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Agam Puram
Agam Puram (transl. Internal and external) is a
2010 Indian Tamil language action film written and Agam Puram
directed by Thirumalai. The long-delayed film
started production in early 2008 and features Shaam
and Meenakshi in the lead roles with Raja and
Anandaraj. It was released on 10 December 2010.[1]

Plot
Thiru (Shaam) who was raised by Martin Fernandes
(Raja) grows up to be his foster father's right hand. Poster
Soon, the aging Fernandez passes away, leaving his Directed by Thirumalai
assets to Thiru who then takes up the reins of the
Written by Thirumalai
former's drug business. But his strict working style
Produced by Thirumalai
irks his partners who turn against him. Gradually, he
realizes the consequences of his illegal business on Starring Shaam
his family and friends. How he handles his dilemma Meenakshi
forms the crux of the story. Cinematography Y. N. Murali
Edited by P. Sai Suresh
Music by Sundar C Babu
Cast
Production T. Creations
company
Release date 10 December 2010
Running time 124 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Kick Shaam as Thiru

Meenakshi as Nadiya
Anandaraj as Muthuraj
Meera Krishnan as Thiru's mother
Sampath Ram as Sampath
Raja as Martin Fernandes
Manobala as C. Singamuthu
Anu Mohan as a police officer
Alex as Thiru's uncle

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Cheranraj as Harichandran
Vinod Raj as Saamipillai
Scissor Manohar as a police constable
Kovai Babu as Thiru's friend
Cool Suresh as Thiru's friend
Moogambikai Ravi
Billy Murali
Kashmera Shah (special appearance in the song ""Oru Mani Rendu Mani")
Megha Khan (special appearance in the song "Kattil Mel Adithadia")
Saran as Rocket (uncredited)[2]

Production
Agam Puram began production at the end of January 2008 with Keerath playing the female lead
opposite Shaam with M. Gopalakrishnan financing the film.[3] Meenakshi was later cast as the lead
actress and worked on this film after Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar (2007).[4] She played an
orphan in the film.[1] The film was titled Agam Puram due to the director's passions for literature
and also due to the fact that "Agam Puram" means "two-sided", which relates to Shaam's double
sided character.[1] Shaam became the film's producer in 2010 after M. Gopalakrishnan left the film.
[5][6] However, Thirumalai, the film's director, produced the film under his banner T. Creations.[7]

Shaam worked out to prepare for his role as a gangster.[8][9] The film was shot in Malaysia and
Spain.[10][11] Newcomer Megha Khan was cast in the film.[12]

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu.[13] The song "Onu Mani Rendu Mani" is a folk
song.[14] The song "Kangalai Parithidum" was shot in Malaysia and "Kangal Modhi" was shot in
Venice.[15]

"Orea Oru Ooru" – Shankar Mahadevan – Eknaath

"Oru Mani Rendu Mani" – P. P. Venkat – V. Elango
"Kangalai Parithidum" – Karthik, Ranjini Josh – Viveka
"Kangal Modhi" – Naresh Iyer, Vijitha – Eknaath
"Kattil Mel Adithadia" – Ranjith, Sayanora Philip – V. Elango
"Agam Puram" Theme Music – Sundar C Babu

Reception
A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "But most of the information we collect, are from
dialogues, the characters barely flushed out in the screenplay. The scenes lack depth and intensity,
the narration is flat and bland, without any highs or lows".[16] A critic from The Hindu wrote that
"Director Thirumalai, it's obvious, wishes to present a story with unexpected twists. Only that the

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attempt misfires and he ends up with a product that lacks cohesion".[17] A critic from Dinamalar
praised the performance of the lead cast and the story.[18]

After the success of Kick (2009), this film was dubbed in Telugu and released as Gang War in
2011.[19]

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External links
Agam Puram ([Link] at IMDb

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