''Tharkappu'' () is a 2016

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film directed by R.P. Ravi and produced by S. Selvamuthu and Manjunath. The film stars

Shakthi Vasudevan Shakthi Vasudevan (born as Prashanth Vasudevan) is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked on Tamil-language films. The son of director P. Vasu, Shakthi began his career as a child artist in his father's films before making his comeback ...

and

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-la ...

. The film's original

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has been composed by

F. S. Faizal F. S. Faizal is an Indian music composer who graduated from Trinity College London. He was trained under Abdul Sattar until he reached the eighth grade. He was a former advertisement jingles composer who worked on over 275 jingles in the likes ...

, while the film released on 1 January 2016.

Cast

as Inspector Sakthivel *

as Iraianbu *

Sathish Krishnan Sathish Krishnan is an Indian actor, dancer and choreographer, who has worked in Tamil films. Career After winning the first season of the reality dance show, Maanada Mayilada, Sathish was first seen portraying Vinay Rai's friend in Jeeva's ...

as Jai *

Vatsan Chakravarthy Vatsan Chakravarthy is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. He has appeared in films including ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011) and '' Tharkappu'' (2016). Career Vatsan debuted as an actor with ''Aridhu Aridhu'' (2010), befor ...

as Vino * Vaishali Deepak as Meenu * Amitha as Aditi *

Riyaz Khan Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 199 ...

as Arjun * Ganesh Prasath as Ganesh * Kebi Raj

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by F. S. Faisal. The original soundtrack consists of the following tracks:

Release

The trailer of Tharkappu was released in Malaysia on 27 December 2015 and a premiere show was held thereafter in the country. The film was released on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews. A critic added "''Tharkappu'' begins well only to lose steam as it progresses", "but is worth a watch for the twists and turns". In contrast, a reviewer from nettv4u.com suggested that the film is a "must watch for its powerful message".

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* 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 action thriller films 2016 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Indian action thriller films Indian nonlinear narrative films 2016 directorial debut films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub