sena (
Namitha
Namitha Vankawala is an Indian actress, model and politician who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema along with a few films in Kannada and Malayalam. She serves as a state executive member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Na ...
). Meera (
Meera Jasmine
Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.
Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ' ...
) is Rajanayagam's sister. She is a very kindhearted woman who helps Karky. With Meera's help, Karky starts a war against Rajanayagam. Rajayanagam is not only cruel and stone-hearted, but also very cunning and a big fraud. He and his wife play a cunning game and cheat Karky. Karky's mother Valliammai (
Khushbu
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...
) is initially reluctant to wage war against evil openly as she is afraid of bloodshed. She wanted all workers to live and not die. Rajanayagam crosses all the levels of cruelty. There is no way the situation can be handled peacefully, so Valliammai asks Karky to open a full-fledged war against evil. Then the final war starts between good and evil in which good wins over evil.
Cast
*
Pa. Vijay
Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song '' Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004).
Career
Vijay is a na ...
as Karky Arokkyasamy
*
Meera Jasmine
Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.
Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ' ...
as Meera Deivanayagam
*
Remya Nambeesan
Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films includin ...
as Ramya Chettiar
*
Suman as Rajanayagam
*
Namitha
Namitha Vankawala is an Indian actress, model and politician who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema along with a few films in Kannada and Malayalam. She serves as a state executive member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Na ...
as Sena
*
Nassar
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as Arokkyasami
*
Vadivelu
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as Isaac
*
Karunas
Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) a ...
as Subair
*
Khushbu
Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...
as Valliammai
*
Sarath Babu
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as Deivanayagam
*
Y. Gee. Mahendra as Chettiar
*
Rajendran
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as Kaalia
*
Manivannan
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*
Delhi Ganesh
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*
Nizhalgal Ravi
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*
Rajkapoor
*
Ilavarasu
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*
Bala Singh
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Early life and career
Bala Sing ...
*
Alex
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People
Multiple
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*
Thennavan
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*
Thyagu
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*
Kavithalaya Krishnan
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*
K. Natraj
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Personal life
In film industry circle, he is popular as a close friend of actor Rajinikanth. His daughter, Rajini, was married actor Vishn ...
Soundtrack
The soundtrack has 5 songs composed by
Vidyasagar and lyrics written by
Pa. Vijay
Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song '' Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004).
Career
Vijay is a na ...
.
* "Mazhayil Kulitha" –
Karthik,
Anweshaa
Anwesshaa (born Anwesha Mita Dattagupta; 15 December 1993, changed her artist name to Anwesshaa /sup>) is an Indian singer and composer in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi and others Indian languages. She first appeared in the re ...
* "Imai Thoothane" –
Chinmayi
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* "Neeya Neeya" –
Tippu
* "Oru Nila" – Karthik,
Shreya Ghoshal
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* "Thozha Vaanam" –
Hariharan
Reception
''Sify'' wrote "The film is made like an old fashioned steamy tear jerker where good triumphs over evil in the last reel. Characters and milieu look early 20th century, they speak loudly as though they are on a stage without mikes". ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Ilaingan is a movie that extols the virtues of communism; of workers demanding their rights and fighting for them. A good tight plot which seldom deviates, but is weighed down by a slightly plain graph of narration and a bit incomplete period recreation. It will be a good watch for those who enjoy strong-willed dramas." ''Nowrunning'' wrote "
Great effort has been taken to make the film with a ship of majestic proportions, but the story fails to impress. The plot is age old, something irrelevant in today's time."
Ilaignan Review
nowrunning.com.
References
External links
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{{The Mother
2011 films
2011 action drama films
Indian action drama films
2010s Tamil-language films
Films directed by Suresh Krissna
Films scored by Vidyasagar
Films based on works by Maxim Gorky
Films based on Russian novels
Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi