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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vanmurai Paguthi<br />
| image = Vanmurai Paguthi.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
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| director = Nagaraj <br />
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| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
*Manikandan <br />
*NSKJ Manogara <br />
*Raja <br />
*Rafia Jaffer <br />
}}<br />
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| music = '''Songs:'''<br />Punithan <br />'''Score:'''<br />Christy<br />
| studio = Madurai Meenakshi Creations<br />
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| released = {{Film date|2018|11|2|df=yes}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Vanmurai Paguthi''''' ({{Translation|Violent area}}) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Nagaraj and starring Manikandan, NSKJ Manogara, Raja, and Rafia Jaffer.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
<small>''Source''</small><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZ3z0RAdEk|title=Vanmurai Paguthi Tamil Movie Official Team Byte #Vanmurai Paguthi Team Interview|date=30 October 2018|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=21 July 2025|language=ta}}</ref><br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*Manikandan as Muniyasamy <br />
*NSKJ Manogara as Sannasi <br />
*Raja as Velu<br />
*Rafia Jaffer as Thavamani<br />
*Dindigul Dhanam as Chinnathai<br />
*Mujeed as Manickam <br />
*Marichelvam as Paramasivan<br />
*Theni MSP Rajendran as Thavamani's uncle<br />
*Sivaraman as Sivaraman<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The songs were composed by Punithan, written by Nagaraj and sung by R Arul Pragasam and Soniya. The soundtrack features two songs "Thodangiruchu" and "Sathigaariye".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/tamil/vanmurai-paguthi-song-thodangiruchu/videoshow/66477088.cms|title=Vanmurai Paguthi &#124; Song - Thodangiruchu|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 November 2018|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/tamil/vanmurai-paguthi-song-sathigaariye/videoshow/66555774.cms|title=Vanmurai Paguthi &#124; Song - Sathigaariye|website=The Times of India|date=9 November 2018|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Arunkumar Shekar of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "With a better cast, with lowered voices and a more focused screenplay, Vanmurai Paguthi could have been what it teases to be at various points: A study of violence at a domestic and psychological level".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/Nov/02/vanmurai-paguthi-movie-review-partly-violent-mostly-disappointing-1893497.html|title='Vanmurai Paguthi' movie review: Partly violent, mostly disappointing|first=Arunkumar|last=Shekhar|date=3 November 2018|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref> Anupama Subramanian of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote, "A more rehearsed cast and improved character development would have made this a regional hit".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/051118/vanmurai-paguthi-movie-review-manikandan-is-the-right-actor-for-the-r.html|title=Vanmurai Paguthi movie review: Manikandan is the right actor for the rage filled role|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=5 November 2018|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' wrote that although it is a story that we are used to seeing in Tamil cinema, the difference is noticeable because director Nagaraj has shot it realistically without any cinematic pretensions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/tags/vanmurai-paguthi-review|title=முன்கோபத்தால் ஏற்படும் விளைவுகள் - வன்முறைப்பகுதி விமர்சனம்|website=[[Maalai Malar]]|date=2 November 2018|access-date=21 July 2025|language=ta}}</ref> A critic from ''[[News Today]]'' wrote, "''Vanurai Paguthi'' is like any other central Tamil Nadu films, but unlike them , it has a purpose which is delivered well on a strong narration".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/2018/10/30/review-vanmurai-paguthi-looking-beyond-bloodshed/|title=Review: Vanmurai Paguthi - Looking beyond bloodshed|first=Santhosh|last=Mathevan|date=30 October 2018|website=[[News Today]]|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|12916318}}<br />
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[[Category:2018 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
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