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{{Infobox film
| name = Thiruvannamalai
| image = Thiruvannamalai film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Perarasu]]
| writer = [[Perarasu]]
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja]] [[Pooja Gandhi]] [[Karunas]] [[Sai Kumar (Telugu actor)|Saikumar]] [[Vidharth]]
| producer = Pushpa Kandasamy
| narrator =
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = [[Padmesh]]
| editing = V. Jaishankar
| distributor = [[Ayngaran International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|12|19}}
| runtime =
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Thiruvannamalai''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] written and directed by [[Perarasu]]. It stars [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Pooja Gandhi]], [[Karunas]], [[Sai Kumar (Telugu actor)|Sai Kumar]], and [[Vidharth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/moviedetails.php?movid=113 |title=Ayngaran International |publisher=Ayngaran.com |date=2009-12-15 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]]. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Main Hoon Vinashak'' and in Telugu as ''Jai Sambasiva''.

==Plot==
Eshwar ([[Arjun Sarja]]) is an upright, honest youth who runs a local cable channel in Kumbakonam. He is known to fight for causes of the society and the common man. He enters into fisticuffs with local [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Poongundran ([[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]]) after he exposes his corrupt and greedy ways through his cable TV channel. Fearing trouble, his mother takes him to a saint in Thiruvannamalai. The Swami resembles Eshwar. A sequence of events forces them to swap places. The soft-spoken Swami tries to sort all issues through non-violent means ([[Gandhian philosophy]]). Halfway through, Duraisingam ([[Karunas]]) dies in the hands of Poongundran and his henchman ([[Vidharth]]). In the climax, Eshwar kills Poongundran.

==Cast==
* [[Arjun Sarja]] as Eshwar and an unnamed saint
* [[Pooja Gandhi]] as Malathi
* [[Karunas]] as Duraisingam
* [[Saikumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]] as MLA Poongundran
* [[Vidharth]] as Poongundran's henchman
* [[Vaiyapuri]]
* [[Chitti Babu (Tamil actor)|Chitti Babu]]
* [[Saravana Subbiah]]
* [[Pala. Karuppiah]] as local politician
* [[Perarasu]] (cameo appearance)

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]] and Released by [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]. All lyrics written by [[Perarasu]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Thiruvannamalai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 24:34
| label = [[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]] An Ak Audio [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Thenavattu]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Perumal (film)|Perumal]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:34
| title1 = Om Siva Siva
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 1:34
| title2 = Namma Nadai
| extra2 = Naveen
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Adiyae
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Suchitra]]
| length3 = 4:44
| title4 = Kaadai
| extra4 = Magi, Renuka, Senthil Das
| length4 = 1:45
| title5 = Amma Maare
| extra5 = [[Surmukhi Raman]], [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]]
| length5 = 4:14
| title6 = Solla Solla
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length6 = 4:23
| title7 = Emmaiyaalum
| extra7 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length7 = 3:43
}}

==Production==
Immediately after the release of ''[[Pazhani (film)|Pazhani]]'' in January 2008, Perarasu announced that he would make another action film starring [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] titled ''Thiruthani''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-09-01/thiruthani-02-09-09.html |title=The Pazhani after-effect! |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2009-09-02 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> However the actor's commitment to [[V. Z. Durai|Durai]]'s ''[[Nepali (film)|Nepali]]'' and [[A. Venkatesh (director)|Venkatesh]]'s ''[[Killadi]]'' meant that he was unable to start the project at the time, so Perarasu announced his next project ''Thiruvannamalai'' with [[Arjun Sarja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-08-02/thiruvannamalai-15-05-08.html |title=Thiruvannamalai to kick start! |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2008-05-15 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37884.html |title=Arjun in 'Thiruvannamalai'? |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2008-04-14 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38581.html |title=From 'Pazhani' to 'Thiruvannamalai' |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2008-05-16 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/arjun-and-perarasu-together/ |title=Arjun and Perarasu together |publisher=Kollywood Today |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref>

Sanya Vakil was selected to play the lead heroine but she opted out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39646.html |title=Sania Vakil — Yet another Mumbai import |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2008-06-30 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> instead Pooja Gandhi was selected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/41177.html |title=Pooja Gandhi — Back with a bang |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2008-09-01 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref>

==Reception==

Indiaglitz wrote: "Though the screenplay and script are quick-paced, several sequences sans logic fails to attract attention".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/10380.html |title=Thiruvannamalai Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=2008-12-22 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> Behindwoods wrote: "Thiruvannamalai is a full length Arjun action show in true Perarasu style".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/thiruvannamalai-19-12-08.html |title=THIRUVANNAMALAI MOVIE REVIEW |publisher=Behindwoods |date=2007-12-05 |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> Kollywoodtoday wrote: "On the whole, it’s a ridiculous film to watch for {{Sic|min|iscule}} audiences who are fond of watching avant-garde filmmakers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/reviews/review-thiruvannamalai/ |title=Review — Thiruvannamalai |publisher=Kollywood Today |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> Sify wrote: "The plodding plot by Perarasu is a rehash of so many films and is as stale as day before yesterday’s Sambar! It follows the hoary formula of all mass masalas, and there is not even one scene or dialogue which is original".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thiruvannamalai-review-tamil-14822489.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531111926/http://www.sify.com/movies/thiruvannamalai-review-tamil-14822489.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-31 |title=Movie Review : Thiruvannamalai |publisher=Sify |access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> Cinefundas wrote: "On the whole, Perarasu makes you feel that he has done something different on the interval where a great challenge is established between two characters. But with everyone anticipating that the screenplay would be sans stunts, it’s completely letting down us with a regretful work".<ref>http://www.cinefundas.com/2008/12/22/thiruvannamalai-tamil-movie-review</ref>

==References==
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{{Kavithalaya Productions}}
{{Perarasu}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Perarasu]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:2008 action films]]

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