''Oru Mugathirai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Senthil Nadan. Starring

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, Suresh and Aditi Gururaj, the film's score and soundtrack is composed by Prem Kumar. The film began production during July 2015 and was released on 17 March 2017. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Dr. Sathyamurthy'' in 2018.

Cast

as Sathyamoorthy Rathnavel (Rohit) * Suresh as Arjun * Aditi Gururaj as Kanmani * Devika Madhavan *

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* Sai Prashanth as Kishore * Rekha Suresh

Production

The film began production in July 2015 and marked the return of director R. Senthil Nadan, who had previously made the horror film ''

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'' (2007). Senthilnadan had launched the film titled ''FB'' with tagline ''Statushae Podu Chat Pannu'', but later changed the title to ''Oru Mugathirai''. Described as a psychological thriller based on Facebook,

was signed to portray the lead role of a psychiatrist, while newcomer Suresh and Aditi Gururaj were also cast in the film. Aditi had initially refused the film, though Senthil Nadan managed to convince her to agree terms after six months. The film was shot in 42 days in and around Goa, Puducherry and Ooty, with music composed by Prem Kumar, an associate of

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, while Saravanapandian, handled the camera work. Senthil Nadan worked on the project simultaneously alongside his commitments for a horror film titled ''Raja Magal''. The success of '' Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (2016) starring Rahman prompted producers of his delayed ventures to publicise and release their films to make most of the actor's renaissance at the box office. Subsequently, after the release of '' Pagadi Aattam'' in February 2017, ''Oru Mugathirai'' was prepared for a March 2017 release. Furthermore, the success of ''Dhuruvangal Pathinaarus Telugu version, ''D16'', meant that distributor D. Venkatesh also purchased Telugu dubbing rights for the film in March 2017. Similar to his lack of promotional activity for ''Pagadi Aattam'', Rahman opted not to promote the film. For the film's release in Malaysia, it was agreed that profits from the film would go towards financing Tamil schools in the country.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Premkumar Sivaperuman, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Times Music India. The album released on 19 August 2016 and featured five songs.

Release

The film opened on 17 March 2017 to negative reviews, with the critic from

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giving the film a negative review and stating "the theatrical nature of the performances, and the clumsy filmmaking drains the tension from the scenes". The critic further added "you can only sympathise with Rahman, whose career seemed to have taken an upturn with '' Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (2016). For now, that film's success has resulted in two of his sub-standard previous outings (''Oru Mugathirai'' and '' Pagadi Aattam'') getting a release and taking things back to square one".

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* {{IMDb title, id=6984724 2017 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films set in Chennai Films shot in Chennai Films shot in Goa Films shot in Puducherry Indian thriller films 2017 thriller films