Oru Mugathirai

Oru Mugathirai (2017)

ஒரு முகத்திரை

A psychiatric doctor is infatuated with a psychology student and turns into a psychopath!

Date of release
2017-03-17
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Director
R Senthilnadan

Casting

Interesting facts

Oru Mugathirai is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written and directed by R. Senthil Nadan. The film stars Rahman and Aditi Gururaj Acharya, while Suresh R and Shruthi Nandeesh play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Prem Kumar. The film began production during July 2015 and was released on 17 March 2017. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Malayalam as Dr. Sathyamurthy and Mukhapadam. Rahman won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain.

Production

The film began production in July 2015 and marked the return of director R. Senthil Nadan, who had previously made the horror film Sivi (2007). Senthilnadan had launched the film titled FB with tagline Statushae Podu Chat Pannu, but later changed the title to Oru Mugathirai.

Described as a psychological thriller based on Facebook, Rahman was signed to portray the lead role of a psychiatrist, while newcomer Model Aditi Gururaj Acharya (who already signed in a Kannada film but later she opted out) was cast as the female lead (victim) in the film and also marks her film debut. Aditi had initially refused the film, though Senthil Nadan managed to convince her to agree terms after six months.

The film was shot in 42 days in and around Goa, Puducherry and Ooty, with music composed by Prem Kumar, an associate of A. R. Rahman, while Saravanapandian, handled the camera work. Senthil Nadan worked on the project simultaneously alongside his commitments for a horror film titled Raja Magal.

The success of Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) starring Rahman prompted producers of his delayed ventures to publicise and release their films to make most of the actor's renaissance at the box office. Subsequently, after the release of Pagadi Aattam in February 2017, Oru Mugathirai was prepared for a March 2017 release. Furthermore, the success of Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru's Telugu version, D16, meant that distributor D.

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