Ayogya (2019 film)

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{{short description|2019 Indian Tamil-language action film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{infobox film
| name = Ayogya
| image = Ayogya (2019).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Venkat Mohan
| producer = B. Madhu
| writer = Venkat Mohan
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]''|Vamsi}}
| story = [[Vakkantham Vamsi]]
| starring = [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]<br/>[[Raashi Khanna]]<br/>[[R. Parthiban]]
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| music = [[Sam C. S.]]<br/>[[S. Thaman]] (1 song)
| cinematography = V. I. Karthik
| studio = Light House Movie Makers
| distributor = Screen Scene Media Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|05|11|ref1=<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pillai |first1=Sreedhar |title='Ayogya' to '100': why financial issues continue to plague Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ayogya-to-100-why-financial-issues-are-plauging-tamil-cinema/article27127856.ece |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 150 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=#Ayogya Censor Certificatepic.twitter.com/b6jBF9hz7F |url=https://twitter.com/_Boxoffice_/status/1126422586613686272 |website=@_Boxoffice_ |access-date=9 August 2019 |language=es |date=9 May 2019}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Ayogya''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ayogya teaser out: AR Murugadoss unveils Vishal's next action film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ayogya-teaser-out-ar-murugadoss-unveils-vishal-s-next-action-film-1450199-2019-02-07 |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=India Today |date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Antara |title=Ayogya trailer: Vishal plays a despicable cop |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ayogya-trailer-vishal-plays-a-despicable-cop-5684840/ |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |title=Action like never before: Vishal Krishna |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/060519/action-like-never-before-vishal-krishna.html |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> written and directed by Venkat Mohan. An official remake of the 2015 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]'', the film follows a corrupt police officer whose life changes when he commits his first act of heroism that brings a rape case to his attention. Produced by B. Madhu through his company Light House Movie Makers, the film stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] in the lead role along with [[Raashi Khanna]], [[R. Parthiban]], [[K. S. Ravikumar]], [[Pavitra Lokesh|Pavithra Lokesh]], [[Yogi Babu]], [[Anandaraj]], and [[Pooja Devariya]]. The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Sam C. S.]], while cinematography and editing was handled by V. I. Karthik and [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]] respectively.

Initially scheduled to release on 10 April 2019, ''Ayogya'' was released on 10 May 2019, along with [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubs]] - the former under the same title as the original Tamil version and the latter as ''Rowdy Police''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/vishals-film-ayogya-gets-a-new-release-date-will-now-hit-the-screens-on-may-10-367341.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408150139/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/vishals-film-ayogya-gets-a-new-release-date-will-now-hit-the-screens-on-may-10-367341.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2019|title=Vishal's film Ayogya gets a new release date, will now hit the screens on May 10!|publisher=[[In.com]]}}</ref> Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance, action sequences and the changed climax.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upadhyaya |first1=Prakash |title=Ayogya movie review by audience: Live updates |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ayogya-movie-review-by-audience-live-updates-797479 |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=www.ibtimes.co.in |date=11 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
Having believed a police officer's life to be luxurious, with much income in the form of bribes, Karnan, an orphan, grows up to become a corrupt and ruthless [[Sub-Inspector]]. He forms an immediate friendship with the local don ECR Kaalirajan by releasing his four brothers Kumar, Prakash, Vinay, and Sabari from lock-up, who were all arrested for smuggling. Karnan's attitude does not go well with his subordinate Abdul Kader, a sincere police constable. In vain as it is, he tries to oppose Karnan's deeds.

Meanwhile, Karnan meets and falls in love with Sindhu, who gets kidnapped by Kaalirajan's men on her birthday but is rescued in time by Karnan. Kaalirajan then scolds his henchmen for kidnapping the wrong person and apologizes to both of them. As her birthday gift, Sindhu requests Karnan to save the girl who was supposed to be kidnapped and killed by Kaalirajan. A reluctant Karnan fights Kaalirajan's goons and saves the girl, Sandhya. Karnan somehow reconciles with Kaalirajan later and learns that Sandhya has certain evidence against Kaalirajan's brothers. Karnan meets her and learns that her sister Bhavani was kidnapped, raped, and brutally assaulted to death by Kaalirajan's four brothers for two weeks, and this act was recorded by them. The footage was stored on a camera, which is with Sandhya now. Karnan takes the camera and arranges to send both Sandhya and her mother to [[United States of America|the States]].

Before their departure, Sandhya's conversation with Karnan leaves him shattered. Realizing that he was indeed responsible for the rape since he allowed the brothers to escape on the day they kidnapped Bhavani, Karnan is devastated and soon realizes that he has reformed after he fights off Kaalirajan's goons sent to retrieve the camera at the police station, with Kader notifying the change in him. He soon manages to track the brothers and beat them all up before arresting them. After Bhavani's corpse is found and the autopsy is performed, Karnan produces the camera as the evidence, which turns out to be an empty one. Though no further evidence exists, Karnan asks for a gap of one day to provide necessary evidence so that Kaalirajan's brothers do not escape as [[exoneration|exonerated]]. Later, Kaalirajan's men attack a drunk Karnan when he is alone. After a brutal fight, they bury him alive, but he manages to escape.

Karnan reaches the court the next day, and to everyone's shock, he adds that he is one among not the four, but "five" men who sexually assaulted Bhavani. He then convinces the judge to sentence all five of them to [[capital punishment]] in order to ensure that the other four do not escape punishment. This statement shakes the entire course of the case, and Karnan is publicly resented. He is allowed by the commissioner to watch as all four of the brothers are [[hanging|hanged]], after which he, too, is hanged. Merely hours later, Sandhya and her mother arrive in Chennai, publicly revealing Karnan's innocence and the sacrifice he made to ensure punishment to all of the accused criminals. The revelation shocks the nation, and the public who misunderstood him eventually mourns his death as his corpse is brought and walked from the [[gallows]]. The film ends with Karnan's final words; ''"All men will now fear an immediate death sentence, if they ever molest a girl."''

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as Sub- Inspector Karnan
**"Tik Tok" Annoor as Grown up Karnan
**Nithyaraj as Young Karnan
*[[R. Parthiban]] as ECR Kaalirajan
*[[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Head Constable Abdul Kader
*[[Raashi Khanna]] as Sindhu, Karnan's love interest. (Voice dubbed by [[Raveena Ravi]])
*[[Pooja Devariya]] as Sandhya, Bhavani's elder sister.
*[[Anandaraj]] as "Bullet" Rajendran
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Venkatraman
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Thief
*[[Sonia Agarwal]] as Doctor
*[[Sana Khan]] (special appearance in the song "Vera Level U")
*[[Santhana Bharathi]] as Home Minister
*[[Pavitra Lokesh]] as Santhiya and Bhavani's mother
*[[Sachu]] as Sindhu's grandmother
*[[Devadarshini]] as Sindhu's mother
*[[Aadukalam Naren]] as Karnan's advocate
*[[R. N. R. Manohar]] as Kaalirajan's advocate
*Rahul Thatha as Rahul, a thief
*[[Vela Ramamoorthy]] as Police Inspector
*[[Apoorva Srinivasan|Apoorva]] as Bhavani
*[[Arjai]] as Kumar, Kaalirajan's brother
*Dheeraj as Prakash, Kaalirajan's brother
*Pintu Pandu as Vinay, Kaalirajan's brother
*[[Vamsi Krishna]] as Sabari, Kaalirajan's brother
*[[Bharathi Kannan]] as Constable Ulaganathan
*Brigida as Kader's daughter
*[[Florent Pereira|Kayal Pereira]] as DIG
*Prajeesh
*Vazhakku En Muthuraman
*Aathma Patrick as Henchman
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Judge (uncredited)
{{colend}}

== Production ==
In September 2017, Vishal confirmed that he would be acting in the remake of Telugu film ''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Sandeep |title=Vishal confirms he will be doing Tamil remake of Jr NTR's Temper |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vishal-confirms-he-will-be-doing-tamil-remake-of-jr-ntr-s-temper/story-ZBprdvyHdhUUPU12GmJJ2J.html |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The film is directed by Venkat Mohan, a former assistant of [[A. R. Murugadoss]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishal to reprise Jr NTR in the Tamil remake of 'Temper' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/vishal-to-reprise-jr-ntr-in-the-tamil-remake-of-temper/articleshow/64255283.cms |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=21 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The film was launched on 23 August 2018 and the shoot began on ECR in the same day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishal's 'Temper' remake titled 'Ayogya' begins with a pooja |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vishals-temper-remake-titled-ayogya-begins-with-a-pooja/articleshow/65512999.cms |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=23 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> With [[Raashi Khanna]] was announced as female lead, it is her third film in Tamil. Filming took place in and around [[Vishakhapatnam]] and [[Tuticorin]] while some minor portions were shot around [[Chennai]] and [[Pondicherry]].

== Soundtrack ==

The film's soundtrack are composed by [[Sam C. S.]], with one song, "Vera Level", composed by [[S. Thaman]]. The songs "Kanne Kanne" and "Vera Level" are remixed from the Telugu songs "Kanne Kanne" and "Blockbuster" from ''[[Arjun Suravaram]]'' and ''[[Sarrainodu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/arjun-suravarams-kanne-kanne-makes-it-to-tempers-tamil-remake.html|title=Arjun Suravaram's Kanne Kanne makes it to Temper's Tamil remake|date=6 May 2019|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/vishals-ayogya-to-have-this-special-song-from-an-allu-arjun-film-399989.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809154913/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/vishals-ayogya-to-have-this-special-song-from-an-allu-arjun-film-399989.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2019|title=Vishal's Ayogya to have THIS special song from an Allu Arjun film!|publisher=[[In.com]]}}</ref> The audio rights of the film are secured by [[Lahari Music]].
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sam C. S.]]
| cover =
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| next_title = [[Devi 2]]
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{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kanne Kanne
| extra1 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| music1= [[Sam C. S.]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
| length1 =3:45
|title2= Vera Level U
|extra2 = [[S. Thaman]], Deepak, [[Pooja Vaidyanath]]
|music2= S. Thaman
| lyrics2 = [[Rokesh]]
|length2 =4:28
|title3= Yaaro Yaaro
|extra3= [[Senthildass Velayutham]], Sowmya Ramani
|music3= Sam C. S.
| lyrics3 = [[Yugabharathi]]
|length3= 3:51
|title4= Godu Godu
|extra4= [[Benny Dayal]], Nivas
|music4= Sam C. S.
| lyrics4 = Yugabharathi
|length4=3:57
|total_length=|}}

== Release ==
The film was scheduled for release on 11 January 2019 coinciding with the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] weekend,<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishal's 'Ayogya' targets January 2019 release |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vishal-s-ayogya-targets-january-2019-release-news-tamil-slujW0eddfbca.html |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=Sify |date=20 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> but got delayed. Finally, the film released on 10 May 2019.

== Critical reception ==
Ayogya received generally positive reviews from the audience and critics. Behindwoods rated 3/5 and stated that, "An unexpected good climax makes Ayogya standout a notch high".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/ayogya/ayogya-review.html|title=Ayogya (aka) Ayoghya review|date=11 May 2019|website=Behindwoods|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> Thinkal Menon of TOI rated 3/5 and stated that "Ayogya is more or less the same as its original version, including the characterisations and locations, except for the unexpected climax."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ayogya Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Ayogya by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ayogya/movie-review/69280372.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=31 August 2020 |date=11 May 2019}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt9304360}}

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