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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = 54321<br />
| image = 54321 film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = ''54321'' film poster<br />
| director = Ragavendra Prasad<br />
| producer = G. V. Kannan<br />
| writer = Ragavendra Prasad<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Shabeer Kallarakkal]]|Aarvin|Pavithra}}<br />
| music = [[Joshua Sridhar]]<br />
| cinematography = Banu Murugan<br />
| editing = M.R. Rejeesh<br />
| studio = MainStream Productions<br />
| released = 26 August 2016<br />
| runtime = 120 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <!--(please use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''54321''''' is a 2016 [[Tamil language]] [[cinema of India|Indian]] psychological [[thriller film]] written and directed by Ragavendra Prasad, which was his directorial debut.<ref name="Deccan Chronicle 23 May 2015 ">{{cite web|last1=Subramanian|first1=Anupama|title=Karthik Subbaraj’s assistant turns independent|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150522/entertainment-kollywood/article/karthik-subbaraj%E2%80%99s-assistant-turns-independent|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=23 May 2015 |access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> The film features [[Shabeer Kallarakkal]], Aarvin and Pavithra in lead roles, with [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], Pasanga Sivakumar and [[Ravi Raghavendra]] playing supporting roles.<ref name="New Indian Express 22 May 2015" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
Director Ragavendra Prasad relates that the concept came to him while working with [[Karthik Subbaraj]] in ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]'',<ref name="Times of India 22 July 2015" /> and was inspired by the 2006 American-Mexican-French drama ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]''. The title ''54321'' developed from the plot revolving around 5 people, their 4 life styles, the 3 murders within the plot-line, the 2 hours film length, and the 1 revenge within the tale.<ref name="Deccan Chronicle 16 July 2015">{{cite web|last1=Subramanian|first1=Anupama|title=54321 has a multiple narrative format|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150716/entertainment-kollywood/article/54321-has-multiple-narrative-format|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=16 July 2015|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> During July 2015, the filming was reported as then being in progress.<ref name="Times of India 22 July 2015">{{cite web|last1=Karthik|first1=Janani|title='54321' is a two-hour psychological thriller|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/54321-is-a-two-hour-psychological-thriller/articleshow/48158684.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|date=22 July 2015|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> It will feature music composed by [[Joshua Sridhar]].<ref name="New Indian Express 22 May 2015">{{cite web|author=Express feature |title=Writing Codes of a Suspense Flick|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Writing-Codes-of-a-Suspense-Flick/2015/05/23/article2828040.ece|website=[[New Indian Express]]|date=22 May 2015|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The story covers the lives of five persons who are interconnected through life situations, plotted in a house. A burglar (Jayakumar) breaks and enters into a residential property. Just after he opens a safe to steal money and jewelry from the homeowners, he stumbles across a dangerous cat and mouse hostage situation inside the house.<br />
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After the homeowner, Vinoth (Aarvin G.R.) returns home through the front entrance, another intruder, Vikram (Shabeer Kallarakkal) knocks him unconscious. When Vinoth regains consciousness, he discovers that he is chained to the stairs. The home intruder, Vikram, confronts him and coldly reveals his identity to the chained up captive.<br />
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Throughout a series of sequential flashbacks, it is discovered that Vikram developed an intense hatred towards Vinoth ever since childhood. As a former classmate and childhood rival, Vikram developed an inferiority complex and psychotic obsession with competing against Vinoth. Vikram eventually killed his own mother and ended up in a mental institution. As an adult, Vikram has now come to harm Vinoth in a state of jealous rage.<br />
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Flashing forward to the present, it is revealed that Vinoth's wife, Anjali, who is now Vikram’s hostage, is sitting tied to a chair with a strip of duct tape covering her mouth. Vikram threatens to mutilate Anjali unless Vinoth agrees to kill an unknown child inside the house. Vikram is determined to ensure that Vinoth kills the child so that he can finally bring Vinoth down to his level and claim that Vinoth is just as morally bankrupt as he is.<br />
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Vinoth pleads with Vikram not to harm his wife, but Vikram ends up chopping off two of Anjali's fingers when he still refuses to kill the child. Vikram also reveals that he is holding his own father (Ravi Raghavendra) as a hostage too, and threatens to kill him unless Vinoth cooperates with his demands. Unable to bear anything happening to the hostages, Vinoth apparently moves to kill the child. Thereafter Vikram reveals that the child he killed was actually his (i.e. Vinoth's) son whom he had disguised as a girl. Anjali knew that the child was her and Vinoth’s son, but she was unable to communicate this with her husband through the tape over her mouth.<br />
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Eventually the burglar, who was hiding inside the house the whole time, moves to attack Vinoth. Vinoth’s father also attacks him. In a final showdown, Vinoth kills Vikram after plunging a knife into his neck. As he lies dying, Vikram triumphantly declares that he will tell his deceased mother that Vinoth is just as bad as he is.<br />
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Unbeknownst to Vikram, Vinoth’s son is still alive. Vikram dies and the authorities arrive at the scene. Vinoth is reunited with his wife, who is now finally safe and sound.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Shabeer Kallarakkal]] as Vikram<br />
* Aarvin G.R. as Vinoth<br />
* Pavithra Gowda as Anjali<br />
* [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Teacher<br />
* [[Ravi Raghavendra]] as Vikram's Father<br />
* Jayakumar as Thief<br />
* Pasanga Sivakumar<br />
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== Music ==<br />
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The music was composed by [[Joshua Sridhar]] and was released at an event held at Prasad Lab, Chennai, on 31 April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/54321-movie-audio--trailer-launch-tamil-videos-60033.html|title='54321' Movie Audio & Trailer Launch|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/event-photos-pictures-stills/54321-movie-audio-trailer-launch/54321-movie-audio-stills-photos-pictures.html#.V7uN02U2slI|title=54321 Movie Audio &Trailer Launch, Event Gallery, 54321 Movie Audio &Trailer Launch|website=Behindwoods|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
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The film's released trailer received mixed response which pleased the director.<ref name="The Hindu 6 June 2015">{{cite news|last1=Raghavan|first1=Nikhil|title=Etcetera – The numbers game|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera/article7289268.ece|access-date=6 May 2016|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|4340756}}<br />
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[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2016 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2016 directorial debut films]]<br />
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