''Sooriya Nagaram'' (Tamil:சூரிய நகரம்; English: ''Sun City'') is a 2012 Indian

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film written and directed by M. Sellamuthu and produced by X. B. Rajan. The film stars

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, R. V. Udayakumar, and

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. This was the debut movie of music director

Ron Ethan Yohann Ron Ethan Yohann (born Fen Vialle; June 11, 1990) is an Indian film composer from Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in 2012 (credited as Fen Viallee) by composing score and songs for the Tamil film ''Sooriya Nagaram'' which didn't fare well both cr ...

(credited as Fen Viallee). The film was released on 30 March 2012; however, it received negative reviews upon release and did not fare well both critically and commercially.

Plot

A caste-obsessed society causes the death of a young women and her lover at the hands of her own brother.

Cast

as Vetrivel *

as Thamizhselvi * R. V. Udayakumar as Kathirvel *Udhay as young Senthil *

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as adult Senthil *

* Soori as Mechanic *

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*Anjathe Sridhar as Maari *

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*Kovai Guna

Production

For the film, the team had erected a set resembling that of a mechanic garage near Madurai. The first shot was shot here and Bharathiraja has given the first clap for the scene.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutante Fen Viallee and all the lyrics written by

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India holds the audio rights of the film. *"Manmadha Kadhal" — Karthik, Sujatha *"Kalyanamaam" — Karthik *"Kichu Kichu" —

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*"Unnai Pirivena" – Karthik, Chinmayi *"Selladhe Jeevane" – SPB,

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Reception

''Behindwoods'' wrote "There is nothing in the film that makes it something unique to Madurai. Overall, you can say that Sooriyanagaram is a haphazard attempt at making a commercial movie." ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "On the whole, there is not much to write home about as far as 'Sooriya Nagaram' is concerned." ''The Hindu'' wrote "The story and the screenplay are to be largely blamed for the film's failure to strike a chord with the audience. The whole plot is stretched to such an extent that by the time the film ends, one feels drained and exhausted."

References

External links

* 2012 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian romance films Films shot in Madurai 2012 romance films 2012 directorial debut films {{2010s-romance-film-stub