Sadhurangam (transl. Chess) is a 2011 Indian Tamil language political thriller film directed by Karu Pazhaniappan, starring Srikanth and Sonia Agarwal. Filming began in 2003, but was stuck in development hell for years. The film's background score was composed by Vidyasagar, and his soundtrack was released in 2010.[1] The project was revived in September 2011,[2] and released on 8 October 2011.[3]
| Sadhurangam | |
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| Directed by | Karu Pazhaniappan |
| Written by | Karu Pazhaniappan |
| Produced by | S. S. Durairaj |
| Starring | Srikanth Sonia Agarwal |
| Cinematography | R. Diwakaran |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThirupathisamy aka Thiru (Srikanth) is an investigative journalist working for a Tamil magazine. He fearlessly brings out the issues in the prevailing political system which earns him many enemies. Thiru falls in love with Sandhya (Sonia Agarwal), a college student. Thiru, in one of his articles, writes about the problems faced by prisoners following which the SP Rajan (Ganesh Yadav) gets suspended. He also writes about the corruption of an IAS officer leading to his transfer and about the real estate mafia run by an influential man Singaperumal. (Mahadevan).
One day, Sandhya gets kidnapped and Thiru gets a threatening call. But Thiru is unable to trace the culprit as he has so many enemies. Initially, he suspects Singaperumal but later finds that Rajan was the man behind the kidnap. Thiru flashes Sandhya's pictures in the magazines and finds out that Rajan has planned to sell her to a brothel in Dubai. Thiru rushes to the railway station where Sandhya is present. He fights against Rajan and kills him. Singaperumal comes to the spot and helps Thiru escape. Finally, Thiru and Sandhya are united.
Cast
edit- Srikanth as Thirupathisamy
- Sonia Agarwal as Sandhya
- Manivannan as MD
- Mahadevan as Singaperumal
- Vijayan as Thiru's father
- Ilavarasu as Analaar
- T. P. Gajendran as Jailmate
- Manobala as Thiru's neighbour
- Ganesh Yadav as Jail Superintendent Rajan
- Sriman as Sandhya's brother, Chandran
- Bose Venkat as sekar
- Saranya Ponvannan as Analaar's wife
- Vinodhini as Sandhya's sister in law
- Chitra Lakshmanan
- Mayilsamy as peon
- Thennavan as Singaperumal's henchman
- Aryan as Jeeva
- Muthukaalai as Newspaper waste collector
- Nagesh Krishnamurthy as Singaperumal's accountant
- Thangamani Prabhu
Production
editAfter the success of Parthiban Kanavu, Karu Pazhaniyappan and Srikanth reunited again for a project called Sadhurangam during December 2003.[4] Srikanth's character in the film is named after Thirupathisamy, the late director of the films Azad and Narasimha, who was Karu Pazhaniappan's close friend.[3]
Soundtrack
edit| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Aaduvomea" | Manikka Vinayagam | Bharathiyar |
| "Ambulimama" | KK, Sujatha | Yugabharathi |
| "Enge Enge" | Karthik, Timmy | |
| "Ennanna" | Sunitha Sarathy | Pa. Vijay |
| "Enna Thandhi" | Karthik, Srilekha Parthasarathy | |
| "Vizhiyum" | Harini, Madhu Balakrishnan | Arivumathi |
Critical reception
editBehindwoods wrote:"Sathurangam is proof of the fact that a good story never gets outdated".[5] Nowrunning wrote: "A perfect thriller with its heart in the right place".[6] The Hindu wrote, "A film which had been confined to the cans for nearly five years has finally seen the light of day. But the significant aspect is that Chathurangam (U) doesn't have a dated feel about it and is as good as any recent product".[7] Karu Pazhaniappan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Finally the dice roll for Sadhurangam". The Times of India. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "'Sadhurangam' is back". IndiaGlitz. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Friday Fiesta". IndiaGlitz. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ ""Sathurangam"!". Dinakaran. 14 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "SATHURANGAM MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Pudipeddi, Haricharan. "Chathurangam Review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "The right move". The Hindu. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2005". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
External links
edit- Sadhurangam at IMDb
