Sulthan (2021 film)

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{{short description|2021 film by Bakkiyaraj Kannan}}

{{Use Indian English|date = March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sulthan
| caption = First look poster
| image = Sulthan 2021 poster.jpg
| director = Bakkiyaraj Kannan
| producer = {{ubl|S. R. Prakash Babu|[[S. R. Prabhu]]}}
| writer = Bakkiyaraj Kannan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Karthi]]|[[Rashmika Mandanna]]}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Vivek-Rahul]]
| cinematography = [[Sathyan Sooryan]]
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| studio = [[Dream Warrior Pictures]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|04|02}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Sulthan''''' is an upcoming Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil-language]] [[action drama film]], written and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, and produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and [[S. R. Prabhu]] under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars [[Karthi]] and [[Rashmika Mandanna]], the latter's debut in Tamil film industry. [[Napoleon]], [[Lal]], [[Yogi Babu]] and Ramachandra Raju play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by [[Vivek–Mervin|Vivek-Mervin]], with cinemtography handled by [[Sathyan Sooryan]] and editing done by [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]. The film is scheduled to release on 2 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi's Sulthan targets April 2 release, teaser from February 1|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/karthis-sulthan-targets-april-2-release-teaser-from-february-1-news-tamil-vcbeBwahbiiai.html|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Karthi]]
* [[Rashmika Mandanna]]
* [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]
* [[Yogi Babu]]
* [[Hareesh Peradi]]
* Ramachandra Raju
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]]

== Production ==

=== Development ===
In October 2017, sources claimed that [[Karthi]] is reported to star in new film helmed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, a former associate of [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]], who directed the [[Sivakarthikeyan]]-starrer ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' (2016), and produced by [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja|K. E. Gnanavelraja]] of [[Studio Green]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking - Actor Karthi and director Bakkiyaraj Kannan to team up?|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/18227/breaking---actor-karthi-and-director-bakkiyaraj-kannan-to-team-up|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> In January 2019, it was reported that [[S. R. Prabhu]], one of the producers from [[Dream Warrior Pictures]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi to star in Remo-director's next?|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jan/24/karthi-to-star-in-remo-directors-next-9771.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> had confirmed the project officially.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Post 'Dev', Karthi to collaborate with director Bakkiyaraj Kannan for his next?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/post-dev-karthi-to-collaborate-with-director-bakkiyaraj-kannan-for-his-next/articleshow/67602433.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> It was reported that the film will go on floors, only after the actor's completion with [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]]'s ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' (2019).<ref name=":0" /> On the very same month, it was reported that [[Rashmika Mandanna]] or [[Raashi Khanna]] will play the female lead;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashmika or Raahsi to play the leading lady in Karthi's upcoming film?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rashmika-or-raahsi-to-play-the-leading-lady-in-karthis-upcoming-film/articleshow/67775491.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> with Rashmika being signed in for the project on February 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-24|title='Geetha Govindam' actress Rashmika Mandanna to make her Tamil debut with Karthi's next; shooting to begin from March|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-geetha-govindam-actress-rashmika-mandanna-to-make-her-tamil-debut-with-karthi-s-next-shooting-to-begin-from-march-2723476|access-date=2021-02-02|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Geetha Govindam' fame Rashmika Mandanna bags a biggie opposite Karthi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/geetha-govindam-fame-rashmika-mandanna-bags-a-biggie-opposite-karthi/articleshow/68138893.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> making her debut in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashmika's 'homely looks' help her bag her debut in K'wood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rashmikas-homely-looks-help-her-bag-her-debut-in-kwood/articleshow/68126696.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-26|title=Rashmika Mandanna to make her Tamil debut opposite Karthi|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rashmika-mandanna-make-her-tamil-debut-opposite-karthi-97368|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2019, sources reported that the film will be titled as ''Sulthan'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi-Bakkiyaraj Kannan film titled 'Sultan'?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-bakkiyaraj-kannan-film-titled-sultan/articleshow/69443046.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> although an official confirmation was not revealed from the producers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi 19 to be titled Sultan?|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/23172/karthi-19-to-be-titled-sultan|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-21|title=karthi Rashmika Mandanna film title revealed|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/karthi-rashmika-mandanna-film-title-revealed.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Behindwoods}}</ref> However, in August 2019, actress Rashmika accidentally revealed the title of the film without the consent of the filmmakers,<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 16, 2019|title=Sultan: Rashmika Mandanna confirms the title of her next film with Karthi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sultan-rashmika-mandanna-confirms-the-title-of-her-next-film-with-karthi-1581520-2019-08-16|access-date=2021-02-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> which made the team upset.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-21|title=Rashmika Mandanna accidentally reveals title of her film with Karthi leaving makers upset|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/rashmika-mandanna-accidentally-reveals-title-of-her-film-with-karthi-leaving-makers-upset-1463985/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Bollywood Life|language=en}}</ref> Rashmika later apologised the makers and the rest of their team for her act.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 20, 2019|title=Is Karthi upset with Rashmika Mandanna for revealing Sultan film title?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/is-karthi-upset-with-rashmika-mandanna-for-revealing-sultan-film-title-1582736-2019-08-20|access-date=2021-02-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> ''Sulthan'' was eventually supposed to be titled for the 2007 animated film ''[[Sultan: The Warrior]]'', starring [[Rajinikanth]] and directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-27|title=Sulthan first look: Karthi is ready with another action movie|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sulthan-first-look-karthi-is-ready-with-another-actioner-6884103/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
The project was officially launched on 13 March 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 14, 2019|title=Rashmika Mandanna's Tamil debut with Karthi goes on floors. See pics|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/rashmika-mandanna-tamil-debut-with-karthi-goes-on-floors-see-pics-1477621-2019-03-14|access-date=2021-02-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> at the office of Dream Warrior Pictures,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi 19 goes on floors!|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/22707/karthi-19-goes-on-floors|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> with the attendance of the film's cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi-Rashmika film launched|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/13/rashmika-mandanna-to-make-her-tamil-debut-opposye-karthi-10251.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> After a brief shoot of the film being completed, a source claimed that the makers planned to shoot the film within a single schedule, with sets being erected in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi film with Bakkiyaraj Kannan is an action-comedy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-film-with-bakkiyaraj-kannan-is-an-action-comedy/articleshow/68392351.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The makers planned for a second schedule of the film on 28 June 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second schedule of Karthi's next to begin|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/second-schedule-of-karthis-next-to-begin/articleshow/69989255.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> with Karthi joining the sets on 10 July, post the completion of [[Jeethu Joseph]]'s ''[[Thambi (2019 film)|Thambi]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's when Karthi will resume shooting for his next with Bakkiyaraj Kannan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/heres-when-karthi-will-resume-shooting-for-his-next-with-bakkiyaraj-kannan/articleshow/70074369.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> However, Rashmika revealed that the film's shoot is postponed to August, due to unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashmika Mandanna is excited about her Tamil debut|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rashmika-mandanna-is-excited-about-her-tamil-debut/articleshow/70431049.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Karthi resumed the shooting of the film in 7 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi back on the sets of Bakkiyaraj Kannan's film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-back-on-the-sets-of-bakkiyaraj-kannans-film/articleshow/70553696.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

While the film's shooting undergone a brisk pace, the team was subjected to a religious outfit, whom stalled the film's shoot at [[Malaikottai (Tiruchirappalli)|Malaikkottai]] in [[Dindigul]] on 24 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religious outfit halts shooting of Karthi's Sulthan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/religious-outfit-halts-shooting-of-karthis-sulthan/articleshow/71312317.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The protesters raised objection to the film's title ''Sulthan'', as it was assumed to be based on the biopic of the 18th century ruler [[Tipu Sultan]], whom had attacked Tamils during his rule.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2019-09-26|title=Protesters stall Karthi's film shoot|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/260919/protesters-stall-karthis-film-shoot.html|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Later producer S. R. Prabhu revealed that the film is not based on a biopic, but a rural drama film.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-09-28|title=Sulthan is not about Tipu, clarifies production house|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sulthan-is-not-about-tipu-clarifies-production-house-dream-warrrior-pictures-karthi-sivakumar-suriya/article29534266.ece|access-date=2021-02-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the film's last leg shoot along with post-production works came to a halt.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Corona effect: Karthi's Sulthan release delayed|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/corona-effect-sulthan-release-delayed/articleshow/74612186.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> With the state government imposed guidelines, imposed guidelines to resume the film shooting,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Film shootings can resume with 75-member strength|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/film-shootings-can-resume-with-75-member-strength/articleshow/77860237.cms|access-date=2021-02-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> the makers started the final leg of the shoot on 25 September 2020 at Chennai, instead of Dindigul.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi, Rashmika starrer Sultan to resume shooting!|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/26979/karthi-rashmika-starrer-sultan-to-resume-shooting|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> The film's shooting was completed on 8 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 8, 2020|first=Janani|last=K.|title=Karthi and Rashmika Mandanna wrap up Sulthan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/karthi-and-rashmika-mandanna-wrap-up-sulthan-1729577-2020-10-08|access-date=2021-02-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack ==

The music is composed by [[Vivek–Mervin|Vivek-Mervin]], a protégé of composer [[Anirudh Ravichander]]. First single track from the film titled "Jai Sulthan" was released on 11 February 2021, which was sung by Anirudh, Junior Nithya and Gaana Guna, with lyrics written by [[Viveka]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=First single from Karthi's Sulthan released|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/first-single-from-karthis-sulthan-released/articleshow/80855254.cms|access-date=2021-02-21|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Second Single titled "''Yaaraiyum Ivalo Azhaga''" was Sung by [[Silambarasan|Simbu]] ,with lyrics written by [[Viveka]] which released on 5 March 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simbu Sung a Song in Karthi's Sulthan|url=https://theupdate.in/simbu-sung-a-song-for-karthis-sulthan-movie/|url-status=live|access-date=5 March 2021|website=The Update}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title1 = Jai Sulthan
| length1 = 4:06
| lyrics1 = [[Viveka]]
| extra1 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]], Junior Nithya, Gaana Guna
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
}}

==Release==
Sulthan was initially slated to release on May 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":1" /> The film was later scheduled to release on the occasion of [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] (14 January 2021), clashing with Vijay's ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will Karthi clash again with Vijay at the box office?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/will-karthi-clash-again-with-vijay-at-the-box-office/articleshow/78555510.cms|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> However, the makers did not confirm the release through the said date.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi's action entertainer Sulthan not for Pongal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthis-action-entertainer-sulthan-not-for-pongal/articleshow/79989248.cms|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> At the film's official teaser, which unveiled on 1 February 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sulthan teaser: Karthi battles a handful of villains|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sulthan-teaser-karthi-battles-a-handful-of-villains-7170196/|work=Indian Express|date=2 February 2021}}</ref> the makers quoted the release date of the film along with its Telugu dubbed version simultaneously as 2 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthi and Rashmika Mandana starrer 'Sulthan' to release in April|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/karthi-and-rashmika-mandana-starrer-sulthan-to-release-in-april/articleshow/80367327.cms|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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