Bagavathi

<p>Bagavathi owns a tea shop, while Vadivelu, works at his tea shop. Bagavathi lives with his younger brother Guna. He meets a girl named Anjali who ends up appreciating his kindness, and they fall in love. Guna has a girlfriend named Priya, with whom he secretly develops a physical relationship. Guna’s love is objected to by Priya’s father, Easwarapandiyan. Bagavathi tries to convince Easwarapandiyan to let Priya and Guna marry, but is humiliated. Guna attempts to marry Priya with his brother’s help, but Easwarapandiyan kills Guna, as well as Bagavathi’s friend Anand, who is trying to defend Guna. Bagavathi mourns over Guna’s death. Guna, in his last moments, promises he will be with his brother forever. After Guna’s death, everyone realises that Priya is pregnant. Bagavathi thinks that Guna will be reborn. However, Easwarapandiyan attempts to kill the child before birth. Bagavathi challenges him, saying the child will touch the earth. To do so, Ganga helps him turn into a gangster. With the help of Anjali and Vadivelu, Bagavathi overcomes all hurdles by Easwarapandiyan and manages to protect Priya to allow for the safe birth of his brother’s child. In the end, Bagavathi avenges the death of his brother by killing Easwarapandian. Lakshmi Movie Makers initially started the project with Vijay directed by ; however Vijay left that film due to creative differences, with replacing him and the production company instead started a new project with A. Venkatesh directing. Venkatesh selected a newcomer, , to play the role of Guna after seeing him at Jai’s uncle, ‘s, recording studio, noting Jai’s resemblance to Vijay. The film was shot at various locations including , , , with two songs picturised at . Prior to the title being confirmed as , the maker considered the title . The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by Deva. Deva composed twelve tunes out of which the film’s director chose six tunes. The song “Allu Allu” is based on ” ” by Egyptian singer . The songs “July Malargale” and “Saiyo Saiyo” are based on “Jaana” and “Suno to Deewana Dil”, respectively, from the album , which was composed by and performed by . The song “Kai.. Kai..” is based on “Raanu Raanu” from the Telugu film . was released in Diwali alongside . The film was released in Malaysia under the title . rated the film 37 out of 100. Malathi Rangarajan of wrote “The film that seemed to move at an interesting pace makes a nosedive in the climax [..]”. wrote “The film lacks a storyline and turns out to be a dull affair after the second half with the director focussing more on the main character instead of the script”. wrote, “The film starts off well but ends in a very predictable manner. That’s the major itch. The film could have been better if Venkatesh focused on screenplay”. wrote “Vijay’s affection for his younger brother and Vadivelu’s comedy are the two things that save the film. Otherwise, the film has all the ingredients that his recent half baked films had”.</p>