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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karumegangal Kalaigindrana<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Thangar Bachan]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| producer = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Bharathiraja]]<br />
*[[Aditi Balan]]<br />
*[[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]<br />
*[[Yogi Babu]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = [[N. K. Ekambaram]]<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />
| music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br />
| studio = Riota Media <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|09|1}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Karumegangal Kalaigindrana''''' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language film directed by [[Thangar Bachan]] and starring [[Bharathiraja]], [[Aditi Balan]], [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] and [[Yogi Babu]] in the lead roles. It was released on 1 September 2023.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Bharathiraja]] as Ramanathan<br />
*[[Aditi Balan]] as Kanmani<br />
*[[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]<br />
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Veeramani<br />
*Saaral<br />
*Mahana Sanjeevi<br />
*[[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] <br />
*[[Pyramid Natarajan]]<br />
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]<br />
*[[R. V. Udayakumar]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
In May 2022, [[Thangar Bachan]] announced plans of making his 2003 short story ''Karumegangal Yaen Kalaiginrana?'' into a feature-length film. [[Bharathiraja]], [[Yogi Babu]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] were signed on to play the lead roles, and production began during July 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-25 |title=Bharathirajaa, Gautham Menon and Yogi Babu come together for Thangar Bachan’s film on relationships |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bharathirajaa-gautham-menon-and-yogi-babu-come-together-for-thangar-bachans-film-on-relationships/articleshow/91791008.cms |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The title of the film was later changed to ''Karumegangal Kalaigindrana''.<ref>https://www.koimoi.com/south-indian-cinema/thankar-bachan-upcoming-film-title-changed-karumegangal-kalaiginrana/</ref> As a result of his work on the film, Thangar Bachan postponed post-production works on ''Takku Mukku Thikku Thalam'' starring his son Vijith.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-29 |title="I figured this was my best chance!" Gautham Menon on Thangar Bachan's Karumegangal Kalaigindrana |url=https://www.thenewstuff.in/i-figured-was-my-best-chance-gautham-menon-thangar-bachans-karumegangal-kalaigindrana |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The New Stuff |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Mamta Mohandas]] was signed on to play the female lead of Kanmani, but later opted out owing to a delay in the shoot caused by a sudden illness to Bharathiraja.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-19 |title=Looking forward to working with Bharathirajaa sir, says Aditi Balan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/looking-forward-to-working-with-bharathirajaa-sir-says-aditi-balan/articleshow/96341570.cms |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mamta Mohandas joins Thankar Bachan's Karumegangal Kalaiginrana |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jul/28/mamta-mohandas-joins-thankar-bachans-karumegangal-kalaiginrana-33180.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> [[Aditi Balan]] subsequently joined the film, citing her interest in working with Thangar Bachan. Several scenes from the film were shot in a schedule in Rameswaram.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-23 |title=Shoot at Site: Bharathirajaa and Aditi Balan shoot for a courtroom scene |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/shoot-at-site-bharathirajaa-and-aditi-balan-shoot-for-a-courtroom-scene/articleshow/97252017.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The shoot of the film was completed by January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's a wrap for Thangar Bachan's Karumegangal Kalaiginrana |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/14/its-a-wrap-for-thangar-bachans-karumegangal-kalaiginrana-38758.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film was released on 1 September 2023 across theatres in [[Tamil Nadu]]. A reviewer from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted "the ineffective screenwriting technique spoils this drama — starring Bharathiraja, Yogi Babu, Aditi Balan and Gautham Menon — but that doesn’t take away from the fact that filmmaker Thankar Bachan had an earnest and heart-wrenching story to tell."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=Bhuvanesh |date=2023-09-01 |title=‘Karumegangal Kalaigindrana’ movie review: Screenwriting blues cloud Thankar Bachan’s earnest story |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/karumegangal-kalaigindrana-movie-review-screenwriting-blues-cloud-thankar-bachans-earnest-story/article67250982.ece |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Logesh Balachandran of ''[[Times of India]]'' wrote "The film could have been an impactful emotional drama, but ends up only being an average watch", while Navein Darshan of ''[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]]'' noted it was "a testing, emotionally-distant drama".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karumegangal Kalaigindrana Movie Review: A testing, emotionally-distant drama |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/sep/01/karumegangal-kalaigindrana-movie-review-a-testing-emotionally-distant-drama-47191.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Karumegangal Kalaigindrana Movie Review : An emotional drama that could have been better |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/karumegangal-kalaigindrana/movie-review/103256140.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Karumegangal Kalaigindrana' movie review: A superficial film that lacks emotional heft |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/sep/02/karumegangal-kalaigindrana-movie-review-a-superficial-film-that-lacks-emotional-heft-2610766.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|24803050}}<br />
{{Thangar Bachan}}<br />
[[Category: 2023 films]]<br />
[[Category: 2020s Tamil-language films]]</div>Ajay Kumar