RK Nagar (film)
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| RK Nagar | |
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| Directed by | Saravana Rajan |
| Produced by | Badri Kasthuri V. Rajalakshmi |
| Starring | Vaibhav Sana Althaf Anjena Kirti Sampath Raj |
| Cinematography | Venkatesh S |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
| Music by | Premgi Amaren |
Production companies | Black Ticket Company, Shraddha Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
RK Nagar is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political satire film, written and directed by Saravana Rajan. The film features Vaibhav, Inigo Prabhakaran and Sana Althaf, Anjena Kirti in the lead roles, while Sampath Raj plays a supporting role. Featuring music composed by Premgi Amaren, The director of the film Saravana Rajan has clarified that the film is not political, but according to the recent release of teaser, it shows multitudes of political scenarios which took place in Tamil Nadu during the period of 2015–2017. RK Nagar which aimed to have a theatrical release was released on 17 December 2019 on Netflix.
Cast
- Vaibhav as Shankar
- Sana Althaf as Ranjini
- Sampath Raj as Lottai aka Vishwanathan
- Inigo Prabhakaran as Mannu aka Manoj
- Anjena Kirti as Kamatchi
- Subbu Panchu as Inspector Nagendran
- Santhana Bharathi as Chairman Sundaramoorthy
- T. Siva as Chairman Damodaran
- Shreekumar as Bharani
- Kutty Gopi as Shankar's friend
- Vichu as Manager Velu
- Srilatha as Ranjini's mother
- Sandhana Lakshmi as Sivagami, Shankar's mother
- Sree as Akash
- Akash Nath as Santhanu
- Pradeep
- Uriyadi Chandru as Govindaraj
- Akash Premkumar
- Karthik Nagarajan as Thandalkar
- Stills Pandiyan as Politician
- Winner Ramachandran as Police commissioner
- Amirthalingam as Head constable
- Kumara Vadivel as School principal
- Vicky as Export company dealer
- Naveen as Senthil (Tailor shop boy)
- Karunakaran in a guest appearance
- Premgi Amaren in a guest appearance
Production
In early May 2017, Venkat Prabhu announced that he would be producing a film titled RK Nagar, which would be directed by Saravana Rajan, who had previously made Vadacurry (2014).[1] Vaibhav was cast in the lead role, with Sana Althaf signed to portray the lead actress and Sampath Raj chosen to portray than antagonist. Premgi Amaren, Praveen K. L., Vasuki Bhaskar and S. Venkatesh were announced to be a part of the film's crew. Denying reports that the film was based on a political story, Saravana Rajan revealed the film would feature four narratives and compared the script to Maanagaram (2017).[2] The film began production in June 2017 and was shot across Chennai and Pondicherry.[3][4]
Soundtrack
| RK Nagar | ||||
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| Released | Jun 11, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:50 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Muzik 247 | |||
| Producer | Premgi Amaren | |||
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Premgi Amaren Composed Music and Rights were acquired by Muzik 247. Lyrics for the songs are written by Gangai Amaren, Vairamuthu, Karpaga Rajan, and Parthi Bhasker
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Papara Mittai" | Kanchana logan | Gana Guna | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Adiye" | Gangai Amaran | Ranjith, Bhavatharini | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Petthaapuram" | Karpaga Rajan | Malathi | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Yei Oodu Oodu" | Parthi Bhasker | Vijay Yesudas | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Engai Nee Poogirai" | Vairamuthu | Sathyaprakash, Sadhana Sargam, Premgi Amaren, Nakash Aziz, Hariharan | |
| Total length: | 15:50 | |||
Release
After being delayed for over a year, the film was supposed to have its theatrical release on April 2019 but released directly on Netflix on 17 December 2019. [6] The movie got re-released on Netflix on 29 April 2020.[7]
References
- ^ "Venkat Prabhu reunites with his gang". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "'RK Nagar is not a political film'". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Vaibhav's political film titled R.K-Nagar - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "R K Nagar – Official Trailer". PakkaTv. 13 June 2018.
- ^ "R K Nagar – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – Saavn". 11 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Venkat Prabhu's 'R.K-Nagar' release postponed - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ ChennaiApril 29, India Today Web Desk; April 29, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 10:17. "RK Nagar overtakes Ponmagal Vandhal, gets its digital release on Netflix". India Today.
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