Sadhurangam (2011 film)

Sadhurangam
Sadhurangam
	Poster
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	8 October 2011;
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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, and released on 8 October 2011.

Plot

Thirupathisamy 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

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

After the success of Parthiban Kanavu, Karu Pazhaniyappan and Srikanth reunited again for a project called Sadhurangam during December 2003.^[2] Srikanth portrayed a journalist and his character in the film is named after Thirupathisamy, the late film director who was Karu Pazhaniappan's close friend.^[3] A set resembling journal office was designed by Rajeevan on a home near Ekkaduthangal, Chennai.^[4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Aaduvomea"	Manikka Vinayagam	Bharathiyar
"Ambulimama"	KK, Sujatha	Yugabharathi
"Enge Enge"	Karthik, Timmy	Yugabharathi
"Ennanna"	Sunitha Sarathy	Pa. Vijay
"Enna Thandhi"	Karthik, Srilekha Parthasarathy	Pa. Vijay
"Vizhiyum"	Harini, Madhu Balakrishnan	Arivumathi

Critical reception

Nowrunning wrote: "A perfect thriller with its heart in the right place".^[5] 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".^[6] Karu Pazhaniappan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer.^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ ""Sathurangam"!". Dinakaran. 14 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ Mannath, Malini (4 December 2004). "Chathurangam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (4 June 2004). "Brimming with optimism". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
^ 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

Sadhurangam at IMDb

[1] "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.

[2] ""Sathurangam"!". Dinakaran. 14 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[3] Mannath, Malini (4 December 2004). "Chathurangam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[4] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (4 June 2004). "Brimming with optimism". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[5] Pudipeddi, Haricharan. "Chathurangam Review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[6] "The right move". The Hindu. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[7] "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2005". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

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