Yung Mung Sung

Yung Mung Sung () is a 2018 Tamil language action comedy movie written and directed by M. S. Arjun. Prabhu Deva was the lead role in the movie and Lakshmi Menon was selected as the lead heroine of it while Thangar Bachan and RJ Balaji play other pivotal roles. The movie began production in February 2017. It is based on the real-life story of how the first Kung Fu Robber, Bhairavan was put in jail in the 1980s. The movie was theatrically released on March 30, 2018. It received positive reviews from critics for Deva's performance.

Cast
 Prabhu Deva as Detective Rajan Rugam, Shanmugam's youngest son. He and Latika are the next Kung Fu Masters of Tamil Nadu.
 Lakshmi Menon as Reeka Rugam, Rajan's wife and his detective assistant
 Thangar Bachan as Shanmugam Rugam, Latika and Rajan's Kung Fu teacher. He is also the original Kung Fu Master of Tamil Nadu.
 RJ Balaji as Kalian, Bhairavan's fourth accomplice
 Kaal Venkat as Akshiv in a special appearance in the first song of the movie, Yung Mung Sung Title Track
 Uma Padmanabhan as Lakshmi in a special appearance in the first song of the movie, Yung Mung Sung Title Track
 Prabhakar as Bhairavan Rugam, Rajan's older brother and the first Kung Fu Robber
 Chithra Lakshmanan as Sambantham, Bhairavan's second accomplice
 Ashwin Raja as Sung, Bhairavan's third accomplice
 Swamimathan as Veeram, Bhairavan’s fourth accomplice 

Production
Prabhu Deva agreed on terms to work with newcomer Arjun for the comedy movie Yung Mung Sung in January 2017, with Vasan Visual Ventures taking the role of producers. Actors Thangar Bachan and RJ Balaji were also recruited for the movie, with the former signed to feature as the father of Deva's character. The team held talks with Catherine Tresa to play the lead actress. Her unavailability led the team to cast Lakshmi Menon in the role. Prabhu Deva was revealed to be playing a detective who becomes a Kung Fu Master in the movie.

The movie began production on 9 February 2017  following a launch event held in Chennai.

Release
Yung Mung Sung is releasing on summer 2025

References

Category:2018 movies
Category:Tamil-language movies