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Thoongaa Vanam
File:Thoongavanam.jpg
Directed byRajesh M. Selva
Screenplay byKamal Haasan
Story byFrederic Jardin
Nicolas Saada
Produced byKamal Haasan
S. Chandrahasan
Gokulam Gopalan
V. C. Praveen
Baiju Gopalan
Starring
CinematographySanu John Varghese
Edited byShan Mohammed
Music byM. Ghibran
Production
companies
Distributed byWide Angle Creations
Escape Artists Motion Pictures
Release date
10 November 2015[1][2]
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages

Thoongaa Vanam (Template:Lang-en) is a 2015 Indian crime thriller film in Tamil and Telugu directed by Rajesh M. Selva starring Kamal Hassan, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Kishore and Asha Sarath. The film, which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Cheekati Rajyam with the same cast, was jointly produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sri Gokulam Movies.[3][4] The film is an adaptation of the 2011 French film Sleepless Night.[5][6] The film was released on 10 November 2015 to positive reviews.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

Kamal Haasan announced that his next project, a bilingual thriller titled Thoongaa Vanam in Tamil, would be directed by his former assistant Rajesh [7] and produced by himself. He added that the film would be shot simultaneously and with the same cast and crew as Cheekati Rajyam in the Telugu language.[8] Sanu Varghese and Shan Mohammed were named as the cinematographer and editor, respectively,[9] while Ghibran was recruited as the film's composer, working for a fourth successive Kamal Haasan film.[10][11] Writer Suka was chosen to write the Tamil dialogues,[12] while Abburi Ravi was assigned to work on the dialogues for the Telugu version.[13]

Kamal Haasan was reported to be play CK Dhiwakar, an Indian Revenue Service officer in Narcotics Control Bureau.[14] Trisha and Prakash Raj were the first actors to be cast and reported to play the female lead and an important supporting role respectively.[15][16] While Prakash Raj was said to portray a drug dealer named Vital Rao, Trisha's role was Mallika, a police officer.[14] Initially, the makers were considering Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala to play Kamal's wife in the movie. But the crew later opted for Asha Sarath after watching her films.[17][18] Uma Riyaz Khan was signed for an "important role" [19] and Kishore informed that had been selected for a "key role" in the film.[20] In June 2015, it was reported that Madhu Shalini was part of the film and had starting filming,[21] while Sampath Raj was also added to the cast.[22] Sampath's character was revealed to be that of a local gangster called Pedha Babu.[14]

Filming

Following a photo shoot at the AVM Studios on 20 May 2015,[23] the film was officially unveiled on 25 May in Hyderabad with the release of the first look poster,[13] after which principal photography began with a schedule at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[24][25] The filming was completed in 38 days by August 2015.

Music

Thoongaa Vanam features one song, "Neeye Unakku Raja" in the metal genre, sung by Kamal Haasan and model-turned-singer C. Aishvarrya Suresh, who both performed its Telugu version as well.[26] Behindwoods wrote "Though it's just one, it's a gun!"[27]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."Neeye Unakku Raja"VairamuthuKamal Haasan, Aishvarrya & Yazin Nizar4:33

Release

The theatrical trailer of the film was released on 16 September 2015.[28] It was the first Kamal film to release in Deepavali season after 14-year gap.[29][30]

Critical reception

Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times gave the film a highly positive rating of 4/5 stars, calling it "an absolute slick crime adventure".[31] Latha Srinivasan of Daily News and Analysis gave 3.5/5 stars mentioning Thoongaa Vanam as a slick, well-made film that takes you through the course of happening over one night to police officer and appreciated the debutant Rajesh M Selva for directing a film that broke from the regular Kollywood films. They also appreciated the performance of Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan and music director Gibran for the excellent background score.[32] Avinash Gopinath of Filmibeat gave 3.5/5 stars and concluded "Without any songs and romantic sequences, Thoongaavanam [sic] is not your regular Tamil film. After all, who else other than Kamal Haasan can make a Kollywood flick look truly international?"[33]

Rating it 3/5 stars, S. Saraswathi of Rediff appreciated the performances of the lead cast as well as the film's technical aspects but criticised the lack of pace in the film's screenplay before concluding "the intriguing plot, good performances, Ghibran's innovative background score and camera angles of Sanu Varghese make director Rajesh M Selva's Thoonga Vanam [sic] worth a watch."[34] M. Suganth of The Times of India also rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "even though the film cleverly spreads the action across various areas in the club [...] it isn't enough to shake off the feeling of claustrophobia. By the time the film gets over, we feel exhausted."[35] Entertainment website Behindwoods rated it 2.75/5 mentioning it as "There are thrills and surprises worth experiencing in this Thoongavanam", but also wrote "If one has to complain, it must be about the slight slow pace of the movie", a contradictory statement when compared with general opinion. They appreciated the technicians as well as actors of the film with special mention to Trisha Krishnan and Aman Abdullah.[36] Karthik Keramalu of IBNLive gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "Actors move in and out of rooms, run this way and that, plot and fail, hide and seek. Yet all the effort of the cast and crew is shaken and not stirred enough as the screenplay gets a few nods wrong."[37]

Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu stated that the film picks up in the post-interval portions "the kitchen-sink action choreography, the sounds of things breaking and clattering, the bursts of background score, the jittery camerawork", concluding the film as "an okay thriller", but criticised director Rajesh Selva for not giving the output to the dazzle of Brian De Palma films.[38] Sify described the film as "classy thriller that gives an edge of the seat ride with world class action sequences and no-nonsense execution!".Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Sampath Raj, Kishore and Trisha Krishnan was appreciated for their performances, while they concluded mentioning about the technical aspects like music, action, editing and camera work that gave an edge to the film.[39] Raisa Nasreen of Bookmyshow termed the film as "A solid action-thriller".[40]

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