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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
File:Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.jpg
Official First Look Poster
Directed byMani Ratnam
Written byMani Ratnam
Siva Ananth
Produced byMani Ratnam
Subaskaran
StarringArvind Swami
Silambarasan
Vijay Sethupathi
Arun Vijay
Jyothika
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aishwarya Rajesh
Dayana Erappa
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited bySreekar Prasad
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Release date
2018
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (Template:Lang-en) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language film co-produced, co-written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Made jointly by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies, it features music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Santosh Sivan and editing by Sreekar Prasad. The film stars an ensemble cast including Arvind Swami, Silambarasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Arun Vijay as the lead actors, while Jyothika, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aishwarya Rajesh and Dayana Erappa portray the leading female characters. Actors including Prakash Raj, Thiagarajan and Jayasudha play other pivotal roles.

Principal photography of the film commenced in February 2018. The film, along with a dubbed Telugu version titled Nawab, will be released worldwide in late 2018.

Cast

Production

Development

Following a brief break after the release of Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), Mani Ratnam chose to begin pre-production on his next film by June 2017 and brought in composer A. R. Rahman and cinematographer Santosh Sivan for the project.[1] In July 2017, reports in the media suggested that Mani Ratnam had prepared a script featuring four lead male characters and had begun negotiations with actors including Vijay Sethupathi, Arvind Swami, Fahadh Faasil and Dulquer Salmaan to play the various roles. While the first three actors eventually accepted to work on the film, discussions with Dulquer fell through.[2][3][4] Silambarasan later signed the film in early September 2017, and an official announcement from the production studio confirmed the four lead actors were attached to the project.[5][6] Telugu actor Nani had also held discussions with Mani Ratnam for a role in the film, but was later not included in the final cast.[7] Prior to the beginning of the shoot, Silambarasan undertook a rigorous weight loss regime to get into shape for his character.[8] In the months leading up to the start of the shoot, there was speculation in the media that Silambarasan would be banned from the project after allegations were made by producer Michael Rayappan about the actor's deliberate lack of co-operation during the making of Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (2017). Despite protests from other film producers, Mani Ratnam chose to retain Silambarasan in the film.[9] In a media interaction during January 2018, Vijay Sethupathi confirmed that he would portray a full length role, denying reports which had suggested that he only had an extended cameo appearance in the film.[10] Fahadh Faasil later opted out of the project and was replaced by Arun Vijay.[11]

Jyothika agreed to portray a leading female role in early September 2017, and confirmed her participation to the media while promoting Magalir Mattum (2017). She had earlier appeared in Mani Ratnam's production venture Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001), but stated her excitement at being selected in a film to be directed by him.[12][13] Likewise, Aishwarya Rajesh also revealed that she had signed on to work in the project during early September 2017, and expressed her delight at working with Mani Ratnam at the current stage of her career.[14][15] In late January 2018, Aditi Rao Hydari, who had appeared as the lead actress of Mani Ratnam's previous project Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), was also confirmed to have joined the cast.[16][17] To clear up her schedule for the film, she had to opt out of another prior commitment she had for a Telugu film directed by Teja.[18] Model Dayana Erappa also later joined the cast to play the fourth leading actress.[19]

For the supporting roles in the film, actress Jayasudha agreed to work on the film in November 2017, while Prakash Raj joined the cast during the following month to portray her husband.[20][21] The production house revealed that actors Thiagarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan were also added to the cast before filming started. Furthermore, other supporting actors including Cheenu Mohan and Malayalam actor Antony Varghese were reported to have signed to play characters in the film, though Varghese was later replaced by Appani Sarath.[22][23][24] Chennai-based radio jockey Sindhu also debuted as an actress, during the first schedule.[25] Siva Ananth was credited as co-writer, while Bejoy Nambiar worked on the film as one of the creative producers. Dhilip Subbarayan was signed to choreograph the stunt sequences, while Sharmishta Roy and Eka Lakhani were signed as the production designer and costume designer, respectively.[19]

Filming

In late January 2018, prior to the start of the shoot, Lyca Productions agreed to purchase the rights of the film on a "first copy" basis and release it worldwide.[26] Three days prior to the start of shoot in February 2018, the film's title was announced as Chekka Chivantha Vaanam in Tamil, and as Nawab for the dubbed Telugu version.[27] Principal photography began on 12 February 2018 on the outskirts of Chennai, with scenes shot on the East Coast Road and at the Apollo Hospital in Vanagaram during the first schedule.[28][29] A second schedule began on 26 February 2018.[30]

Soundtrack

A. R. Rahman began composing on the film on a recce to Goa with Mani Ratnam and lyricist Vairamuthu.[31]

References

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  2. ^ "Mani Ratnam's next with Vijay Sethupathi, Dulquer, Fahad and Arvind". Sify.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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  6. ^ "It's official. Mani Ratnam's next is a star-studded affair, shoot to begin in Jan 2018 | regional movies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Mani Ratnam drops Nani". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ P Kirubhakar (31 January 2018). "Watch: Simbu sweats it out in the gym for Mani Ratnam film | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. ^ Lakshana Palat (6 December 2017). "Simbu squashes rumours of being ousted from Mani Ratnam film: I will start shooting from Jan 20". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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  11. ^ "Mani Ratnam: Arun Vijay in Mani Ratnam's Chekka Chivantha Vaanam". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ Back to. "Jyothika on why she chose to return with Magalir Mattum: 'For two years, no scripts excited me'- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Jyothika will join the star cast of Mani Ratnam's film". The Indian Express. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  14. ^ "I am happy to work with Mani sir at this stage in my career: Aishwarya Rajesh | Tamil Movie News – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  15. ^ Roktim Rajpal (9 September 2017). "Aishwarya Rajesh opens up about her film with Mani Ratnam – Pinkvilla". Regional.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Another film with Mani sir is a blessing: Aditi Rao Hydari | Tamil Movie News – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  17. ^ Back to. "Aditi Rao Hydari joins Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Aishwarya Rajesh in Mani Ratnam's next- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  18. ^ K Janani (28 January 2018). "Aditi Rao Hydari walks out of Telugu actor Venkatesh's film. Here's why | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  19. ^ a b Back to (9 February 2010). "Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer project titled Chekka Chivantha Vaanam; Arun Vijay replaces Fahadh Faasil- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Jayasudha bags Mani Ratnam's next". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Prakash Raj 'honoured' to be part of Traffic Ramaswamy biopic". The News Minute. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Anthony Varghese to make Tamil debut in Mani Ratnam film?". The News Minute. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  23. ^ BollywoodLife (16 January 2018). "Cheenu Mohan and Antony Varghese join Mani Ratnam's film starring Simbu". Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  24. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/santosh-sivan-takes-a-sly-dig-at-simbu-says-he-arrives-first-on-sets-of-chekka-chivantha-vaanam-see-photos/story-Q7AP8dEFS2N9DHVDOxKzyM.html
  25. ^ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/rj-and-vj-sindhu-acts-in-mani-ratnams-chekka-chivantha-vaanam.html
  26. ^ "Lyca in talks for Mani Ratnam's next?". Sify.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam: Mani Ratnam's next with Vijay Sethupathi and Silabarasan announced". Scroll.in. :. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  28. ^ "செக்க சிவந்த வானம் படப்பிடிப்பு இன்று துவக்கம் - ஜூலையில் ரிலீஸ்" [Chekka Chivantha Vaanam begins shoot today - releases this July]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Shooting of Mani Ratnam's Chekka Chivandha Vaanam  underway on ECR". The New Indian Express. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 50 (help)
  30. ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/26/simbu-doesnt-play-an-engineer-in-ccv-1778892.html
  31. ^ "AR Rahman starts composing for Mani Ratnam's next in Goa". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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