RK Nagar (film)

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.

RK Nagar
Directed bySaravana Rajan
Produced byBadri Kasthuri
V. Rajalakshmi
StarringVaibhav
Sana Althaf
Anjena Kirti
Sampath Raj
Inigo Prabhakaran
uriyadi chandra kumar
Music byPremgi Amaren
CinematographyVenkatesh S
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Production
company
Black Ticket Company,
Shraddha Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 December 2019 (2019-12-17)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

RK Nagar
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJun 11, 2018
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length15:50
LanguageTamil
LabelMuzik 247
ProducerPremgi Amaren
Premgi Amaren chronology
Achamindri
(2016)
RK Nagar
(2018)
Party
(2018)

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.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Papara Mittai"Kanchana loganGana Guna2:57
2."Adiye"Gangai AmaranRanjith, Bhavatharini4:04
3."Petthaapuram"Karpaga RajanMalathi4:19
4."Yei Oodu Oodu"Parthi BhaskerVijay Yesudas4:30
5."Engai Nee Poogirai"VairamuthuSathyaprakash, 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

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