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{{Infobox film
| name = Sankarankovil
| image =
| caption =
| director = P. N. Palanivelraja
| producer = Hemavathi Kannan
| writer = P. N. Palanivelraja<br />[[Kanal Kannan]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Kanal Kannan]]<br />Rupika Ramnath<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
}}
| music = Rajni<br />Vivek
| cinematography = T. Ram Thulasi
| editing =
| studio = Sivadharshini Cine Aarts
| distributor =
| runtime =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|08|12}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Sankarankovil''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil language]] film directed by P. N. Palanivelraja. The film is produced and co-written by [[Kanal Kannan]], who stars in the lead role, alongside Rupika Ramnath. It was released on 12 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Twin-treat/article15522209.ece | title=Twin treat | newspaper=The Hindu | date=17 January 2011 | last1=Kumar | first1=S. R. Ashok }}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Kanal Kannan]] as Kathir
*Rupika Ramnath as Valli
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
*[[Ponvannan]] as Mahalingam
*[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]
*[[Swarnamalya]]
*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Kili Pillai
*[[Singampuli]]
*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]]
*J. Senthil
*[[Chaams]]
*[[G. M. Kumar]]
*[[Mu Ramaswamy]]
*Tharun Kumar
*[[George Maryan]]
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Muthuvel
{{colend}}

==Production==
Following the release of ''[[Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval]]'' in January 2009, [[Kanal Kannan]] met the media to announce his second acting project titled ''Sankarankovil'' in February 2009. He announced that [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] and [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] would star in the film, set in the town of [[Sankarankovil]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/destination-sankaran-koil-for-kanal-kannan-hindi_amp-news-44916 | title=Destination Â'Sankaran KoilÂ' for Kanal Kannan-Bollywood News }}</ref> Debutant Rupika Ramnath was signed on to play the lead role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/roopika-a-solid-debut/articleshow/7317544.cms |title=Roopika: A solid debut |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2017-01-16 |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref> The film's soundtrack was composed by Rajni, with newcomer Vivek working on the film's score.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2012/apr/07/film-music-city-youth-taking-big-strides-356128.html | title=Film Music: City youth taking big strides }}</ref> The film's audio release event was attended by industry personalities including [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[AR Murugadoss]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/new-releases/sankarankovil-audio-launched.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327192358/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/new-releases/sankarankovil-audio-launched.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 March 2013 |title=new-releases | Lakshman Sruthi - 100% Manual Orchestra | |publisher=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/regional/stars-galore-at-this-audio-launch/articleshow/7191178.cms |title=Stars galore at this audio launch |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2010-12-31 |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref>

==Reception==
The film was released on 12 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-august-12-news-tamil-limkmbifjjf.html |title=Friday Fury- August 12 |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814085310/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-august-12-news-tamil-limkmbifjjf.html |accessdate=2022-08-12|archive-date=2014-08-14 }}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Dina Malar]]'' gave the film a negative review, criticising the script.<ref>{{cite web|author=பதிவு செய்த நாள்: மே 14,2011 15:23 |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=480 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812104836/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=480 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 August 2022 |title=சங்கரன் கோவில் |publisher=[[Dinamalar]] |date= |access-date=2022-08-12}}</ref> Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com wrote "''Sankaran Kovil'' squeezes all the life out of you, suspends you by your eyelids and leaves you to hang dry." and gave the film half a star out of five.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8515/tamil/sankaran-kovil/3265/review.htm |title=Sankaran Kovil Review | Sankaran Kovil Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=nowrunning |date=2011-08-14 |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref> In contrast, a reviewer from FridayMoviez.com noted "director Palanivel Raja has made ''Sankaran Kovil'' as entertaining as possible even with an overused story line."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.fridaymoviez.com/reviews/sankarankovil |title=FM |publisher=M.fridaymoviez.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref>

The film performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-sep-05/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-sankaran-kovil.html |title=Sankaran Kovil - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Mankatha Kanchana Deiva Thirumagal Yuvan Yuvathi Rowthiram Puli Vesham |website=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|13439150}}

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2011 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2011 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2011 Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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