Naan Sivanagiren (English: I am Becoming Lord Shiva) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by V. K. Gnanasekar in his directorial debut. Produced by M N Creations, the film features Udhay Karthik and Varsha in the lead roles, alongside Adithya Menon and Prem Kumar. The music was composed by K. S. Manoj with cinematography by K. Gokul. The film released on 11 November 2011.

Naan Sivanagiren
Directed byV. K. Gnanasekar
Written byV. K. Gnanasekar
Produced byC. K.
Starring
CinematographyK. Gokul
Music byK. S. Manoj
Production
company
M N Creations
Release date
  • 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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The film marked the first Tamil venture for the producers, director, and lead actors. Major portions of the film were shot in 2010.[1][2][3]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack has four songs composed by K. S. Manoj and written by Na. Muthukumar, Nishanth and V. K. Gnanasekar.[4] The audio of the film was released by director M. Rajesh and was received by Rama Narayanan at a special event held in May 2011. At the same event, the film's trailer was released by director Suseenthiran, and was received by director Sasi, in the presence of chief guests, director S. P. Muthuraman, producer 'Sathyajothi' Thyagarajan and choreographer Kala.

Naan Sivanagiren
Soundtrack album by
K. S. Manoj
Released2011
Length18:31
LanguageTamil
LabelIshtar Regional
ProducerK. S. Manoj
K. S. Manoj chronology
Naan Sivanagiren
(2011)
Pathayeram Kodi
(2013)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vaanum Mannum"V. K. GnanasekarPrasanna, Manoj4:16
2."Nee Pogum"Na. MuthukumarHaricharan5:32
3."Kadhalillai"Na. MuthukumarBenny Dayal, Cisily4:43
4."Cinemathan Engalukku"NishanthRanjith, Rakesh, Vicky4:00

Release and reception

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The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 11 November 2011.[5] A reviewer from DesiMartini wrote "for a movie which was supposed to be an edge of the seat psycho-thriller, there should have been an element of suspense spiced up with a racy screenplay. The suspicion element was broken even before the story started to unfold while the screen play limped every now and then halting the proceedings."[6]

The film took a poor opening at the box office and underperformed commercially.[7] The lead actor, Udhay Karthik, later appeared in films including Bala's Paradesi (2013) and the unreleased Ivaluga Imsai Thaanga Mudiyalai, which was shot in 2017.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Punishing the culprits". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ "Another Naan Kadavul". IndiaGlitz.com. 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk.
  4. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (9 May 2011). "A mixed bag" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "நான் சிவனாகிறேன் - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar.
  6. ^ "Naan Sivanagiren Review and Rating - Story, Videos" – via www.desimartini.com.
  7. ^ "Naan Sivanagiren - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Engeyum Eppodhum Ra One Velayudham 7aum Arivu Thambi Vettothi Sundaram Naan Sivanagiren". www.behindwoods.com.
  8. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (29 June 2017). "A travel comedy shot fully in Goa". Deccan Chronicle.
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