Alangu

The film revolves around the real life events across the borders of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and also the conflict between Malayali political groups and Tamil tribal youths.

• Gunanidhi as Dharma
• Chemban Vinod as Augustine
• Kaali Venkat as Malayan
• Appani Sarath as Philip
• Sreerekha
• Kotravai
• Regin Rose
• Shanmugam Muthusamy
• Master Ajay
• Idhayakumar

Development

In late August 2023, writer-director S.P. Shakthivel who is known for Urumeen (2015) and Payanigal Gavanikkavum (2022) was announced to helm his next project titled Alangu, referring to King Raja Raja Chozha's war dog troops. The film stars newcomer Gunanidhi, Kaali Venkat and Chemban Vinod in the lead roles, alongside Appani Sarath, Sreerekhaa, Kotravai,Regin Rose, Shanmugam Muthusamy, Master Ajay, Idhayakumar and others in supporting roles. The film is produced by D Sabareesh and politician Anbumani Ramadoss's daughter S.A. Sangamithra under their DG Film Company and Magnas Productions respectively. The technical crew consists of cinematographer S.Pandikumar, editor San Lokesh and music composer Ajesh.

Filming

Several stray dogs were adopted and trained for the film. Principal photography took place in the forest locations of Attappadi, Idukki, Anaikatti, Kambam, and Theni in a single schedule for 52 days.

Post-production

The dubbing process was completed by the end of December 2023, and post-production wrapped in 2023.

The soundtrack is composed by Ajesh. The first single "Kaaliyamma" released on 19 January 2024. The second single "Kongu Song" released on 17 July 2024.

Theatrical

Alangu released in theatres on 27 December 2024.

Home media

The film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video from 17 January 2025.

Critical response

Thinkal Menon of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "SP Shakthivel's revenge drama is an example of impressive making elevating an okayish screenplay. He manages to set up a convincing universe in the first few sequences, leaving the audience intrigued." Sreejith Mullappilly of Cinema Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "After all, there are some stories about man and his best friend that tug at our heartstrings with their simple premise itself, even if the novelty is more in the performances. Warts and all, Alangu is one such film."