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{{Distinguish|Ted (film)}}
{{Short description|2021 film directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Teddy
| image = Teddy film poster.jpg
| caption = Official release poster
| director = [[Shakti Soundar Rajan]]
| producer = [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]
| writer = [[Shakti Soundar Rajan]]
| starring = [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]<br />[[Sayyeshaa]]<br />[[Sathish]]
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = S.Yuva
| editing = T. Shivanandeeswaran
| studio = [[Studio Green]]
| distributor = [[Hotstar|Disney+ Hotstar]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|03|12}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Teddy''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|fantasy action film]] written and directed by [[Shakti Soundar Rajan]]. The film stars a teddy bear in the titular role as a special character, while [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] along with [[Sayyeshaa]] feature in the lead roles. [[Sathish]], [[Sakshi Agarwal]] and [[Magizh Thirumeni]] play supporting roles in the film The music is composed by [[D. Imman]] and film is produced by [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]] under his production banner [[Studio Green]]. It is the first Tamil film to use an Indian animation company to design a special animated character and the second motion-capture film in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] after ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya's latest 'Teddy' is first Tamil film to use Indian animation|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/mar/11/aryas-latest-teddy-is-first-tamil-film-to-use-indian-animation-2115273.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Motion capture technology brings Teddy alive on screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/motion-capture-technology-brings-teddy-alive-on-screen/articleshow/74552457.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> It was released worldwide on [[Hotstar]] on 12 March 2021.<ref name=newsminute>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arya-and-sayyeshaas-teddy-release-ott-144010|title=Arya and Sayyeshaa's 'Teddy' to release on OTT|date=23 February 2021}}</ref> It received generally mixed reviews, with praise for its performances and [[Visual effects|VFX]], but criticism for its screenplay, logic and dialogues.

== Plot ==
{{PLOT|date=July 2021}}
Srividya, a college student helps a person who faced an accident, in return having her hand get hurt. She is sent to a hospital where she is given IV drugged to cause an artificially induced [[coma]]. Srividya waking up soon after, is given the medicine when her soul transfers to a teddy bear. On the other hand Shiva is a person with photographic memory and an [[Obsessive–compulsive disorder|OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)]] that makes him learn things faster. After his mother Lakshmi and his friend tell him to meet a Psychiatrist Doctor named Priya, he goes for a session. After the session, Shiva's mother tells him she is engaged, but now she rejected the marriage. One night, Shiva saves a teenager from a group of rowdies where Srividya sees him as the [[Teddy bear|Teddy]] Bear and they meet the next day. Shiva first believes he is crazy but soon he understands that it's real. Srividya tells Shiva that she needs to see her boyfriend Rishi, and when Sri and Shiva see him with another girl, Srividya is heart broken. After Shiva and his friend take Srividya to her house, he sees Srividya's father Purushottaman trying to commit suicide, Shiva saves him. Srividya's mother requests him to find her. Shiva makes a promise to find their daughter. Srividya thanks Shiva for saving her father. Shiva Srividya think of the ways to find her body that was transferred from the hospital.

Shiva sends the Teddy (he also gave a phone to track her) as a [[Courier|parcel]] with a [[barcode]] from the hospital. Srividya is taken to [[Azerbaijan]] which was the final destination for the parcel with that particular barcode. Teddy using a phone of a beggar took a selfie in front of a restaurant and send to Shiva through Facebook. Shiva decided to go [[Azerbaijan]], so he sold his [[Share (finance)|shares]] for travel expenses. While traveling he met Karthik who had been working in [[Azerbaijan]] for three years. Karthik supported Shiva for finding Teddy in the surrounding of that restaurant in the [[selfie]]. Teddy spotted Shiva with the help of the beggar and made to believe the story told by Shiva. They decided to search Srividya in one of the brothel in that place. There Teddy found the same tattoo that she saw in the hands of the parcel deliverer ,in the hands of person there.

Using the clues that given by that person, Shiva realized about the huge Medical scam that is, they had kidnapped Srividya for her rare [[Blood type|blood group]] live [[Organ (biology)|organ]]s which used to cure the [[Billionaire|Billionaires]]. The main scammer is Dr.Varadharajan, who kidnapped hundreds of people like Srividya and drugged them to cause artificially induced [[coma]] and taking away their wanted live organs which worth a lot in their secret hospital in countryside. Shiva and Teddy found all these [[Mafia|Medical Mafias]] and with the help of the police he legally solved the case. Shiva saved Srividya, she became conscious while the soul in the Teddy left. Srividya can't remember Shiva and his hard effort he made to save her. They came India in the same [[Airplane|plane]] then Srividya met his parents with the tears of joy. Shiva was very upset and disappointed and came along with the Teddy.

One year later, Srividya started following Shiva and took photos of him, because of her some unknown [[Love|feelings]] (love) on him . Shiva realized that feelings and they loved each other and got married and led a happy life. In the ending when Srividya sleeps on Shiva her soul again transfers into the teddy bear.

== Cast ==
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Shiva
* [[Sayyeshaa]] as Srividya Purushottaman
*[[Sakshi Agarwal]] as Dr. Priya Gopal
*[[Magizh Thirumeni]] as Dr. Varadarajan
* [[Sathish]] as Shiva's friend
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Karthik
* Raja Rudrakodi as Rishi - Srividya's Boyfriend
* Masoom Shankar as Sarah
*
* [[R. N. R. Manohar]] as Purushottaman, Srividya's father
*Mona Bedre as Srividya's mother
* [[Praveena]] as Lakshmi, Shiva's mother
* Abdool Lee as Varadharajan's assistant
* [[Shabeer Kallarakkal]] as Harish
*E.B. Gokulan as Train Passenger (also teddy motion capture)
*Nimmi Harshan as voice of Teddy
*Pradeep K Vijayan

== Production ==
The film was announced by director Shakti Soundar Rajan in March 2019 which also marked his fifth directorial venture and maiden collaboration with actor Arya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya-Shakti Soundar Rajan's 'Teddy' is a children's movie|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arya-shakti-soundar-rajan-s-teddy-children-s-movie-98111|last=|first=|date=11 March 2019|website=www.thenewsminute.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> The [[principal photography]] of the film commenced in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya-Sayyeshaa's 'Teddy' starts with a pooja today! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/arya-sayyeshaas-teddy-starts-with-a-pooja-today/articleshow/69458505.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> Sakshi Agarwal was approached to play a supporting role after participating in the reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sakshi Agarwal joins Arya's Teddy – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sakshi-agarwal-joins-aryas-teddy/articleshow/71602583.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>

Director Magizh Thirumeni who was known for his directorial ''[[Thadam]]'' was cast to play a supporting role which also marked his acting debut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magizh Thirumeni to make his acting debut in Shakti Soundar Rajan's 'Teddy'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/magizh-thirumeni-make-his-acting-debut-shakti-soundar-rajans-teddy-112227|last=|first=|date=13 November 2019|website=www.thenewsminute.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Magizh Thirumeni to be a part of Teddy|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/nov/12/magizh-thirumeni-to-be-a-part-of-teddy-15441.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> The theme of the film revolves around the special character Teddy Bear in animation which would appear for nearly 80 minutes of the film. The film was predominantly shot in [[Chennai]] and in a few locations across Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya and Sayyeshaa shoot for the last schedule of Teddy – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/arya-and-sayyeshaa-shoot-for-the-last-schedule-of-teddy/articleshow/71563566.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>

The shooting procedure of the film was wrapped up as of February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Teddy' shoot wrapped up, first look from today!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/teddy-shoot-wrapped-up-first-look-from-today-news-tamil-tmkpvaeffdjbj.html|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> In June 2020, Thirumeni confirmed the film would proceed with a theatrical release, despite rumours that they were exploring an [[over-the-top media service]] release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/arya-sayyeshaa-starrer-teddys-director-quashes-rumours-about-movie-releasing-ott-platform-548437|title = Arya & Sayyeshaa starrer Teddy's director quashes rumours about the movie releasing on OTT platform|date = 11 July 2020}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Teddy
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 July 2020
| recorded = 2020
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack|Soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Think Music India]]
| producer = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Bhoomi (2021 film)|Bhoomi]]
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = [[Annaatthe]]
| next_year = 2021
}}
The soundtrack of the film is composed by [[D. Imman]], continuing his collaboration with the director for the third time after ''[[Miruthan]]'' (2016) and ''[[Tik Tik Tik (2018 film)|Tik Tik Tik]]'' (2018). The lyrics are written by [[Madhan Karky]]. The first single ''En Iniya Thanimaye'' which was sung by [[Sid Sriram]] was released on 14 February 2020 coinciding with the [[Valentine's Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teddy first single to be out tomorrow – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/teddy-first-single-to-be-out-tomorrow/articleshow/74112937.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Imman collaborates with Sid Sriram for a song from 'Teddy' – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/imman-collaborates-with-sid-sriram-for-a-song-from-teddy/articleshow/72870581.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> Later the video song of "En Iniya Thanimaye" was released on 1 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=En Iniya Thanimaye Video Song From Teddy Released|url=https://theupdate.in/en-iniya-thanimaye-video-song-from-tedddy/|url-status=live|archive-date=|access-date=1 March 2021|website=The Update}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = En Iniya Thanimaye
| lyrics1 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra1 = [[Sid Sriram]]
| length1 = 04:48
| title2 = Nanbiye
| lyrics2 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra2 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| length2 = 04:51
| title3 = Marandhaye
| lyrics3 = Madhan Karky
| extra3 = [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]], [[Jonita Gandhi]]
| length3 = 04:59
| title4 = Ready Steady Teddy
| lyrics4 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| extra4 = [[Mark Thomas]]
| length4 = 02:50
}}

== Release ==
''Teddy'' was scheduled to release on 24 April 2020 , but was called off due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The film released on [[Hotstar]] on 12 March 2021 worldwide.<ref name="newsminute" />

[[Baradwaj Rangan]] of Film Companion South wrote "Tamil cinema's high-concept king, Shakti Soundar Rajan, takes a tumble with this story about a giant talking bear."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/teddy-movie-review-tamil-disney-hotstar-arya-sayyeshaa-star-in-a-bearly-adequate-thriller-shakti-soundar-rajan-sakshi-agarwal-baradwaj-rangan/|title=Teddy On Disney+ Hotstar: Arya And Sayyeshaa Star In A Bearly-Adequate Thriller|website=FilmCompanion.|date=12 March 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|10888824}}
{{Animation industry in India}}
{{Shakti Soundar Rajan}}
{{Teddy bears}}

[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Europe]]
[[Category:Films shot in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Films using motion capture]]
[[Category:Films with live action and animation]]
[[Category:Indian films with live action and animation]]
[[Category:Fictional teddy bears]]
[[Category:Hotstar original films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about obsessive–compulsive disorder]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]

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