''Kattuviriyan'' () is a 2008 Indian

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language horror drama film directed by

Kalaipuli G. Sekaran Kalaipuli G. Sekaran is an Indian film distributor, producer, director and actor who has worked in Tamil language films. Career G. Sekaran began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaip ...

. The film stars Malavika in dual roles, with Sajith Raj and

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in further lead roles. The film was released on 28 March 2008.

Cast

* Malavika *Sajith Raj *

*Siva Chakravarthy *

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Production

Malavika signed on to play a dual role in the film, and announced her interest in playing full-fledged roles, after receiving many offers to appear in

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s following the success of her appearance in a song in ''

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'' (2006). It subsequently became her final role as the lead actress, before taking a sabbatical to get married and raise children, before a return in a supporting role in ''Golmaal'' (2023). The film marked the acting debut of Trichy-based doctor, Janaki Ram, who signed on to play a character in the film after approaching the director-producer

worked on the film alongside his acting commitments in ''Brahma Deva'' (2009) and ''Moondram Pournami'' (2023), which eventually had a delayed release. Production on the film began in February 2007, with Malavika taking on roles as a police officer and a student in the film. In March 2007, Malavika shot scenes for the film at a cremation ground in Mylapore. The shoot of the film took place in locations such as Chennai, Aarani, Kudiyatham and Thekkady.

Release

The film opened on 28 March 2008 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from film entertainment portal ''Behindwoods'' noted "a movie like this rides entirely on the tightness of the script and the director’s abilities to keep us on a knife’s edge", but "the script and the story are sadly a let down". The critic added "however, the movie has some positives, the main element being the director’s handling of certain scenes that were aimed at raising our heart rates" and "the director has been successful in evoking fear wherever he has intended to and the element of suspense too has been maintained". In 2012, Janaki Ram prepared the film for release in Telugu under the title of ''Nippulanti Nijam''. It was revealed that Telugu version was directed by Kumar Ponnada and produced by Arjun Reddy, with musical scores rendered by Sekhar and Chinni Krishna. Janaki Ram shot for an extra song featuring

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, with an audio release function taking place in Hyderabad during May 2012.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 13570406 2000s horror drama films 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s Indian films 2008 films Indian horror drama films Films directed by Kalaipuli G. Sekaran