Bogan (film)

Bogan
Bogan theatrical Poster
Directed byLakshman
Written byK. Chandru (Dialogue)
Screenplay byLakshman
Story byLakshman
Produced byPrabhu Deva
Ishari K. Ganesh
StarringJayam Ravi
Arvind Swamy
Hansika Motwani
Akshara Gowda
CinematographySoundararajan
Edited byAnthony
Music byD. Imman
Production
companies
Prabhu Deva Studios
Vels Film International
Distributed bySri Green Productions
Release date
  • 2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)[1]
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹17 crore

Bogan (transl. Hedonist / Pleasure seeker) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language fantasy crime thriller film[2] written and directed by Lakshman and produced by Prabhu Deva (Prabhu Deva Studios) and Ganesh.[3] The film stars Jayam Ravi and Aravind Swamy in titular roles, with Hansika Motwani, Akshara Gowda, Nassar, Ponvannan and Naren in supporting roles. The film story is about the body swapping of a honest police officer, Vikram (Jayam Ravi) and a thief with astral projection power, Aditya (Aravind Swami). Featuring music composed by D. Imman, the film began production during March 2016[4] and released on 2 February 2017 to mixed reviews with praise for Ravi and Swamy's performances; however, the ending was criticized. The film was a commercial success.

  1. ^ "Bogan release date changed, averts clash with Suriya's Singam 3". 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (2 February 2017). "Bogan: Switching hour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ ""Jayam Ravi, Hansika, Director Lakshman and Myself has united as a family through Bogan..." says Producer Prabhudeva — ChennaiVision". ChennaiVision. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ "IndiaGlitz — Jayam Ravi Hansika and Arvind Swamy to act in Bogan by director Lakshman — Tamil Movie News". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.