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Kannagi Nagar(2025)

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Tamil mins

Kannagi Nagar (2025) is a Tamil film directed by R Dheena. Starring A Gautham, Deepa Umapathy and Bala Singh.

Director:R Dheena
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
5 December 2025
Director
R Dheena
Language
Tamil

Storyline

Kutty and Meena are orphaned siblings living with their grandmother. After Meena is kidnapped, Kutty believes she was killed and, with help from a disturbed charity worker, kills five people in revenge. He later discovers Meena is alive in Thailand, but she rejects him, leading Kutty to take his own life.

Love lost. A brother's revenge. A sister's choice.

Film Details

Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date5 December 2025

Parental Guide

Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengelovesurvivalfamily
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withalone
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2

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Cast & Crew

#1
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A GauthamActor
#2
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Deepa UmapathyActor
#3
Bala Singh, Actor in Kannagi Nagar
Bala SinghActor
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A Muthu RajActor
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R DheenaDirector
#6
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Mohammed FarhanCrew
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D
DevaMusic
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D
Dr Rajeev Madhavan MenonCrew

Trivia

  • The film's title 'Kannagi Nagar' refers to a real, large resettlement colony in Chennai, known for housing tsunami-affected families.
  • Director R Dheena is known for his earlier film 'Kanaa', which also blended sports drama with social themes.
  • The plot's tsunami backstory is inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which heavily impacted coastal Tamil Nadu.
  • The character of the 'demented young charity founder' is a unique antagonist rarely seen in Tamil thrillers.
  • Filming locations included actual neighborhoods in Chennai and parts of Thailand for the search sequences.
  • The film explores the rarely depicted theme of sibling bonds tested by extreme trauma and violence.
  • This is one of the few Tamil films where the protagonist's journey ends in suicide, a tragic conclusion for the genre.

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