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Thangalaan

Thangalaan

Son of Gold

20246.92h 36m

Overview

During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.

Directed by Pa. Ranjith
Written by Pa. Ranjith, Arivu, Mounan Yathrigan
Produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja, Pa. Ranjith, Jyoti Deshpande
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Top Cast

Vikram

Vikram

Thangalaan / Kaadaiyan

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Gangamma

Malavika Mohanan

Malavika Mohanan

Aarathi

Daniel Caltagirone

Daniel Caltagirone

Clement

Pasupathy

Pasupathy

Gengupattar

Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan

Varadhan

A

Arjun Anbudan

Ashokan

P

Preeti Karan

Arasani

K

Krish Hassan

Villager

Muthukumar

Muthukumar

Zamindar

Themes & Keywords

oppressiontribal peoplebritish oppression

About Thangalaan

Thangalaan is a adventure, action, fantasy, history film released in 2024 exploring themes of oppression, tribal people, british oppression. Directed by Pa. Ranjith, it stars Vikram, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan. During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.

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