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{{Infobox film
| name = Agaram
| image =
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| director = T. Nagarajan
| producer = AP Sivayogen
| writer = T. Nagarajan
| starring = [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]]<br />[[Veda Sastry|Archana]]<br/>[[Biju Menon]]<br/>[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br>[[Ilavarasu]]<br>[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]<br> [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]<br>[[Sheetal Menon]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]]
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
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'''''Agaram''''' ({{lang-entrans|The first letter of the Tamil alphabetBeginning}})<ref name=cs /> is a 2007 [[India]]nIndian [[Tamil-language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by T. Nagarajan. It stars [[Nandha (actor)Nandaa|Nandha]] and [[Archana Shastry|Archana]] in the lead roles, with [[Biju Menon]] portraying the role of the antagonist, and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] and [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] among others in supporting roles. Despite being announced shortly after Nandha's debut in 2002, the film's release was delayed and eventually released on 16 February 2007, failing at the [[box office]].<ref name=motion>{{citeThe film's web|title=Tamil Movieis Agarama -reference Vivekto Comedythe -first mytamilmp3.com|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x47xic_tamil-movie-agaram-vivek-comedy-myt_fun|publisher=Dailyletter Motion.Com|accessdate=7of Septemberthe 2013}}</ref><ref name=running>{{cite web|title=Agaram (2007) (Tamil)|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3588/tamil/agaram/index.htm|publisher=Now Runningalphabet.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=spicy>{{cite web|title=Agaram|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/agaram/|publisher=Spicy Onion.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
Thiru ([[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]]) is a young [[Airtel (India)|Airtel]] employee who has just moved into the family's new house in [[Tuticorin]] with his sister (Varshini), mother ([[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]), and grandmother ([[Sukumari]]). Their happiness is tinged with the grief of Thiru's father's ([[Agathiyan]]) recent death, before the construction could be completed.<ref name=entertainment>{{cite web|title=AGARAM Story|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/agaram/story.html|publisher=Entertainment One India.Com|accessdateaccess-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> Fate decrees that the entire family be placed in jeopardy when Thiru has an argument with Pasupathy, the brother of the dreaded don of the waterfront mafia, Varma ([[Biju Menon]]), during the local elections. Varma swears to kill Thiru, agreeing to spare his life for just four days until the election ends, at the request of his politician crony ([[Ilavarasu]]), who is all set to become the [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]. The family flees but is captured and brought back to face the atrocities unleashed by Varma's goons.
 
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]] as Thiru
* [[Archana Shastry|Archana]] as Preethi
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* [[Agathiyan]] as Thiru's father in a [[cameo role]]
* [[Sheetal Menon]] as an [[Item number]]
}}
{{colend}}
 
==Production==
The film began production in 2003 under the title ''Thiru''.<ref>{{cite web|title=28-11-03|work=Dinakaran|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/nov/28-11-03.htm|date=28 November 2003|access-date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219071846/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2003/nov/28-11-03.htm|archive-date=19 February 2004}}</ref> Actress [[Partha (film)|Hardeep]] was removed from the film in December 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/24-12-04/agaram_hardeep.htm |title=Tamil Cinema News - Sneha turns 18-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111233131/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/24-12-04/agaram_hardeep.htm |archive-date=11 January 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the fight sequences was shot at sea with more than 30 boats and 100 stuntmen.<ref name="cs">{{cite web |date=26 September 2005 |title='Agaram' - early news |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/26092005-6.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018051502/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/26092005-6.shtml |archive-date=18 October 2006 |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>
 
==Soundtrack==
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==Critical reception==
''Chennai Online'' wrote "It's the director's second venture, coming after a long gap after 'Aravindan' the Sharat Kumar-starrer. And as in his earlier film, Nagarajan has tried here too to give a different dimension to an oft-repeated tale. He's managed to keep the happenings interesting and the pace racy by a change in the ambience, and the slight variations he brings to the situations".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/03agaram.asp |title=Agaram |website=Chennai Online |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709033610/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/03agaram.asp |archive-date=9 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "[..] the plot is credible, the pace is racy and director Nagaraj, also in charge of story and screenplay, proves that he can tell a story and tell it well. But just when events are ripe for that crucial twist in the tale that can empower the hero, the screenplay opts for a filmi solution."<ref>{{cite web|work=The Hindu|access-date=26 September 2023|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/03/09/stories/2007030902020200.htm|date=9 March 2007|title=Credible plot, filmi end - Agaram|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329025536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/03/09/stories/2007030902020200.htm|archive-date=29 March 2007}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "The story, screenplay and treatment of director T. Nagarajan are outdated and predictable with hardly any twist".<ref>{{cite web|title=Agaram|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14403723&ctid=5&cid=2429|website=Sify|access-date=20 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316140434/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14403723&ctid=5&cid=2429|archive-date=16 March 2007}}</ref>
Director Nagaraj in this action-thriller does justice to his work by retaining the momentum of the story. Nandha as the protagonist in the role of Thiru has managed his part well and proves himself versatile in both romantic and action scenes. The young actor, however, has to do much better in the time to come to make it big in the Tamil films.<ref name=glitz>{{cite web|title=Agaram Movie Review|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7216.html|publisher=India Glitz.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=balaji>{{cite web|last=Balsubramaniam|first=Balaji|title=Movie Review: Agaram (2007)|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=539&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|publisher=Thiraipadam.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>
 
Although, given scarcely any scene and a couple of duets, Hardeep Singh as the female lead, has done fairly well. Vivek fits well in the comedy part of the film. Biju Menon displays good histrionics as the villain. Agathiyan also proves to be a good actor appearing as Nandha's father. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music composition is fast-paced with catchy numbers. Cinematographer Vetrivel has excelled in his camera work.<ref name="glitz"/>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8479614}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/agaram.asp |title=Agaram on Location |accessdateaccess-date=2007-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825110210/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/agaram.asp |archivedatearchive-date=25 August 2004 |df=dmy }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041024085824/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7216.html Review at Indiaglitz]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050312071147/http://www.newstodaynet.com/arts/0803fl1.htm Review at NewsToday]
 
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