RK Nagar (film)

RK Nagar
Soundtrack album by Premgi Amaren
Released	Jun 11, 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	15:50
Language	Tamil
Label	Muzik 247
Producer	Premgi Amaren
Premgi Amaren chronology

RK Nagar
Directed by	Saravana Rajan
Produced by	Badri Kasthuri; V. Rajalakshmi
Starring	Vaibhav; Sana Althaf; Anjena Kirti; Sampath Raj; Inigo Prabhakaran ; uriyadi chandra kumar
Music by	Premgi Amaren
Cinematography	Venkatesh S
Edited by	Praveen K. L.
Production; company	Black Ticket Company,; Shraddha Entertainment
Release date	17 December 2019;
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, Sana Althaf, and Anjena Kirti , while Sampath Raj and Inigo Prabhakaran and uriyadi chandra kumar play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Premgi Amaren, the film released on 17 December 2019 on Netflix even though it aimed to have a theatrical release.

Director 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.

Plot

Shankar (Vaibhav), is introduced in a dream song sequence, he dreams of living a luxurious life with two wives at his service. When he wakes up, his ambition is entirely different, Shankar claims that he has no interest in making wealth and has no respect for people of fortune. Ranjini (Sana Althaf) comes from a rich background and despises rowdy men, but when she sees Shankar chasing two goons with a matchete in his hand, she falls for him. Meanwhile, there a conflict between two rivals, Vishwanathan aka Lottai (Sampath Raj) and Manoj aka Mannu (Inigo Prabhakaran). Mannu is the nephew of the chairman. However, Lottai is killed by Mannu, and the chairman's son is too killed in Shankar's new tailor shop, causing him to get framed for murder. How Shankar use his ways to prove himself that he is not involved in the murder forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Vaibhav as Shankar
Sana Althaf as Ranjini
Anjena Kirti as Kamatchi
Sampath Raj as Vishwanathan aka Lottai
Inigo Prabhakaran as Manoj aka Mannu
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
Sandhana Lakshmi as Sivagami, Shankar's mother
Srilatha as Ranjini's mother
Sree as Akash
Akash Nath as Santhanu
Uriyadi Chandru as Govindaraj
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)
Pradeep
Akash Premkumar
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 the 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

The music was composed by Premgi Amaren, and rights were acquired by Muzik 247. Lyrics for the songs are written by Gangai Amaren, Vairamuthu, Karpaga Rajan, and Parthi Bhaskar.

Track-List[5]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
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 in April 2019 but released directly on Netflix on 17 December 2019 before being taken down.[6] The film 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". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"RK Nagar overtakes Ponmagal Vandhal, gets its digital release on Netflix". India Today. 29 April 2020.

External links

RK Nagar at IMDb

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[1] "Venkat Prabhu reunites with his gang". The New Indian Express.

[2] "'RK Nagar is not a political film'". The New Indian Express.

[3] "Vaibhav's political film titled R.K-Nagar - Times of India". The Times of India.

[4] "R K Nagar – Official Trailer". PakkaTv. 13 June 2018.

[5] "R K Nagar – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – Saavn". 11 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[6] "Venkat Prabhu's 'R.K-Nagar' release postponed". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[7] "RK Nagar overtakes Ponmagal Vandhal, gets its digital release on Netflix". India Today. 29 April 2020.