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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Aghavan<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = APG Elumalai<br />
| producer = R. Ravichandran<br />
| writer = APG Elumalai<br />
| starring = Kishore Ravichandran<br />[[Chirashree Anchan]]<br />[[Nithya Shetty]]<br />
| music = [[C. Sathya]]<br />
| cinematography = Bala Palaniappan<br />
| editing = LVK Dass<br />
| studio = RBK Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|03|15}}<br />
| runtime = 152 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Aghavan''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Mystery film|mystery]]-[[Thriller film|thriller]] film written and directed by APG Elumalai on his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kishore-ravichandrans-aghavan-is-a-thriller-involving-a-temple-worker/articleshow/67885573.cms|title=Kishore Ravichandran's Aghavan is a thriller involving a temple worker – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> The film stars Kishore Ravichandran, [[Chirashree Anchan]] and [[Nithya Shetty]] in the lead roles. [[C. Sathya]] composed the music for the film, while cinematography was handled by Bala Palaniappan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/videos/aghavan-teaser-starring-kishore-ravichandran-chirashree-anchan-nithya-shetty/|title=Aghavan Teaser Starring Kishore Ravichandran, Chirashree Anchan, Nithya shetty|first=|date=2019-02-05|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/aghavan-review-an-average-mystery-thriller-loosely-based-on-historical-facts-review-tamil-tdpnHzaigbefa.html|title=Review : Aghavan review: An average mystery thriller loosely based on (2019)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Hero Kishore Ravichandran works in a temple and does all kinds of work to wash away his sins, at least that's what he tells his colleague (Thambi Ramaiah). Only in the second half we come to know that Kishore is an undercover cop who safeguards the temple from an organized criminal gang who sketches a master plan to loot the wealth hidden ages back. Kishore's friend is a research scholar who does a doctorate on the hidden secret of Raja Raja Cholan, so our hero should save him tool!<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* Kishore Ravichandran<br />
* Naren V.<br />
* [[Chirashree Anchan]]<br />
* [[Nithya Shetty]]<br />
* [[Thambi Ramaiah]]<br />
* [[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
* [[R. N. R. Manohar]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is directed by APG Elumalai, a former assistant of film director [[Prabhu Solomon]] and insisted that the film is based on temple tale, implies the conflict between good and evil inside the human beings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/02/06/aghavan-is-a-temple-tale-says-director-ezhumalai/|title='Aghavan' is a temple tale, says director Ezhumalai|date=2019-02-06|website=News Today {{!}} First with the news|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> The film is predominantly shot in [[Agasteeswarar Temple, Kolapakkam]] and the plot of the story is developed inside the temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/75615/cinema/Kollywood/Agavan-story-insdie-temple.htm|title=அகவன் : கோவிலுக்குள் நடக்கும் கதை {{!}} Agavan story insdie temple|last=Dinamalar|date=2019-02-05|website=தினமலர் - சினிமா|language=ta|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><br />
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The filmmakers roped in Kannada Actress Chirashree & Telugu actress Nithya M Shetty to play the female leads in the film and in fact the film marks the Tamil acting debut for both of them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/060219/aghavan-tells-the-story-of-inner-person-in-you.html |title=Aghavan tells the story of inner person in you |date=2019-02-06 |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><br />
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== Marketing ==<br />
The official teaser of the film was unveiled on 4 February 2019.<ref>{{Citation|last=Lahari Music {{!}} T-Series|title=Aghavan Teaser {{!}} Kishore Ravichandran {{!}} Apg.Elumalai {{!}} R.Ravichandran {{!}} Yugabharathi {{!}} C.Sathya|date=2019-02-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z45JUtrBozw|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''The Times of India'' gave the film one-and-half out of five stars and wrote that "The several flashback episodes and multiple non-linear narrations confuse the audience, and the never-ending screenplay makes things worse".<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aghavan/movie-review/68431712.cms</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s mystery thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 films]]<br />
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