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{{short description|2010 film by Mohan Raja}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thillalangadi
| image = Thillalangadi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mohan Raja|M. Raja]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Editor Mohan]]
* M. Raja}}
| screenplay = M. Raja
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]''|[[Vakkantham Vamsi]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ravi Mohan]]
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia|Tamannaah]]
* [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*'''Songs:'''
* [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
* [[Thaman S]]
*'''Score:'''
* Thaman S }}
| cinematography = B. Rajasekar
| editing = Ram Sudharsan
| studio = Jayam Company
| distributor = [[Sun Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2010|07|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Thillalangadi''''' ({{Translation|Defiler}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Action comedy|action comedy film]] directed by [[Mohan Raja|M. Raja]]. A remake of the 2009 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]'', it stars Raja's brother [[Ravi Mohan]] (credited as Jayam Ravi) along with [[Tamannaah Bhatia|Tamannaah]] and [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], who reprises his role from ''Kick'', and a supporting cast including [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Suhasini Maniratnam]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], and [[Sanchita Shetty]]. The film features a soundtrack composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], whilst [[Thaman S]]'s original score has been reused. The film, produced by Raja's father [[Editor Mohan]] and distributed by [[Sun Pictures]], was released on 23 July 2010.

''Thillalangadi'' depicts the story of Krishna (Jayam Ravi), a brilliant student who has excelled in all aspects of life but loves to have an [[adventure]] in his life and would do anything just to experience this kick (addiction).

==Plot==
Krishna is a happy-go-lucky youth who excels in every field but always does strange and dangerous things to obtain a certain "kick" – a thrill or excitement that he craves. One such activity is secretly double-crossing his childhood friend Das while helping him elope. At this point, he meets Nisha, who is shocked at his recklessness and writes him off as crazy. Krishna sets his sights on Nisha and woos her in a very unorthodox way; he begs her ''not'' to fall in love with him. After a host of comical situations involving Krishna's caring but easygoing parents, local thugs, and an ever-present comic relief Jackson, Nisha accepts Krishna's love. However, she sets a condition: Krishna must stay in a well-paying job (he had resigned from other jobs due to lack of "kick"), and only then will she agree to marry him. Krishna accepts but soon resigns again for the same reason and tries to hide it from Nisha. When Nisha finds out, she breaks up with him and leaves him for good.

Some months later, Nisha's parents arrange for her to meet a prospective suitor in Malaysia. Though reluctant, she meets the suitor Krishna Kumar, a tough but honest policeman. She narrates the story of her affair with Krishna, and Krishna Kumar reveals that he is tracking a dangerous thief who has stolen large amounts of money from wealthy (mostly corrupt) politicians. At Malaysia, Nisha, her sister, and Jackson run into Krishna again but learn that he has lost his memory and cannot remember his past life. Nisha sees this as an opportunity to start their relationship again from scratch. However, it is revealed that Krishna is not really suffering from amnesia; he has faked his condition by convincing an amnesiac that he is a doctor, and tricked him into diagnosing his condition falsely. Nisha is upset but realizes that it was done due to his love for her, and she has hidden her own feelings from him. They reconcile.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the thief whom Krishna Kumar has been tracking is Krishna. His motives are simple; he steals ill-gotten money from politicians to pay for operations of children suffering from cancer. After manipulating various people, such as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], and stealing from them, he is finally caught in the act by Krishna Kumar. Krishna is still unfazed, celebrating his failure at a street party. He dares Krishna Kumar to catch him in his final crime: stealing money from the minister. After many harrowing stunts, Krishna pulls it off successfully. Krishna Kumar is demoted from his job for his failure and is shocked to learn that his replacement is Krishna, who promises to "guard" the minister's remaining money. Knowing what is in store for the politicians, Krishna Kumar leaves with a new respect for his foe.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ravi Mohan]] as Krishna/Thillalangadi
* [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] as ACP Krishna Kumar
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia|Tamannaah]] as Nisha
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Vatti, Krishna's father
* [[Vadivelu]] as Jackson "Jacky" / John
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Dr. Butty Paul
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Karuppu
* [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Das
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Minister
* [[Manivannan]] as an ''[[ashram]]'' staff member
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as the police inspector
* [[Manobala]] as a priest
* [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Ganesan, Nisha's uncle
* [[Jayaprakash (actor)|V. Jayaprakash]] as Ramaswamy, Nisha's father
* [[Mayilsamy]] as Maasi's sidekick
* [[Five Star Krishna]] as Venkat
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Janaki, Krishna Kumar's mother
* [[L. Raja|''Sankar Guru'' Raja]] as Natraj Veerabhadran, Krishna Kumar's father
* [[Kadhal Dhandapani]] as Minister Chandra Lakshman
* [[John Vijay]] as 'Manda Odu' Maasi
* [[Crane Manohar]] as a drunkard
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] as Valli, Krishna's mother
* [[Sanchita Shetty]] as Ammu
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Vannai Vasanthi, Nisha's mother
* [[Chandra Lakshman]] as Shreya Das
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Swapna
* Latha Rao as Usha
* [[Visweswara Rao|Vichu]] as Rajaraam's PA
* Shankar Sundaram as a doctor
* [[L. R. Eswari]] as herself
* Lakshmi Vasudevan as Dhanalakshmi, Nisha's aunt
;Uncredited
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Minister Rajaraam
* [[Yogi Babu]] as Maasi's sidekick
* ''Osthe'' J. Ram as Maasi's sidekick
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
After the success of the Telugu film ''[[Kick (2009 film)|Kick]]'' in early May 2009, [[Editor Mohan]] purchased the remake rights for the Tamil version later the same month.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=30 May 2009 |title=Telugu 'Kick' lucky for Vijay |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30052009-3.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531064724/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30052009-3.shtml |archive-date=31 May 2009 |access-date=11 August 2009 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> While Mohan himself would produce the film, Mohan's elder son, M. Raja, was made the director, directing again his brother Jayam Ravi, who would later bag the lead role in the film. It is, noticeably, the fifth "remake project" of this combo, featuring 'Editor' Mohan as the producer, M. Raja as the director and Jayam Ravi as the lead actor, after ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'', ''[[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]'', ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' and ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]''.

=== Casting ===

The lead female role, originally played by [[Ileana D'Cruz]], was eventually won by [[Tamannaah Bhatia]].{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} Initially, the crew had planned to sign Ileana for the same role in Tamil as well and approached her, but her father is said to have refused the offer as he didn't want his daughter to play the same role again.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} Also actress [[Muktha (actress)|Bhanu]], who had starred in the films ''[[Thaamirabharani]]'' and the very recently released ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'', was approached for the role.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} However, she, too, refused the offer as she felt the role was too glamorous and she wouldn't fit the role.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}

Meanwhile, [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], who played a vital role in the Telugu version, took up the same the role in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2009 |title=Shaam plays a don in agampuram |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Jul/22/shaam-plays-a-don-in-agampuram-69807.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Unlike in Raja's earlier remakes, which all had music scored by the composer who scored the original version and the same songs as well (except for ''[[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]''), composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] was hired for the musical score this time, replacing [[Thaman S]], who composed the music of ''Kick''.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}

=== Filming ===
The film was formally launched on 19 August 2009 at AVM Studios.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2009 |title=Thillalangadi launched at AVM studio |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Aug/25/thillalangadi-launched-at-avm-studio-80213.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> The first shot, featuring Jayam Ravi and Tamannaah, was directed by [[S. Shankar]], with actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] giving the inaugural clap shot. The launch was attended by many prominent people from the Tamil film industry as Tamil Film Producers Council chief Ramanarayanan, KRG, Abirami Ramanathan, [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]], R. B. Chowdhary, Ram Kumar, [[Kasthuri Raja]], PL Thenappan, actor [[Karthi]] and actress [[Khushbu Sundar]] among others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2009 |title=Jayam Ravi's Thillalangadi starts rolling! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-s-thillalangadi-starts-rolling-news-tamil-kkfrAfgeacg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008172452/http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-s-thillalangadi-starts-rolling-news-tamil-kkfrAfgeacg.html |archive-date=2012-10-08 |access-date=2025-09-25 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

The film was shot at various locations, including [[Chennai]] (India), [[Kuala Lumpur]] ([[Malaysia]]), [[Bangkok]] ([[Thailand]]) and [[Singapore]]. The crew, including director Raja, Jayam Ravi, manager Senthil, cinematographer B. Rajasekar and art director Milan had been looking for locations in Malaysia in August 2009, after which the film shooting began. At first, shooting was held in Chennai for nearly 20 days, following which the crew flew to Malaysia, where a major portion of the film was to be shot, where the original film was shot as well.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} By mid-November, the crew had completed a 30-day schedule in Malaysia. The shoot in Malaysia involved an action sequence, filmed by three cameras simultaneously, which was shot on busy roads with special permissions from the local police authorities and a song sequence featuring Ravi and Tamannaah. Shooting was held also at the famous [[Petronas Towers]] and on the Singapore-Malaysian railway line.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2009 |title=Jeyam Ravi's stunt on the Twin Towers |url=http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13112009-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113061101/http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13112009-2.shtml |archive-date=2010-01-13 |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> During the 30-day filming, the September [[2009 Sumatra earthquakes]] occurred, which the team survived.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2009 |title=Jayam Ravi and Tammu survive earthquake! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-and-tammu-survive-earthquake-news-tamil-kkfrzsbajfj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008172531/http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-and-tammu-survive-earthquake-news-tamil-kkfrzsbajfj.html |archive-date=2012-10-08 |access-date=2025-09-25 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> In late January 2010, a special song ("Solpechu Ketkadha Sundari"), widely publicized as the "360 degree song" was shot. It was filmed using a Nero motion control camera that revolves on a 360 degree angle set, which was handled by an Australian specialist Scott and would later look like a single shot. This song, choreographed by Shobi, which would feature 15 Jayam Ravis and 5 Tamannaahs, was completed in around 45 hours, on which alone nearly Rs. 75 lakhs was said to be spent.<ref name="A 360 degree song!">{{cite news |last1=Pillai |first1=Sreedhar |date=13 February 2010 |title=A 360 degree song! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-13/news-interviews/28144788_1_song-thillalangadi-tamannaahs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103045419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-13/news-interviews/28144788_1_song-thillalangadi-tamannaahs |archive-date=3 November 2012 |access-date=16 February 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Thillalangadi
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2 July 2010
| recorded = 2009–10
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:59
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| prev_title = [[Kaadhal Solla Vandhen]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]
| next_year = 2010
}}

The ''Thillalangadi'' soundtrack is composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], working together with director [[Mohan Raja]] for the first time. The soundtrack album features 7 songs, two of which have been reused from the [[Kick (2009 film)#Soundtrack|original version]], composed by [[Thaman S]], as per Raja's wish. The lyrics are penned by [[Na. Muthukumar]] and [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]. The audio was released on 2 July 2010 at the [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] studios and premiered on Sun Music in the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14947546 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704101622/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14947546 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2010 |title=Thillalangadi audio straight to the stores |website=[[Sify]] |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> The background score was taken from the original, scored by Thaman. It comprises the first time working together of two legendary singers [[K. S. Chithra]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]]. This duo got a nomination for best Playback Singing on [[Filmfare Awards South]].

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 34:59
| title1 = Ding Ding
| music1 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| lyrics1 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| extra1 = [[Vijay Prakash]], Naveen
| length1 = 5:14
| title2 = Sol Pechu
| music2 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| lyrics2 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length2 = 4:56
| title3 = Pootta Paathadhum
| note3 = based on "Dil Kalaase" from ''Kick''
| music3 = [[Thaman S]]
| lyrics3 = Viveka
| extra3 = [[Suchitra]]
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Memory Loss
| music4 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| lyrics4 = Viveka
| extra4 = [[Kailash Kher]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length4 = 4:28
| title5 = Pattu Pattu
| music5 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| lyrics5 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra5 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Manasi Scott]]
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Idhayam Karaikirathe
| note6 = based on "Manase Thadisela" from ''Kick''
| music6 = S. Thaman
| lyrics6 = Viveka
| extra6 = Srivardhini
| length6 = 2:35
| title7 = Thothu Ponen
| music7 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| lyrics7 = Viveka
| extra7 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length7 = 3:24
}}

==Release==
=== Theatrical ===
The film had a solo release on 23 July 2010.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

=== Home media ===
The film had its television premiere on 21 December 2014 via [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 December 2014 |title=Thillalangadi matinee on Sun TV today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Thillalangadi-matinee-on-Sun-TV-today/articleshow/45592640.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306041950/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Thillalangadi-matinee-on-Sun-TV-today/articleshow/45592640.cms |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=20 April 2018 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A reviewer from ''[[Sify]]'' rated the film as "average" film and added that it is "boring".<ref name=":30">{{Cite web |title=Thillalangadi is boring |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14950744&ctid=5&cid=2429 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726113646/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14950744&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=2010-07-26 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' cited the film as a "ridiculous pot-boiler" and criticised Jeyam Ravi's lacking punch and wafer-thin story line, giving the film a mere 1.5 out of 5.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=23 July 2010 |title=Thillalangadi is a ridiculous pot-boiler |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/23/south-tamil-movie-review-thillalangadi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194431/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/23/south-tamil-movie-review-thillalangadi.htm |archive-date=2016-03-03 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' also criticised the film saying that it "lacks that light touch needed to carry off the candyfloss content" as well as Jayam Ravi's performance describing his character as "a ham of what is simply a ridiculously featherweight character".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ravi |first=Bhama Devi |date=26 July 2010 |title=Thillalangadi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Thillalangadi/movie-review/6218103.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105150946/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Thillalangadi/movie-review/6218103.cms |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A critic from ''Chennai Online'' said "the film somehow manages to entertain with comedy elements".<ref>{{cite web |date=26 July 2010 |title=Movie Review : 'Thillalangadi' |url=http://chennaionline.com/movies/movie-reviews/20105426105429/Movie-Review--Thillalangadi.col |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501145103/http://chennaionline.com/movies/movie-reviews/20105426105429/Movie-Review--Thillalangadi.col |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=8 November 2012 |website=Chennai Online |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=30 July 2010 |title=Comedy of errors |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Comedy-of-errors/article16214551.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015934/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Comedy-of-errors/article16214551.ece |archive-date=8 November 2021 |access-date=8 November 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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