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{{Use dmy dates|date = April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Short description|2020 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. Arul}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thatrom Thookrom
| image = Thatrom Thookrom Second Look Poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Arul S
| producer = Arul S
| writer = [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]]
| starring = Teejay Arunasalam<br>Fouziee
| music = [[Balamurali Balu]]
| cinematography = Sathish Murugan
| editing = [[R. Sudharsan|R Sudharshan]]
| studio = Media Marshal
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|09||Toronto Tamil Film Festival|2020|11|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Thatrom Thookrom''''' ({{Translation|Knock and Rock}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] action [[drama film]] written and directed by Arul S. The film stars Teejay Arunasalam, [[Cheenu Mohan]] and [[Kaali Venkat]] in the lead roles while [[Sampath Ram]] portrays a negative role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/tamil/kollywood/thatrom-thukrom-teejay-entering-silver-screen-as-a-hero-2179526|title='Teejay-வின் தட்றோம் தூக்றோம்' - ஹீரோவாக களமிறங்கு 'அசுரனின் மகன்'|website=NDTV Tamil Cinema|language=ta|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> [[Balamurali Balu]] composed music for the film while [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]] penned lyrics for the songs. The film had a low profile theatrical release on 14 November 2020.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/our-team-is-excited-about-thatrom-thookroms-selection-for-ttiff-arul-s/articleshow/78057907.cms?from=mdr</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* Teejay Arunasalam as Kaaka
* Fouziee as Anjana
* Nandu Suresh as Kadugu
* Sakthivel Kalkona as Urulai
* [[Cheenu Mohan]] as Rajamanickam
* [[Kaali Venkat]] as Pandian
* Linga as Inspector Sekar
* [[Sakthi Saravanan]] as ACP Rajaram
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Dhandapani
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Murugan
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Chinna
* G. V. Subba Rao
* Sivavelavan
* Ravi Venkatraman as Manikandan
* Supergood Subramani as Madhusudhanan
* Udumalai Ravi
{{colend}}

== Production and marketing ==
The [[principal photography]] of the film began during early 2018 with Teejay Arunasalam being signed to play the lead role in 2017. Most of the portions of the film were shot and set in [[Chennai]]. The film was initially speculated to be based on the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/teejays-film-as-lead-is-based-on-demonetisation/articleshow/74065063.cms|title=Teejay's film as lead is based on demonetisation - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> however, the director revealed that the film will not be analysing the concept.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/we-are-not-analyzing-demonetisation-says-arul/articleshow/61658602.cms|title=We are not analyzing demonetisation, says Arul - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

== Music ==
The music rights for the film are owned by Balamurali Balu. The first single "Demonetisation anthem" was released during November 2017 and became viral despite controversies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/i-will-be-back-with-something-different-simbu-thanks-fans-for-support-4934101/|title=I will be back with something different: Simbu thanks fans for support|date=2017-11-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> The song was inspired from the demonetisation which was imposed by Indian Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 8 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/demonetization-anthem-simbu-sings-no-cash-no-cash-takes-on-narendra-modi-government/|title=Demonetization Anthem: Simbu sings 'No cash, No cash', takes on Narendra Modi government|date=2017-11-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

==Accolades==
* This film was officially selected at Toronto International Tamil Film Festival<ref>https://www.ttff.ca/official-selection-2020</ref>

== Controversy ==
A theme song about demonetisation called "Demonetisation anthem" which was sung by actor [[Silambarasan]] was released during the occasion of the first anniversary of the note ban in India in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/nov/09/no-cash-str-sings-demonetisationanthem-1696322.html|title=No cash! STR sings #DemonetisationAnthem|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> However the song raised controversies among political fraternity particularly for its content on criticising the demonetisation.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Lakshmi|first1=K.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/now-simbu-sings-on-note-ban-woes/article20242884.ece|title=Now, Simbu sings on note ban woes|date=2017-11-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-16|last2=Sivaraman|first2=R.|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Actor Simbu was under scanner for singing the song and was provided special police protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/silambarasan-song-demonetisation-anthem-gst-thatrom-thookrom-police-protection-1084554-2017-11-11|title=No cash!: New Silambarasan song criticises demonetisation, GST. Actor gets police protection|last1=ChennaiNovember 11|first1=Pramod Madhav|last2=November 12|first2=2017UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16|last3=Ist|first3=2017 00:12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/simbu-back-in-the-news-with-demon-anthem/articleshow/61611050.cms|title=Singer Silambarasan back in the news, with demonetisation anthem {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|last1=Nov 12|first1=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2017|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16|last3=Ist|first3=07:50}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt7247410}}

[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:2020s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
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