Adanga Maru

<p>Subhash is an egoistic, but honest, newly appointed in . He is sympathetic to the public’s suffering and tries to improve their lives, but he hates dishonest, corrupt and arrogant people. These efforts sometimes conflict with the law and cause Subhash trouble with his superior, Muthukaruppan. One day, during a night patrol, Subhash argues with the son when he refuses to park his car at the checking place, and the Chief Minister’s son shows his arrogance before trying to attack Subash. SI Chandran, Subash’s supporter, intervenes in the argument and apologises to the Chief Minister’s son on Subash’s behalf, which enrages Subhash. As a consequence, Subash assaults the Chief Minister’s son and his friends at a bar, without leaving any evidence. Called to investigate a girl’s suspected suicide, Subhash deduces that she was murdered and gathers evidence. He confronts Abhijith, a boy whose mobile phone was active near the crime scene, as well as Abhijith’s friends, Christy, Bhuvan, and Deepak. The boys reveal that they are spoilt brats from affluent families and they had committed the and murder of several other girls, avoiding the consequences due to their parents’ privilege. Abhijith is the son of a prominent , Sanjay, while Bhuvan is the son of the of . Christy is the son of a , and Deepak is the son of a . The boys show Subhash a video of them assaulting the girl, and he becomes enraged and arrests them. Corrupt Saarangan asks Subhash for proof of the crimes, but the videos have been deleted, and the boys are released while Subhash is suspended from duty. The boys vow revenge, and Subhash returns home to discover his extended family has been murdered, except for one niece. Saarangan, who has been bribed with a , declares that the deaths resulted from an accidental fire. Subhash resigns, defiantly telling Saarangan that he will avenge his family by ensuring that the four boys die at the hands of their fathers. Bhuvan is kidnapped by Subhash and locked in a car with inflammable gas. His father opens the car door and witnesses Bhuvan burn alive in front of him. Subhash then kidnaps Deepak and Christy and hides them. The corrupt police try to detain Subash secretly, but he triggers Muthukaruppan’s pistol, which attracts public attention and forces them to arrest him officially. While in custody, Subhash reveals to Christy’s father that Christy is in a van at the airport. The father finds Christy and tells him to run to the police for help, but Subhash had placed an illegal firearm in Christy’s bag along with a beeping device. The mistake Christy for a terrorist and fatally shoot him. With technical help from Subhash’s friend, Deepak’s crimes are exposed on the Internet, and a live video feed shows him inside a glass tank. The public is allowed to release chemicals remotely, which will result in Deepak’s death. Deepak’s father hires to stop this. Deepak is located, and when his father breaks open the glass to release him, the chemicals are combined and Deepak is killed. In the meantime, Subhash warns Saarangan to check on his teenage daughter’s safety. Saarangan panics but is relieved when he finds her to be safe. Saarangan realises his hypocrisy and changes his corrupt mind and decides to support Subhash to fight for justice for the victims of the boys. Abhijit’s father, Sanjay, has Subhash released from custody, intending to make a deal. Subhash kidnaps Abhijit and dangles him from a rope at a great height; he threatens to publicise the recovered video evidence of the boys’ crimes, thereby ruining Sanjay and his reputation. Sanjay is given a chance to prevent this by shutting down a computer, but he would have to let go of the rope. Sanjay does so, and lets his son fall to his death to preserve his reputation. One year later, Subhash has now cleared the Civil Services Exam and has become an officer, and continues to . In December 2017, announced on social media that his 23rd film would be an action-thriller titled by first-time director Karthik Thangavel. Filming began the same day. was announced as the female lead, this being her second Tamil film after (2018). Stunt choreographer Stun Siva’s son, Kevin Kumar, made his debut as a stunt choreographer in this film. Filming was almost completed in May 2018. The soundtrack was composed by The audio rights were acquired by in August 2018. The first single “Aangu Vangu” was released on 10 September 2018. The complete album was released on 6 October 2018. was released on 21 December 2018. Thinkal Menon of rated it 3 out of 5, saying, ” has a routine plot, but the treatment makes it fast-paced and interesting.” Srinivasan Ramanujam of wrote, “thanks to its speedy screenplay, Adanga Maru finishes as a fairly engaging watch.” Janani K of wrote, “Debutant director Karthik Thangavel’s starring Jayam Ravi could have been a flawless cop thriller, but it misses the mark by a few inches.” Antara Chakraborthy of wrote, “A more nuanced, well thought-out storyline with better could have definitely elevated the revenge saga. Adanga Maru is strictly a one-time watch”.</p>