Teddy (film)
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| Directed by | Shakti Soundar Rajan |
| Written by | Shakti Soundar |
| Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
| Starring | Arya Sayyeshaa Sathish |
| Cinematography | S.Yuva |
| Edited by | T. Shivanandeeswaran |
| Music by | D. Imman |
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| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Teddy is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan. The film stars a teddy bear in the titular role as a special character, while Arya along with Sayyeshaa feature in the lead roles. Sathish, Sakshi Agarwal and Magizh Thirumeni play supporting roles in the film. The music is composed by D. Imman and film is produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his production banner Studio Green. It is the first Tamil film to use an Indian animation company to design a special animated character and the second motion-capture film in Tamil after Kochadaiiyaan (2014).[1][2] It was released worldwide on Hotstar on 12 March 2021.[3]
Plot
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Srividya, A college student helps a person met with accident but unfortunately it backfires causing a injury in her hand. She is sent to a hospital where she is given Iv with a medicine for artificially induced coma. Srividya wakes up soon after and she is again given the medicine where her soul transfers to a teddy bear. On other hand Shiva is a person with photographic memory and OCD that makes him learn things faster. one night Shiva saves a teenager from sexual predators where the teddy sees him and they meet the next day, shiva first believes he became crazy but soon he understands it’s real. Shiva and teddy spend time thinking of the ways to find Srividya’s body that was transferred from the hospital. Shiva sends teddy as a parcel with a barcode from the hospital Srividya is taken where the parcel reaches Azerbaijan. They later find this is a whole hospital scam to sell illegal body parts by Varadarajan. The rest of the movie is how shiva helps Sri rescue herself.
Cast
- Arya as Shiva
- Sayyeshaa as Srividya
- Magizh Thirumeni as Dr. Varadarajan
- Sathish as Shiva's friend
- Karunakaran as Karthik
- Masoom Shankar as Sarah
- Sakshi Agarwal as Priya
- R. N. R. Manohar as Srividya's father
- Praveena as Shiva's mother
- Abdool Lee as Varadharajan's assistant
- Shabeer Kallarakkal as Harish
- E.B. Gokulan as Train Passenger (also teddy)
- Pradeep K Vijayan
Production
The film was announced by director Shakti Soundar Rajan in March 2019 which also marked his fifth directorial venture and maiden collaboration with actor Arya.[4] The principal photography of the film commenced in May 2019.[5] Sakshi Agarwal was approached to play a supporting role after participating in the reality TV show Bigg Boss Tamil 3.[6]
Director Magizh Thirumeni who was known for his directorial Thadam was cast to play a supporting role which also marked his acting debut.[7][8] The theme of the film revolves around the special character Teddy Bear in animation which would appear for nearly 80 minutes of the film. The film was predominantly shot in Chennai and in a few locations across Europe.[9]
The shooting procedure of the film was wrapped up as of December 2019.[10] In June 2020, Thirumeni confirmed the film would proceed with a theatrical release, despite rumours that they were exploring an over-the-top media service release.[11]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 15 July 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music India | |||
| Producer | D. Imman | |||
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The soundtrack of the film is composed by D. Imman, continuing his collaboration with the director for the third time after Miruthan (2016) and Tik Tik Tik (2018). The lyrics are written by Madhan Karky. The first single En Iniya Thanimaye which was sung by Sid Sriram was released on 14 February 2020 coinciding with the Valentine's Day.[12][13] Later the video song of "En Iniya Thanimaye" was released on 1 March 2021.[14]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "En Iniya Thanimaye" | Madhan Karky | Sid Sriram | 04:48 |
| 2. | "Nanbiye" | Madhan Karky | Anirudh Ravichander | 04:51 |
| 3. | "Marandhaye" | Madhan Karky | Pradeep Kumar, Jonita Gandhi | 04:59 |
| 4. | "Ready Steady Teddy" | Madhan Karky | Mark Thomas |
Release
Teddy was expected to release in summer of 2020, but was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film released on Hotstar on 12 March 2021 worldwide.[3]
References
- ^ "Arya's latest 'Teddy' is first Tamil film to use Indian animation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Motion capture technology brings Teddy alive on screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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- ^ "Arya-Shakti Soundar Rajan's 'Teddy' is a children's movie". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Arya-Sayyeshaa's 'Teddy' starts with a pooja today! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Sakshi Agarwal joins Arya's Teddy – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Magizh Thirumeni to make his acting debut in Shakti Soundar Rajan's 'Teddy'". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Magizh Thirumeni to be a part of Teddy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Arya and Sayyeshaa shoot for the last schedule of Teddy – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "'Teddy' shoot wrapped up, first look from today!". Sify. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/arya-sayyeshaa-starrer-teddys-director-quashes-rumours-about-movie-releasing-ott-platform-548437
- ^ "Teddy first single to be out tomorrow – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Imman collaborates with Sid Sriram for a song from 'Teddy' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "En Iniya Thanimaye Video Song From Teddy Released". The Update. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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