Ayogya is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Venkat Mohan. An official remake of the 2015 Telugu-language film Temper, the film follows a corrupt police officer whose life changes when he commits his first act of heroism that brings a rape case to his attention. Produced by B. Madhu through his company Light HouseMovie Makers, the film stars Vishal in the lead role along with Raashi Khanna, R. Parthiban, K. S. Ravikumar, Devadarshini, Anandaraj, and Pooja Devariya. The film's soundtrack was composed by Sam C. S., while cinematography and editing was handled by V. I. Karthik and Ruben respectively. Initially scheduled to release on 10 April 2019, Ayogya was released on 10 May 2019. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance, action sequences and the changed climax. Following the film's commercial success, a Telugu dubbed version was released on 9 August 2019.
Plot
Having believed a police officer’s life to be a luxurious one with lots of money coming in the form of bribes, Karnan, an orphan, grows up to become a corrupt Sub-Inspector who forms an immediate friendship with the local don ECR Kaalirajan by releasing his four brothers Kumar, Prakash, Vinay, and Sabari from lock-up, who were all arrested for smuggling. Karnan's attitude does not go well with his subordinate Abdul Kader, a sincere police constable. In vain as it is, he tries to oppose Karnan’s deeds. Meanwhile, Karnan meets and falls in love with Sindhu, who gets kidnapped by Kaalirajan's men on her birthday but is rescued in time by Karnan. Kaalirajan then scolds his henchmen for kidnapping the wrong person and apologizes to both of them. As her birthday gift, Sindhu requests Karnan to save the girl who was supposed to be kidnapped and killed by Kaalirajan. A reluctant Karnan fights Kaalirajan's goons and saves the girl, Santhiya. Karnan somehow reconciles with Kaalirajan later and learns that Santhiya has certain evidence against Kaalirajan's brothers. Karnan meets her and learns that her sister Bhavani was kidnapped, raped, and brutally assaulted to death by Kaalirajan's four brothers for two weeks, and this act was recorded by them. The footage was stored on a camera, which is with Santhiya now. Karnan takes the camera and arranges to send both Santhiya and her mother to the States. Before their departure, Santhiya's conversation with him leaves him shattered. Realizing that he was indeed responsible for the rape since he allowed the brothers to escape, Karnan is devastated and soon realizes that he has changed after he fights off Kaalirajan's goons sent to retrieve the camera at the police station, with Kader notifying the change in him. He soon manages to track the brothers and beat them all up before arresting them. After Bhavani's corpse is found and the autopsy is performed, Karnan produces the camera as the evidence, which turns out to be an empty one. Though no further evidence exists, Karnan asks a gap of one day to provide necessary evidence so that Kaalirajan's brothers do not escape as exonerated. Later, Kaalirajan's men attack a drunk Karnan when he is alone. After a brutal fight, they bury him alive, but he manages to escape. Karnan reaches the court the next day, and to everyone’s shock, he adds that he is one among not the four, but "five" men who sexually assaulted Bhavani. He then convinces the judge to sentence all five of them to capital punishment in order to ensure that the other four do not escape punishment. This statement shakes the entire course of the case, and Karnan is publicly resented. He is allowed by the commissioner to watch as all four of the brothers are hanged, after which he too is hanged. Merely hours later, Santhiya and her mother arrive in Chennai, publicly revealing Karnan's innocence and the sacrifice he made was to ensure punishment to all of the accused criminals. The revelation shocks the nation, and the people who misunderstood him eventually mourn his death as his corpse is brought and walked from the gallows. The film ends with Karnan's final words: "All men will now fear an immediate death sentence, if they ever molest a girl."
In September 2017, Vishal confirmed that he would be acting in the remake of Telugu film Temper. The film is directed by Venkat Mohan, a former assistant of A. R. Murugadoss. The film was launched on 23 August 2018 and the shoot began on ECR in the same day.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack are composed by Sam C. S., with one song, "Vera Level", composed by S. Thaman. The film features a song titled Vera Level, which is a remake of the song "Blockbuster" from the Telugu film Sarrainodu, in which Thaman had composed the music. The audio rights of the film are secured by Lahari Music.
Release
The film was scheduled for release in January 2019, but got delayed. Finally, the film released on 10 May 2019.
Critical reception
Ayogya received generally positive reviews from audience and critics. Behindwoods rated 3/5 and stated that, "An unexpected good climax makes Ayogya standout a notch high". Thinkal Menon of TOI rated 3/5 and stated that ”Ayogya is more or less the same as its original version, including the characterisations and locations, except for the unexpected climax." It received positive reviews from critics who praised Vishal's performance.
