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{{Short description|2017 Indian film by Ram K. Chandran}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pagadi Aattam
| image = Pagadi Aattam.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Release poster
| director = Ram K. Chandran
| producer = T. S. Kumar K. Ramaraj D. Subas Chandrabose A. Gunasekar
| writer =
| starring = [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] [[Gowri Nandha]] Surendar Monica [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]]
| music = [[Karthik Raja]]
| cinematography = Krishnasamy
| editing = K. Sreenivas
| studio = Marram Movies Bharani Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|02|17}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Pagadi Aattam''''' ({{translation|Chess Game}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language [[crime film]] written and directed by Ram K. Chandran. Featuring [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Gowri Nandha]], Surendar Shanmugam, [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]], Monica and, the film's score and soundtrack is composed by [[Karthik Raja]] and cinematography is done by [[E. Krishnasamy]]. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 17 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Fury- Feb 17 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-feb-17-news-tamil-rcrjNEdgcifad.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217155205/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-feb-17-news-tamil-rcrjNEdgcifad.html |archive-date=17 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
Surya is a rich spoiled brat, who is also a playboy. He has many girlfriends, whose names are saved in his phone as noodles, lemon, coffee etc. On his way to pick one of his girlfriends, he is kidnapped. He wakes up in a small confined box, with a phone inside. Later, Surya gets a call from the kidnapper. Surya demands the terms to set him free. The kidnapper asks him to cut off his private part within an hour's time.

An hour later the kidnapper calls back but Surya has not done as he was instructed. Surya begs the kidnapper for his release. The kidnapper asks if Surya remembers the sins he has committed and how many women he has ruined so far. Then Surya remembers the name of a girl named Kousalya, an innocent poor girl whom he had cheated in the name of love and recorded their intimate video. After which the girl commits suicide.

Meanwhile, the Investigating Officer Devendra Kumar takes up this case. Using his skill, he tracks down the history of Surya and finds out that he is a womaniser and is responsible for the death of Kousalya. He also finds out that Kousalya's sister is the kidnapper. But he tells her that Surya doesn't deserve to live and lets him die in the box, which is shown to be buried deep underground in a far away place.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as ACP Devendrakumar
* [[Gowri Nandha]] as Indrani
* Surendar Shanmugam as Surya
* [[Monica Chinnakotla]] as Kausalya
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Karthikeyan, Surya's father
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Surya's mother
* [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]] as Kausalya's mother
* [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] as Surya's friend
* Boys Rajan as Commissioner Vijaya Sundaram
* [[Jeeva Ravi]] as John
* [[Kovai Senthil]] as Domestic worker
* V. M. Subburaj as Police constable
* [[Scissor Manohar]] as Police constable
* Sahana Shetty as Gayathri
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film's director Ram k Chandrran, this is filmy name his original name k. Ramaraj, one of the producer also in this movie, an erstwhile assistant to filmmakers [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]] and [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|Selvaraj]], revealed that the film would focus on the dark side of advent of technology and would explore cyber crime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2016 |title=Rahman dons khaki |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020316/rahman-dons-khaki.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222112719/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020316/rahman-dons-khaki.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> ''Pagadi Aattam'' completed its shoot by October 2015, with actor [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] appearing as a police officer in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayan |first=Naveena |date=6 October 2015 |title=Rahman ready to experiment |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-rahman-signs-a-movie-by-21yearold-debutant-director/article7730560.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717064101/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-rahman-signs-a-movie-by-21yearold-debutant-director/article7730560.ece |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=22 February 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Following the shoot, the film was put on hold as it could not find a distributor.

The makers prepared the film for release in early 2017 following the success of Rahman's other project, ''[[Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru]]'' (2016), which had also featured him as a police officer. Rahman was subsequently featured as the centrepiece of the promotions, with the makers trying to bank on the similarity of his character to his previous film. However, the actor chose not to promote the film leading up to its release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2017 |title=Second innings |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Second-innings/article17111608.ece |access-date=22 February 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2017 |title=A call that made Rahman emotional |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120117/a-call-that-made-rahman-emotional.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222133248/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/120117/a-call-that-made-rahman-emotional.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2017 |title=Pagadi Aatam – a film on cyber-crime |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/280117/pagadi-aatam-a-film-on-cyber-crime.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222115120/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/280117/pagadi-aatam-a-film-on-cyber-crime.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Pagadi Aattam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Karthik Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2 February 2017
| recorded = 2015–16
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| language = Tamil
| label = Orange Music
| producer = [[Karthik Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Padaiveeran]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Maadathy]]
| next_year = 2019
}}
The film's music was composed by [[Karthik Raja]], while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Orange Music. The album released on 2 February 2017 and featured two songs.

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_Credits = yes
| total_length =
| title1 = Pookkal Methile
| lyrics1 = [[Karthik Raja]]
| extra1 = Archana Nandakumar
| length1 = 1:40
| title2 = Vachale Kaiye
| lyrics2 = Vijay Saagar
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]]
| length2 = 3:28
}}

==Release==
The film opened on 17 February 2017 to mixed reviews, with the critic from [[The Times of India]] stating ''Pagadi Aattam'' is "partly inspired from the Hollywood flick ''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'', the story and its execution falls flat" and that "the technical aspects, too, hardly offer anything to cheer about".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pagadi Aattam Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pagadi-aattam/movie-review/57233867.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221174034/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pagadi-aattam/movie-review/57233867.cms |archive-date=21 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The [[Deccan Chronicle]] stated it is a "movie which is watchable once" adding that "post interval it picks up momentum after the entry of Rahman".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2017 |title=Pagadi Aattam movie review: A one time watch for Rahman's cop act |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180217/pagadi-aattam-movie-review-a-one-time-watch-for-rahmans-cop-act.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222044157/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180217/pagadi-aattam-movie-review-a-one-time-watch-for-rahmans-cop-act.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Giving a negative review, Indiaglitz.com stated "venture into this game at your own risk if only to receive some relevant messages for today's youth" and labelled the film as a "mess".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pagadi Aattam review. Pagadi Aattam Tamil movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pagadi-aattam-tamil-movie-review-21306.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110246/http://www.indiaglitz.com/pagadi-aattam-tamil-movie-review-21306.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> The film took a low profile opening at the box office and went largely unnoticed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2017 |title=Pagadi Aattam box office collection |url=http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pagadi-aattam/pagadi-aattam-box-office-feb-19.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110157/http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pagadi-aattam/pagadi-aattam-box-office-feb-19.html |archive-date=22 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|6567380}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Techno-thriller films]]
[[Category:2017 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Karthik Raja]]
[[Category:2017 thriller films]]

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