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Chakara Viyugam
File:Chakara Viyugam.jpg
Poster
Directed byUdhayabhanu Maheswaran
Written byUdhayabhanu Maheswaran
StarringNatty Subramaniam
Jayasurya
Daisy Bopanna
Music byKarthik Raja
CinematographyDwaraganath
Edited byKrishnamoorthy – Sivanandan
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 April 2008 (2008-04-14)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chakara Viyugam: The Battle of Brains (transl. Wheel Strategy) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Udhayabhanu Maheswaran, starring Natty Subramaniam, Jayasurya, and Daisy Bopanna. The film released on 14 April 2008, and failed at the box office.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Natty Subramaniam and the crew of Naalai (2006) collaborated for a second time for this film The film was launched on 30 June 2007 at Green Park Hotel, Chennai.[2] The film is produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, who previously produced Jab We Met (2007), which featured Natty as the cinematographer.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Songs by Karthik Raja and lyrics written by Snehan.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Idyatha Kaanam"Bela Shende, Karthik Raja 
2."Padaithal... Kaathal"Karthik Raja, Snehan 
3."Idhu Thaan Chakraviyugam"Bhavatharini 
4."Neer Aadiduvoom"Karthik, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Snehan, Kanishka 
5."Yei... Unnidam"Saindhavi, Karthik Raja 

Reception[edit | edit source]

Sify gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "No two ways about it, the film is an unmitigated endurance test".[3] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "If you dig suspense and thrill and are willing to take a few protracted scenes in your stride, Chakravyugam could be up your alley".[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "I love the action masala films: Natrajan". The Times of India. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Nutty is back!". Sify. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Chakravuyaham". Sify. Retrieved 14 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "Chakkara Viyugam". Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. Rangarajan, Malathi (9 May 2008). "A potent line". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

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