Thunai Mudhalvar Explained

Thunai Mudhalvar
Starring:Jayaram
K. Bhagyaraj
Shweta Menon
Sandhya
Director:R. Vivekanandan
Producer:R. Shankar
K. G. Suresh Babu
Music:Jai
Balaji
PradeepHarish-Jai
Cinematography:A. Karthik Raaja
Studio:Anugrahada Art Films
Distributor:Dream Factory
Runtime:153 mins
Country:India
Language:Tamil
Editing:S. M. V. Subbu

Thunai Mudhalvar is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written by K. Bhagyaraj and directed by R. Vivekanandan. The film stars Jayaram in the lead roles while Shweta Menon, Bhagyaraj and Sandhya among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by four different music directors and the film opened to negative reviews in April 2015.[1] [2]

Cast

Production

During the audio launch of Bharathiraja's Annakodi (2013) in January 2013, Bhagyaraj announced that he was working a script titled Thunai Mudhalvar Unopposed and that he was finalising the cast for the project.[3] The film was launched in December 2013, with Jayaram signed on to appear alongside Bhagyaraj in the lead roles, while newcomer Vivekanandan would handle the film's direction. Shweta Menon was also signed on, marking her fourth film in the Tamil film industry, as was Meenakshi, and the team began shoot in Pollachi.[4]

Bhagyaraj "ghost-directed" the film, often changing the script and dialogues of the film on location.[5] Meenakshi later opted out of the project and was replaced by Sandhya, who played Jayaram's wife in the film.[6]

Soundtrack

Music composed by Jai; Balaji; PradeepHarish-Jai.

Release

The film opened to negative reviews in April 2015, with a critic from The Hindu noting it "is an outdated film that verges on the obscene" and that "its plot, its setting, its pace, its depiction of women — is dated".[7] Likewise, a critic from The Times of India noted "the whole enterprise feels like some badly made TV serial", particularly criticizing the film's depiction of women.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thunai Mudhalvar - Brain Damage - Desimartini.com. Sudarsan. Ramamurthy.
  2. Web site: Thunai Mudhalvar Review: Truly Unopposed. 11 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Bhagyaraj's next is Thunai Mudhalvar Unopposed - KOLLY TALK. 22 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Bhagyaraj & Jayaram team up. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131202556/http://www.sify.com/movies/bhagyaraj--jayaram-team-up-imagegallery-kollywood-nmqlk7gffcasi.html. dead. 31 January 2018.
  5. Web site: I am a mad person and I like to work with mad people!. .
  6. Web site: What is the story of Bhagyaraj and Jayaram's 'Thunai Mudhalvar' - Only Kollywood. 19 June 2014.
  7. News: An outdated film that verges on the obscene. Sudhir. Srinivasan. The Hindu . 10 April 2015. www.thehindu.com.
  8. Web site: Thunai Mudhalvar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India. The Times of India.
  9. Web site: Bhagyaraj Out of Sync with Audience Tastes .