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{{Infobox film
| name = Agaram
| image =
| caption =
| director = T. Nagarajan
| producer = AP Sivayogen
| writer = T. Nagarajan
| starring = [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]] [[Veda Sastry|Archana]] [[Biju Menon]] [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] [[Ilavarasu]] [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] [[Sheetal Menon]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]]
| editing = Justin Roy
| studio = Shree Bhuvaneasvari Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|02|16}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Agaram''''' ({{lang-en|The first letter of the Tamil alphabet}}) is a 2007 [[India]]n [[Tamil-language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by T. Nagarajan. It stars [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]] and [[Archana Shastry|Archana]] in the lead roles, with [[Biju Menon]] portraying the role of the antagonist, and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] and [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] among others in supporting roles. Despite being announced shortly after Nandha's debut in 2002, the film's release was delayed and eventually released on 16 February 2007, failing at the [[box office]].<ref name=motion>{{cite web|title=Tamil Movie Agaram - Vivek Comedy - mytamilmp3.com|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x47xic_tamil-movie-agaram-vivek-comedy-myt_fun|publisher=Daily Motion.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=running>{{cite web|title=Agaram (2007) (Tamil)|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3588/tamil/agaram/index.htm|publisher=Now Running.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=spicy>{{cite web|title=Agaram|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/agaram/|publisher=Spicy Onion.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
Thiru ([[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]]) is a young [[Airtel (India)|Airtel]] employee who has just moved into the family's new house in [[Tuticorin]] with his sister (Varshini), mother ([[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]), and grandmother ([[Sukumari]]). Their happiness is tinged with the grief of Thiru's father's ([[Agathiyan]]) recent death, before the construction could be completed.<ref name=entertainment>{{cite web|title=AGARAM Story|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/agaram/story.html|publisher=Entertainment One India.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> Fate decrees that the entire family be placed in jeopardy when Thiru has an argument with Pasupathy, the brother of the dreaded don of the waterfront mafia, Varma ([[Biju Menon]]), during the local elections. Varma swears to kill Thiru, agreeing to spare his life for just four days until the election ends, at the request of his politician crony ([[Ilavarasu]]), who is all set to become the [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]. The family flees but is captured and brought back to face the atrocities unleashed by Varma's goons.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]] as Thiru
* [[Archana Shastry|Archana]] as Preethi
* [[Biju Menon]] as Varma
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Thiru's friend
* [[Ilavarasu]] as MLA
* [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Thiru's mother
* Varshini as Thiru's sister
* [[Sukumari]] as Thiru's grandmother
* [[Ajay Rathnam]] as Police Commissioner
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Police Deputy Superintendent
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Pasupathy
* Anamika
* [[Agathiyan]] as Thiru's father in a [[cameo role]]
* [[Sheetal Menon]] as an [[Item number]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
Actress Hardeep was removed from the film in December 2004.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050111233131/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/24-12-04/agaram_hardeep.htm</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Agaram
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2005|12|12}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label =
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Kalvanin Kadhali (2006 film)|Kalvanin Kadhali]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Pudhupettai]]
| next_year = 2005
}}

The soundtrack and film score were composed by the noted composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The soundtrack was released on 12 December 2005, nearly 14 months before the film's theatrical release. It has five tracks with lyrics written by [[Snehan]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Notes
|-
|1 || "Line Kidaichidiche" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], Shardha || 4:39 ||
|-
|2 || "Unnai Naan Paarthen" || [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]], [[Anoop Sankar]] || 4:27 ||
|-
|3 || "Ponnu Thottaa" || Manicka Vinayagam, [[Malgudi Subha]] || 4:21 ||
|-
|4 || "Adadaa Adadaa" || [[Harini (singer)|Harini]], [[Anoop Sankar]] || 5:24 ||
|-
|5 || "Tappu Egirippogum" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]] || 4:17 ||
|}

==Critical reception==
Director Nagaraj in this action-thriller does justice to his work by retaining the momentum of the story. Nandha as the protagonist in the role of Thiru has managed his part well and proves himself versatile in both romantic and action scenes. The young actor, however, has to do much better in the time to come to make it big in the Tamil films.<ref name=glitz>{{cite web|title=Agaram Movie Review|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7216.html|publisher=India Glitz.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=balaji>{{cite web|last=Balsubramaniam|first=Balaji|title=Movie Review: Agaram (2007)|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=539&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|publisher=Thiraipadam.Com|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>

Although, given scarcely any scene and a couple of duets, Hardeep Singh as the female lead, has done fairly well. Vivek fits well in the comedy part of the film. Biju Menon displays good histrionics as the villain. Agathiyan also proves to be a good actor appearing as Nandha's father. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music composition is fast-paced with catchy numbers. Cinematographer Vetrivel has excelled in his camera work.<ref name="glitz"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/agaram.asp |title=Agaram on Location |accessdate=2007-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825110210/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/agaram.asp |archivedate=25 August 2004 |df=dmy }}
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7216.html Review at Indiaglitz]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050312071147/http://www.newstodaynet.com/arts/0803fl1.htm Review at NewsToday]

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