Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018)

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Nagesh Thiraiyarangam is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language horror film produced by Rajendra M. Rajan and Punitha Rajan for Transindia Media & Entertainment Private Limited and directed by Mohamad Issack. The film stars Aari Arujunan, Ashna Zaveri and Masoom Shankar, while Latha, Sithara, Kaali Venkat, Abhilash, and Athulya Ravi play important roles. The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 16 February 2018.

Production

Issack, who had earlier worked on Agadam, was fascinated by the legacy of Nagesh Theatre which was later converted into a marriage hall. He weaved the Theatre along with a story of a real estate agent getting suffocated in the real estate business into a potential script, and Transindia Media & Entertainment Private Limited decided to produce the project. Sri was signed as the music director while M. S. Prabhu and S.

Aari Arujunan was cast as the leading man along with comedian Kaali Venkat. Actors Bharath, Aadhi and Kalaiyarasan were also considered for the lead role, before Aari was finalised. Actress Ashna Zaveri was signed to play the leading lady, after the team had earlier considered either Pranitha Subhash or Nikki Galrani for the same role. Veteran actress Latha was also signed to play a pivotal role.

The principal photography of the film started from October 6, 2016, after the photosession of the film that happened a month before. A lengthy schedule started from February 3, 2017, at Tindivanam that lasted for three weeks. Lead actor Aari's mother expired on 24 February, but he stayed to complete his entire portion as it was the final day of schedule before leaving to Pazhani for his mother's funeral.

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