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| name = 18.05.2009<br />
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| director = [[K. Ganeshan]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = K Ganeshan<br />
| starring = Subash Chandra Bose<br>Dhaanya<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
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| distributor = SSK Creations<br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|2018|5|18}}<br />
| runtime = 130 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| based_on = [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]<br />
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'''''18.05.2009''''' (read as '''''18 May 2009''''') is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[war drama]] film written and directed by K Ganeshan.The film is about the bloody end to the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]] .K Ganeshan states he believes he has the “blessings of the thousands of Tamils who were massacred by the Sri Lankan Army on May 18, 2009.” <ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/23/film-on-sri-lankan-armys-tamil-genocide-waging-war-with-censors-1818157.html|title=Film on Sri Lankan Army's Tamil genocide waging war with censors|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/may/22/waging-a-war-with-the-censors-6141.html|title=Waging a war with the censors|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
Dhaanya made her acting debut through this film which she depicted it as a difficult debut. She plays a journalist in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/may/23/a-difficult-debut-6160.html|title=A difficult debut|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/18-05-2009-movie-review-053704.html | title='18.05.2009' - படம் எப்படி இருக்கு? | publisher=Filmibeat | work=Rajendra Prasath | date=24 July 2018 | access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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The music for the film is composed by veteran music director [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Ganeshan|first=K.|title=18.05.2009|date=2018-05-18|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12874624/|type=Drama|publisher=SSK Creations|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*Subash Chandra Bose<br />
*Dhaanya as Tamilselvi<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
#"Ethanai Ethanai Kodumai" - [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film released on 18 May 2018.<ref name="A"/> Actress Dhanya received death threats for acting nude in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/spicy/2018/05/18/tamil-film-actress-dhanya-says-she-received-threatening-calls.html|title=നഗ്നയായി അഭിനയിച്ചതിന് തമിഴ് നടിക്ക് നേരെ വധഭീഷണി|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref> ''Maalai Malar'' praised the director's intention, the performances of the film's cast, and the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2018/05/18133610/1164017/18052009-Movie-Review.vpf|title=18.05.2009|date=18 May 2018|website=maalaimalar.com}}</ref><br />
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