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{{Infobox film
| name = Ranga
| image = Ranga 2022 poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = Vinod DL
| producer = Vijay K Celliah
| story = Vinod DL
| starring = [[Sibiraj]]<br />[[Nikhila Vimal]]<br />[[Sathish]]
| music = Ramjeevan
| cinematography = Arvi
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| studio = Boss Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2022|05|13|df=yes}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Ranga''''' is a 2022 [[Tamil language]] [[survival]] [[thriller film]] directed by Vinod, starring [[Sibi Sathyaraj]], [[Nikhila Vimal]] and [[Sathish]] in the leading roles.

==Plot==
Adithya ([[Sibiraj]]), suffering from a unique syndrome, falls in love with Abhinaya ([[Nikhila Vimal]]) and marries her. While on their honeymoon in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], their lives take a turn. Stuck in the cold place, will they fight to survive?

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sibiraj]] as Adithya
* [[Nikhila Vimal]] as Abinaya
* [[Sathish]] as Adithyaa's friend
* Mohnish Raheja as Gabbar
* [[Jeeva Ravi]] as Abinaya's father
* [[Renuka (actress)|Renuka]] as Adithya's mother
* [[Shah Ra]] as Adithya's friend
* [[Manobala]]
* Aarush as Sandy
* Sujatha Babu
* [[Swaminathan]]
* [[Senthil Ganesh]]
* Rajaletchumy
}}

==Production==
In February 2017, [[Sibiraj]] agreed to work on an action thriller film directed by newcomer Vinod, who had previously made short films and had appeared on the Naalaiya Iyakkunar reality show for budding film directors. Vinod prepared the script for ten months and revealed that the film's shoot would take the film from Chennai to Kashmir and Pollachi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2017 |title=Yet another action thriller for Sibiraj |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/100217/yet-another-action-thriller-for-sibiraj.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518221219/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/100217/yet-another-action-thriller-for-sibiraj.html |archive-date=18 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthik |first=Janani |title=Sibiraj to head to Kashmir for his film with Vinod |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sibiraj-to-head-to-kashmir-for-his-film-with-vinod/articleshow/57063806.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213055217/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sibiraj-to-head-to-kashmir-for-his-film-with-vinod/articleshow/57063806.cms |archive-date=13 February 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]] was signed as the film's editor, while Arvi and [[Ramjeevan]] were picked as cinematographer and music composer.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} Actress [[Nikhila Vimal]] joined the team in March 2017, stating that she would play a city based girl for the first time, following a series of films featuring her in rural settings.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthik |first=Janani |title=Nikhila to play a {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|moden}} girl in her next with Sibiraj |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nikhila-to-play-a-moden-girl-in-her-next-with-sibiraj/articleshow/57617234.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323205205/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nikhila-to-play-a-moden-girl-in-her-next-with-sibiraj/articleshow/57617234.cms |archive-date=23 March 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikhila, heroine for Sibiraj in an untitled flick directed by Vinod |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/14/nikhila-heroine-for-sibiraj-in-an-untitled-flick-directed-by-vinod-1581004.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518212658/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/14/nikhila-heroine-for-sibiraj-in-an-untitled-flick-directed-by-vinod-1581004.html |archive-date=18 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |website=newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

The first schedule began in April 2017 in Kashmir and proceeded for twenty one days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2017 |title=The shooting of Sibiraj – Nikhila Vimal's next untitled project kick started in Kashmir |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/the-shooting-of-sibiraj-nikhila-vimals-next-untitled-project-kick-started-in-kashmir/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518212657/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/the-shooting-of-sibiraj-nikhila-vimals-next-untitled-project-kick-started-in-kashmir/ |archive-date=18 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |website=kollywoodtoday.net}}</ref> The makers of the film sought permission from the producers of ''[[Ranga (1982 film)|Ranga]]'' (1982) to reuse the title, with the producer stating that they wanted to name the film after the Hindu deity, [[Ranganatha]]. The producer of the film, Vijay K Celliah, revealed that the film would be along the lines of [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2017 |title=A Superstar title for Sibiraj |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230417/a-superstar-title-for-sibiraj.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518221120/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230417/a-superstar-title-for-sibiraj.html |archive-date=18 May 2017 |access-date=21 May 2017 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Release==
''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "A film of this kind deserves a romance that sizzles, but gets one that fizzles out right when it begins".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M. |title=Ranga Movie Review: Sibi Sathyaraj's Ranga fizzles out despite its interesting high-concept |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ranga/movie-review/91544656.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531235614/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ranga/movie-review/91544656.cms |archive-date=31 May 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[Cinema Express]]'' said that "The lack of focus and a few too many missteps pull down this well-performed survival thriller from the heights that it had the potential to reach".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranga Movie Review: Sibi Sathyaraj, Nikhila Vimal shine in a middling survival thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/may/13/ranga-movie-review-sibi-sathyaraj-nikhila-vimal-shine-in-a-middling-survival-thriller-31469.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522122122/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/may/13/ranga-movie-review-sibi-sathyaraj-nikhila-vimal-shine-in-a-middling-survival-thriller-31469.html |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranga movie review: Another Superstar Rajinikanth title goes wasted; this Sibiraj-starrer needed better conviction and writing |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/ranga-movie-review-another-superstar-rajinikanth-title-goes-wasted-this-sibiraj-starrer-needed-better-conviction-and-writing/c2248da654241 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514070931/https://www.ottplay.com/review/ranga-movie-review-another-superstar-rajinikanth-title-goes-wasted-this-sibiraj-starrer-needed-better-conviction-and-writing/c2248da654241 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> A critic from [[Dinamalar]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ரங்கா - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : ரங்கா - ராங்கா… - Ranga |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3129/Ranga/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt7822416}}

[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2022 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]

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