Sathurangam (2011)

Thirupathisamy is a fearless journalist whose investigative articles have made him many enemies. Soon after his marriage, his wife is kidnapped, and he must work out which of the people he exposed is behind it, moving through a chess-like game of threats and clues, as the title, which means chess, suggests. Karu Pazhaniappan's thriller was made in the mid-2000s but was delayed for several years and finally released in 2011. The music is by Vidyasagar.