''Naragasooran'' is an unreleased Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

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. Produced by Badri Kasthuri, it features an ensemble cast led by

Aravind Swamy Arvind Swamy (born 18 June 1970) is an Indian actor, model, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam with the blockbuster ...

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Sundeep Kishan Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Career Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...

Aathmika Aathmika is an Indian actress and model who works in Tamil cinema. She is known for her debut role in the film ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017). Early life Aathmika was born in Coimbatore She moved to Chennai to complete her graduation from M.O.P. ...

and

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. It is the second film in Naren's "thriller trilogy", with the first one being ''

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'', and it also stands as a spin-off of the former. The film remained unreleased due to various financial constraints.

Cast

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as Aathreya Venu *

as Lakshman *

as Geetha (

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) *

as Vinay *

as Tharini (

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) * Aathma Patrick * Kitty * Nalinikanth

Production

Development

In February 2017, Karthik Naren announced their second project, a spin off to his "thriller trilogy" which began with ''

''. In a report from ''

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'', Naren stated that the film is an "intense suspense drama that is set against the backdrop of a mountain range". The very same day,

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...

announced their collaboration with Naren, by funding the project in his Ondraga Entertainment banner along with Badri Kasthuri.

Casting

Initially

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and

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were reported to appear in the film as parallel leads, with the latter making his Tamil debut. but Chaitanya opted out of the project due to schedule conflicts, and

being brought on board for the project. In May 2017,

and

were reported to appear in pivotal roles.

was reported to play another female lead in the project, bagging her second film in Tamil, after her debut in ''

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'' (2017). Sukumaran was reported to appear the role of a cop, while Kishen's character is reported to have negative shades.

Filming

The film's first look poster, featuring the names of the lead cast was released on 18 June 2017. Naren eventually planned to start the shoot the film in June or July 2017. However, the film began production on 16 September 2017. Shooting was filmed extensively in and around

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, and was wrapped up in November 2017, within a span of 41 days.

Release

In March 2018, sources claimed that the film will be released in May 2018. However, the financial constraints of Menon's production house, Ondraga Entertainment, resulted the delay of his other projects, had implemented disputes between Naren and Menon with both parties posted cryptic tweets in social media. Subsequently, Menon backed out producing the film, and Badri Kasthuri took care of the rights. The film was sent to the censor board officials in July 2018, where it received U/A certificate without any cuts. The film's official trailer which released in August 2018 received positive response, and Karthick Naren announced that the film will be released on 31 August 2018, after getting approval from

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. However, the release was pushed to 13 September 2018, to coincide the occasion of

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, which did not happen. The makers released the first look of its dubbed Telugu version in February 2019, titled as ''Narakasurudu'' and Satyanarayana Koneru acquired the rights of the film. During the time of delay, Naren started working on another project, which was the

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-starrer '' Mafia: Chapter 1'' (2020). In December 2019, Naren announced that the film will be scheduled for theatrical release on 27 March 2020, which further delayed due to the

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. The makers then explored the options of releasing the film directly through OTT platforms, as the uncertainty prevailing over the reopening of theatres due to the pandemic. However, plans for a digital release also failed and the film remained unreleased. On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Sony LIV bought the direct digital streaming rights for the film. The release date is yet to be announced.

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* {{IMDb title, 7031462 Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films shot in Chennai Films shot in Coimbatore Films shot in Ooty Indian crime drama films Indian nonlinear narrative films Indian supernatural thriller films Unreleased Tamil-language films Films directed by Karthick Naren