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{{Infobox film
| name = Kangaroo
| image = Kangaroo 2015 poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Samy (director)|Samy]]
| producer = Suresh Kamatchi<br />S. Ravichandran
| writer = Samy
| starring = Arjuna<br />[[Varsha Ashwathi]]<br />[[Sri Priyanka]]
| music = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
| cinematography = Raja Rathinam
| editing = Mani
| studio = V House Productions
| distributor = V House Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|04|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kangaroo''''' is a 2015 [[Tamil language]] [[action thriller film]] written and directed by [[Samy (director)|Samy]] and produced by V House Productions. The film features newcomers Arjuna, [[Varsha Ashwathi]] and [[Sri Priyanka]] in the lead roles, with singer [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] composing the film's music. The film was released on 24 April 2015.

== Plot ==
Murugesan, aged about ten, brings his infant sister to Kodaikanal, where a provision store owner Nadaar (Thambi Ramaiah), takes pity on the kids and gives them a place to stay. A grown Murugesan (Arjuna) is a tea stall owner who looks every bit a ruffian, talks little, does not show any emotions, has animalistic behavior, carnivorous eating habits and drinks arrack in litres.The one person who is the world to him, is his sister Azhagu (Priyanka), on whom he dotes so much that people around call him Kangaroo. There is also Chellam (Varsha Ashwatha), a friend of Azhagu who loves Murugesan. The villain group consists of Ticket (Kalabhavan Mani), who wants to push Chellam into the flesh trade with the help of her sister, who is already in it and a jeep driver who lusts for Azhagu. Murugesan bashes the two men for disturbing his sister, and her friend, and an enmity ensues. Murugesan discovers that his sister is in love with another jeep driver Mani and arranges for the marriage between the two, much to the jealousy of Ticket and his friend. Just before the marriage, Mani falls from a cliff and dies. After a few months, Murugesan convinces Azhagu to marry again and fixes a groom who dies from electrocution. Brother and sister move to another town where she gets married, but an attempt on the husband too is made, injuring him severely, and the unknown killer is ready to try again at the hospital. What happens to the brother and sister and who kills off every suitor of Azhagu forms the rest of the screenplay.

==Cast==
*Arjuna as Murugesan (Kangaroo)
*[[Varsha Ashwathi]] as Chellam
*[[Sri Priyanka]] as Azhgu
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Kangaroo's friend
*[[Thambi Ramiah]] as Thakapan Swami Nadar
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Sattai
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Ticket
*Ghajini as the police inspector
*Director Saamy as Police

==Production==
Production for the film began in April 2013, with the director [[Samy (director)|Samy]] revealing that ''Kangaroo'' would be a film dedicated to caring mothers and stated that it was a family friendly film, marking a change from the controversial themes of his previous three projects.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130422085853/http://www.sify.com/movies/director-samy-is-back-with-kangaroo-news-tamil-neuk0Ieaeai.html Director Samy is back with `Kangaroo`]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140203070312/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/news-interviews/38692195_1_kangaroo-family-film-next-film Samy back with his next - The Times of India]</ref>
==Soundtrack==
[[A. R. Rahman]] was the chief guest for the release of the film's audio soundtrack in December 2013. The songs are composed by [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], with his daughter [[Sharanya Srinivas]] singing two songs from the film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140101043405/http://www.sify.com/movies/ar-rahman-launches-kangaroo-audio-news-tamil-nm2pXneacga.html AR Rahman launches Kangaroo audio]</ref><ref>https://gaana.com/album/kangaroo-tamil</ref> [[Vairamuthu]] wrote lyrics for the film and stated that despite working on a small budget film, his efforts towards the project were similar to that of his grander ventures.<ref>[http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-events/vairamuthu-speaks-out-for-ilayaraja-vairamuthu-ilayaraja.html Behindwoods]</ref> Soundtrack receive positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kangaroo/kangaroo-songs-review.html|title = Kangaroo (Aka) Kangaroo songs review}}</ref>
*"Penjaka" - [[Shweta Mohan]]
*"Nenjukkuzhi" - [[Haricharan]], Sharanya Srinivas
*"Thaayum Konja Kaalam" - Harihara Sudhan
*"Ozhakku Nilave" - Bibin Tuttu
*"Yaarukku Yaar" - [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
*"Nenjukkuzhi" - [[Vijay Prakash]], Sharanya Srinivas

==Reception==
''Sify'' wrote "To conclude, comparing to Samy's earlier ventures, Kangaroo is a better, family-friendly movie but in general perspective, it‘s a middling one!".<ref>[https://www.sify.com/movies/kangaroo-review-tamil-peynpdidgihbf.html sify.com]</ref> ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote "The plot seems interesting, but the way it unfolds in 80s style with mushy melodrama and insipid comedy, the pace suffers during the first half. However, post interval the momentum picks up with few unexpected twists and turns."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150425/entertainment-kollywood/article/movie-review-kangaroo-interesting-plot-unexpected-twist-and|title = Movie Review ' Kangaroo': Interesting plot with unexpected twist and turns|date = 26 April 2015}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt6778158}}
[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:2015 action thriller films]]
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