Thoongaavanam

Thoongaavanam (2015)

தூங்கா வனம்

A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug dealer, a move that puts his son's life in jeopardy.

Date of release
2015-11-10
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (24)
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director
Rajesh M. Selva

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Sleepless Night

Thoongaavanam is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Kishore, Sampath Raj, Guru Somasundaram, Yugi Sethu, Aman Abdullah, Asha Sharath, Madhu Shalini and Jagan. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled Cheekati Rajyam. Both versions were produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sree Gokulam Movies. The film is a remake of the French film Sleepless Night (2011). Thoongaavanam was released on 10 November 2015 coinciding with Diwali while Cheekati Rajyam was released ten days later, on 20 November.

Production

In April 2015, it was announced that Kamal Haasan's next project would be an action thriller, tentatively titled Ore Iravu, and directed by his former assistant Rajesh M. Selva. By the following month, the film was officially titled Thoongaavanam. Haasan added that the film would be shot simultaneously and with the same cast and crew in Telugu as Cheekati Rajyam.

Haasan was reported to be play an Indian Revenue Service officer in the Narcotics Control Bureau. Trisha and Prakash Raj were the first actors to be cast and reported to play the female lead and an important supporting role respectively. This film marks Trisha's 50th film and completes her 15 years in the industry. While Prakash Raj was said to portray a drug dealer, Trisha's role was said to be a police officer.

Principal photography began in late May at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, and was completed in 38 working days by early August 2015. Since the film is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, scenes involving Tamil Nadu Police uniforms and vehicle nameplates were reshot for the Telugu version to include Andhra Pradesh police uniform and vehicle nameplates to avoid localisation issues.

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