Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Soundtrack
- 4 References
Plot
Shiva (Arun Vijay) and his brother Vichu (Vadivelu) are carefree youth while their father Pandiyan (Dindigul I. Leoni) is a miser. Shiva falls in love with Ganga (Mantra) at first sight and tries to seduce her with his brother's help. Ultimately, Ganga also falls in love with him. Gowri (Sangita) comes from her village and begins to work in Pandiyan's house as a maid.Few months ago, Shiva was bitten by a snake and Muthu (Siva) saved him. Muthu cannot marry Gowri because of their horoscope. According to tradition, Gowri must get married with another man for one week and then she can marry Muthu. Shiva, grateful to Muthu for saving his life, got married with her and left the village. Thereafter, Gowri didn't want to marry Muthu anymore, Muthu was understandable and he advised her to rejoin Shiva.
Finally, Pandiyan accepts Shiva and Ganga's marriage. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Arun Vijay as Shiva
- Sangita as Gowri
- Mantra as Ganga
- Vadivelu as Vichu
- Dindigul I. Leoni as Pandiyan
- Siva as Muthu
- Paandu
- Viswanath
- Peeli Sivam
- Sirpy in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
| Ganga Gowri | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Sirpy | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:19 |
| Producer | Sirpy |
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Bull Bull Thara' | Mano | 4:53 |
| 2 | 'Kadhal Solla Vandhen' | P. Unni Krishnan, Sujatha Mohan | 4:51 |
| 3 | 'Kadhalare Kadhalare' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:55 |
| 4 | 'Margazhi Neerada' | Mano | 5:14 |
| 5 | 'Poonthendrale Velaiyadu' | Mano, Sujatha Mohan | 5:00 |
| 6 | 'Poovukkul Puthaiyal' | Mano | 4:26 |
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Soundtrack
- 4 Critical Reception
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Plot
Dhanasekhar (Rajkiran) returns to his ancestral village after twelve years only to find his house in a dilapidated state. While living in a neighbor's house, he approaches an engineer to rebuild his house. Thamizharasan (Arun Vijay), son of an architect Vijayakumar is an architect himself who specializes in traditional building techniques. He agrees to rebuild their house to their liking. As the construction work progresses, Thamizharasan gets closer to Dhanasekhar and his family members. He befriends Jeeva (Shamitha), Dhanasekhar's niece and eventually falls in love with her. When Dhanasekhar comes to know of this, he reveals the tragic past of his family which forced them out of their own village years ago.Dhanasekhar's family consists of his two brothers Chandrasekhar and Ranjith, a sister Thamarai (again played by Shamitha), and their loving mother Manorama. They are a close-knit family living a happy life, setting an example for the entire village. Dhanasekhar is an old-fashioned man strongly rooted in the traditions. He along with his brothers do agriculture in their land. Vinu Chakravarthy, another landlord doing agriculture is a money-minded person. One day, he suddenly buys tractors and employs modern farm equipments, rendering many of the farmers employed with him jobless. When Dhanasekhar voices for their plight, the situation becomes worse starting an enmity between the two families. Meanwhile Thamarai falls in love with Vinu Chakravarthy's son. To avenge for his father, Vinu Chakravarthy's other son Mukesh Tiwari poisons a water body killing all the bulls owned by Dhanasekhar. So, Ranjith beats up Vinu and his son Mukesh. That is when they see the couple sitting together. This angers both the families. Dhanasekhar's family arranges Thamarai's marriage with someone else and gets her engaged. But she is in no mood to pay heed to her family and elopes with her lover. As a result the family is devastated resulting in the death of Manorama. At her funeral procession, Thamarai comes in a car with her husband and is shocked to find her mother dead. On seeing her back, Ranjith in a fit of rage beheads her and her husband. Due to this Ranjith gets a jail term for 12 years. With lost peace, the family moves to Tirupur and gets settled there. To give Ranjith something to live for when he comes back from jail, Dhanasekhar and his family decides to marry off Jeeva to Ranjith. Citing that this is the only way to get back their long lost peace, Dhanasekhar asks Thamizharasan to stay away from Jeeva.
Back in the present, while the old and aging Vinu Chakravarthy is still at logger heads with their family, Mukesh Tiwari pretends to be friendly with them. As the construction work nears completion and the house is been furnished, Mukesh plots a bomb in the new house. Thamizharasan gets to know of this and foils the plot. Ranjith gets released from jail around the same time the house gets ready for occupation. Dhanasekhar and family welcomes home Ranjith with much love and asks him to marry Jeeva. But Ranjith turns down the proposal because the reason for all their suffering was they forced their sister Thamarai into marriage without her consent and now they are doing the same mistake with Jeeva. This makes Dhanasekhar realize his err. He unites Jeeva with Thamizharasan .
Cast
- Arun Vijay as Tamizharasan
- Shamitha in a double role as Jeeva and Thamarai
- Rajkiran as Dhanasekar
- Chandrasekhar
- Ranjith
- Manorama
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Charle
- Ilavarasu
- Vijayakumar
- Neelima Rani
Soundtrack
| Pandavar Bhoomi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Bharathwaj | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:05 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharathwaj chronology | ||||
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Tracklist
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Aei Samba" | Maharajan T L, Subha, Yogendran | 03:55 | ||
| 2. | "Avaravar Vazhkaiyil" | Snehan | Bharathwaj | 05:18 | |
| 3. | "Azhagana Thadu Maatram" | Snehan | Reshmi | 01:19 | |
| 4. | "Chinna Vayasula" | Snehan | Bharathwaj | 01:09 | |
| 5. | "Kaviyan Kaviyan Bharathi" | Vairamuthu | Chithra K S | 05:14 | |
| 6. | "Malargalai Padaitha" | Srinivas | 05:58 | ||
| 7. | "Thozha Thozha Kanavu" | Snehan | Chithra Sivaraman, Yogendran | 04:49 | |
| 8. | "Thaye Unnai" | Snehan | Bharathwaj | 02:23 | |
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30:05 | ||||
Critical Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu praised as "Inundated with talent from every quarter" and said: "has to be welcomed, with open arms because decent, meaningful cinema deserves encouragement". Rediff.com particularly heaped praises at Cheran for his screenplay and said "With directors of the calibre of Cheran in its rank, Tamil cinema would not be discredited or degenerated". Thiraipadam.com lauded Cheran saying "Cheran is one of the few filmmakers who has not succumbed to the commercial bug and continues to make movies that satisfy his own creative spirit and also convey a valid message to society."The film also received mixed reviews. Sify.com criticised the length of the movie and said: "Cheran has churned out yet another village based sob story to torment you further" and concluded that "it is a typical overdose of Cheran melodrama masala"
Plot
Iyarkai is a familiar love triangle that plays out in unfamiliar surroundings. It revolves around a girl and the two men who love her but by placing the happenings in a port town of Rameswaram, the director manages to give the proceedings a fresh feeling.Marudhu (Shaam), an orphan and sailor, lands in Rameswaram and decides to give up his sailing life and settle down there. He develops a liking for Nancy (Radhika), who sells fruits and other items to sailors on ships that have arrived at the port. But Nancy still holds a candle for the captain of a ship that docked there three years ago. The captain (Arun Vijay) had promised her that he would return in a year but three years later, Nancy has still not given up hope.
She is in a dilemma whether to choose the captain or Marudhu and finally selects the former leaving mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
- Director: S.P.Jananathan
- Story/ Dialogue / Screenplay: S.P.Jananathan
- Cinematography: N.K. Ekambaram
- Music: Vidyasagar
- Producer:A.E.Gunasekaran
Soundtrack
Music : Vidyasagar| Song Title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Pazhaya Kural" | Sujatha Mohan |
| "Iyarkai Thaaye" | Karthik, Srivarthini |
| "Kaadhal Vandhaal" | Tippu, Manikka Vinayagam |
| "Alaiye Alaiye" | Shankar Mahadevan |
| "Seetu Kattu" | Karthik, Manikka Vinayagam |
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Soundtrack
- 5 Release
- 6 Reception
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Plot
Palani Vel (Prabhu) and Vetri Vel (Arun Vijay) are two brothers who eke out a living as a farmer and a mini van driver respectively in a village on the foothills of Palani temple. They are inseparable and they fight, sing and booze together and when Vetri falls in love with a city based RJ Anjali (Vedika) who is on a visit to Palani, he finds another girl Lakshmi (Kasturi) to romance his brother.Meanwhile the village simpleton Vetri goes to Chennai in search of a job and in search of his lady love. He gets a job as a driver in a courier company which also employs people like Vimala Hassan (Santhanam) a crazy fan of Kamal Hassan. Enter the villain Essakki (Prakash Raj) a dreaded don who controls Saidapet area of the city, and soon locks horns with Vetri. The rest of the story moves along predictable lines before the steamy sentimental action packed climax.
Cast
- Arun Vijay as Vetrivel
- Vedhika as Anjali
- Prabhu as Palanivel
- Prakash Raj as Essaki
- Kasthuri as Lakshmi
- Santhanam as Vimala Haasan
- Ganja Karuppu as Karuppu
- Vijayakumar as Assistant Commissioner of Police
- Mayilsamy as an Sketch Artist
- Aarthi as Arundathi
- Lollu Sabha Manohar
- Shakeela
- Kadhal Thandapani
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Singamuthu
Production
Casting
Pooja Umashankar walked out of the film due to the film's long delay to start. instead Vedhika was selected. Kasthuri was selected to play an important role making her comeback to Tamil cinema.Filming
Actor Arun Vijay and the cinematographers were arrested by the Thai army when the shoot was on for this film at Ko Man Islands near Pattaya City, It was only when the location manager and the producer explained the story to concerned officials that those arrested were been released, The shooting came to a halt until the crew were been released. The shooting of the film took place in Langavi Islands in Malaysia. Arun Vijay, Choreographer and Vedhika went as a team to the island for shooting. The shooting took place for a long time and by the time crew left it became dark and they missed the way and stranded in the mid sea for more than 2 hours but luckily they were saved. Set of the temple town Palani has been erected at Sriperambadhur for shooting of the film, Since the story of the film happens in Palani, set of the temple including market place, shops and streets have been erected in Sriperambadhur for 50 lakhs. A fight sequence featuring Arun Vijay clashing with the villains has been shot under the guidance of the stunt master Kanal Kannan. Scenes featuring Vedhika is also being shot here. Four cameras are being used for the shooting at this spot. Mumtaj was said to be appearing in an item number which proved false. During the shooting, the makers did a charity work to underprivileged rural areas. These donations have been used to provide adequate number of Ambulance facility to the villages of Ramanadhapuram, Pattukottai, Dindugal. Shooting for the climax has been on at Binny Mills and whilst acting out a stunt sequence involving jumping over the camera, Arun Vijay hurt his rib cage and arm. Luckily, the injuries weren't major and the actor went about shooting the scenes after rest for a couple of hours.Soundtrack
Soundtrack is composed by Mani Sharma. The audio was launched by Suriya in 2009.- Anbumanam - Karthik, Reeta
- Nee Hello - Jyotsna
- O Maare - Ranjith, Saindhavi
- Othaikku Othaiyai - Naveen, Rahul Nambiar
- Pooparikka - Karthik, Swetha
Release
The satellite rights of the film were bagged by Kalaignar. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.Reception
The film was officially announced as a hit by the reports given by top ten movies in kalaignar TV and other websites .It ran successfully for more than 100 days.Reviews
Kollywood today wrote: "There’s nothing exceptional you will be witnessing with Malai Malai". Oneindia wrote: "Director Venkatesh uses all his usual techniques to entertain the viewers. The techniques he has applied may be old but guaranteed for a 2 hours 30 minutes entertainment". Sify wrote: "a typical mass masala movie with all essential ingredients". Nowrunning wrote: "Malai Malai an out-and-out Arun Vijay movie". Behindwoods wrote: "Scenes and narration are the same old run-of-the-mill types but for Prabhu’s and Prakash Raj’s friendship. Director had attempted to give something different but his efforts fall flat".The success of Malai Malai, prompted the producers of his long-delayed film Thunichal to use his newfound publicity to launch their own film. Arun Vijay, worried that the move could hamper his new-found image at the box office, lodged a complaint with the Nadigar Sangam, alleging that the producers of Thunichal were attempting to release the film without his voice. Soon after, he retracted his statements and refuted that the film would not damage his reputation.
After Malai Malai, the crew of previous film re-united with Maanja Velu which is a remake of Telugu film Lakshyam.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Controversy
- 5 Soundtrack
- 6 Release
- 7 References
Plot
The film starts with a flashback. ACP Bose (karthik) is a sincere police officer happily married and lives with his parents and younger brother velu (arunvijay). Surjo is a college student and he falls in love with his classmate shalini (dhansika). Enter Umapathi (chandrasekar) the villain who is notorious for settlements and land deals. shalini comes across ACP Bose when she is on a field trip from her college with her friends. She gets friendly with his daughter Pinky who tells her that she would get her introduced to her uncle velu and they would make a good pair. It turns out that velu studies in Indu’s college and soon after they accidentally even come to know each other and get close.ACP Bose investigates the case of a dreaded criminal umapathi whom no one has been able to touch. He is even involved with a land deal involving crores of money which is completely illegal and others including the D.I.G is involved. When the chairman of the bank who has lent money for the deal demand the money back as the deal hasn’t worked, but umapathi eliminates him. The people who are customers of the bank take to the streets and try to damage the bank. ACP Bose arrives there, arrests the manager and takes him away. Somehow umapathi comes to know where the manager has been taken .He arrives there with his men and the D.I.G and nearly kill ACP Bose. umapathi asks his men to dump the body. On the way, somehow velu gets involved and ultimately rescues his brother from a burning bus and the elder brother dies in the younger brother’s arms. The entire media and the people think that ACP Bose has swindled off all the money as they have been made to believe that by the D.I.G. velu decides to take revenge on the people who killed his brother. Firstly he kills dinesh (his friend and Umapathy’s friend) .Then he kills the D.I.G (he had been taken to jail and he had escaped). umapathi also kidnaps the entire family of velu. velu goes to an old temple where he kills umapathi, he spills the beans that bose is dead and rescues his family under the supervision of the new D.I.G Gautam sankar (prabhu) who supports him wholeheartedly.
Cast
- Arun Vijay as Velu
- Karthik Muthuraman as Subash Chandra Bose aka ACP Bose
- Dhansika as Anjali
- Prabhu Ganesan as Gautham Ganesh
- Santhanam as Manickam
- Chandrashekar as Umapathi
- Hemanth as Dinesh
- Riyaz Khan as Easwara Pandian
- Ilavarasu as Sivagnanam
- Ganja Karuppu as Bhooshan
- Vijayakumar as Velu's father
- Anu Haasan as Subash Chandra Bose's Wife
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Anjali's father
- Meera Krishnan as Velu's mother
- Thyagu
- Shakeela as Manikkam and Bhooshan's mother
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Manikkam and Bhooshan's father
- Singamuthu
Production
After the success of his film Malai Malai, Arun Vijay teams with Malai Malai team (consists of A Venkatesh, Mani Sharma, Santhanam and producer Mohan) for second time, Venkatesh decided to remake the Telugu film Lakshyam. The film was said to be titled as Maanja Madhan which proved untrue and it is changed as Maanja Velu.Suresh Gopi was initially selected to play the role of Arun's elder brother but he was replaced by another senior actor Karthik who made his comeback through this film. Dhansika, who was one of the five girls in Peraanmai has been selected to play the pair opposite hero making her first project as a solo heroine.
First schedule of the film was started with song at Bangkok. The climax fight scenes of the film was canned in Ekkattuthangal Burma Colony Muneeswarar Temple, Chennai for last 5 days and it was shot using two outdoor units and four cameras, the set was built like that of a ruined temple with a 50 ft tall 'Aiyanaar' statue was erected at a whoping 65 lakhs. A scene featuring 400 junior artists and 25 stunt artists was canned in a festival set that was erected around the temple. A scene in which Arun Vijay kicking two fighters by jumping from a platform was being shot, for which both the fighters were tied on with a transparent nylon rope, to avoid accidents. Unexpectedly one of the nylon ropes got tangled with Arun Vijay's right arm while he was performing the action. Arun Vijay's elbow was badly injured due to the accident and the whole arm swell at once. Immediately the actor was offered first aid by the stunt master Kanal Kannan and was rushed to the hospital where he was offered emergency treatment, for this scene Arun tonsured his head to give a new look and also hanged upside down which was shot for 7 days. Songs were shot at Pazhani, Dindigul and Chennai. The title song of the film was shot in Pondicherry schedule with 80 junior artists. Few stunts were shot at Trichy and Stunt master Kanal Kannan has given 45 days of his schedule.
Controversy
Before the release, Dr. Kalidoss has stated that he had been in the film industry for the past 15 years and that he completed a film titled ‘Thunichal’ with Arun Vijay in the lead in the year 2008. He also stated that though the Censor Board had cleared the film, Arun Vijay had ‘purposely’ delayed the release of the film by not completing his portion of the ‘dubbing’ work. As he had spent Rs.2 crores till date, the producer told Vijay that he couldn’t continue to shoot the film. Meanwhile, he was asked by the actor to release Thunichal after his ‘Malai Malai’ released. Due to his non-cooperation, instead of releasing ‘Thunichal’ in 160 theatres, I could release the film only in 16 theatres on 1 January this year, said Kalidoss. Due to this, I incurred a loss of Rs.1.5 crores, he added. “Due to the mental harassment I had to endure because of Arun Vijay, I couldn’t continue my profession as a doctor for the past 4 years. Vijay has to pay me Rs.1.5 crores and till he does so, the release of his ‘Maanja Velu’ should be stayed till the 19th of this month,” he had stated in the petition Dr. Mohan, producer of ‘Maanja Velu’ and father-in-law of Arun Vijay, had filed a counter petition with the Court praying for vacation of the stay on the grounds that he, as a producer, had nothing to do with Dr. Kalidoss’ case and requested that as such, his film should be allowed to release on the stipulated date. Advocate G. Murugesh Kumar, who appeared on behalf of Dr. Mohan in the court of Mr. Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, managed to putforth his point of view strongly before the Judge and said that Dr. Kalidoss had ‘wrongly informed’ the Court in the matter. As soon as the Judge announced that he’d be giving the verdict based on the ‘actual nature’ of the case, Dr. Kalidoss is said to have ‘withdrawn’ his petition from the Court. Following this, the Judge dismissed the petition and said that the film could release on May 21 as per its original schedule.Soundtrack
| Maanja Velu | |
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| Soundtrack album by Mani Sharma | |
| Recorded | Gemini Music |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Junglee Music |
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Munneru Munneru" | Ranjith & Naveen | ||
| 2. | "Eppadi Thaan Muraichu" | Rahul Nambiyar | ||
| 3. | "Maanja Maanja" | Tippu & Sujatha | ||
| 4. | "Yosi" | Ranjith & Saindavi | ||
| 5. | "Ooril Ulla Uyirghal e;laam" | Karthik | ||
| 6. | "Maanja Maanja" (Retro Remix) | Mukesh & Priya Subramaniam |
Critical response
The soundtrack was released to generally positive reviews. Behindwoods said, "there is nothing in the album that will make it stand up for itself". Milliblog said, "getting 3 decent tracks in a masala potboiler soundtrack is a huge win indeed". Indiaglitz said, "Over all, the music of Maanja Velu will definitely be chart busters and the music will have a wide reach. Mani Sharma, has used the tunes of his hit songs in Telugu in this album, which would surely appeal even to the Tamil audience".Release
The satellite rights of the film were bagged by Kalaignar. The film was given an "A" certificate by the Indian Censor Board and released in May 21, 2010 alongside Magane En Marumagane, Kanakavel Kaaka, Kutti Pisasu, Kola Kolaya Mundhirikka and Kutrapirivu.Reviews
Sify said, "On the whole director Venkatesh has dished out an average run of the mill mass masala cocktail which is quite entertaining in the first half but fizzles out in the second half with a predictable long drawn out climax". Behindwoods said, "Maanja Velu is an entertainer that aims to satisfy all types of audiences and A. Venkatesh has managed to create a screenplay that takes care of all requirements. But, there is a feeling that the full potential of the script has not been realized. It is still a decent entertainer which can be watched especially for its wonderful casting". Times of India said, "The one thing that strikes you about Maanja Velu is what a talent house Tamil cinema has been. As you watch the parade of the seniors like Karthik, Prabhu, Vijaykumar and Vagai Chandrasekhar you feel glad that they came up with good, great, moving or simply lovable performances in the past. It does a lot to ease the heart burn caused by the so-called earthy cinema that we has have been treated to for months and months now. Where you saw plenty of victims of circumstances on display, but so very lacking in angst that you came away from the movie without any emotional connect". Indiaglitz said, "A perfect one for those who love masala flicks". Chennaionline said, "Maanja Velu has all the ingredients of a masala flick but the problem is that it has no novelty or neatness to impress us". Top 10 cinema said, "The movie may have its reach amongst the commercial film lovers, who have no regards for logics".Box Office
The film has seen an above average opening with total collections running up to Rs. 18 lakhs and weekend collections at Rs. 3,38,177 in second week. After that, weekend saw Rs. 4,22,307 drawn in its favor with Rs. 26 lakhs over the last weeks. Rs. 1,76,967 was made by the film this weekend with Rs. 32 lakhs spanning over 3 weeks. Total collections in chennai was Rs. 26 lakhs. Overall trade pundits declared the film as "average"
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Production
- 4 Soundtrack
- 5 Release
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Plot
Selva (Arun Vijay) owns a travel agency in Chennai. He dreams to make it big in life and is all set to marry his lover Priya (Mamta Mohandas). The city is under the grip of dreaded baddies Maha (Maha Gandhi) and his brother Kumar (Krishnavamsi). They are loan sharks who go to any extent to wield their clout in the city. Selva comes across Maha and soon Maha is killed in mysterious circumstances. The blame falls on Selva. Kumar and his men want to bump off Selva. A perplexed Selva runs for cover. He sets out to find the real killer. But there is a twist in the tale and Selva takes a new avatar as he decides to wage a bloody war with baddies.Cast
- Arun Vijay as Selva
- Mamta Mohandas as Priya
- Rakul Preet Singh as Gayathri Ramakrishnan
- Maha Gandhi as Maha
- Vamsi Krishna as Kumar
- Aruldas as Karikkadai Sekar
- Aadukalam Murugadoss as Velu
- Kali as Alphonse
- M. G. Lohanathan as Senthil
- Aarthi as Priya's friend
- Ramya as Ramya
- Debi Dutta in a special appearance
Production
Development
After achieving moderate successes with Malai Malai (2009) and Maanja Velu (2010), Feather Touch Entertainment and Arun Vijay came together for a third collaboration. The film was launched at the Palani Murugan temple, with the film's crew being present. The film's title was announced to be Thadaiyara Thaakka, derived from the Kanda Shasti Kavasam. Arun Vijay plays a left handed character. About the title, director said:"When I was working with Gautham Menon, we were discussing this title for Vettaiyaadu Vilayaadu. Generally Gautham Menon will ask his assistant directors for titles for his scripts and I had suggested this then. Gautham too liked this but somehow we could not use it then. However this title stayed with me for a long time and when I had readied the script, I felt this suited the script very well" and about the story idea he further added that:"The idea was conceived once when I was bedridden with viral fever. When an idea is very good and simmers for a long time, it kind of grows on you and the characters come to life and become powerful. That’s how the characters and the story took shape seven years ago".Casting
Bollywood actress Prachi Desai was first roped in for the lead female role, signing her first Tamil project, with sources claiming that she was paid
15 million as remuneration. Despite having signed up, Desai failed to turn up for shooting, delaying the filming. Nearly five months later, she was removed from the project, and Malayali singer-actress Mamta Mohandas replaced her, making Thadaiyara Thaakka her third Tamil film. Prior to Mamta's entry, Kannada film actress Nidhi Subbaiah was considered for the role. Rakul Preet Singh, Femina Miss India 2011 contestant, who previously had starred in a Kannada film, was selected for another pivotal female role. Salim Baig, who played the antagonist in Gharshana, Kaakha Kaakha's Telugu version, was chosen to enact the villain in Thadaiyara Thaakka, with reports noting that there were two more villains in the film. Filming
Some scenes of the film were shot at Border Thottam, at night. Arun Vijay stated that the film was primarily shot in night at second half. The team roped in Mumbai based model Debi Dutta for the kuthu number "Poondhamalli Dhaan". The track was canned in TR Gardens in an enormous set resembling the famous Zam Bazaar at nights in a grand scale with 50 dancers and 150 junior artists. It was choreographed by Noble Master. Arun Vijay had developed a six-pack for this film. Rain had delayed the schedule and pushed back the release. The crew shot the climax at the Binny Mills for nine days. A factory set was erected with 15 feet fenced compound worth 4.5 million rupees. Art director Mohana Mahendran tried to find a live location but since he wasn't satisfied, the team erected a set of an old abandoned factory with machinery. A scene featuring Arun Vijay, Vamsi and his gang was shot there. Stunt director Anal Arasu composed a lengthy shot which was canned with four cameras. During the take Vamsi had to swing a huge iron bar against Arun Vijay in the end, where Arun has to miss it and jump. However, the iron bar slipped from Vamsi's hand and hit Arun's shoulder. Shoot was wrapped with few shots remaining.Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Thaman, with lyrics by Madhan Karky and Vaali. Arun Vijay had sung few lines for a folk-song with L. R. Eswari. The audio was launched at radio station "Suryan FM". Magizh Thirumeni, Arun Vijay, Thaman and Madhan Karky were present at the launch, while Mamta Mohandas was absent as she had went to trip.- Kelaamale - Aalaap Raju, Rita
- Poondamalli Thaan - L. R. Eswari, Solar Sai, Arun Vijay
- Kaalangal - Javed Ali, Chinmayee
- Kelaamale (unplugged) - Thaman, Rita
- Theme Music
Critical reception
Milliblog wrote: "Short, tuneful soundtrack by Thaman who gets the melodies right and the sole kuthu wrong". Behindwoods wrote:"A decent effort from Thaman that passes muster".Release
Satellite rights were bagged by Sun TV. The film was released on 1 June 2012.Critical reception
Nowrunning wrote:"Flawed but praiseworthy flick". Behindwoods wrote:"Credible characters, fairly good screen play and neat performances are the factors that work for TT, However there are a few snag moments in the second half when the script’s journey appears a bit meandering.Box-office
The film has grossed1726000 (US$29,000) in first week. In the second week, film took average opening and grossed 6.02659 lakh (US$10,000). The film was a success at the box office selling 220,000 tickets in Tamil Nadu.Sources from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arun Vijay
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