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Aaranya Kaandam

Aaranya Kaandam
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Produced by S. P. B. Charan
Written by Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Starring Jackie Shroff
Ravi Krishna
Sampath Raj
Yasmin Ponnappa
Guru Somasundaram
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography P. S. Vinod
Edited by Praveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth
Production
company
Capital Film Works
Release date
  • 30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) (SAIFF)
  • 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) (India)
Running time
123 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget 5.25 crore
Box office 7 crore

Aaranya Kaandam (Tamil: ஆரண்ய காண்டம்; English: Jungle Chapter; English title: Anima and Persona) is a 2011 Indian Tamil neo-noir gangster film written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes place in a day in the lives of the six protagonists, played by Jackie Shroff,Ravi Krishna, Sampath Raj and newcomers Yasmin Ponnappa, Somasundaram and Master Vasanth. Produced by S. P. B. Charan's Capital Film Works, the film features musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by P. S. Vinod and editing handled by the duo Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth.

The film was launched on 18 December 2008, with its principal photography being completed by late 2009, which was followed by a lengthy post-production phase. It ran into difficulties as the regional censor board in Chennai raised objection against the film, giving it an adult rating besides demanding 52 cuts. After screening at and becoming approved by the Tribunal in Delhi, the film was released worldwide on 10 June 2011, to high critical acclaim.

It had its world première on 30 October 2010 at the South Asian International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Award for Best Film. Subsequently, the film was honoured with two National Film Awards for Best Editing and Best First Film of a Director category respectively.


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