https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bruce_Lee_%282017_film%29Bruce Lee (2017 film) - Revision history2026-08-19T05:06:59ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Lee_(2017_film)&diff=110417&oldid=prev>Vincelord at 19:08, 2 June 20212021-06-02T19:08:44Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2017 Indian Tamil-language film by Prasanth Pandiraj}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bruce Lee<br />
| image = Bruce Lee Tamil Film-poster.jpeg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| native_name = {{film name|Tamil|புரூஸ் லீ}}<br />
| director = Prashanth Pandiraj<br />
| producer = {{plainlist|<br />
*J. Selvakumar<br />
*P. Ravichandran<br />
*G. Vittal Kumar<br />
}}<br />
| writer = Prasanth Pandiraj<br />
| starring =[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br>[[Kriti Kharbanda]]<br>[[Bala Saravanan]]<br>[[Ramdoss]]<br>[[Rajendran]]<br>[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]]<br>[[Anandaraj]]<br />
| music = G. V. Prakash Kumar<br />
| cinematography = P. V. Shankar<br />
| editing = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Pradeep E. Ragav]]<br />
*G. Manoj Gyann<br />
}}<br />
| studio = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Kenanya Films]]<br />
*PK Film Factory<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = Linga Bhairavi Creations<br />
| released = {{Film date|2017|03|17|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 125 minutes <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil <br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Bruce Lee''''' is a 2017 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[action comedy film]] written and directed by Prasanth Pandiraj, starring [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] and [[Kriti Kharbanda]] in the leading roles, while [[Bala Saravanan]], [[Ramdoss]], [[Rajendran]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], and [[Anandaraj]] play supporting roles. The film was produced by Kenaya Films. The music was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] with cinematography by P. V. Shankar. The film began production during July 2015 and was released on 17 March 2017.<ref name="HT release date">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/bruce-lee-kattappava-kanom-this-friday-7-tamil-films-vying-for-screen-space/story-5UYlZ72bLyOGkp866up75M.html|title=Bruce Lee, Kattappava Kanom: This Friday, 7 Tamil films vying for screen space!|date=15 March 2017|publisher=|accessdate=29 March 2017}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Plot==<br />
Bruce Lee ([[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]) and his friend Abbas ([[Bala Saravanan]]) are good-for-nothing guys. An evil don named Ramdoss ([[Ramdoss]]) has a gang who throws acid on people. Bruce Lee is in love with Saroja Devi Suprajit ([[Kriti Kharbanda]]), a college-going student. Once, Ramdoss kills Minister Mansoor Ali Khan ([[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]]), and a photo of the killing is taken by Bruce Lee accidentally. With fear, Saroja Devi decides to give it to Mansoor's son but comes to know that his son is involved in the killing, so she decides to give the evidence to her uncle, who is a lawyer. Unfortunately, her uncle also defends Ramdoss, and the commissioner asks Ramdoss to find who is shooting them. The next day, the girls are kidnapped by Ramdoss, and he demands the camera from Bruce Lee. Will Bruce Lee save Saroja forms the crux of the story.<br />
<br />
==Cast==<br />
*[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] as Bruce Lee (Gemini Ganesan)<br />
*[[Kriti Kharbanda]] as Saroja Devi Suprajit<br />
*[[Bala Saravanan]] as Abbas<br />
*[[Ramdoss]] as Godfather (Ramdoss)<br />
*[[Rajendran]] as Mannikam, Abbas's uncle<br />
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Minister Mansoor Ali Khan<br />
*[[Anandaraj]] as Shanmugapandiyan<br />
*Aathma Patrick<br />
<br />
==Production==<br />
The project was first announced in June 2015, when [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] had agreed to work with Prashanth Pandiraj on an action comedy film to be produced by Kenanya Films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/gvprakash-in-another-film-with-rajini-connection-tamil-news-136258.html |title=G.V.Prakash's in another film with Rajini connection|publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=26 June 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> The title of the film was changed in July 2015 from ''Baasha Engira Anthony'' to ''Bruce Lee'', after the makers failed to acquire the relevant permission to use the title from the makers of ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995).<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/GVs-Baasha-Engira-Antony-is-now-Bruce-Lee/articleshow/48236994.cms |title=GV's Baasha Engira Antony is now Bruce Lee |work=The Times of India|date=28 July 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/GVs-Baasha-Engira-Antony-to-go-for-a-title-change/articleshow/48083949.cms |title=GV's Baasha Engira Antony to go for a title change |work=The Times of India|date=16 July 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> During October 2015, the film had a brief legal tussle with the makers of the Telugu film of the same, ''[[Bruce Lee - The Fighter|Bruce Lee]]'' (2015), after they dubbed and released their film in Tamil as ''Bruce Lee 2''. The team of the Tamil production, ''Bruce Lee'', were unable to prevent the release of the Telugu version or its dubbed Tamil version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/43639/Young-Hero-Taking-Revenge-On-Charan |title=GV Prakash to release his Bruce Lee as Bruce Lee 2 in Telugu |publisher=Gulte.com |date= |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
[[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]] and then [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] were approached to play the leading female role, but their unavailability meant that [[Kriti Kharbanda]], who also appeared in the Telugu ''Bruce Lee'', was signed on to make her debut in Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Kriti-Kharbanda-replaces-Nayan-for-G-V-Prakashs-movie/articleshow/49095593.cms |title=Kriti Kharbanda replaces Nayan for G V Prakash's movie |publisher=Bangalore Mirror |date=24 September 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/gv-prakashs-next-film-bruce-lee-will-have-kriti-kharbanda-as-his-heroine.html |title=GV Prakash's next film Bruce Lee will have Kriti Kharbanda as his heroine |publisher=Behindwoods |date=25 September 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> The team held a photoshoot in October 2015, with Kriti revealing that her and Prakash would portray college students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/drama-queen/article17525483.ece|title=Drama Queen|first=Ramakrishnan|last=M|date=18 March 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/What-did-GV-Prakash-call-Kriti-Kharbanda/articleshow/49462129.cms |title=What did GV Prakash call Kriti Kharbanda? |work=The Times of India|date=20 October 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> Production subsequently began later that month, with the makers targeting a release date in early 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/music-composer-turned-hero-g-v-prakash-begins-his-next-film-bruce-lee.html |title=Music composer turned hero G V Prakash begins his next film Bruce Lee |publisher=Behindwoods |date=12 October 2015 |accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> Despite finishing the shoot in early 2016, the film was delayed to allow several of G. V. Prakash Kumar's other films have a theatrical release first.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/gv-prakash-bruce-lee-is-like-a-guy-ritchie-film-with-its-dark-humour-3338308.html|title=GV Prakash: 'Bruce Lee is like a Guy Ritchie film with its dark humour' - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=16 March 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Bruce Lee<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 20 October 2016<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| label = [[Lahari Music]]<br />
| producer = G.V. Prakash Kumar<br />
| prev_title = [[Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai]]<br />
| prev_year = 2016<br />
| next_title = [[Half Ticket (2016 film)|Half Ticket]]<br />
| next_year = 2016<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] composed the songs, [[Arunraja Kamaraj]], Mani kandan, Vairachandran, Gana Vinoth wrote the lyrics. [[Lahari Music]] released the album on 20 October 2016.<br />
{{Tracklist<br />
| collapsed =<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| title1 = Naan Thaan Goppan Da<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Arunraja Kamaraj]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Arunraja Kamaraj]]<br />
| length1 = 02:42<br />
| title2 = Sugar Mint-u Kari<br />
| lyrics2 = Mani Kandan<br />
| extra2 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[M. M. Manasi]]<br />
| length2 = 04:49<br />
| title3 = Sumar Moonji Kumaru<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Gana Vinoth]]<br />
| extra3 = [[Silambarasan]]<br />
| length3 = 03:48<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Release==<br />
Following multiple delays, ''Bruce Lee'' had a theatrical release on 17 March 2017. The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ZeeTamil/status/913629424922198017 |title=பிரகாஷ் அவர்களின் அதிரடியான நடிப்பில் BruceLee |website=twitter.com/ZeeTamil |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> The film was panned by the critics as well as audiences and ended up becoming a disaster at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Opinion/2017/03/25125345/1029827/Too-many-films-flood-the-market-better-planning-needed.vpf?TId=112141|title=Too many films flood the market, better planning needed|date=25 March 2017|website=dtNext.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-to-experiment-with-ayngaran-and-naachiyar-news-tamil-rdsmeyaehbhde.html|title=GV Prakash to experiment with 'Ayngaran' and 'Naachiyar'|website=Sify}}</ref> Vishal Menon of [[The Hindu]] wrote "you need a wicked sense of comedy and great actors to pull off this kind of screwball material, but, sadly, there’s not a single funny moment", while Thinkal Menon of [[The Times of India]] wrote "if spirits could watch films, the spirit of real Bruce Lee will turn into Kanchana and Chandramukhi after watching this absurd film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bruce-lee-a-zeros-journey/article17516149.ece|title=Bruce Lee: a zero's journey|first=Vishal|last=Menon|date=17 March 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/bruce-lee/movie-review/57688707.cms|title=Bruce Lee Movie Review {1.5/5}: Let's just hope no one gets inspired by this film and makes movies titled Jackie Chan, Tiger Chen or Tony Jaa|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> A reviewer from FirsPost stated "GV Prakash’s ''Bruce Lee'' would make the late legend turn in his grave" and that "the film, which was touted as a black comedy, is amateurish and has neither a story nor style".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bruce-lee-movie-review-this-gv-prakash-film-will-make-the-action-legend-turn-in-his-grave-3340280.html|title=Bruce Lee movie review: This GV Prakash film will make the action legend turn in his grave - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=17 March 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Further negative reviews were given to the film by The New Indian Express who stated it was a "comedy gone awry", while Sify.com noted that director "Prashanth Pandiraj has a half-cooked script that doesn’t know where to go after setting up its delicious premise".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/bruce-lee-review-black-comedy-gone-awry-review-tamil-rdrrEehihbdej.html|title=Bruce Lee review: Black comedy gone awry|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/mar/17/review-bruce-lee-1582498.html|title=Review: Bruce Lee|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Bruce Lee is supposed to be a comedy. The key word supposed. It’s actually a tale of revenge."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/bruce-lee-movie-review/|title=Bruce Lee Movie Review|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=17 March 2017}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
{{Expand section|date=May 2020}}<br />
<br />
=== Critical reception ===<br />
The film was panned by the critics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bruce Lee honest movie review: G.V. Prakash Kumar and Kriti Kharbanda's film fails to impress the critics!|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bruce-lee-honest-movie-review-the-film-fails-to-impress-the-reviewers-1936014/|last=Mandal|first=Manisha|date=2017-03-17|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=6656734}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:2017 films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2017 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2017 action comedy films]]</div>>Vincelord