Naragasooran
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| Naragasooran | |
|---|---|
 Poster with previous release date | |
| Directed by | Karthick Naren |
| Written by | Karthick Naren |
| Produced by | Badri Kasthuri |
| Starring | Indrajith Sukumaran Arvind Swamy Sundeep Kishan Shriya Saran Aathmika |
| Cinematography | Sujith Sarang |
| Edited by | Sreejith Sarang |
| Music by | Ron Ethan Yohann |
Production company | Shraddha Entertainment |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Naragasooran (transl. Narakasura) is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language supernatural thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren. Produced by Badri Kasthuri, it features an ensemble cast led by Indrajith Sukumaran, Arvind Swamy, Sundeep Kishan, Shriya Saran and Aathmika. It is the second film in Naren's "thriller trilogy", with the first one being Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, and it also stands as a spin-off of the former.
The film remains unreleased due to various financial constraints.
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Lakshman IPS
- Arvind Swamy as Aathreya Venu
- Sundeep Kishan as Vinay
- Shriya Saran as Geetha
- Aathmika as Harini
- Aathma Patrick as Parthipan
Production
Development
In February 2017, Karthick Naren announced their second project, a spin off to his "thriller trilogy" which began with Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. In an interview with The Times of India, Naren stated that the film is an "intense suspense drama that is set against the backdrop of a mountain range".[1] The very same day, Gautham Vasudev Menon announced their collaboration with Naren, by funding the project in his Ondraga Entertainment banner along with Badri Kasthuri.[2]
Casting
Initially Arvind Swami and Naga Chaitanya were reported to appear in the film as parallel leads, with the latter making his Tamil debut.[3] But Chaitanya opted out of the project due to schedule conflicts, and Sundeep Kishan being brought on board for the project.[4] In May 2017, Shriya Saran and Indrajith Sukumaran were reported to appear in pivotal roles.[5][6] Aathmika was reported to play another female lead in the project, bagging her second film in Tamil, after her debut in Meesaya Murukku (2017).[7] Sukumaran was reported to appear the role of a cop,[8] while Kishen's character is reported to have negative shades.[9]
Filming
The film's first look poster, featuring the names of the lead cast was released on 18 June 2017.[10] Naren eventually planned to start the shoot the film in June or July 2017.[1] However, the film began production on 16 September 2017.[11][12] Shooting was filmed extensively in and around Ooty and Kodaikanal. Minor portions were shot in Idukki. [13] and was wrapped up in November 2017, within a span of 41 days.[14]
