Thirumalai

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Thirumalai
Thirumalai poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ramana
Written by K. Balachander
Produced by K. Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring Vijay
Jyothika
Cinematography R. Rathnavelu
Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Vidyasagar
Distributed by Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date
  • October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹4 crore

Thirumalai is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Ramana and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Vijay and Jyothika, alongside Manoj K. Jayan, Avinash Yelandur, Vivek, Raghuvaran, Kausalya and Karunas. The music was composed by Vidyasagar, while cinematography and editing were handled by R. Rathnavelu and Suresh Urs.

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Filming began in October 2002 and was planned for a January 2003 release, coinciding with Thai Pongal, along with Vijay's other film Vaseegara . Eventually, the delays due to the replacement of some actors and actresses caused the film to release in 24 October 2003, coinciding with Diwali.

Thirumalai became commercially successful at the box office by completing more than 100 days in theatres. [1] [2] [3] The film became a turning point in Vijay's career as he transformed into an action hero from a romantic hero in his career. [4] The film was remade in Telugu as Gowri in 2004. [5] It was also remade in Bengali in 2007 as Kotha Dao Sathi Hobe starring Shakib Khan. [6]

Plot

Thirumalai, a rough-looking kind-hearted mechanic, lives a peaceful life in Chennai with his friends and also has close relations with his neighbors – Selvam and Nagalakshmi, who are couples. Thirumalai considers Nagalakshmi as his sister. Thirumalai develops feelings for Swetha after meeting her on New Year's Day. At first, Swetha doesn't want to associate with Thirumalai and swears to her father Ashok, the owner of six TV channels, that she doesn't even know about him. Thirumalai tries out many ways to win Swetha's heart.

One day, one of Thirumalai's friend elope with his lover from her wedding. Thirumalai went with them at the wedding venue and become successful in winning heart of the girl's father and her fiancee, letting the girl marry Thirumalai's friend. Swetha recropriates his feelings after understanding his good nature. However, Ashok gets enraged with their relationship due to status issues and assigns Arasu, a gangster, to finish Thirumalai.

Arasu kidnaps Thirumalai's friends & neighbors and threatens him. Later, Arasu releases them, where he understands Thirumalai's kind-heartedness and decides to reform himself, which is not accepted by his assistant Dass. Dass turns Arasu's men against him to finish Arasu and Thirumalai. Thirumalai eventually fixes the issue and reunites with Swetha, making Ashok realizing his mistakes.

Cast

Production

The filming began in October 2002, when Vijay was simultaneously shooting for his previous masala flicks like Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai . Directing the film was debutant Ramana who had apprenticed with director R. K. Selvamani. The shooting finally ended in April 2003. On 20th of April 2003, Vijay stated that he had started dubbing for his portions of the film. Vijay also sported a new look, which he maintained and varied for his subsequent films until Puli . It was actually director Ramana, who suggested Vijay that he maintain a new look in the film, with his mustache trimmed and growing a beard. Vijay was initially hesitant to do so, but upon seeing the screen test, he was impressed with his new getup. 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. [7] [8] This was her second film with Vijay after Kushi .

Since the film's protagonist portrays a mechanic residing in Pudhupettai area, a set resembling Pudhupettai with a mechanic shop in it was erected at Mohan Studios at a cost of about ₹50 lakh within 40 days. [9] [10] Designed by art director Kathir, the film shooting took place there for 30 days and shooting occurred in Chennai, Nellore and Vishakhapatnam, while the songs were filmed overseas. [11]

Music

Thirumalai
Soundtrack album by
Vidyasagar
Released22 June 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label New Music
Hit Musics
Classic Audio
Ayngaran Music
Producer Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Dhool
(2002)		Thirumalai
(2003)		 Iyarkai
(2003)

The music was composed by Vidyasagar. [12] The audio's album consisting of five songs, was released on 22nd June 2003, which marked Vijay's 29th birthday. It was the third collaboration of Vijay and Vidyasagar, preceded by Coimbatore Maapillai and Nilaave Vaa. [13] The audio was also well received among the audience and marked a series of collaborations between Vijay and Vidyasagar with Ghilli, Madhurey, Aathi, Kuruvi and Kaavalan.

SongSingersLyricsPicturization
"Thaamthakka Dheemthakka" Tippu, Karthik Na. Muthukumar Vijay, Raghavendra Lawrence
"Vaadiyamma Jakkamma" Udit Narayan Kabilan Vijay, Kiran Rathod
"Neeyaa Pesiyadhu" Shankar Mahadevan Yugabharathi Vijay, Jyothika
"Azhagooril Poothvale" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan Arivumathi Vijay, Jyothika
"Dhimsu Katta"Tippu, Srilekha Parthasarathy Pa. Vijay Vijay, Jyothika

Release

The film was released on 24 October 2003 worldwide, on the occasion of Diwali, and was commercially successful. The film released alongside Pithamagan and Anjaneya .

Reception

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 39 out of 100. [14] Nowrunning gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated "Yet another poor-boy rich-girl romance with parental opposition and mafia interference". [15] Chennai Online wrote "There's nothing fresh here that we haven't seen in an earlier Vijay film. The Vijay-Jyotika pair, after their successful combination in Kushi, was expected to re-create the same magic on screen. But it doesn't happen". [16] Thiraipadam wrote "Thirumalai sees director Ramana working within two big limitations. He has an age-old poor boy-rich girl love story in hand and has to contend with Vijay's mass image. Considering these restrictions, he has done a commendable job. By fashioning the hero's character a little differently and designing a fast screenplay that contains several stock situations but resolves them differently, he overcomes those negatives to deliver an entertaining feature". [17] Behindwoods wrote " Things were never going easy for Vijay until Thirumalai happened and resurrected his image as a mass hero that he’s become today. The film was a well executed commercial potboiler which showcased Vijay excelling at all aspects of his role." [18]

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