Thoongavanam (2015)

Original title

தூங்கா வனம்

Directed by

Rajesh Selva

Genre

action film, crime thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

UA

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer's night spirals out of control when he gets caught in a standoff with criminals inside a nightclub. He must outwit both the gangsters and corrupt cops to survive until dawn.

tensefast-pacedurgentclaustrophobicgrittynoirishsuspenseful

What happens

Thoongaavanam (transl. Sleepless forest) is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Kishore, Sampath Raj, Guru Somasundaram, Yugi Sethu, Aman Abdullah, Asha Sharath, Madhu Shalini and Jagan. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled Cheekati Rajyam (transl. Kingdom of darkness). Both versions were produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sree Gokulam Movies. The film is a remake of the French film Sleepless Night (2011). Thoongaavanam was released on 10 November 2015 coinciding with Diwali while Cheekati Rajyam was released ten days later, on 20 November. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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