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'''''Moondram Ulaga Por''''' ({{Translation|[[World War III|Third World War]]}}) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language [[list of dystopian films|dystopian]] [[war film]] written and directed by Sugan Kartthi. The film stars Sunil Kumar ([[Paalai]] fame)  and [[Akhila Kishore]] in the lead roles, with cinematography handled by Dheva, edits by Richard and music composed by [[Ved Shankar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/scenes-from-the-sets-of-moondram-ulaga-por/article8085619.ece#im-image-5|title=Moondraam Ulga Por|publisher=The Hindu|date=9 January 2016|accessdate=14 December 2020}} </ref>

The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Ek Aur Mahayudh'' by Goldmines Telefilms in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K62nvqwsy4s&t=26s|title= Ek Aur Mahayudh|publisher=Goldmines Telefilms|date=22 January 2018|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref>

The film, focusing on the plot of a fictional war between India and China in 2025, was revealed to be approaching completion in September 2014. The director, Sugan, stated he was inspired by life in his village of Pallipatti in Dharmapuri, and his days in the National Cadet Corps, while scripting the film, while the film's shoot was completed within a period of 45 days.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/director-sugankartthi-on-moondram-ulaga-por/article8134767.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment</ref> Sunil Kumar was signed to play the lead character as Major Saravanan, after the director was impressed with his role in ''[[Paalai]]''.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/moondraam-ullaga-por-hero-sunil-talks-about-his-film.html</ref> [[Akhila Kishore]] was signed on to portray a soldier's wife in the film.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/akhila-kishore-is-back-to-the-movies-after-doing-a-course-in-the-us/article7512825.ece</ref> It took one year to complete the extensive CG work.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/moondram-ulaga-por-story-of-fictional-india-china-war/article6390510.ece</ref> The film's distribution rights were bought by [[Dream Factory (distributor)|Dream Factory]] in early 2016, increasing the financial viability of the project with good publicity.

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The soundtrack album of Moondram Ulaga Por was composed by Ved Shankar and consists of three tracks sung by [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Chinmayi]], [[Shakthisree Gopalan]] and [[Ved Shankar]], himself. Lyricist Annamalai has written all the songs in the movie while Sherief has done the choreography.<ref name="movietetmoviesongsreview">{{cite web | url=http://movietet.com/movie-review/m/Moondram-Ulaga-Por | title=Moondram ulaga por movie songs Review | publisher=MovieTet | accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref>

The film opened to mixed reviews at the box office, with critics praising the lead actor's performance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/42453/cinema/Kollywood/Moondram-Ulagapor-Theatre-increased.htm|title=Moondraam Ullaga Por shows increased}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/moondram-ullaga-por-an-imaginative-premise-thats-about-it/article8140664.ece|title=Moondraam Ullaga Por movie review|publisher= The Hindu|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=14 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/A-World-War-Flick-Sans-Combat/2016/01/23/article3239686.ece