''Theerpugal Virkapadum'' () is a 2021 Indian

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directed by Dheran, starring

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, Madhusudhan Rao,

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and

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. The film is completely shot in

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and has cinematography by Garudavega Anji. It also have a Telugu dubbed version titled as ''Emergency''.

Summary

Dr. Nalan Kumar, who seems to be in his early 60s, kidnaps the son of an influential businessman Rudhravel and threatens to kill the youngster if he fails to perform certain tasks assigned to him. Later, Rudhravel gets to know who is behind his son's kidnap. He, along with his nephew Rajendran, decides to take on the sexagenarian after realizing why he is after them.

Cast

as Dr. Nalan Kumar * Madhusudhan Rao as Rudhravel *

as Rajendran *Yuvan Mayilswamy as Kishore *

as Bharathi *

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as Dr. Aruna Stephen Raj *

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as Kishore's father * Sriranjini as Kishore's mother * Yas as Yogesh *

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as Court Attender *

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as Aruna's husband *

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as Rudravel's staff *

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as Doctor *

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as Defense Lawyer *Subramani as Public Prosecutor *Gajaraj as DSP *Kaalai

Production

Debutant director Dheran who has directed several advertisements brought in actor Sathyaraj to play the solo lead in Theerpugal Virkapadum, produced by Sajeev Meerasahib Rawther under his banner HoneyBee Creations and later transferred to C R saleem under his banner, AL Tari movies . Dheeran took three years to complete the script before approaching the producer. Actress

of ''

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'' fame was signed to play the daughter character of Sathyaraj with actors

and Madhusudhan in important roles. Sathyaraj refused to opt for a body double in action sequences as per reports and completed his dubbing in a single stretch of 12 hours. The film was completed in three schedules and was primarily shot in

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Critical reception

Thinkal Menon gave the film 3 stars, complimenting the writing and several performances but felt the plot was repetitive and predictable.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 11148028 2021 films 2020s Tamil-language films Films shot in Chennai 2021 directorial debut films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic