Thoonga Nagaram (transl. Sleepless city) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Gaurav Narayanan, starring himself along with Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, and Anjali.[1] The film, produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies, was shot entirely in Madurai, 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.[2][3] The film was dubbed in Telugu under the title Naluguru Snehithula Katha.[4]
| Thoonga Nagaram | |
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| Directed by | Gaurav Narayanan |
| Written by | Gaurav Narayanan |
| Produced by | Dhayanidhi Alagiri |
| Starring | Vimal Bharani Nishanth Gaurav Narayanan Anjali |
| Narrated by | Vadivelu |
| Cinematography | Vijay Ulaganath |
| Edited by | T. S. Suresh |
| Music by | Sundar C Babu |
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Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editKannan (Vimal), Ayyavu (Bharani), Rajamani (Gaurav Narayanan), 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
edit- Vimal as Thavuttu Raja (Kannan)
- Master Sachin as young Kannan
- Anjali as Kalaivani (Radha/Theru Trisha)
- Bharani as Ayyavu
- Gaurav Narayanan as Rajamani
- Nishanth as Mariappan
- V. N. Chidambaram as Periya Thappa
- Arun Kumar as Periya Thappa Brother
- Subbu Panchu
- Pandu
- Yogi Babu as Radha's fan
- Lizzie Antony as Thahsildar's wife
- Singampuli
- Soori as Address informer for Theru Trisha
- Krishnamoorthy
- Madhumitha as Special Appearance
- Vadivelu as Special Appearance
Box office
editThe film was a commercial success grossing nearly $2million at the box office in 6 weeks.[5]
Soundtrack
edit| Thoonga Nagaram | ||||
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| Soundtrack album to Thoonga Nagaram by | ||||
| Released | 5 January 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:30 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Sundar C Babu | |||
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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.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Vaigai Siricha Thoonganagaram" | S Gnanakaravel | Palghat Sriram | 04:19 |
| 2. | "Koorana Paarvaigal" | Thamarai | Hariharan, Chinmayi | 04:45 |
| 3. | "Kalyanam Kalyanam" | Narayana Kavi | Chandrababu, Karthik | 04:18 |
| 4. | "Ettu Kangalukkum" | S Gnanakaravel | Madhu Balakrishnan | 04:38 |
| 5. | "Nee Siricha Kondattam" | S Annamalai | Shankar Mahadevan | 04:33 |
| 6. | "Rhythm of Thoonganagaram" (Theme Music 1) | Instrumental | Sundar C. Babu | 00:55 |
| 7. | "Theme of Thoonganagaram" (Theme Music 2) | Instrumental | Sundar C. Babu | 01:22 |
References
edit- ^ "'Thoonga Nagaram' – Cloud 9 launches next film – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Thoonga Nagaram Tamil Movie Review – cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Review: Thoonga Nagaram has its moments – Rediff.com". Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Naluguru Snehitula Katha". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Events – 'Thoonga Nagaram' Movie Launch". IndiaGlitz. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "THOONGA NAGARAM MUSIC REVIEW – THOONGA NAGARAM MP3 DOWNLOAD – TAMIL MOVIE THOONGA NAGARAM MUSIC REVIEW – TAMIL SONGS DOWNLOAD – TAMIL FILM MUSIC – THOONGA NAGARAM MP3 – THOONGA NAGARAM SONGS". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.