''Sathurangam'' () is a 2011
Tamil language
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political drama
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Dramatists who have written political dramas in ...
film directed by
Karu Pazhaniappan
Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil.
Biography
Palaniappan hails ...
, starring
Srikanth and
Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...
. Filming began In 2003, but was stuck in
development hell
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for years. The film's background score was composed by
Vidyasagar, and his soundtrack was released in 2010 The project was revived in September 2011, and released on 7 October 2011. Srikanth's character in the film is named after
Thirupathisamy
Thirupathisamy was an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. After making his debut in 1998 with the successful ''Ganesh'', he has gone on to make other box office hits including '' Azad'' and ''Narasimha''. ...
, the late director of the films ''
Azad'' and ''
Narasimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
'', who was Karu Pazhaniappan's close friend.
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Plot
Thirupathisamy aka Thiru ( Srikanth) is an investigative journalist working for a Tamil magazine. He fearlessly brings out the issues in the prevailing political system which earns him many enemies. Thiru falls in love with Sandhya (Sonia Agarwal), a college student. Thiru, in one of his articles, writes about the problems faced by prisoners following which the SP Rajan (Ganesh Yadav) gets suspended. He also writes about the corruption of an IAS officer leading to his transfer and about the real estate mafia run by an influential man Singaperumal. (Mahadevan).
One day, Sandhya gets kidnapped and Thiru gets a threatening call. But Thiru is unable to trace the culprit as he has so many enemies. Initially, he suspects Singaperumal but later finds that Rajan was the man behind the kidnap. Thiru flashes Sandhya's pictures in the magazines and finds out that Rajan has planned to sell her to a brothel in Dubai. Thiru rushes to the railway station where Sandhya is present. He fights against Rajan and kills him. Singaperumal comes to the spot and helps Thiru escape. Finally, Thiru and Sandhya are united.
Cast
* Srikanth as Thirupathisamy
*Sonia Agarwal
Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...
as Sandhya
*Manivannan
S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...
as MD
* Mahadevan as Singaperumal
*Vijayan Vijayan is a South Indian name and may refer to:
Given name
*Pinarayi Vijayan (born 1944), Indian politician
* Vijayan (actor) (1944–2007), Tamil & Malayalam film actor
*Vijayan (stunt coordinator), action choreographer for South Indian films
*Vi ...
as Thiru's father
*Ilavarasu
Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer and actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known ...
as Analaar
* T. P. Gajendran as Jailmate
*Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films.
He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
as Thiru's neighbor
*Ganesh Yadav as Jail Superintendent Rajan
*Sriman
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Literature
Sri ...
as Sandhya's brother, Chandran
*Bose Venkat
Bose Venkat is an Indian actor, director and dubbing artist who appears in Tamil films and television serials.
Personal life
Venkat is married to actress Sonia in 2003. The couple have a son Tejaswin and a daughter Bavadarani
Career
Venkat c ...
as sekar
*Saranya Ponvannan
Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's ''Nayakan'' (1987) and went on to play lead roles from ...
as Analaar's wife
*Vinodhini
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as Sandhya's sister in law
*Chitra Lakshmanan
Lakshmanan Ramasamy (born 23 January 1948), known professionally as Chitra Lakshmanan, is an Indian journalist, filmmaker and actor. He produced and directed several Tamil language films starring some of Tamil cinema's major stars during the 19 ...
*Mayilsamy
Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on '' Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai.
Career
He is a popular ...
as peon
*Thennavan
''Thennavan'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language political action film written and directed by newcomer A. M. Nandakumar and produced by Vijayakanth, who played the title role Thennavan IAS, in-charge as the Chief Election Commissioner and fight ...
as Singaperumal's henchman
*Aryan
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as Jeeva
* Muthukaalai
Muthukaalai is an Indian actor, comedian who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
Early life and career
Muthukaalai was born in Rajapalayam and dreamt of becoming of a Stunt Choreographer. He attained black belt in Karate at the age of 18. ...
as Newspaper waste collector
* Nagesh Krishnamurthy as Singaperumal's accountant
*Thangamani Prabhu
Production
After the success of ''Parthiban Kanavu
'' Parthiban Kanavu '' ( ta, பார்த்திபன் கனவு, , lit. Parthiban's dream) is a Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
Details
Adapted in 1960 into a film of the same name, starring Gemini Ganesan and Vyjaya ...
'', Karu Pazhaniyappan and Srikanth reunited again for a project called "Sadhurangam" during December 2003. Sonia Agarwal was selected to play the heroine. Srikanth's character in the film is named after Thirupathisamy
Thirupathisamy was an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. After making his debut in 1998 with the successful ''Ganesh'', he has gone on to make other box office hits including '' Azad'' and ''Narasimha''. ...
, the late director of the films '' Azad'' and ''Narasimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
'', who was Karu Pazhaniappan's close friend.
Soundtrack
Critical reception
Behindwoods wrote:"Sathurangam is proof of the fact that a good story never gets outdated". Nowrunning wrote:"A perfect thriller with its heart in the right place".Chathurangam Review – Tamil Movie Review by Haricharan Pudipeddi
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References
External links
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{{Karu Pazhaniappan
2011 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Films scored by Vidyasagar
Indian action drama films
Films about kidnapping in India
Films about journalists
Journalism adapted into films
Films directed by Karu Pazhaniappan
2011 action drama films