# Agni Devi

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{{Short description|2019 Indian film by John Paul Raj and Sham Surya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Agni Devi
| image          = Agni Devi.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| writer         = John Paul Raj<br>Karundhel Rajesh<br>Rajesh Kumar
| director       = John Paul Raj<br>Sham Surya
| starring       = [Bobby Simha](/source/Bobby_Simha)<br>[Madhoo](/source/Madhoo)<br>[Ramya Nambeesan](/source/Ramya_Nambeesan)<br>[Sathish](/source/Sathish)
| studio         = Seatoa Studios<br>Jai Film Productions
| music          = [Jakes Bejoy](/source/Jakes_Bejoy)
| producer       = Stalin and John Paul Raj
| cinematography = Jana
| editing        = [Deepak](/source/Deepak)
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2019|03|22}}
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
| budget         = 4.2 Crores
| runtime        = 97 minutes
}}
'''''Agni Devi''''' is a 2019 [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language [thriller film](/source/thriller_film). The film is directed by John Paul Raj and Sham Surya, and stars [Bobby Simha](/source/Bobby_Simha), [Madhoo](/source/Madhoo) and [Ramya Nambeesan](/source/Ramya_Nambeesan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Events - 'Agni Dev' Movie Pooja Movie Launch and Press Meet photos, images, gallery, clips and actors actress stills |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil-events-agni-dev-movie-pooja-photos-75862 |access-date=2018-12-12 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Produced by JPR and Stalin under Jai Film Productions and Seatoa Studios, the film underwent production trouble and released on 22 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Simha and Sathish's next titled as 'Agni Dev' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bobby-simha-and-sathishs-next-titled-as-agni-dev/articleshow/64458841.cms |access-date=2018-12-12 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Plot==

Agni Dev IPS ([Bobby Simha](/source/Bobby_Simha)), a devoted cop, has taken charge of investigating the brutal murder of a journalist which happened in broad light. As the case progresses, Agni is asked by his senior, Charles ([Bose Venkat](/source/Bose_Venkat)), to stop from proceeding further with the investigation. He realises that Charles has been intimidated by Shakuntala Devi ([Madhoo](/source/Madhoo)), a dreaded politician by abusive circumstances who was later revealed to be his mother he lost when he was four. How Agni tackles her and nabs the culprit forms the rest of the story.

== Cast ==
* [Bobby Simha](/source/Bobby_Simha) as Agni Dev IPS
* [Madhoo](/source/Madhoo) as Shakuntala Devi
* [Ramya Nambeesan](/source/Ramya_Nambeesan) as Deepa
* [Sathish](/source/Sathish) as Sathyamoorthy IPS
* [Livingston](/source/J._Livingston) as Agni's foster father
* [Bose Venkat](/source/Bose_Venkat) as Charles, Commissioner of Police
* [M. S. Bhaskar](/source/M._S._Bhaskar) as Manimaran, Politician
* [Delhi Ganesh](/source/Delhi_Ganesh) as Constable
* [Sanjeev](/source/Sanjeev_Venkat) as Deepak
* Manohar

== Marketing ==
In January 2019, the name was changed to ''Agni Devi''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agni Dev rechristened Agni vs Devi |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jan/13/agni-dev-rechristened-agni-vs-devi-9595.html |website=[Cinema Express](/source/Cinema_Express)}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
Three days before the release of the film, the lead actor [Bobby Simha](/source/Bobby_Simha) filed a complaint at Nandambakkam police station against director John Paulraj.  In his complaint, Simha said that he had only acted in the film for five days and had opted out of the film after the director had shot scenes which were not in sync with the script narrated to the actor. Simha also mentioned that most of the scenes in the film featuring him were shot with body double and VFX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Simha files police complaint against 'Agni Devi' director! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bobby-simha-files-police-complaint-against-agni-devi-director-news-tamil-tdukynjiabejf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320231909/http://www.sify.com/movies/bobby-simha-files-police-complaint-against-agni-devi-director-news-tamil-tdukynjiabejf.html |archive-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

Despite the report, the film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu. Simha later added that he sensed the team was unprofessional by the fourth day of shoot as the director had veered away from the agreed decision to base the plot on a novel written by Rajeshkumar. Furthermore, Simha was unhappy with the sudden involvement of a co-director named Sham Surya, who was also given directorial credits for the project. Despite a request from the [Nadigar Sangam](/source/Nadigar_Sangam) to settle the issue amicably, Simha refused to co-operate and announced his intentions of seeking judicial action. Lamenting the inactivity of the professional association, Simha highlighted that the Nadigar Sangam had failed to assist him during previous disagreements about the films, ''[Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu](/source/Chennai_Ungalai_Anbudan_Varaverkirathu)'' (2015) and ''[Meera Jaakirathai](/source/Meera_Jaakirathai)'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agni Devi fallout has Bobby Simha spewing fire |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/agni-devi-fallout-has-bobby-simha-spewing-fire/articleshow/68536439.cms |website=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=9319880}}

Category:2019 films
Category:2019 Tamil-language films
Category:2019 Indian films
Category:2019 thriller films
Category:2010s political thriller films
Category:Indian political thriller films
Category:Tamil-language Indian films

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