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Retta Thala
Directed byKris Thirukumaran
Written byKris Thirukumaran
Produced byBobby Balachandran
Starring
CinematographyTijo Tomy
Edited byAnthony
Music bySam C. S.
Production
company
BTG Universal
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Retta Thala is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed Kris Thirukumaran and produced by Bobby Balachandran under his BTG Universal banner.[1] The film stars Arun Vijay and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles alongside Tanya Ravichandran in an important role.[2][3] The film also includes Kannada actor Yogesh Samy as an antagonist,[4] alongside Hareesh Peradi, John Vijay, Balaji Murugadoss, Yog Japee, and Vincent Asokan in supporting roles.[5]

The film has music composed by Sam C. S., editing handled by Anthony, and cinematography by Tijo Tomy.[4] The film was officially announced on 4 April with the working title AV36 and the title Retta Thala was revealed on 23 April 2024.[6] Principal photography began on 29 April and wrapped up on 1 October 2024.[7]

Cast

Production

Development

On 4 April 2024, actor Arun Vijay's 36th film was launched with a working title AV36 by the director Lokesh Kanagaraj[8] after a formal puja in Chennai.[9][10] The film marks the third production venture of Bobby Balachanrdan under his BTG Universal banner headed by Dr. M. Manoj Beno.[1] The film also marks the third directorial venture of Kris Thirukumaran who is known for Maan Karate (2014) and Gethu (2016).[11] The action thriller film[12] stars Siddhi Idnani in the lead role alongside Tanya Ravichandran in a pivotal role[3] and Kannada actor Yogesh Samy making his debut in Tamil portraying the role of an antagonist.[4] The film comprises of an ensemble cast including Hareesh Peradi, John Vijay, Balaji Murugadoss, Yog Japee, and Vincent Asokan in supporting roles.[5]

The technical crew comprises of editor Anthony, cinematographer Tijo Tomy, along with popular stunt duo Anbariv and Prabhu as the stunt choreographers.[4] The music is composed by Sam C. S.[13]

Filming

Principal photography was planned to commence by the end of April 2024 in various locations like Goa, Pondicherry, Tharangampadi, Chennai, and abroad.[12] As planned, on 29 April, the filming process had begun.[14][15] On 7 June, an announcement regarding the wrap of the first schedule was made.[16][17] After a break, the team resumed its shooting[18] and on 26 September the makers announced their commencement of their short and final schedule at Goa.[19][20] The final schedule got wrapped on 1 October[21] and was officially confirmed by the film makers on 19 October.[7][22]

Marketing

On 23 April 2024, director Karthik Subbaraj, music director-actor G. V. Prakash Kumar, and actor Vishnu Vishal unveiled the title of the film Retta Thala,[2] meaning Double Heads with the first-look poster featuring the lead actor in dual roles.[23][6] Arun Vijay, over his social media handle acknowledged and thanked director AR Murugadoss for giving away the title rights that he had been holding for about 10 years for his project with Ajith Kumar.[24]

Music

The background and soundtrack is composed by Sam C. S.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "அருண் விஜய்யின் புதிய படப்பணிகள் தொடக்கம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bureau, DTNEXT (23 April 2024). "Arun Vijay's 36th film titled Retta Thala". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 20 October 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "அருண் விஜய் ஜோடியாக 2 நடிகைகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Arun Vijay and Tanya to play leads in a high-octane thriller". The Times of India. 4 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Arun Vijay's 'Retta Thala' outstanding first look out now". The Times of India. 24 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "AV 36 is now titled Retta Thala - Arun Vijay to play both hero and villain in the action thriller? Check out first-look poster". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Shoot Of Arun Vijay's Retta Thala Wrapped Up!". Times Now. 2 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "பிரம்மாண்டமாக உருவாகும் அருண் விஜய் 36.. நட்புக்காக லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் செய்த தரமான சம்பவம்!". TimesNowTamil (in Tamil). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "அருண் விஜய் நடிப்பில், BTG Universal நிறுவனத்தின் மூன்றாவது படைப்பு." Cineulagam (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ Bureau, DTNEXT (5 April 2024). "Thirukumaran-Arun Vijay's film launched in Chennai". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 20 October 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "AV 36 - Lokesh Kanagaraj launches Arun Vijay's film | All the pics are here". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Arun Vijay's Retta Thala is action thriller - With this one-liner, here is what the director has to say". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b Features, C. E. (23 April 2024). "Arun Vijay's next with Kris Thirukumaran titled Retta Thala". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ Features, C. E. (29 April 2024). "Arun Vijay's Retta Thala goes on floors". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (4 April 2024). "Arun Vijay's next with 'Maan Karate' director goes on floors". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ Features, C. E. (7 June 2024). "Arun Vijay's Retta Thala wraps first schedule of filming". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ "First Schedule Of Arun Vijay's Retta Thala Wrapped". Times Now. 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Arun Vijay resumes shooting for 'Retta Thala'". The Times of India. 18 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ Features, C. E. (26 September 2024). "Team Retta Thala lands in Goa for final schedule". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Arun Vijay wraps up the 'Retta Thala' shoot with a biryani feast". The Times of India. 2 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  21. ^ Features, C. E. (2 October 2024). "It's a wrap for Arun Vijay's Retta Thala". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Arun Vijay's 'Retta Thala' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India. 20 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Arun Vijay's Film With Kris Thirukumaran Titled Retta Thala". Times Now. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Is this how Arun Vijay's 'Retta Thala' got its title from?". The Times of India. 26 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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