Echcharikkai
Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam (English: Warning — Humans Territory) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by debutant Director Sarjun KM. The film features Sathyaraj, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Kishore, Vivek Rajgopal, and Yogi Babu. Principal photography of the film commenced at Pondicherry in December 2016 and shooting wrapped up by April 2017.This story is inspired by The Disappearance of Alice Creed movie. The film released on 24 August 2018 on the eve of Varalakshmi Vratam and received poor reviews from the audience.[1]
| Echcharikkai — Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam | |
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| Directed by | Sarjun KM |
| Produced by | Sundar Annamalai |
| Written by | Sarjun KM |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Kishore Vivek Rajgopal Yogi Babu |
| Music by | Sundaramurthy KS |
| Cinematography | Sudarshan Srinivasan |
| Edited by | Karthik Jogesh |
Production company | Timeline Cinemas |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Echarikkai starts with a backstory of David (Kishore), a 14-year-old young man who kills his sister's husband in front of his 5-year old nephew Thomas (Vivek Rajgopal) after he comes to know that the latter murdered his sister. David asks Thomas to go to prison, but he betrays his uncle, who gets life imprisonment. Years later, Thomas, who is now a petty criminal, and David, who is back from jail, sketch a plan to earn more money. Together, they decide to kidnap Swetha (Varalaxmi), the daughter of wealthy builder Perumal (Jayakumar), and demand a ransom.
Perumal seeks the help of retired cop Nataraj (Sathyaraj), who cannot come out of his house as he needs to take care of his daughter Pia (L. Alice), who has a rare medical condition and requires constant care. How Nataraj cracks the case in his house forms the crux of the story,
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Nataraj IPS
- Varalaxmi as Swetha
- Kishore as David
- Vivek Rajgopal as Thomas
- Yogi Babu as Frank De Souza
- Kausalya as Jaanu
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Doctor
- Jayakumar as Perumal, Swetha's father
- L. Alice as Pia Nataraj
- Soundar as Ravi
- Suseenthiran G. as Young David
- Spyder Sanjay as Young Thomas
Development
After completing his short film Lakshmi, director Sarjun KM approached Producer Sundar Annamalai of Timeline Cinemas with his feature film script. The film fell in place quickly as Varalaxmi and Kishore were frozen for major roles. After a series of auditions, debutant Vivek Rajagopal was selected as the male lead. Prakash Raj was initially supposed to essay the role of Nataraj IPS, but later, the role went to Sathyaraj due to dates issues. Music director K. S. Sundaramurthy, who had done Graghanam and 8 Thottakkal, was signed as the composer for the film. Debut cinematographer Sudarshan Srinivasan and Malayalam editor Karthik Jogesh were signed up for Cinematography and Editing respectively.[2]
Production
The first schedule of filming happened in Sudeshi Mill, Pondicherry in December 2016 where portions involving the lead casts Varalaxmi , Kishore and Vivek were shot for over ten days. The second schedule of the film with Sathyaraj started rolling in March 2017. Following this, portions involving Kishore, Vivek, and Yogi Babu were shot in North Madras. Filming wrapped up by April 2017.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sundaramurthy KS.
| Echcharikkai | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Sundaramurthy KS | ||||
| Released | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 14:14 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Sundaramurthy KS | |||
| Sundaramurthy KS chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Karma Is A Bitch" | Shivam, Udhay Kannan | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Odura Nari" | Sri Radha Bharath, Vijaynarain | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Kanne Kanmaniye" | Anand Aravindakshan | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Yaarum Ellai" | Sathya Prakash, Jananie S. V. | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 14:14 | ||
References
- "Echcharikkai movie review: A kidnapping tale that fails to scratch beyond the surface". The Indian Express. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "An emotional drama involving a crime — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- edkarthick. "Echcharikkai Movie Shooting Wrap Up Stills". entertainment.chennaipatrika.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.