Thillalangadi
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Directed by | Mohan Raja |
Screenplay by | Mohan Raja |
Based on | Kick by Vakkantham Vamsi |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | B. Rajasekar |
Edited by | Ram Sudharsan |
Music by |
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Production company | Jayam Company |
Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Thillalangadi (transl. Defiler) is a 2010 Indian
Thillalangadi depicts the story of Krishna (Jayam Ravi), a brilliant student who has excelled in all aspects of life but loves to have an adventure in his life and would do anything just to experience this kick (addiction).
Plot
Krishna is a happy-go-lucky youth who excels in every field but always does strange and dangerous things to obtain a certain "kick" – a thrill or excitement that he craves. One such activity is secretly double-crossing his childhood friend Das while helping him elope. At this point, he meets Nisha, who is shocked at his recklessness and writes him off as crazy. Krishna sets his sights on Nisha and woos her in a very unorthodox way; he begs her not to fall in love with him. After a host of comical situations involving Krishna's caring but easygoing parents, local thugs, and an ever-present comic relief Jackson, Nisha accepts Krishna's love. However, she sets a condition: Krishna must stay in a well-paying job (he had resigned from other jobs due to lack of "kick"), and only then will she agree to marry him. Krishna accepts but soon resigns again for the same reason and tries to hide it from Nisha. When Nisha finds out, she breaks up with him and leaves him for good.
Some months later, Nisha's parents arrange for her to meet a prospective suitor in Malaysia. Though reluctant, she meets the suitor Krishna Kumar, a tough but honest policeman. She narrates the story of her affair with Krishna, and Krishna Kumar reveals that he is tracking a dangerous thief who has stolen large amounts of money from wealthy (mostly corrupt) politicians. At Malaysia, Nisha, her sister, and Jackson run into Krishna again but learn that he has lost his memory and cannot remember his past life. Nisha sees this as an opportunity to start their relationship again from scratch. However, it is revealed that Krishna is not really suffering from amnesia; he has faked his condition by convincing an amnesiac that he is a doctor, and tricked him into diagnosing his condition falsely. Nisha is upset but realizes that it was done due to his love for her, and she has hidden her own feelings from him. They reconcile.
Meanwhile, it is revealed that the thief whom Krishna Kumar has been tracking is Krishna. His motives are simple; he steals ill-gotten money from politicians to pay for operations of children suffering from cancer. After manipulating various people, such as an MLA, and stealing from them, he is finally caught in the act by Krishna Kumar. Krishna is still unfazed, celebrating his failure at a street party. He dares Krishna Kumar to catch him in his final crime: stealing money from the minister. After many harrowing stunts, Krishna pulls it off successfully. Krishna Kumar is demoted from his job for his failure and is shocked to learn that his replacement is Krishna, who promises to "guard" the minister's remaining money. Knowing what is in store for the politicians, Krishna Kumar leaves with a new respect for his foe.
Cast
- Jayam Ravi as Krishna
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Nisha
- Shaam as ACP Krishna Kumar
- Prabhu as Krishna's father
- Suhasini as Krishna's mother
- Vadivelu as Jackson "Jacky" / John
- Santhanam as Dr. Butty Paul
- Sanchita Shetty as Ammu
- Sathyan as Das
- Radha Ravi as Minister Rajaraam
- Nalini as an MLA Vannai Vasanthi
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Inspector
- Livingston as Nisha's uncle
- Jayaprakash as Nisha's father
- Manivannan as Ashram Staff
- L. Raja as Krishna Kumar's father
- John Vijay as 'Manda odu' Maasi
- Ganja Karuppu as Karuppu
- Mayilsamy as Rowdy
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Minister Chandra Lakshman
- Manobala as Priest
- Chandra Lakshman as Shreya Das
- Lakshmi Vasudevan as Nisha's aunt
- Latha Rao as Usha
- Chandrashekhar Vijay Anthony as Venkat
- Cameo appearance
- Five Star Krishna as Venkat
- Vijayalakshmi as Swapna
- L. R. Eswari as herself
- Yogi Babu as Maasi's sidekick (uncredited)
Production
Development
After the
Casting
For the lead role, played by
The lead female role, originally played by Ileana D'Cruz, was eventually won by Tamannaah Bhatia.[5] Initially, the crew had planned to sign Ileana for the same role in Tamil as well and approached her, but her father is said to have refused the offer as he didn't want his daughter to play the same role again.[6] Also actress Bhanu, who had starred in the films Thaamirabharani and the very recently released Azhagar Malai, was approached for the role.[7] However, she, too, refused the offer as she felt the role was too glamorous and she wouldn't fit the role.[7] Whilst all his earlier remakes had the actress, who played the role in the original film, in the Tamil version as well, M. Raja, for the first time, was not able to sign the actress of the original Telugu version.[5]
Meanwhile,
as well.Filming
The film was formally launched on 19 August 2009 at AVM Studios.
The film was shot at various locations, including
Soundtrack
Thillalangadi | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 34:59 | |||
Label | Sony Music India | |||
Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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The Thillalangadi soundtrack is composed by
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ding Ding" | Silambarasan Rajendar, Manasi Scott | 4:57 | ||
6. | "Idhayam Karaikirathe" | Viveka | S. Thaman | Srivardhini | 2:35 |
7. | "Thothu Ponen" | Viveka | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Shankar Mahadevan | 3:24 |
Total length: | 34:59 |
Release
Theatrical
The film had a solo release on 23 July 2010, opening to mixed and negative reviews unlike the original Telugu version.[22]
Home media
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.[23]
Reception
Whilst a reviewer from Sify rated the film as "average" film and added that it is "boring",[22] a reviewer from Behindwoods gave 2.5 out of 5, describing the film as an "enjoyable entertainer".[24] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff.com cited the film as a "ridiculous pot-boiler" and criticised Jeyam Ravi's lacking punch and wafer-thin story line, giving the film a mere 1.5 out of 5.[25] A critic from The Times of India also criticised the film saying that it "lacks that light touch needed to carry off the candyfloss content" as well as Jayam Ravi's performance describing his character as "a ham of what is simply a ridiculously featherweight character".[26] Meanwhile, an Indiaglitz reviewer cited that "the brothers have come out with an engrossing fare, but only in parts", adding that is "interesting in parts", but would have been "more shining and bright, had few loose ends been stitched together".[27] A critic from Chennai Online said "the film somehow manages to entertain with comedy elements".[28][29]
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- ^ a b "'Thillalangadi' team in Malaysia". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Why this actress refused Jayam Ravi". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Yuvan to kick-start 'Kick' songs". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
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- ^ "Jayam Ravi tries… Karthik evades…". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Thillalangadi – Get, Set, Go". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Get, set go for 'Thillalangadi'". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Jayam Ravi's Thillalangadi starts rolling!". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
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- ^ a b c Pillai, Sreedhar (13 February 2010). "A 360 degree song!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "15 JAYAM RAVIS AND 5 TAMANNAHS". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Thillalangadi audio straight to the stores". Sify. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ a b Thillalangadi is boring. Sify.com (2 December 2012). Retrieved on 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Thillalangadi matinee on Sun TV today". The Times of India. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ THILLALANGADI MOVIE REVIEW Archived 31 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Thillalangadi is a ridiculous pot-boiler Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Movies.rediff.com (23 July 2010). Retrieved on 2016-12-03.
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- ^ "Movie Review : 'Thillalangadi' | Movie Review – Movies". ChennaiOnline. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (30 July 2010). "Comedy of errors". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links
- Thillalangadi at IMDb