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{{Infobox film
| name = Thunai Mudhalvar
| image =
| caption =
| writer = [[K. Bhagyaraj]]
| starring = [[Jayaram]] K. Bhagyaraj [[Shweta Menon]] [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]
| director = R. Vivekanandan
| producer = R. Shankar K. G. Suresh Babu
| music = Jai Balaji PradeepHarish-Jai
| cinematography = A. Karthik Raaja
| studio = Anugrahada Art Films
| distributor = [[Dream Factory (distributor)|Dream Factory]]
| released = 10 April 2015
| runtime = 153 mins
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| editing = S. M. V. Subbu
}}

'''''Thunai Mudhalvar''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[political satire]] film written by [[K. Bhagyaraj]] and directed by R. Vivekanandan. The film stars [[Jayaram]] in the lead roles while [[Shweta Menon]], [[Bhagyaraj]] and [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by four different music directors and the film opened to negative reviews in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desimartini.com/reviews/sudarsan-ramamurthy-thunai-mudhalvar/rd29349md4064.htm|title=Thunai Mudhalvar - Brain Damage - Desimartini.com|first=Sudarsan|last=Ramamurthy|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/thunai-mudhalvar-review-truly-unopposed/|title=Thunai Mudhalvar Review: Truly Unopposed|date=11 April 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayaram]] as Chinna Paandi
* [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] as Rukmani
* [[Swetha Menon]] as Thangam
* [[K. Bhagyaraj]] as Periya Pandi
* [[Junior Balaiah]]
* Tarun Kumar
* [[Mohan Raman]]
* [[Kovai Senthil]]
* [[Nellai Siva]]
* [[Manobala]]
* [[T. P. Gajendran]]
* Ranganathan
* Sembuli Jagan
* Gowtham (vijith)
* Koshr
{{colend}}

==Production==
During the audio launch of [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[Annakodi]]'' (2013) in January 2013, Bhagyaraj announced that he was working a script titled ''Thunai Mudhalvar Unopposed'' and that he was finalising the cast for the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/bhagyarajs-next-is-thunai-mudhalvar-unopposed-79635.html|title=Bhagyaraj's next is Thunai Mudhalvar Unopposed - KOLLY TALK|date=22 January 2013|publisher=}}</ref> The film was launched in December 2013, with [[Jayaram]] signed on to appear alongside Bhagyaraj in the lead roles, while newcomer Vivekanandan would handle the film's direction. [[Shweta Menon]] was also signed on, marking her fourth film in the Tamil film industry, as was [[Meenakshi (actress)|Meenakshi]], and the team began shoot in [[Pollachi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bhagyaraj--jayaram-team-up-imagegallery-kollywood-nmqlk7gffcasi.html|title=Bhagyaraj & Jayaram team up|publisher=}}</ref>

Bhagyaraj "ghost-directed" the film, often changing the script and dialogues of the film on location.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-am-a-mad-person-and-I-like-to-work-with-mad-people/articleshow/40121397.cms|title=I am a mad person and I like to work with mad people! - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> Meenakshi later opted out of the project and was replaced by [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]], who played Jayaram's wife in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlykollywood.com/story-bhagyaraj-jayarams-thunai-mudhalvar/|title=What is the story of Bhagyaraj and Jayaram's 'Thunai Mudhalvar' - Only Kollywood|date=19 June 2014|publisher=}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music composed by Jai; Balaji; PradeepHarish-Jai.
{{Track listing
|extra_column = Artist(s)
|total_length =
| title1= Aiyoo Aiyoo
| extra1 = Prasanna, [[Chinmayi]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Dhinam Dhinam
| extra2 = Rohit, Chinmayi
| lyrics2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Kaasu Veesina
| extra3 = [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]], [[Surmukhi Raman]]
| lyrics3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = Kerala Chechiyallo
| extra4 = [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| lyrics4 =
| length4 =
}}

==Release==
The film opened to negative reviews in April 2015, with a critic from [[The Hindu]] noting it "is an outdated film that verges on the obscene" and that "its plot, its setting, its pace, its depiction of women — is dated".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thunai-mudhalvar-an-outdated-film-that-verges-on-the-obscene/article7089969.ece|title=An outdated film that verges on the obscene|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|date=10 April 2015|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Likewise, a critic from [[The Times of India]] noted "the whole enterprise feels like some badly made TV serial", particularly criticizing the film's depiction of women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Thunai-Mudhalvar/movie-review/46890451.cms|title=Thunai Mudhalvar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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{{K. Bhagyaraj}}

[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian political satire films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Bhagyaraj]]
[[Category:2015 directorial debut films]]

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