Sandamarutham(2015)
Sandamarutham is a 2015 Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in dual roles as Inspector Surya and terrorist Sarveshwaran. Oviya, Meera Nandan, and Samuthirakani appear in supporting roles. The plot follows an undercover police officer who infiltrates a terror network planning to bomb 101 locations across India. The story was written by Sarathkumar himself, with screenplay by crime writer Rajesh Kumar. The film received mixed critical reviews but was noted for Sarathkumar's dual performance. It was released on 20 February 2015 and later aired on Sun TV.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, JioTV
- Theatrical Release
- 20 February 2015
- Director
- A. Venkatesh
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
Inspector Surya goes undercover as an unemployed youth to stop a terrorist plot. The villain Sarveshwaran, who looks exactly like Surya, plans to place bombs across India. Surya must protect his family and stop the attack before it is too late.
“One man. Two faces. One war.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sandamarutham
Cast reunions in this film: Vijayakumar & Radha Ravi (18 films together), Thambi Ramaiah & Samuthirakani (15 films together), Sarath Kumar & Vijayakumar (12 films together), Delhi Ganesh & Vijayakumar (10 films together), Thambi Ramaiah & Radha Ravi (9 films together), and Sarath Kumar & Delhi Ganesh (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Sandamarutham' refers to a traditional medicinal herb in Tamil culture, symbolizing the hero's role as a cure for societal ills.
- This was the first time actor Sarath Kumar played dual roles as both the hero and the main villain in a single film.
- Director A. Venkatesh is known for mass commercial films, and this was his second collaboration with Sarath Kumar after 'Sullan'.
- The movie's plot involving a chemical bomb threat was an unusual theme for a family-action genre film in Tamil cinema at the time.
- Despite the high-concept dual role, the film had a very limited theatrical run and received little attention from audiences.
- Actress Poonam Kaur, who played the female lead, was primarily known for Telugu films before this Tamil project.
- The climax was shot extensively in a factory set to depict the villain's chemical bomb manufacturing unit.
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