LKG (film)
| LKG | |
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| File:LKG poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. R. Prabhu |
| Written by | RJ Balaji & friends |
| Produced by | Ishari K. Ganesh |
| Starring | RJ Balaji Priya Anand Nanjil Sampath J. K. Rithesh |
| Cinematography | Vidhu Ayyanna |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Leon James |
Production company | Vels Film International |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
Release date | 22 February 2019 |
Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | est.10 crores |
LKG (also interpreted as Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi) is a 2019 Indian Tamil political satire film directed by K. R. Prabhu on his directorial debut.[1][2] The film stars RJ Balaji and Priya Anand in the main lead roles while Nanjil Sampath has also landed an important role in the film.[3] The film is produced by Ishari K. Ganesh under his production banner Vels Film International. Leon James has been roped into score music for the film while Pa Vijay and popular filmmaker Vignesh Shivan are roped into pen lyrics for the songs.[4][5]
Plot Summary
The story begins with the swearing in ceremony of LKG aka Lalgudi Karuppaiah Gandhi where he is shot down by a sniper. Then the flashback reveals that, he is a councilor who aspires to succeed in politics and not end up like his father who is a failed politician . He likes to become an MLA ,and for that he and his uncle seeks the help of Sarala munusamy aka sara m samy and her MNC colleagues .Then the story reveals his cunning acts against Ramaraja pandian and won the election.Later the party leader Bojappan gets arrested for corruption and gets the Chief minister posting. Then he gets shot which is revealed that he wears an bullet proof vest. He later talks to the shooter and the public about his aim of getting this posting and he will not misuse his position and wins the public. Sara understands he is wooing the public and she smiles at him.
Cast
- RJ Balaji as Lalgudi Karupaiah Gandhi (LKG)
- Priya Anand as Sarala Munuswamy (Sara M. Samy)
- Nanjil Sampath as Azhagu Meiyappan
- J. K. Rithesh as Ramraj Pandian
- Mayilsamy as LKG's uncle
- Ramkumar Ganesan as Bojappan
- Ananth Vaidyanathan as Avudaiyappan Mudhaliar
- Santhana Bharathi as a politician
- Manobala as Mukesh
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Bhagya Rajappan
- Varun as an assassin
- Bijili Ramesh as a drunkard
Production
The film announcement was apparent to have made during February 2018 by debutant director Prabhu who previously worked as an associate of Prabhu Deva. The filmmakers hired RJ Balaji to play the lead role as Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi in the film, in fact making his first main lead role in a film.[4] It was reported that RJ Balaji himself has written the story and screenplay while two other technical writers Era Murukan and Pradeep Rangananthan were recruited for writing the dialogues.[6]
Marketing and Promotions
The announcement of the film was done on Star Sports Tamil after a huge buzz created by the team painting street walls stating RJ Balaji's entry into politics. The film is also one of the few ones to have multiple brands sponsor the movie (Nippon Paints, Ponvandu Soaps etc.). A dedicated team worked on the marketing and promotions of the film right from the scripting phase till release. The official trailer of the film was unveiled on 2 February 2019 and had crossed the 1M views mark within 1 hour (currently 5.1M views).[7][8] The theatrical rights of the film in Tamil version was sold to Sakthi Film Factory.[9] The film will also have its dubbed Kannada version release with the same title and the theatrical rights of the film in Karnataka were sold to ANK Films.[10] The release date was officially announced by the team on 11 February 2019 from the #BlueRoom at Twitter India HQ, Mumbai. It is notable that this is the first south Indian film to use the twitter #BlueRoom for announcement of release date of movie. The film was released on 22 February 2019 and is getting positive reviews from the audience.
Soundtrack
| LKG | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Leon James | ||||
| Released | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma ('Ethanai Kaalam') Think Music India | |||
| Leon James chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Leon James. The song "Ethanai Kaalam" from Malaikkallan (1954) has been remixed and was released as single on 26 January.[11][12]
- Ethanai Kaalam - Sean Roldan
- Thimiru Kattaadha - D. Sathyaprakash & Leon James
- Dappava Kizhichaan - Shruti Hassan
- Thamizh Anthem - P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, Vani Jayaram, Sid Sriram & Chinmayi
- Ini Oru Vidhi Seivom - D. Sathyaprakash & Dhivagar
Reception
LKG has released to a strong opening in Tamil Nadu with significant occupancy in all screens in metro areas. The movie has received generally favorable reviews from audience and critics. While M Suganth of TimeofIndia praised that this is a"Satisfying political satire film and in-arguably the best of recent politics based movies",[13] Subhakeerthana of Indianexpress notes that in spite of it being a "crowd-pleaser", "the story doesn’t rise above spoofing the cliched political characters and situations".[14] A massive success in domestic circle. Box office collection is estimated to be around 15 crores till date.
Release
The Movie released on 22.02.19 and satellite rights were sold to Sun TV.
References
- ^ BookMyShow. "LKG Movie (2019) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Rajapalayam". BookMyShow. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "RJ Balaji and Priya Anand's film together titled LKG directed by Prabhu". Behindwoods. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Guru (14 November 2018). "LKG Tamil Movie 2018 | RJ Balaji | Cast | Songs | Trailer | Review". News Bugz. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "RJ Balaji on turning to lead roles in LKG: I'd be a friendly neighbourhood hero, won't bash up goons- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "New update on RJ Balaji's 'LKG' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "RJ Balaji turns lyricist for the film LKG". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Staff, Scroll. "'LKG' trailer: See RJ Balaji as a wisecracking Tamil Nadu politician". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "'LKG': The trailer of RJ Balaji's upcoming starrer to be released tomorrow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "RJ Balaji's 'LKG' theatrical rights bagged by Sakthi Film Factory - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ 17 February, Adithya Narayan On; 2019 (17 February 2019). "RJ Balaji's LKG To Release In Karnataka". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "MGR's song to be recreated in RJ Balaji's LKG - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "First single from RJ Balaji's LKG out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ LKG Review {3.5/5}: A satisfying political satire and inarguably the best among the recent crop of political films, retrieved 23 February 2019
- ^ "LKG movie review: An unapologetic crowd-pleaser that literally spares no one". The Indian Express. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.