''Thoonga Nagaram'' () is a 2011 Indian

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-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant

Gaurav Narayanan Gaurav Narayanan is an Indian film maker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his debut with the movie Thoonga Nagaram. Personal life Gaurav was born at Madurai and graduated from American College with a Master's in English. His s ...

, starring himself along with Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, and Anjali. The film, produced by

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, was shot entirely in

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, the city where the story takes place and which the title refers to. It was released on 4 February 2011 to relatively positive reviews and excellent box office collection. The film was dubbed in

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under the title ''Naluguru Snehithula Katha''.

Plot

Kannan ( Vimal), Ayyavu ( Bharani), Rajamani (

), and Mariappan (Nishanth) are four friends who live their lives in their own way in Madurai. They are callous youths who go hammer and tongs to make both ends meet. Kannan, a wedding videographer, comes across his cousin Radha ( Anjali), who is a compere in a local cable TV channel, and love blossoms between them. However, one event changes the course of their life. Kannan bashes a youth for taking obscene video clippings of a girl and blackmailing her with ulterior motive. The youth’s father (Kamala theatre owner Raju) finds out the men behind the attack on his son. He hatches a conspiracy and ensures that the friends themselves turn foes for each other. In the meantime, it is time for Kannan to tie the knot with Radha. Did the baddie succeed in his mission is the crux of the story.

Cast

* Vimal as Thavuttu Raja (Kannan) **Master Sachin as young Kannan * Anjali as Kalaivani (Radha/Theru Trisha) * Bharani as Ayyavu *

as Rajamani * Nishanth as Mariappan * V. N. Chidambaram as Periya Thappa * Arun Kumar as Periya Thappa Brother *

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Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (20 ...

as Radha's fan * Lizzie Antony as Thahsildar's wife *

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* Soori as Address informer for Theru Trisha * Krishnamoorthy * Madhumitha as Special Appearance * Vadivelu as Special Appearance

Box office

The film was a commercial success grossing nearly $2million at the box office in 6 weeks.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of seven tracks including one remix number from Penn tuned by Sundar C. Babu. It was released by Think Music and the audio launch took place on 5 January 2011 at Sathyam Cinemas. Directors Sasikumar, KV Anand, Samuthirakani, Gautham Menon, Lingusamy, Ameer, KS Ravikumar, producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri were the chief guests. The soundtrack received positive reviews.

References

External links

* {{Gaurav Narayanan 2011 films Indian gangster films Films shot in Madurai 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by Sundar C. Babu 2011 directorial debut films