Thagaraaru

Thagaraaru
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ganesh Vinayak
Written by	Ganesh Vinayak
Produced by	Dayanidhi Azhagiri Vivek Rathnavel
Starring	Arulnithi Poorna
Cinematography	Dillraj
Edited by	T. S. Suresh
Music by	Dharan Praveen Sathya (score)
Production company	Cloud Nine Movies
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies Meeka Entertainment
Release date	6 December 2013 (2013-12-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thagaraaru (transl. Argument) is a 2013 Indian Tamil action mystery drama film written and directed by newcomer Ganesh Vinayak and produced by Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars Arulnithi and Poorna in the lead roles while Jayaprakash, Pawan, Sulile Kumar, and Aadukalam Murugadoss appear in supporting roles. The songs were composed by Dharan. The film was released on 6 December 2013.

Plot

Thagararu revolves around the lives of four friends – Saravanan, Pazhani, Senthil, and Aarumugam – who live in the city of Madurai. They are orphans who have been together since childhood. Learning to fend for themselves, they fall into bad ways and grow up to be rough, violent, bad-tempered alcoholics who have perfected the art of thievery. They share a special bond, protecting and supporting each other, and have a special affection for Saravanan, the youngest of the lot. Saravanan meets and falls in love with Meenakshi, the daughter of a dangerous moneylender, Kanthuvatti Rajendran. Though Meenakshi reciprocates his love, she is extremely possessive and resents the love he shares with his friends. His friends too feel threatened by her and fear that she will separate them. With each robbery, they become more and more arrogant, making numerous enemies and even antagonising a newly appointed inspector of police, who vows to catch them. Towards the end of the first half, Pazhani gets killed. With a long list of people wanting them dead, they have absolutely no clue who is the killer. How they avenge the death of their friend forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Arulnithi as Saravanan
• Poorna as Meenakshi
• Pawan as Senthil
• Sulile Kumar as Pazhani
• Aadukalam Murugadoss as Aarumugam
• Jayaprakash as Kanthuvatti Rajendran, Meenakshi's father
• Aruldoss
• Mayilsamy
• Pondy Ravi as Police officer
• Bava Lakshmanan
• Joy as Boy
• Sujan as Machan
• Rail Ravi

Soundtrack

Thagaraaru
Soundtrack album by Dharan
Released	18-11-2013
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	Sony Music
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Producer	Dharan
Dharan chronology
Endrendrum (2013) Thagaraaru (2013) Inga Enna Solluthu (2013)

The songs were composed by Dharan. The audio was launched on 18 November 2013 at an FM station through Sony Music. Milliblog wrote, "Standard fare from Dharan".

• "Annanadai" – Velmurugan, Chinnaponnu
• "Nanba Nanba" – Ananthu
• "Super Thirudan" – Haricharan (written by Ganesh Vinayak)
• "Thiruttu Payapulla" – Karthik (written by Ganesh Vinayak)
• "Thagaraaru" theme music

Release

The film was given a "U/A" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.

Critical reception

Sify wrote "Thagararu is a well-made fast moving thriller with a terrific climax twist. It's an unpredictable crime drama that combines violence and friendship set in Tamil cinema’s favourite milieu-Madurai". The Hindu wrote, "For quite a while the film meanders through a path of romance and robbery before the director actually decides to steer the course of the story to a bloody end. Writer-director Ganesh Vinaayac gets himself stuck with a story that isn’t convincing and characters that lack stability". The New Indian Express wrote, "Thagararu may be a Madurai story, but it manages to keep one engrossed for the most part, and is worth a watch". Deccan Herald wrote, "Thanks to ensemble performances, snazzy camera work, slick editing, deft direction by Vinaayak, while it sizzles, what, however, makes the experience a bit deja vu is, it reminds Subramaniapuram and a slew of Madurai films. Despite the fussy title, the film is worth a watch".

External links

• Thagaraaru at IMDb