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{{Infobox film
| image = Brahmadeva film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = V. S. Dharmalinga
| producer = [[Janakiram|Dr. Ram]]
| starring = Dr. Ram<br />Sanjay<br />[[Tejashree]]<br />[[Swati Verma]]
| cinematography = N. Ramesh Kumar
| editing = G. Sashi Kumar
| music = Muthu Raja
| studio = The Royal Pentagon
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|5|14}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Brahmadeva''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by V. S. Dharmalinga. The film stars [[Janakiram|Dr. Ram]], Sanjay, [[Tejashree]] and [[Swati Verma]]. The film's music is composed by Muthu Raja.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2009 |title='I will prove a point' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/mar/18/i-will-prove-a-point-33633.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221001554/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/mar/18/i-will-prove-a-point-33633.html |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Janakiram|Dr. Ram]] as Essha and Brahma
*Sanjay as Ezhil
*[[Tejashree]] as Sampangi
*[[Swati Verma]] (credited as Pallavi)
*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Dravidan
*[[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] as Paramasivam
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Doctor
*[[Mahanadhi Shankar]] as Police Inspector
*Gowthami Vembunathan
*[[Mumaith Khan]] in an item number
}}

== Production ==

The film's director Dharmalinga worked as an assistant to [[K. Rajeshwar]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web |date=15 April 2009 |title=Tejashree: Reviving her fortunes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/tejashree-reviving-her-fortunes/articleshow/4400348.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221001413/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/tejashree-reviving-her-fortunes/articleshow/4400348.cms |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film began production in the late 2000s and marks [[Tejashree]]'s lead debut and [[Swati Verma]]'s Tamil debut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=28 October 2011 |title=Showbitz |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2576834.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224114029/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2576834.ece |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film was given an [[A certificate|A (adults only) certificate]] without any cuts although at first the film was given a [[U/A certificate]] with fourteen cuts.<ref name="TOI" /> The film explores the concept of the seventh sense.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2009 |title=On the seventh sense |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/jan/28/on-the-seventh-sense-21217.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221060445/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/jan/28/on-the-seventh-sense-21217.html |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "A better focus and clarity in the etching of the script of \'Elisa\', could have worked to the film’s advantage".<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2009 |title=Wanted: better focus |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/may/16/wanted-better-focus-49646.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221000252/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/may/16/wanted-better-focus-49646.html |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> A critic from the ''[[Indo-Asian News Service]]'' wrote that "''Brahma Deva'' is yet another reincarnation-revenge drama and director Dharmalinga has used decades' old method to narrate it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maudgalyan |date=17 May 2009 |title='Brahma Deva' a drab reincarnation-revenge drama (Tamil Film Review) |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/brahma-deva-a-drab-reincarnationrevenge-drama-tamil-film-review_12313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221001417/https://www.indiaforums.com/article/brahma-deva-a-drab-reincarnationrevenge-drama-tamil-film-review_12313 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |via=India Forums}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The director should have concentrated on the screenplay and taken care to make the tale less confusing", but appreciated the cinematography by N. Ramesh Kumar and editing by G. Sashi Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=22 May 2009 |title=Music scores over mystery |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/05/22/stories/2009052250540200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606073941/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/05/22/stories/2009052250540200.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:2009 Indian films]]
[[Category:2009 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:2009 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
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