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{{short description|2017 film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maanagaram
| image = Maanagaram poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]]
| writer = Lokesh Kanagaraj Karthik Yogi Chandhru Anbazhagan
| producer = S. R. Prakashbabu [[S. R. Prabhu]] P. Gopinath V. Prabhu R. Thanga Prabhaharan
| starring = [[Sri Natarajan|Shri]] [[Sundeep Kishan]] [[Regina Cassandra]]
| cinematography = [[Selvakumar S. K.]]
| editing = [[Philomin Raj]]
| music = Javed Riaz
| studio = Potential Studios
| distributor = Potential Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|03|10}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}5 crore<ref name="TheTelegraph(2023-03-14)">{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Saikat |date=2023-03-14 |title=4 Lokesh Kanagaraj films to watch on OTT on his 37th birthday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/4-lokesh-kanagaraj-films-to-watch-on-ott-on-his-37th-birthday/cid/1922455 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |archive-date=3 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703184437/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/4-lokesh-kanagaraj-films-to-watch-on-ott-on-his-37th-birthday/cid/1922455 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TimesofIndia(2023-07-26)">{{Cite web |last=Natarajan |first=Saradha |date=2023-07-26 |title=From Maanagaram at 45 days to Leo in 125 days: Here's a list of how many days Lokesh Kanagaraj took to complete shooting for his films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/from-maanagaram-at-45-days-to-leo-in-125-days-heres-a-list-of-how-many-days-lokesh-kanagaraj-took-to-complete-shooting-for-his-films/photostory/102120745.cms |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=3 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803061739/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/from-maanagaram-at-45-days-to-leo-in-125-days-heres-a-list-of-how-many-days-lokesh-kanagaraj-took-to-complete-shooting-for-his-films/photostory/102120745.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}15 crore<ref name="TheTelegraph(2023-03-14)" />
}}
'''''Maanagaram''''' ({{translation|Metropolis}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed and co-written by [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] (in his directorial debut) and produced by [[S. R. Prabhu|Potential Studios]]. The film stars [[Sri (actor)|Shri]], [[Sundeep Kishan]], and [[Regina Cassandra]]. Its soundtrack was composed by Javed Riaz.

The film was released on 10 March 2017 to positive reviews from critics. It was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Mumbaikar (film)|Mumbaikar]]'' (2023).

== Plot ==
''Note: The names of several characters were not explicitly mentioned in the film{{emdash}}except for Winnings, P. K. P., and Karthi{{emdash}}till the 2023 release of the film's screenplay as a book.''

Barani V., an engineering graduate from small-town [[Trichy]], arrives in [[Chennai]] to interview for an IT job in [[Business Process Outsourcing]]. Barani passes his interview with [[Human resources|HR officer]] Aarthy and celebrates at a bar with his friends. Another man at the bar, Jeeva, has had an [[unrequited love]] for Aarthy since they were in college. In a [[flashback (narrative)|flashback]], goons threaten to [[acid attack|throw acid]] in Aarthy's face if she responds to Jeeva's feelings. Enraged, Jeeva punches one of the goons. In the present, the goons recognize Jeeva in the bar and hire some gang members to beat him up. However, the gang members mistake Barani for their target and beat him when he leaves the bar, knocking him unconscious and stealing his phone and bag, throwing the latter into a taxi cab.

Nataraj came to the city to seek medical treatment for his son while driving a taxi rented from gangster P. K. Pandian "P. K. P.". He finds Barani's bag in his taxi with his [[academic certificates]], which he takes to the police station. In the morning, Barani awakens in the street and calls a friend to take him home. He boards a bus to his new job, to explain about his missing academic certificates. Jeeva boards the same bus to attend a job interview at Aarthy's company. He recognizes the goon who threatened Aarthy and attacks him with acid, then escapes with his friends. Barani is detained by the police, having unwittingly passed the bottle of acid to Jeeva. Fatigued by the hostility of the city, Barani argues with the police inspector who beats him until a constable intervenes. The constable talks with Barani at a [[tea stall]], where Barani recognizes the man who told him to pass the acid bottle, and the constable arrests him.

The gang members plot to kidnap schoolboy Karthick "Karthi" for ransom, sending a man named Winnings to trick his teachers. Winnings is unprepared when there are five boys named Karthi, one of whom volunteers to go with Winnings in order to avoid a mathematics test. They take the boy but later realize he is the son of gangster P. K. P. Brani tells Aarthy that he no longer wants the job. She asks him to take the company's training so that she won't be held responsible for his quitting. They begin to argue about it and Jeeva, who is waiting for his interview, intervenes. The police arrive and take Jeeva away, saddening Aarthy who loves Jeeva but cannot accept his carefree nature. Barani tells Aarthy that he lost his academic certificates, and she agrees to cover for him for a day.

P. K. P. orders his henchmen to hunt down his enemies in a search for Karthi. The gang demand a {{INR|1|link=yes}} crore (10 million rupees) ransom and P. K. P. agrees to follow their instructions. Meanwhile, Jeeva is released by the police inspector, who is his uncle. Jeeva waits for Aarthy at a bus stop outside her hostel. Aarthy sees Karthi, who had escaped the kidnappers, hiding in a truck and instructs Jeeva to take Karthi home. Jeeva tries to call P. K. P. but his phone is off. He then meets his uncle and leaves Karthi in the police inspector's custody. Winnings, who is terrified of P. K. P., confesses the kidnapping to the inspector, who commands Winnings to go through with the ransom exchange. Jeeva arrives and realizes the situation. The inspector shoots P. K. P. and tries to shoot Winnings but Jeeva shoots the inspector in the leg and instructs Winnings to take P. K. P. and Karthi to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Barani is riding in Nataraj's taxi when they are stopped and attacked by the gang who believe they are spying for P. K. P. They threaten to kill Nataraj if Barani does not bring P. K. P. To allow Nataraj to escape and take care of his sick son, Barani fights back against the gang who he recognizes as his attackers from the bar. Barani's lost academic certificates are returned to his home address. Outside the hospital, Barani and Jeeva each talk to their girlfriends. They are about to introduce themselves to each other when they are challenged by another gang hired by the goon Jeeva punched. Jeeva and Barani charge toward the gang to defend themselves.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Sri Natarajan|Shri]] as Barani V.
*[[Sundeep Kishan]] as Jeeva
*[[Regina Cassandra]] as Aarthy<ref name="The Hindu" />
*[[Charle]] as Nataraj<ref name="Script"/>
*[[Munishkanth]] as Winnings<ref name="Script"/>
*[[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan]] as P. K. P. alias P. K. Pandian<ref name="N" />
*Ravi Venkatraman as Inspector S. Neelakandan<ref name="Deccan Chronicle" />
*[[Arun Alexander]] as Malli<ref name="vikatan" />
*[[Shah Ra|Sha-Ra]] as Winnings' kidnapping gang member<ref name="vikatan" />
*Sathish as Winnings' kidnapping gang member<ref name="vikatan" />
*[[Sai Dheena|Dheena]] as P. K. P.'s main henchman
*Karthik Yogi as Raamki a.k.a. Ramakrishnan
*Master Hamresh as Karthick<ref name="vikatan" />
*[[R. S. Karthik]] as Jeeva's friend
*[[Vivek Prasanna]] as Jeeva's friend
*Rekha Suresh as Nataraj's wife
*Vanitha Hariharan as Pooja
*Master Ashish as Nataraj's son
*[[Thangadurai (actor)|Tigergarden Thangadurai]] as another job candidate
*[[Vinod Sagar|Vinoth]] as another taxi driver
*Pasupathi Raj as [[sub-inspector|SI]] M. Rajendran
*[[Supergood Subramani|Subramani]] as the [[Physical education|PT]] Master
*[[Visweswara Rao]] as a bus passenger
*Sethupathi Jayachandran as Chinnamalai (uncredited)
}}

The names of several characters were revealed in the 2023 release of the film's screenplay as a book.<ref name="Script">{{Cite web |title=மாநகரம் (திரைக்கதை): Maanagaram (Screenplay in Tamil) | Exotic India Art |url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/maanagaram-screenplay-in-tamil-hbc696/ |website=www.exoticindiaart.com |access-date=27 February 2025 |archive-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209181708/https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/maanagaram-screenplay-in-tamil-hbc696/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Production ==
In April 2015, actor [[Sundeep Kishan]] began working on the project with writer and director Lokesh Kanagaraj, produced by [[S. R. Prabhu]]'s production house Potential Studios. Sundeep had earlier expressed an interest in producing the film himself, but later became busy with other commitments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram: Was a challenge to showcase Chennai differently, says director |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/maanagaram-was-a-challenge-to-showcase-chennai-differently-says-director/story-xmRrSuibt8pYrSAcM1aRwK.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172106/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/maanagaram-was-a-challenge-to-showcase-chennai-differently-says-director/story-xmRrSuibt8pYrSAcM1aRwK.html |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=29 March 2017 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Indo Asian News Service]]}}</ref> Lokesh had previously worked as a director in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s anthology film project, ''[[Aviyal (2016 film)|Aviyal]]'' (2016), in which his short film ''Kalam'' was included. The story was discussed with associate directors Maharajothi, Krisha, Archana and Gopi, titled ''Maanagaram'' and promoted as a dark comedy thriller. Actor [[Sri (actor)|Sri]] and [[Regina Cassandra]] were signed on to play other lead roles, with filming beginning later that month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Hemanth |date=4 April 2015 |title=Sundeep Kishan's next is a dark comedy |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sundeep-Kishans-next-is-a-dark-comedy/articleshow/46806317.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sundeep-Kishans-next-is-a-dark-comedy/articleshow/46806317.cms |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=25 July 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Actors [[Charle]] and [[Munishkanth]] were subsequently signed and the project was completed by September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2015 |title=Sundeep and Regina team up third time |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150913/entertainment-kollywood/article/sundeep-and-regina-team-third-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172106/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150913/entertainment-kollywood/article/sundeep-and-regina-team-third-time |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=25 July 2016 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> The film was revealed to be based on [[hyperlink cinema]] with Regina's role constant throughout the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2016 |title=Managaram based on Hyperlink |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-managaram-based-on-hyperlink-regina-cassandra-23-02-1615103.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224204319/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-managaram-based-on-hyperlink-regina-cassandra-23-02-1615103.htm |archive-date=24 February 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |website=Tamil Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2016 |title=Hot actress Regina Cassandra next new movie Managaram |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/hot-actress-regina-cassandra-next-new-movie-managaram-tamil-news-153314.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503020802/http://www.indiaglitz.com/hot-actress-regina-cassandra-next-new-movie-managaram-tamil-news-153314.html |archive-date=3 May 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The film was shot and completed within a period of 46 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitradeepa |date=9 March 2017 |title=The lives of others |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maanagaram-director-lokesh-kanagaraj/article17433550.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721083756/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maanagaram-director-lokesh-kanagaraj/article17433550.ece |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Potential Studios began promoting the film in February 2016, but later postponed efforts until early 2017 to get a better date for a theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jyothsna |date=23 February 2016 |title=MADRAS, KABALI, KASHMORA AND NOW… |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sr-prabhu-of-potential-studios-is-ready-with-his-next-maanagaram.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602044331/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sr-prabhu-of-potential-studios-is-ready-with-his-next-maanagaram.html |archive-date=2 June 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Maanagaram
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Javed Riaz
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 22 August 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| language = Tamil
| label = [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]
| producer = Javed Riaz
| prev_title = [[Aviyal (2016 film)|Aviyal]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Anbirkiniyal]]
| next_year = 2021
}}
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Javed Riaz. The album was released on 22 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maanagaram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/maanagaram-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1553730916|date=2016-08-22|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20260130072301/https://music.apple.com/in/album/maanagaram-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1553730916|website=[[Apple Music]]|archive-date=2026-01-30|url-status=live}}</ref> Riaz previously collaborated with Lokesh Kanagaraj for a segment in ''[[Aviyal (2016 film)|Aviyal]]''. A writer from ''[[The Hindu]]'' called the song "Yendi Unna Pidikkuthu" as the album's highlight and added that "The song’s guitar-layered melody builds steadily, banking on Karthik’s vocal dexterity, even taking on a fantastic celtic sound midway and moving on to a punchy, highly-rhythmic interlude".<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2016 |title="Yendi Unnda Pidikudhu" |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/%E2%80%98Yendi-Unna-Pidikudhu%E2%80%99/article16156521.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118014655/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/%E2%80%98Yendi-Unna-Pidikudhu%E2%80%99/article16156521.ece |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=18 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics =
| title1 = Iravu Vettai Aaduthey
| length1 = 3:01
| extra1 = Suraj Jagan
| lyrics1 = Lalithanand
| title2 = Yendi Unna Pidikkuthu
| length2 = 3:45
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| lyrics2 = Lalithanand
| title3 = Vaazhvey Oru Poro
| length3 = 3:42
| extra3 = Sharanya Gopinath, Suraj Jagan, Lawrence
| lyrics3 = Lalithanand
| title4 = Thollai Seiyum Kadhal
| length4 = 3:18
| extra4 = Aarthi N. Ashwin
| lyrics4 = Lalithanand
| title5 = It's a Story
| length5 = 2:58
| extra5 = Sharanya Gopinath
| lyrics5 = Anthony Faze
}}

== Release ==
''Maanagaram'' was released on 10 March 2017. Prior to release, the producers held preview shows for the film in Chennai.<ref name="The Hindu" /> Both screenings were attended by film personalities, who widely praised the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 March 2017 |title=T'town can't stop gushing abt Sundeep Kishan and Regina's Nagaram |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ttown-cant-stop-gushing-abt-sundeep-kishan-and-reginas-nagaram/articleshow/57513261.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172110/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ttown-cant-stop-gushing-abt-sundeep-kishan-and-reginas-nagaram/articleshow/57513261.cms |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=29 March 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film had a simultaneous release for its Telugu dubbed version, ''Nagaram''.<ref name="The Hindu" /> The film had its television premiere on [[Star Vijay]] during Diwali.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2017 |title=Special movies to be screened by popular TV channels on Deepavali |url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=10&newsid=37262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172658/https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=10&newsid=37262 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=12 April 2019 |website=livechennai.com}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
After release, several other Tamil film personalities including [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Suriya]] voiced their praise for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Karthik |date=15 March 2017 |title=Sundeep Kishan, Regina Cassandra-starrer Maanagaram wins over Rajinikanth |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sundeep-kishan-regina-cassandra-starrer-maanagaram-wins-over-rajinikanth/story-nPsMQpGIzKGz6m48ET5EZO.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329234800/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/sundeep-kishan-regina-cassandra-starrer-maanagaram-wins-over-rajinikanth/story-nPsMQpGIzKGz6m48ET5EZO.html |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=29 March 2017 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2017 |title=Suriya heaps praise on 'Maanagaram' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/suriya-heaps-praise-on-maanagaram-news-tamil-rdlmbuddhjgjh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312124136/http://www.sify.com/movies/suriya-heaps-praise-on-maanagaram-news-tamil-rdlmbuddhjgjh.html |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=29 March 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' called the film "an absorbing emotional thriller that is a must-watch", adding "with a solid story, deft handling and a seamless screenplay (despite a complex script), extracting the best of performances from the entire cast, picture-perfect frames (Selvakumar), engrossing music (Javed Riaz) and crisp editing (Philomin Raj), Lokesh has weaved a captivating thriller which is not to be missed".<ref name="Deccan Chronicle" /> ''[[Sify]]'' stated "''Maanagaram'' is a gripping film that seizes your full attention" and that it was "one of most genuine films in recent times".<ref name="Sify" /> Similarly, a critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' noted "director Lokesh Kanagaraj gives us an exquisite, even-handed thriller — handsomely shot, tightly edited and propped up by a grungy score — that unobtrusively makes its points while narrating a gripping story".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=9 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/maanagaram/movie-review/57550532.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324070932/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/maanagaram/movie-review/57550532.cms |archive-date=24 March 2017 |access-date=25 March 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> S. Shivakumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "Each scene makes you eagerly await the next with a climax that is befitting".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |date=16 March 2017 |title=Shining without stars |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shining-without-stars/article17474025.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172657/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shining-without-stars/article17474025.ece |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=18 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote for ''[[Film Companion]]'', "The air-tight deliberateness of this structure is given room to breathe by the randomness of the characters, who behave in ways we don’t expect."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=10 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/maanagaram-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814011942/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/maanagaram-movie-review/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=29 May 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "All that it needs is a solid screenplay, deft treatment and a right selection of cast to make it an interesting and an eminently watchable fare. 'Maanagaram' is proof of that!"<ref name="N" /> Srivatsan wrote for ''[[India Today]]'', "Showcasing the capital of Tamil Nadu in a grim light, that too in his debut film is as close to jeopardising one's career as possible [...] But Lokesh Kanagaraj writing in ''Maanagaram'' is unparalleled, considering the recent set of sappy releases. Be it the characters that come throughout the film or tight screenplay, Lokesh's work doesn't seem amateurish".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivatsan |date=11 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram movie review: Every Chennaiite will love this fantastic thriller |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/maanagaram-movie-review-shri-sundeep-kishan-regina-965114-2017-03-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172107/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/maanagaram-movie-review-shri-sundeep-kishan-regina-965114-2017-03-11 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=25 March 2017 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]]
| Best Comedian – Male
| [[Munishkanth]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2018 |title=Vijay, Nayanthara, Bigg Boss Tamil win big at Vikatan Awards 2018 – here's the list of winners |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/vijay-nayanthara-bigg-boss-tamil-win-big-at-vikatan-awards-2018-heres-the-list-of-winners/187603 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111058/http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/vijay-nayanthara-bigg-boss-tamil-win-big-at-vikatan-awards-2018-heres-the-list-of-winners/187603 |archive-date=15 June 2018 |access-date=19 January 2018 |website=[[Times Now]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards]]
| Best Comedian
| Munishkanth
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu ! |url=https://ntff.no/9th-ntff-2018-official-selection-winners-of-tamilar-awards-2018-tamil-nadu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035736/https://ntff.no/9th-ntff-2018-official-selection-winners-of-tamilar-awards-2018-tamil-nadu/ |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=[[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards|Norway Tamil Film Festival]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[10th Vijay Awards]] || Best Debut Director || [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] || {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2018 |title=Vijay awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi win best actor award, Dhanush and Anirudh perform together. See pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/vijay-awards-2018-nayanthara-vijay-sethupathi-win-best-actor-award-dhanush-and-anirudh-perform-together-see-pics/story-QsajbLa5X2dkIoywp6vxlL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503165541/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/vijay-awards-2018-nayanthara-vijay-sethupathi-win-best-actor-award-dhanush-and-anirudh-perform-together-see-pics/story-QsajbLa5X2dkIoywp6vxlL.html |archive-date=3 May 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
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| [[Vijay Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] || [[Philomin Raj]] || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|''Maanagaram''
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2016-2022 announced; see full list|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/tamil-nadu-state-film-awards-for-2016-2022-announced-see-full-list-23614375|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=2026-01-30|access-date=2026-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130060303/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/tamil-nadu-state-film-awards-for-2016-2022-announced-see-full-list-23614375|archive-date=2026-01-30|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Lokesh Kangaraj
|{{Won}}
|}

== Legacy ==
The film was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Mumbaikar (film)|Mumbaikar]]'' (2023).<ref name="YR" /> The screenplay book of the original film published by Pesaamozhi Publication was released in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=Trending: After Jai Bhim... Lokesh Kanagaraj's sensational blockbusters turn into book adaptations! |url=https://www.thenewstuff.in/trending-after-jai-bhim-lokeshs-sensational-blockbusters-turn-book-adaptations |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=The New Stuff |language=en |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107131809/https://www.thenewstuff.in/trending-after-jai-bhim-lokeshs-sensational-blockbusters-turn-book-adaptations |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite web |last=Devi Dundoo |first=Sangeetha |date=9 March 2017 |title=Nagaram: Life in a metropolis |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/nagaram-presents-stories-of-survival-in-a-big-bad-city/article17434714.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172109/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/nagaram-presents-stories-of-survival-in-a-big-bad-city/article17434714.ece |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=10 September 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
<ref name="N">{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=9 March 2017 |title='Maanagaram' Review: The plot travels on multiple tracks |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/09/maanagaram-review-the-plot-travels-on-multiple-tracks-1579557.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172106/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/09/maanagaram-review-the-plot-travels-on-multiple-tracks-1579557.html |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=18 November 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Deccan Chronicle">{{Cite web |date=10 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram review: An absorbing emotional thriller that is a must-watch! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/100317/maanagaram-review-an-absorbing-emotional-thriller-that-is-a-must-watch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172158/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/100317/maanagaram-review-an-absorbing-emotional-thriller-that-is-a-must-watch.html |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=30 March 2017 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
<ref name="vikatan">{{Cite web |date=10 March 2017 |title=வாவ்...தமிழில் செம சினிமா! - 'மாநகரம்' விமர்சனம் |trans-title=Wow...A superb film in Tamil – 'Maanagaram' Review |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/83315-maanagaram-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203172108/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/83315-maanagaram-movie-review |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=8 September 2022 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
<ref name="Sify">{{Cite web |date=8 March 2017 |title=Maanagaram review – A genuine attempt which is entertaining |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/maanagaram-review--a-genuine-attempt-which-is-entertaining-review-tamil-rdij7Tabibbff.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308064428/http://www.sify.com/movies/maanagaram-review--a-genuine-attempt-which-is-entertaining-review-tamil-rdij7Tabibbff.html |archive-date=8 March 2017 |access-date=30 March 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
<ref name="YR">{{Cite web |date=29 September 2020 |title=Santosh Sivan to direct Hindi remake of Maanagaram |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/sep/29/santosh-sivan-to-directhindi-remake-of-maanagaram-2203127.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017225053/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/sep/29/santosh-sivan-to-directhindi-remake-of-maanagaram-2203127.html |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

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