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'{{other uses|Tirumalai (disambiguation){{!}}Tirumalai}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} {{Infobox film | name = Thirumalai | image = Thirumalai Vijay Movie.jpg | caption = Poster | writer = Ramana | starring = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br />[[Jyothika]]<br/>[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br/>[[Raghuvaran]]<br/>[[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]<br>[[Karunas]] | film name = {{film name|ta|திருமலை}} | director = [[Ramana (director)|Ramana]] | producer = Pushpa Kandaswamy | cinematography = [[R. Rathnavelu]] | editing = [[Suresh Urs]] | distributor = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]] | released = {{Film date|2003|10|24|df=y}} | runtime = 170 min | language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] | budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> }} '''Thirumalai''' is a 2003 [[Indian]] Tamil-language [[action film]] written and directed by [[Ramana (director)|Ramana]]. This film has [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Jyothika]] in the lead roles, while [[Lawrence Raghavendra]] and [[Kiran Rathod]] make special appearances in the film. Actor [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] plays the film's comedian. Produced by [[Kavithalayaa Productions]] banner, Thirumalai shows Vijay playing a bike mechanic of the Pudupet area in Chennai. This film was a turning point in actor Vijay's career as he transitioned himself into a leading action hero from a romantic hero in his acting career. The film was declared as a '''Super-Hit''' at the box office. The filming of Thirumalai began in June 2002 and the film was finally released on 24 October 2003 to positive best reviews, on account of 2003 [[Diwali]]. This movie was a '''Surprise Sweet''' for Vijay fans. The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Dum 2''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bYY-YYCzFk</ref> The success of the film lead to be remade in Telugu as ''[[Gowri (film)|Gowri]]'' in late 2004. Despite the remade Telugu version, the original film was again dubbed in Telugu as ''Gharana Mogudu''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFKhF3g7Mpo</ref> This movie also remade in Bangladesh as ''Kotha Dao Sathi Hobe'' starring [[Shakib Khan]], Apu Bishwash, Sadek Bacchu, directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan in the year 2009. ==Plot== Thirumalai ([[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]) is a mechanic who lives with his friends and parents in [[Puthupet]], [[Chennai]]. On the occasion of 2002 New Year's Eve, he meets Swetha ([[Jyothika]]) and falls in love with her. But, due to her arrogant behavior, Thirumalai is beat up by her goons. After realizing his good nature, she reciprocates his feelings. This is opposed by her father Ashok ([[Avinash]]), who calls a thug called Arasu ([[Manoj K. Jayan]]), who has a reputation of being a big mafia crime boss in Chennai. Hence, Thirumalai fights with them and this makes Arasu realize all of his misbehavior. In the end, Arasu changes his mind about the match and Swetha's father also realizes his mistakes. He accepts their love finally and both reunite with each other. ==Cast== * [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Thirumalai (Telugu version as Jaya Narasimha) * [[Jyothika]] as Swetha * [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Palani * [[Raghuvaran]] as Selvam alias Artistu * [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Nagalakshmi Selvam * [[Karunas]] as Thirumalai's friend * [[Five Star Krishna]] as Krishna * [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Arasu (Voice dubbed by [[Saikumar Pudipeddi]]) * [[Avinash]] as Ashok, Swetha's father (Voice dubbed by [[Murali Kumar]]) * [[Ajay Rathnam]] as a Traffic police officer * Pasi Sathya as Palani's Grandmother * Sakthi Kumar * [[T. P. Gajendran]] as Thirumalai's father * [[Kalairani]] * [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] * Anju Mahendran as Thirumalai's Friend * [[Lavanya (actress)|Lavanya]] as Uma * [[Shanthi Williams]] as Thirumalai's mother * [[Bonda Mani]] as a fake astrologer * Cell Murugan as a Telugu devotee of [[Tirumala]] [[Vishnu]] * Annadurai Kannadasan as S. Raja (Company Owner) * [[Kiran Rathod]] in a special appearance in the song "Vaadiyamma Jakkamma" * [[Raghavendra Lawrence]] in a special appearance in the song "Thaamthakka Dheemthakka" * Ashok Raja in a special appearance in the song "Vaadiyamma Jakkamma" ==Release== The film was awarded with a clean '''U''' certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Indian Censor Board]]. The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. Upon release, the film gained more best positive reviews and was declared as a '''Super-Hit''' at the Box Office. ==Production== The filming began in June 2002, when [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] was simultaneously shooting for his previous action flick, [[Bagavathi]] (2002). Directing the film is debutant [[Ramana (director)|Ramana]] who had apprenticed with director [[R. K. Selvamani]]. The shooting was finally ended in August 2003. On 15 April 2003, Vijay stated that he had started dubbing for his portions of the film. [[Namrata Shirodkar]] was chosen initially to play the female lead. But the director was not satisfied with her onscreen presence and she was replaced by Jyothika.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} A set resembling a market place with a mechanic shop in it was erected at Mohan Studios at a cost of about Rs. 50 lakhs. Designed by art director Kathir, shooting took place there for 30 days. The film's shooting occurred in [[Chennai]], [[Nellore]] and [[Vishakhapatnam]], while the songs were filmed overseas.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20031222002619/http://chennaionline.com/location/thirumalai.asp</ref> ==Reception== Now running gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated "There's nothing fresh here that we haven't seen in an earlier Vijay film".<ref>{{cite web|title=Thirumai review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/452/tamil/thirumalai/167/review.htm|publisher=Now running |accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> Mouthshut.com described as "Same masala with different perspective".<ref>{{cite web|title=Thirumai review|url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Thirumalai-Movie-review-ppnusmptp|publisher=.Mouthshut|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | Name = Thirumalai | Type = [[soundtrack]] | Artist = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] | Cover = | alt = | Released = 20 June 2003 | Recorded = 2002-2003 | Genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | Length = | Label = New Music<br/>Hit Music<br/>Classic Audio | Producer = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] | prev_title = [[Nilaave Vaa]] | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = [[Ghilli]] | next_year = 2004 | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | | Reviews = }} Music is composed by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]. The audio's album consisting of five songs, was released on 20 June 2003. The audio was also well received among the audience. The recording of the songs took place during 2002-2003. {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; ;" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" |'''Song''' || '''Singers''' || '''Picturization''' |- | ''Thaamthakka Dheemthakka'' || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || Vijay, [[Raghavendra Lawrence]] |- | ''Vaadiyamma Jakkamma'' || [[Udit Narayan]] || Vijay, Kiran Rathod |- | ''Neeyaa Pesyadhu'' || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || Vijay, Jyothika |- | ''Azhagooril Poothvale'' || [[S. P. Balasubramaniam|Sripathy Panditaradhyula Balasubramanyam]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] || Vijay, Jyothika |- | ''Dhimsu Katta'' || Tippu, [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]] || Vijay, Jyothika |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|tt3332304}} {{Kavithalaya Productions}} [[Category:Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Indian films]] [[Category:Directorial debut films]] [[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]] [[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Tamil films scored by Vidyasagar]] [[Category:Tamil-language films dubbed in Hindi]] [[Category:Tamil-language films dubbed in Telugu]] [[Category:Films featuring an item number]]'