Aaranya Kaandam

"A page out of the life of a gangster!"

2011 2h 6m TA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 42

ComedyActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A drama that unfolds between two rival mafia gangs on a single day when a bag of cocaine gets stolen by two innocent people.

“A page out of the life of a gangster!”

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Cast

Jackie Shroff
Singaperumal
Ravi Krishna
Sappai
Sampath Raj
Pasupathy
Yasmin Ponnappa
Subbu
Rambo Rajkumar
Gajapathy
Guru Somasundaram
Kaalayan
Krishnakumar Ramakumar
Astrologer
Ajay Raj
Chittu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Writers: Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, shot by P. S. Vinod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jackie Shroff and Ravi Krishna and Sampath Raj carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A page out of the life of a gangster!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1496729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thiagarajan Kumararaja directs. P. S. Vinod behind the camera. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores. Praveen K. L. cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, shot by P. S. Vinod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Praveen K. L. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jackie Shroff and Ravi Krishna and Sampath Raj carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A page out of the life of a gangster!".
8IMDB entry: tt1496729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.