Muthuramalingam

Muthuramalingam
முத்துராமலிங்கம்
Directed by	Rajadurai
Produced by	D. Vijayprakash
Written by	Rajadurai
Starring	Gautham Karthik Priya Anand Napoleon
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited by	P. Sai Suresh
Production company	Global Media Works
Release date	24 February 2017
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Muthuramalingam is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Rajadurai. The film features Gautham Karthik and Priya Anand in the leading roles, while Napoleon plays a pivotal supporting role. Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, song lyrics written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film had a theatrical release worldwide on 24 February 2017.

The project was announced on 1 January 2016, with a press release stating that Gautham Karthik would work with director Rajadurai. Panchu Arunachalam, in his final project before his death, worked on the lyrics of the film's song after a sabbatical from the industry and teamed up with composer Ilaiyaraaja after a period of 21 years. In mid-January, Catherine Tresa was signed on to play the leading female role, while Prabhu, Suman and Vivek among others were signed on to feature in supporting roles. Catherine Tresa was later replaced by Priya Anand, while Prabhu was replaced by Gautham's father Karthik. A few months after production began, Karthik's leg injury meant that Napoleon subsequently replaced him in the film. Napoleon, settled in Nashville, Tennessee, made a comeback through the project and agreed to film for the project during his vacation to India for twenty two days. Priya Anand revealed that she would portray a schoolgirl, while Vivek would appear in a comedy role as a police officer.

The film was shot in locations including Sanakarankoil and Courtallam, with Gautham Karthik learning the art of silambam for his role in the film. Prior to the shoot of the film, Gautham attended a silambam coaching class held by stunt choreographer 'Kickass' Kaali. The film was completed by July 2016 after a further brief schedule was held in a studio in Chennai.