Thottupaar

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{{Infobox film
| name = Thottupaar
| image =
| caption =
| director = K. V. Nandhu
| producer = Janaki Sivakumar
| story =
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Vidharth]]<br />[[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]]<br>[[Vinutha Lal|Lakshana]]
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = Rathinavelu
| editing =
| studio = Tholl Paavai Films
| distributor = [[S. Thanu]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|10|15}}
| country = India
| budget =
| runtime =
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Thottupaar''''' ({{lang-en|Try and touch me}}) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] action film written and directed by newcomer K. V. Nandhu and produced by Janaki Sivakumar. The film, which starred [[Vidharth]], [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] and [[Vinutha Lal|Lakshana]] in leading roles, released on 15 October 2010.

==Cast==
*[[Vidharth]] as Maharaja
*[[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]] as Lingam
*[[Vinutha Lal|Lakshana]] as Kanimozhi
*[[Cochin Haneefa]]
*[[Jagan]]
*[[Dinesh Lamba]]
*[[Azhagam Perumal]]
*[[Anu Haasan]]
*[[Manobala]]
*[[Mayilsamy]]
*[[Ragasya]] as item number

==Production==
Actor [[Vidharth]] played the lead role for the first time in his career, though the failure of the film meant that ''[[Mynaa]]'' (2010) is often noted as his debut film.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/rp/2010/09/05/stories/2010090550120400.htm|title=The Hindu : Retail Plus Chennai : First Take|publisher=hindu.com|accessdate=2014-03-16}}</ref> The film's director Nandhu, had previously apprenticed under director [[Perarasu (director)|Perarasu]].<ref name="hindu" />

==Release==
The film opened to poor reviews, with a critic from Sify.com labelling the film as a "big bore", adding that "the film lacks a cohesive narration and screenplay".<ref name="sify">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thottupaar-review-tamil-14958300.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408113203/http://www.sify.com/movies/thottupaar-review-tamil-14958300.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-08|title=Movie Review : Thottupaar|publisher=sify.com|accessdate=2014-03-16}}</ref> Another reviewer cited that the film was a "can't watch".<ref name="getcinemas">{{cite web|url=http://www.getcinemas.com/thottupaar-review|title=Thottupaar review, trailer & stills starring Vidharth, Lakshana|publisher=getcinemas.com|accessdate=2014-03-16}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music is composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref name="raaga">{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002050|title=Thottupaar Songs - Thottupaar Tamil Movie Songs - Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews|publisher=raaga.com|accessdate=2014-03-16}}</ref> Soundtrack contains 5 songs including a remix version of "Aadi Maasam Kaathadikka" from [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Paayum Puli (1983 film)|Paayum Puli]]''.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aadi Maasam" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| 2 || "Oolavediye" || [[Silambarasan]], [[Suchitra]] || [[Perarasu]]
|-
| 3 || "Seemasirikki" || [[Jassie Gift]], Anitha, [[Mamiboys]] || Vijay Sagar
|-
| 4 || "Thottu Thottu" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || rowspan=2|[[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
|-
| 5 || "Usurula" || Sangeetha, [[Srikanth Deva]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=4318088}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
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