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2013 Tamil romantic comedy film
Ego
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Directed by
| S. Sakthivel
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Written by
| S. Sakthivel
Cable Sankar
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Produced by
| V. Periyasamy Ravichandran
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Starring
| Velu
Anaswara Kumar
Bala Saravanan
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Cinematography
| A. V. Vasanth
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Edited by
| M. Bala
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Music by
| Kash Villainz
Dhina
(score)
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Production
company
| V. P. Stillz
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Distributed by
| Vendhar Movies
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Release date
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- 6 December 2013
(
2013-12-06
)
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Running time
| 116 minutes
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Country
| India
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Language
| Tamil
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Ego
is a 2013
Tamil
romantic comedy
film directed by S. Sakthivel and produced by V. Periyasamy Ravichandran. The film features debutant Velu and
Anaswara Kumar
in the lead roles, with
Bala Saravanan
in a supporting role.
Ego
was released on 6 December 2013.
[1]
The film's title is based of the characters Easwaran and Gomathi.
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Cast
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- Velu as Easwaran
- Anaswara Kumar
as Gomathi
- Bala Saravanan
as Bala
- Rathnavelu as Andipatti Vellaipandi
- Revathi as Paati
- Devika as Anni
- Nikhita Jain as Padma
- Jack Prabhu as Shanmugapandi
- Lingeswaran as Sandhanapandi
- Elizabeth as Meenakshi
- Pradeep as Kishore
- Sandhya as Abi
Production
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Sakthivel planned the project as his second directorial venture after
Kandhakottai
(2009).
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[4]
Velu, an electrical engineering graduate, was selected to make his acting debut through the film.
[5]
Anaswara Kumar
was approached by Sakthivel via
Facebook
, before successfully clearing an audition.
[6]
Bala Saravanan
, who garnered acclaim for his role in
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai
, also played a supporting role in the film.
[7]
Produced by Singapore-based P. Ravichandran, the film has music by Malaysian artist Kash Villanz and dialogues by Cable Sankar.
[8]
Dhina
composed the background score for the film.
[4]
The first schedule of the film was shot in
Coimbatore
,
Pollachi
and Udumalpet and the second in Chennai and Hyderabad.
[7]
The songs were filmed in
New Zealand
.
[7]
Release
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Post-release, a critic from
Sify
.com, noted "contrived and unimaginative, this film is worth a skip", adding that "it is cheerfully dumb and doesn't aspire for anything more than cheap laughs" and that "the film's first half is dreadfully dull, and the second only marginally better."
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In comparison, the
New Indian Express
praised some aspects of the film, saying "the film comes with no expectations, and at it’s [sic] best is an average entertainer".
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The film took a poor opening at the Chennai box office.
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