Inga Naan Thaan Kingu

Inga Naan Thaan Kingu
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Directed by	Anand Narayan
Written by	Ezhichur Aravindan
Produced by	G.N. Anbuchezhian Sushmita Anbuchezhian
Starring	Santhanam Priyalaya Thambi Ramaiah Vivek Prasanna Bala Saravanan Munishkanth
Cinematography	Om Narayan
Edited by	M. Thiyagarajan
Music by	D. Imman
Production company	Gopuram Films
Distributed by	Gopuram Cinemas
Release date	17 May 2024 (2024-05-17)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (transl. I am the only king here) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Anand Narayan, written by Ezhichur Aravindan and produced by Gopuram Films. The film stars Santhanam, alongside Priyalaya (in her acting debut), and Thambi Ramaiah in the lead roles.^[1] Vivek Prasanna, Bala Saravanan, Munishkanth, Lollu Sabha Maaran, Swaminathan, Cool Suresh, Lollu Sabha Seshu and Manobala appear in the supporting roles.

The soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Om Narayan and M. Thiyagarajan.^[2] The title is inspired by Rajinikanth's dialogue from Jailer.^[3] The film was extensively shot in Chennai.^[4]

Inga Naan Thaan Kingu was released in theatres on 17 May 2024^[5] and on Amazon Prime on 28 June 2024.^[6]

Vetrivel is an orphan who works as a matchmaker and also wants to get wealthy quickly. He uses his broker to find a potential bride. A wealthy Rathnapuri Zamindar, Vijayakumar is introduced to him by his marriage broker. In a surprising change of events, he weds Thenmozhi, Rathinapuri Zamin's daughter, right away.

Following the marriage, Vetrivel learns that the zamindar has lost everything, including the palace, and is deeply in-debt of 10 crore. Now that he has no other choice, he must move to his apartment with his wife, brother-in-law, and father-in-law. Despite being betrayed, he is still upset with his spouse and in-laws. Zamindar and Vetri's brother-in-law Bala cause misunderstandings by using Vetri's money without consulting him, which only makes Vetri angrier. One day, Vetri receives an invitation from his boss, Amalraj, to the workplace party with his family. During the celebration, Zamindar and Bala start a disturbance with Vetri's boss Amalraj, causing Vetri to lose his job. As a result, he drives their in-laws out of the house.

Meanwhile, in Bombay, a terrorist group led by Baski, a doppelgänger for Vetri's boss Amalraj, is preparing an attack in several locations in Chennai. Praveena, Vetri's neighbor, is a hooker who entices Baski to her apartment. In an attempt to win Vetri's forgiveness, Bala and Zamindar bring Baski to their flat after mistaking him for Vetri's boss, Amalraj. Unable to evade them, Baski had to go to their house. He gets electrocuted as he turns on the bathroom light switch to use the restroom. The family smashes him hard with wooden blocks, and Baski instantly passes away there. Praveena witnesses this, at which point Thenmozhi threatens to have Praveena join them for her involvement in the crime.

To properly dispose of the body and place it in the mortuary as an unclaimed deadbody, Vetri, his family, and Praveen team up with Body Balram. After arriving home, they see Amalraj and are horrified to learn from television news that the body they disposed of was that of a wanted terrorist and also a 50 lakhs bounty has been announced by the police department.

The family and Vetri now plan to remove the corpse from the hospital mortuary themselves. Body Balram also visits the hospital in search of the deceased, now being aware of the declared bounty. Meanwhile, terrorists capture Amalraj after mistaking him for Baski. When the corpse is first brought to the commissioner by Vetrivel, he gets alerted by Amalraj about the police commissioner's connection to the terrorists and they immediately escape from the commissioner. When they eventually try to rescue Amalraj from the terrorists, a struggle breaks out.

The terrorists finally admit that they detonated a bomb in an omnibus in Koyambedu, which the police were able to locate and neutralize with the aid of a Vetrivel. At last, the police commissioner and the terrorists are taken into custody, and Vetrivel receives the bounty.

The film was produced by G.N. Anbuchezhian and Sushmita Anbuchezhian under their banner, Gopuram Films. The major portions of the film were shot in Chennai.^[8] The cinematography of the film was by Om Narayan, and the editing was handled by M. Thiyagarajan. The film's title was taken from a dialogue by Rajinikanth in Jailer (2023).

The music and background score is composed by D. Imman, in his second collaboration with Santhanam after Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (after the latter's transformation into lead roles) and in his first collaboration with Anand Narayan. The audio rights were acquired by Saregama.^[9] The first single "Maayoney" was released on 23 March 2024.^[10] The second single "Kulukku Kulukku" was released on 10 April 2024.^[11] The third single "Maalu Maalu" was released on 6 May 2024.^[12]

Manigandan KR of Times Now rated three out of five and stated that "On the whole, Inga Naan Thaan Kingu is a light hearted entertainer that has no message as such but which succeeds by and large in its mission to make you laugh."^[13] Petchi Avudaiappan of ABP Nadu wrote that "after watching the film, they ask what the title has to do with the story".^[14]

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