Kolaigaran

For the 2012 Tamil film, see Kollaikaran.

Kolaigaran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Louis
Written byAndrew Louis
Produced byB. Pradip
StarringArjun Sarja
Vijay Antony
Ashima Narwal
CinematographyMukeswaran
Edited byRichard Kevin[1]
Music bySimon K. King
Production
company
Diya movies
Distributed byBOFTA Media Works
Release date
  • 7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kolaigaran (transl. Killer) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[2][3] directed by Andrew Louis.[4] The film stars Arjun Sarja, Vijay Antony and Ashima Narwal, while Nassar and Seetha play supporting roles. The music was scored by Simon K. King.[5] Principal photography of the film commenced on 5 June 2018.[6][7] The film follows an investigation in which a woman and her mother are suspected of murder after a disfigured corpse is found, while their neighbour claims to have committed it instead, much to the surprise of cops. The film was released theatrically on 7 June 2019. It opened to positive reviews and became a super hit at the box office.[8]

The movie is heavily inspired by the 2012 South Korean thriller Perfect Number, which was based on the Japanese mystery novel The Devotion of Suspect X that had been adapted in 2008 in Japanese as Suspect X[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and in 2023 as Jaane Jaan.[16]

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  2. ^ "Kolaigaran to release on June 5th". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Vijay Antony's "Kolaigaran" gets a U/A certificate". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Vijay Antony's next, Kolaikaran". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Arjun Sarja Bags A Key Role In Vijay Antony's Kolaikaran". Silverscreen.in. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ Ratda, Khushboo. "Vijay Antony and Arjun Sarja starrer Kolaigaran first look is sure to leave you excited". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (15 June 2019). "Kolaigaran box office collection (1st week): Vijay Antony's film emerges victorious in its 7 days". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Box office collection: Kolaigaran overpowers Bharat, impacts NGK business". International Business Times. 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Kolaigaran Movie Review {3.5/5}: Andrew Louis manages to come up with a solid thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (7 June 2019). ""Kolaigaran" review: A killer tale - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  11. ^ ""Kolaigaran" Movie Review: Vijay Antony Still Can't Act but Thankfully That Doesn't Matter Here". 7 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Kolaigaran movie review: This Vijay Antony starrer is a well executed investigative thriller". 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Kolaigaran review: An engaging crime thriller". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Kolaigaran movie review: A well-made investigative thriller with solid twists and turns". 7 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Kolaigaran Movie Review: You Won't be Able to Guess the Culprit". 7 June 2019.
  16. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (16 March 2022). "Kareena Kapoor Khan Leads Netflix Indian Adaptation of 'The Devotion of Suspect X'". Variety.