Thoongaa Vanam (transl. Sleepless Night) is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore, Sampath Raj, Guru Somasundaram, Yugi Sethu, Aman Abdullah, Asha Sharath, Madhu Shalini and Jagan. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled Cheekati Rajyam (transl. Kingdom of darkness). Both versions were produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sree Gokulam Movies.[6][7] The film is an adaption of the French film Sleepless Night (2011).[8][9]
Thoongaa Vanam was released on 10 November 2015 coinciding with Diwali while the Telugu version Cheekati Rajyam was released on 20 November 2015. The film received positive reviews from critics.[10] The film was also later remade in Hindi as Bloody Daddy.
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ThoongaaVanam (transl. Sleepless Night) is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kamal...
French film Sleepless Night, which was previously remade in Tamil as ThoongaaVanam (2015). Bloody Daddy was released on 9 June 2023 in JioCinema and received...
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directing. Selva got this offer immediately after the release of his ThoongaaVanam, which also starred Kamal. But Kamal became busy in his political career...
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later collaborated with Kamal Haasan during the making of the bilingual ThoongaaVanam (2015) and A. R. Rahman for videos in his album, Raunaq. As cinematographer...
and commercial success. Then, he paired again with Kamal Haasan in ThoongaaVanam (2015). He acted in the Telugu movie Bharat Ane Nenu (2018). He will...
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delayed, he has signed for the actor's other two projects: Papanasam and ThoongaaVanam. Kamal Hassan bought musical instruments from Bali, Indonesia for recording...
positive reviews and became a huge success followed by the bi-lingual ThoongaaVanam and Cheekati Rajyam, both doing moderate business. He was set to reprise...
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in a fantasy-comedy film directed by his mentor for his last film. ThoongaaVanam 2015 Tamil Rajesh Selva Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore A...
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