Kazhugu (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Sathyasiva |
| Produced by | K. K. Sekhar K. S. Madhubala |
| Screenplay by | Sathyasiva |
| Story by | Sathyasiva |
| Starring |
Krishna Sekhar Bindu Madhavi Karunas Thambi Ramaiah Praveen |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Sathya |
| Edited by |
Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
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Talking Times
Arun Film Entertainments |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | INR 3 Crores |
| Box office | $1 Million |
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| Soundtrack album to Kazhugu by Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||||
| Released | 23 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:51 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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Kazhugu (English: Vulture) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by newcomer Sathyasiva, starring Krishna Sekhar and Bindu Madhavi in lead roles. The film, produced by Krishna's father K. K. Sekhar along with K. S. Madhubala, features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The story revolves around four persons, referred to as "Kazhugu", who recover bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff. The film, based on real-life incidents, has been shot in real locations, including Kodaikanal, Theni and Munnar. It had been in making since late 2010 and eventually released on 16 March 2012, to mixed reviews.
Sera (Krishna) is a guy who earns his living by retrieving dead bodies from Kodaikanal's Green Valley View suicide point. Nandu (Karunas), Shanmugam (Thambi Ramaiah) and a mute friend are part of Sera's crew. Chera meets Kavitha (Bindu Madhavi) when he and his crew retrieve her sister's body from a gully, after the sister had committed suicide with her boyfriend. Kavitha gradually falls in love with Sera. A parallel plot is of Iyya (Jayaprakash), who trades in stolen tea, with corrupt officials turning a blind eye to his activities.
Iyya's gang kills four police officers during a raid that goes wrong. Iyya, who knows Shanmugam, threatens him not to retrieve the bodies of the police officers. Fearing for their lives, Shanmugan tries to convince Sera not to retrieve the bodies. Brushing aside Shanmugam's fears, Sera's crew retrieves the bodies of the police officers due to a sense of duty. After retrieving the bodies, Sera informs the police of the murder by Iyya, resulting in Iyya's arrest.
The climax of the movie is on how Iyya retaliates and what becomes of Sera's crew.
Special appearances in promotional song by (in alphabetical order):
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