
Agent Kannayiram(2022)
Agent Kannayiram (2022) is a 143-minute Tamil film directed by Manoj Beedha. The film features Santhanam, Redin Kingsley and E. Ramadoss. With a rating of 3.7/10 and a decent performance verdict at the box office.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, JioTV, Airtel Xstream Play
- OTT Release Date
- 1 January 2023
- Theatrical Release
- 25 November 2022
- Director
- Manoj Beedha
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rating
- 3.7/10
Storyline
A private detective down on his luck investigates a case involving unknown bodies found by a railway. The mystery soon becomes a major professional challenge and also hits close to home for him personally.
“A detective's routine case becomes dangerously personal.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Agent Kannayiram
Cast reunions in this film: Santhanam & Yuvan Shankar Raja (15 films together), Santhanam & Redin Kingsley (3 films together), Yuvan Shankar Raja & Pugazh (2 films together), and Yuvan Shankar Raja & Redin Kingsley (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Kannayiram' refers to a traditional Tamil unit of weight, hinting at the detective's role in weighing evidence and truth.
- Director Manoj Beedha previously worked as an assistant director on the acclaimed Tamil film 'Joker'.
- The movie was shot extensively in and around Chennai's railway areas to create an authentic urban gritty atmosphere.
- Actor R. K. Suresh, who plays a key role, is better known for his villainous parts but appears here in a different character shade.
- The film blends crime thriller with comedy, a mix less common in recent Tamil cinema compared to pure genre pieces.
- It was released directly on Disney+ Hotstar, skipping a theatrical run, which was a strategic shift for the team.
- The background score uses elements of jazz and noir music to complement the detective story, a stylistic choice for the genre.
