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Revision as of 16:48, 16 March 2023
| Agilan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | N. Kalyanakrishnan |
| Written by | N. Kalyanakrishnan |
| Produced by | Siddharth Ravipati Senthil Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vivekanand Santhosham |
| Edited by | N. Ganesh Kumar |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
Production company | Screen Scene Media Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies Ayngaran International |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Agilan, also known as Agilan: King of the Indian Ocean is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by N. Kalyanakrishnan. The film stars Jayam Ravi in dual roles as a father and son, along with Priya Bhavani Shankar and Tanya Ravichandran in the lead roles. Sam C. S. composed the film’s soundtrack while Screen Scene Media Entertainment produced the film.[1]
The film was initially scheduled to be released theatrically on 15 September 2022 although the release date was postponed, but it was released on 10 March 2023.[2][3]
Premise
Agilan is a crane operator, who is also a smuggler at an harbor in Chennai. He works for Paranthaman, who runs a small-time smuggling business. Being ambitious by nature, Agilan strikes a deal with an entrepreneur named Kapoor and is assigned to deport a man who holds confidential secrets of various countries. He also faces trouble from a jealous Paranthaman and Inspector Gokul Mehta, who want to catch and arrest him for his work as a smuggler.
Cast
- Jayam Ravi in a dual role as Agilan and Nandha
- Priya Bhavani Shankar as Inspector Madhavi
- Tanya Ravichandran as Punitha, Agilan's mother and Nandha's wife
- Chirag Jani as Inspector S. Gokul Mehta
- Hareesh Peradi as Paranthaman
- Harish Uthaman as Nallaperumal
- Tarun Arora as Kapoor
- Madhusudhan Rao as Jananathan
- Sai Dheena as Dilli
- O. A. K. Sundar
- I. S. Rajesh as Arasu
- Sai Tamil as Pashupati, Paranthaman's henchmen
Production
The film was tentatively titled as JR28. Later, the title of the film was announced to be Agilan.[4][5] Jayam Ravi, will be playing the role of a marine engineer in this film. Priya Bhavani Shankar was chosen as the female leads in this film marking her first collaboration with Jayam Ravi. Other actors and actresses like Tanya Ravichandran, Chirag Jani, and Harish Uthaman etc where chosen to play pivotal roles in the film.[1] The shooting of the film was wrapped up on 27 May 2022.[6]
Music
| Agilan | ||||
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| Released | 2023 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Sam C. S. | |||
| Sam C. S. chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Agilan | ||||
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The film’s music will be composed by Sam C. S. which also marks his Second collaboration with Jayam Ravi after Adanga Maru.[1][7] The first single titled "Dhrogam" was released on 27 February 2023.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhrogam" | Vivek | Sam C. S. , Shivam | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 4:02 | |||
Release
Theatrical
The film was released theatrically on 10 March 2023.[9] Overseas Released by Ayngaran International
Home Media
The streaming and satellite rights of the film were bought by ZEE5 and Kalaignar TV.[10][11]
Reception
Agilan received mixed reviews from critics.[12]
Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Watching Agilan is the equivalent of being thrown into the middle of choppy waters — you’re trying to keep yourself conscious but wave after wave of randomness keeps hitting you, tiring you to even hope for some respite."[13] Maalai Malar gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "In the first half, the screenplay is lively and interesting, and in the second half, the action is mixed."[14] Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Although Agilan has the usual commercial tropes we've seen before, its backdrop makes it slightly more interesting. While the film is watchable, the second half fails to satisfy the audience's expectations."[15] Dina Thanthi wrote "Director Kalyana Krishnan has shown the other side of the treacherous world of sea, ships and selfishness of people in a one-line story about how the life of the grassroots is crushed by the shenanigans behind the maritime trade."[16]
References
- ^ a b c "'Agilan' first look: Jayam Ravi is back with another interesting concept". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Official: Jayam Ravi's 'Agilan' to be out in theatres next month!". The Times of India. 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Agilan release plan for theaters September 15". Twitter. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi's film JR28 titled Akhilan?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi unveils first look of his next titled Agilan". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi wraps filming of Agilan". Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Voyage of Agilan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "First single 'Dhrogam' from Jayam Ravi's 'Agilan'". The Times of India. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi's Agilan gets a release date". Cinema Express. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "#Agilan Satellite Rights acquired By #KalaignarTV". Twitter. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "#Agilan digital rights acquired by #Zee5". Twitter. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "'Agilan' Twitter review: Check out the Twitter review for the Jayam Ravi starrer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (10 March 2023). "'Agilan' movie review: Jayam Ravi can't save this mishmash of ideas watered down by insipid writing". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ maalaimalar (10 March 2023). "Agilan". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Agilan Movie Review: Jayam Ravi steers Agilan to safety with his earnest performance". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ தினத்தந்தி (11 March 2023). "அகிலன்: சினிமா விமர்சனம்". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 March 2023.