Kathanayagan (2017 film)

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Kathanayagan
Kathanayagan Poster.jpg
Directed byTha. Muruganantham
Written byTha. Muruganantham
Produced by Vishnu Vishal
Rajini Natraj
Starring Vishnu Vishal
Catherine Tresa
Anandaraj
Soori
Narrated by Silambarasan
CinematographyJ. Laxman
Edited byR. Sridharan
Music by Sean Roldan
Production
company
Distributed by Fox Star Studios
Release date
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kathanayagan (transl. Lead Hero) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tha. Muruganantham. Produced by Vishnu Vishal, the film also stars him alongside Catherine Tresa, Anandaraj, and Soori. Featuring music composed by Sean Roldan, the venture began production in September 2016. [1] The film was released on 8 September 2017 and received negative reviews from film critics and the audience. [2]

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Plot

A revenue inspector falls in love with a girl but faces problems due to his cowardliness. He is compelled to find a way to prove himself to her father, who wants her to marry a brave man.

Cast

Production

Vishnu announced the film in September 2016, revealing that he would produce and star in a comedy film directed by newcomer Muruganandham. [3] The film began later that month, with Soori also joining the cast and Sean Roldan signed on as the music composer. [4] Actress Catherine Tresa signed the film after her other film with Vishnu, Shankar Dayal's Veera Dheera Sooran, got shelved. [5] In early November 2016, Vishnu announced that the film would be titled Katha Nayagan. [6] Silambarasan has given an opening voice over in the film and whereas Vijay Sethupathi has done a guest appearance. [7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sean Roldan and released by Sony Music India.

Kathanayagan
Soundtrack album by
Released8 Aug, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Soundtrack
Length14:30
Label Sony Music India
Producer Sean Roldan
Sean Roldan chronology
Pa Paandi
(2017)
Kathanayagan
(2017)
Neruppu Da
(2017)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kathanayagan The Hero" Sean Roldan Sean Roldan 2:41
2."On Nenappu"GKB Anirudh Ravichander 3:13
3."Tappu Tippu"Tha. Muruganantham Mukesh Mohamed 3:02
4."Sunday Na Bottle Edu"Ravi GRavi G3:15
5."Rise of a Hero" (Instrumental)  2:19
Total length:14:30

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Kathanayagan, directed by Tha. Muruganantham, is full of potential running gags that aren’t allowed to… run. Everything comes and goes. Nothing sticks." [8]

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