Vikram in a still from ‘Thangalaan’
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Here it is! Vikram’s much-anticipated film with Pa Ranjith, Thangalaan, finally has a release date. On Friday, Ranjith took to his social media handles to announce that the film will release in theatres on August 15.
This comes days after the makers released a riveting trailer, which showed a tribal leader’s fight against those plotting to take away their land to mine gold. Sorcery, hallucinations and exploitation of labour are some of the many themes that were teased in the latest trailer
Thangalaan, which has been in the making since 2022, is said to be based on a real story set in the Kolar Gold Fields during British rule in India
Featuring Parvathy and Malavika Mohanan as the female leads, the film also stars Pasupathy, Daniel Caltagirone, and Harikrishnan Anbudurai in leading roles.
With music scored by GV Prakash Kumar, the film has cinematography by A Kishor Kumar and editing by Selva RK. Tamil Praba has co-written the screenplay.
Produced by KE Gnanavel Raja under Studio Green and Neelam Productions banners, the film is set to release in theatres in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
Notably, Keerthy Suresh’s upcoming film, Raghu Thatha, is also set to release on August 15.
