Zhagaram

{{Short description|2019 Indian film by Krish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Zhagaram

| image = Zhagaram Poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical Release Poster

| director = Krish

| producer =

| writer = Kava Kamz, Krish

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Nandha Durairaj
Eden Kuriakose
Meenesh Krishnaa
Vishnu Bharath
Zahagaram Chandra Mohan

| narrator =

| music = Dharan Kumar

| cinematography =

| editing = Venkat Lakshmanan

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|04|12|ref1={{cite web | url=https://www.moviebuff.com/zhagaram | title=Zhagaram on Moviebuff.com | publisher=Moviebuff | date=26 March 2019 | access-date=26 March 2019 | archive-date=26 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326081247/https://www.moviebuff.com/zhagaram | url-status=live }}}}

| runtime = 112 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.primevideo.com/dp/B07ZFVD4G6|title=Prime Video: Zhagaram|website=Amazon Prime Video}}

| country = India

| language = Tamil

| budget = ₹1 million

| gross =

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Zhagaram is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language adventure thriller film directed by debutant director Krish. Starring Nandha Durairaj in the lead role, the film is an adaption of Kava Kamz's Tamil fiction novel, Project AK. The film has been titled after Zha, one of the most popular and peculiar letters in the Tamil language.{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/zhagaram-will-be-a-treasure-hunt-film.html|title=A TREASURE HUNT FILM FOR TAMIL CINEMA|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=27 June 2018|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628152930/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/zhagaram-will-be-a-treasure-hunt-film.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/dec/26/a-novel-approach-to-filmmaking-1916519.html|title=A novel approach to filmmaking for Nanda-starrer Zhagaram|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231133021/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/dec/26/a-novel-approach-to-filmmaking-1916519.html|url-status=live}} Featuring music composed by Dharan Kumar, the film also stars Eden Kuriakose as the female lead, and has been produced with a budget of ₹1 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/09/a-big-film-on-a-small-budget-1962297.html|title=A big film on a small budget|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019194328/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/09/a-big-film-on-a-small-budget-1962297.html|url-status=live}}

The film follows Akhil, a young man who decides to uncover the mystery behind a treasure after he discovers clues left by his grandfather, an archaeologist who was himself on the trail of this treasure. Accompanied by his friends, Akhil embarks on a treasure hunt that leads them to places like Mahabalipuram, Thanjavur and Coimbatore, while another group after the same treasure attempts to prevent them from discovering it.

The film was released theatrically on 12 April 2019.