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{{short description|Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film}}
{{Distinguish|Talakona}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}}
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| director = K. Padmaraj
| writer = K. Padmaraj
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| producer = Thirumalaisivam
| starring = Jithesh<br />Riya Nakshatra
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| cinematography = V. A. Ramalingam
| editing = R. V. Saravanan<br />K. Shankar
| music = Subash Jawahar
| studio = SJS International
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|9|26}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Thalakonam''''' ({{Translation|[[Talakona]]/Plane angle}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[action drama film]] directed by K. Padmaraj and starring Jithesh and Riya Nakshatra with [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]], [[Firose Khan]], and C. M. Bala in supporting roles.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*Jithesh
*Riya Nakshatra as Divya
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Minister Sethupathy
*''Vaagai Sooda Vaa'' Nambiraj
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]
*[[Siva Narayana Murthy]]
*Kadhal Arun Kumar
*Telephone Raj
*Rekkha Sri
*[[Shanmugasundaram|''Karakattakkaran'' Shanmugasundaram]] as Sethupathy's close aide
*G. R. Vijaysukumaran
*[[Firose Khan]] as ACP
*Super Sridhar
*G. K. Shankar
*Dindigul Meyyappan
*Tambaram Viji
*[[P. Pandu|Pandu]] as the tour guide
*C. M. Bala as Zinda
*Babu
*[[Abhinayashree]] (special appearance in the song "Nirambi Vazhiyum")
*Nagina (special appearance in the song "Soun Soun Pappara Muttai")
*Alisha Khan (special appearance in the song "Soun Soun Pappara Muttai")
*Mippusamy in an uncredited role
}}

== Production ==
''Chikki Mukki'' (2013)-fame Jithesh plays one of the lead roles. The film was shot for around 45 days in the [[Talakona]] (called Thalakonam in Tamil) forest with the cast and crew staying in a guest house. Monkeys had disrupted the film shoot while the crew was on a lunch break and whenever snakes were present at the shooting spot, it had to be abandoned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Oct/01/jitheshs-45-day-wild-shoot-in-thalakonam-667107.html|title=Jithesh's 45-day 'Wild' Shoot in Thalakonam|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=1 October 2014|first=Rinku|last=Gupta|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by the duo Subash and Jawahar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjity7Lwv-zoYxM640aKUCEPJvtGk2VmO|title=Thalakonam Tamil Video Songs HD 1080P Bluray | Tamil Official Playlist|website=[[Raj TV]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=1 January 2016|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>
*"Maayava Maayava"
*"Kadhale Unnaku"
*"Otha Panaiya"
*"Nirambi Vazhiyum"
*"Soun Soun Pappara Muttai"

== Release and reception ==
The film was scheduled to release in 2012, but was delayed to 26 September 2014 alongside ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' and ''[[Madras (film)|Madras]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znNJuc9g5E|title=Kollywood Actor Feroz Khan | Chennai Pattinam|date=19 December 2013|language=ta|via=YouTube|work=[[Peppers TV]]|time=12:38|access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-sep-26-news-tamil-oj0jLxffffcff.html|title=Friday Fury – September 26|website=[[Sify]] |access-date=28 February 2026|archive-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928004659/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-sep-26-news-tamil-oj0jLxffffcff.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "''Thalakonam'' is a debutant maker’s work gone awry".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/Oct/04/a-debutants-work-lacking-seriousness-667920.html|title=A Debutant's Work Lacking Seriousness|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=4 October 2014|first=Malini|last=Mannath|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' called the film fully crooked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=733|title=தலக்கோணம்|work=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta|date=8 October 2014|trans-title=Thalakonam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093630/https://m.dinamalar.com/vimar-detail.php?id=733|archive-date=22 September 2022|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]'' wrote, "Though the storyline is good, director K. Padmaraj has spoiled it with too many twists and turns".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/09/29192945/Thalakonam.vpf|title=Thalakonam|date=29 September 2014|work=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101111453/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/09/29192945/Thalakonam.vpf|archive-date=1 November 2014|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|13087144}}

[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]

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