49-O (film)

49-O
49-O
K chronology

49-O
49-O
Directed by	P. Arokiyadoss
Written by	P. Arokiyadoss
Produced by	Dr. L. Sivabalan
Starring	Goundamani; Thirumurugan; Guru Somasundaram; Balasingh; Rajendran; V. I. S. Jayapalan; Chaams;
Cinematography	Aadhi karuppiah
Edited by	Paramesh Krishna
Music by	K
Production; company	Zero rules Entertainment
Release date	17 September 2015;
Running time	128 min
Country	India
Language	Tamil

49-O is a 2015

Balasingh, among others, play supporting roles. Production began in December 2013.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film was released on 17 September 2015 on Vinayagar Chaturthi along with Maya and Trisha Illana Nayanthara

and received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Plot

The story portrays how politicians grab agricultural lands to real estate land mafia. It also explains the importance of a special voting option of None of the above.

Cast

Goundamani as Sowri
Thirumurugan as Karikalan
Guru Somasundaram as Broker Arumugam
Balasingh
as Dheenadhyalan
Rajendran as Advertisement Director
V. I. S. Jayapalan as MLA Boominathan
Chaams as Chaams
Ritusen as Ritusen
Delna Davis
Munnar Ramesh

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

K with the lyrics written by Yugabharathi

.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Amma Pole"	Jayamurthy	4:05
2.	"Aruvava Kannu Rendum"	Abhay Jodhpurkar	3:22
3.	"Innum Ethanai Kaalam Varai"	Thenisai Chellappa	4:02
4.	"Votu Podunga"	Hariharasudhan	3:25

Critical reception

Silverscreen noted that "Thematically similar to Kaththi, this film will go down as another laudable attempt at taking on social corruption, and trying to empower the downtrodden".[4] Behindwoods rated it 2.25 out of 5 and noted that "The film doesn't offer anything unique within this genre but when Gounder is the face of such political attacks and mild preaching, it can get enjoyable!"^[5] New Indian Express stated that "The film is a fairly delightful take on the avariciousness of humans, the unscrupulousness of corporates and politicians, and the gullibility of the downtrodden, who are easily taken for a ride by unscrupulous elements. 49-0 could definitely have done with some polish and finesse. But substance over form is far better than gloss and style over a very weak content".^[6] Times of India rated 2 out of 5 and wrote "In the end, 49-O ends up as ineffective as the rule it criticizes — you can admire the intention and you can really take it seriously".^[7]