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{{short description|2016 Tanuk action thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Tharkappu
|image =
|caption =
|producer = Dr. S. Selvamuthu [[Manjunath (producer)|Manjunath]]
|director = R. P. Ravi
|writer = R. P. Ravi
|starring = [[Shakthi Vasudevan]] [[Samuthirakani]] [[Sathish Krishnan]] [[Vatsan Chakravarthy]] [[Vaishali Deepak]]
|music = [[F. S. Faizal]]
|cinematography = Jones Anand
|editing = [[San lokesh]]
|studio = Kinetoscope Production
|released = 1 January 2016
|runtime =
|country = India
|language = Tamil
}}

'''''Tharkappu''''' (English : Defense) is a 2016 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[action film|action]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] movie directed by R.P. Ravi and produced by S. Selvamuthu and Manjunath. The film features [[Shakthi Vasudevan]] and [[Samuthirakani]], both in leading roles. The film's original [[soundtrack]] has been composed by [[F. S. Faizal]], while the film released on 1 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/17517/tamil/tharkappu/|title=Tharkappu Tamil Movie – Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis|date=1 October 2015|work=nowrunning}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Shakthi Vasudevan]] as Inspector Sakthivel
* [[Samuthirakani]] as Iraianbu
* [[Sathish Krishnan]] as Jai
* [[Vatsan Chakravarthy]] as Vino
* [[Vaishali Deepak]] as Meenu
* Amitha as Aditi
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Arjun
* Ganesh Prasath as Ganesh
* Kebi Raj

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Tharkappu
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[F. S. Faizal]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Soundtrack album cover
| released = 15 September 2015
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length =
| language = Tamil
| label = Trend Music
| producer = Dr. S. Selvamuthu and Manjunath
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The soundtrack was composed by F. S. Faisal. The original soundtrack consists of the following tracks:

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| "Aayiram Aayiramayi" || Hariharasudhan, Nincy || 04:30
|-
| "Ivan Peyar" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || 04:20
|-
| "Sayangala" || [[Jagadish]], Upasana|| 04:30
|-
| "Hey Hey Ithu" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Norway Santhiya || 05:00
|}

== Release ==
The trailer of Tharkappu was released in Malaysia on 27 December 2015 and a premiere show was held thereafter in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tharkappu Trailer Launch In Malaysia – KOLLY TALK|url = http://www.kollytalk.com/stills/tharkappu-trailer-launch-malaysia-352376.html|website = KOLLY TALK|accessdate = 2016-01-03|language = en-US}}</ref> The film was released on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Tharkappu/movie-review/50414151.cms|title=Tharkappu Movie Review|work=The Times of India}}</ref> A critic added "''Tharkappu'' begins well only to lose steam as it progresses", "but is worth a watch for the twists and turns".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newstodaynet.com/entertainment/movie-review-tharkappu-full-gore|title=Movie review: 'Tharkappu' is full of gore|work=News Today}}</ref> In contrast, a reviewer from Neet4U.com suggested that the film is a "must watch for its powerful message".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/movie-review/tamil/tharkappu|title=Tharkappu Review|work=nettv4u}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=5306734}}

[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2016 action thriller films]]
[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2016 directorial debut films]]

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