Bongu (film)

Bongu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Taj
Written by	Taj
Produced by	Raghukumar Rajarathnam Sritharan
Starring	Natarajan Subramaniam Ruhi Singh
Cinematography	Mahesh Muthuswami
Edited by	Gopi Krishna
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Production company	RT Infinity Deal Entertainment
Distributed by	KR Films
Release date	2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Bongu (transl. Cheating) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action crime thriller film written and directed by Taj. The film features Natarajan Subramaniam and Ruhi Singh in the leading roles, while Pooja Bisht plays a pivotal supporting role. Production for the film began in late 2015.

Cast

• Natarajan Subramaniam as Saith Badshah/Thiru
• Ruhi Singh as Janani
• Manishaa Shree as Priya Reddy
• Arjunan Nandakumar as Bhaskar
• Rajan Krishnaswamy as Babu
• Sharath Lohitashwa as Pandian
• Atul Kulkarni as Subash, assistant commissioner
• Ramdoss as Mani
• P. Sai Kumar as Uruguayan Shooter
• Abbas as Minister Uruguay
• Simran Miss Suarez
• Vivek as Dr.Suarez
• Mayilsamy as Mayil
• Poster Nandakumar as Bhai
• Bava Lakshmanan as Deiva Kuzhanthai
• Chaams as Car mechanic
• Nikita Thukral as item number "Vella Kuthira"
• Sumann as item number "Thangame"

Production

New director Tej began working on Bongu during the middle of 2015 and stated the road movie would be shot with the backdrops of Dindigal, Madurai, Chennai and Mumbai. The film was stated to have been based on supercars and would feature several luxury cars. Natarajan Subramaniam was announced to play the lead role in the film during October 2015, with Raai Laxmi and Pooja Bisht also revealed to be a part of the cast. Raai Laxmi suffered an injury during November 2015 and subsequently had to opt out of the project, with Ruhi Singh replacing her in the lead role.

Soundtrack

The music composed by Srikanth Deva, Harris Jayaraj.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Music	Dance
1	"Ambu Villada"	MLR Karthikeyan, Bizmac, Hemambika	Kabilan	Srikanth Deva	Bakkal
2	"Sollava"	Gowri Lakshmi, Fritz Manuel	Thamarai	Srikanth Deva
3	"Thangame"	Ranina Reddy, Nincy Vincent, Bizmac	Madhan Karky	Srikanth Deva
4	"Vaanam"	Aalap Raju, Timmy, Nincy Vincent	Thamarai	Harris Jayaraj
5	"Vella Kuthira"	Chinmayi, Jagadeesh	Kabilan	Harris Jayaraj
6	"Uruguvaai Uruguvaai "	Suarez, Evra, Krish, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Karthik Naresh Iyer	Bakkal	Harris Jayaraj	Luis Suarez

Reception

Chennai Vision wrote "Had only the director focused on avoiding unwanted elements and adding more pace to the proceedings, Bongu could have easily emerged yet another Sathuranga Vettai". Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion called it "A Phenomenally Dull Caper Movie" in his review. The Hindu wrote "The writing for most part is pedestrian and the actors rarely light up a scene. Bongu is barely watchable." Indian Express wrote "The film has tried to ride on the wave of Sathuranga Vettai's success, and to those who expect Bongu to be similar, please read the film's title once again". Times of India wrote "To sum up, Bongu is a harmless entertainer with a few engaging moments. A tightly-packed screenplay could have made it a much more interesting watch". Deccan Chronicle wrote "Bongu is entertaining, but the lack of jaw-dropping displays and careful craftsmanship makes it enjoyable only in parts".

External links

• Bongu at IMDb