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Vizhithiru
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| Vizhithiru | |
|---|---|
| File:Vizithiru poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Produced by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Written by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Starring | Krishna Vidharth Venkat Prabhu Dhansika |
| Music by | Sathyan Mahalingam |
| Cinematography | Vijay Milton R.V.Saran |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vizhithiru (English: Stay awake) is a 2017 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Meera Kathiravan, who debuted with Aval Peyar Thamizharasi.[1] The film which began production in 2012 after numerous delays released in 2017.
Production[edit]
The film has Krishna playing the lead, with Venkat Prabhu, Dhansika, Vidharth, Abhinaya, Deiva Thirumagal Sara Arjun, Thambi Ramaiah, Nagendra Babu (brother of Chiranjeevi) and new faces Rahul Bhaskaran and Erica Fernandes in important roles.[2] Playback Singer Sathyan Mahalingam is done his Debut as a Music Composer, While Vijay Milton will handle the cinematography, Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth have been roped in as editors.[3] The film's first look photo shoot took place recently.[4] Set in Chennai, the film happens within 12 hours. It was shot completely around Ritchie Street, Mount Road and Vepery.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Kreshna as Muthukumar
- Vidharth as Chandra Babu
- Sai Dhanshika as Saroja Devi
- Venkat Prabhu as Dhileepan
- Rahul Bhaskaran as Vikram
- Thambi Ramaiah
- S. P. B. Charan as Saravanan,News Reporter
- Nagendra Babu as Police Commissioner
- Abhinaya as Radio City RJ
- Erica Fernandes as Krishteena
- Sudha Chandran as Vijayalakshmi
- Sara Arjun
- Arun Mozhi Manikkam in a guest appearance
- T. Rajendar in a special appearance
- Sudhar in an uncredited role
Soundtrack[edit]
It was first reported that talks were on with Yuvan Shankar Raja to compose music,[6] but singer Sathyan Mahalingam was finalized as the composer.[7][8]
- Papparappa - T. Rajender, Priyadarshini
- Aazhi Alai (female) - Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Aazhi Alai (male) - Alphons Joseph
- Kolai Vaal - Vijay, Sricharan
- Vellai Irave - G. V. Prakash, Ramya NSK
- Pon Vidhi - Santhosh Narayanan
Critical reception[edit]
Behindwoods wrote "Vizhithiru has a decent script, but lacked execution".[9] Times of India wrote "A not-so-bad message towards the end and the writing in some sequences make the film a tolerable watch".[10] Sify wrote "Vizhithiru’s core story has the potential of a classic thriller, the characters too are interestingly written but what works against the movie is the flat execution".[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Venkat set to act!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Venkat Prabhu to feature in multi-starer". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bollywood calling!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Venkat Prabhu's next is a multi-starrer!". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kreshna%E2%80%99s-the-king-of-good-times/2013/05/22/article1600167.ece
- ↑ "Bollywood calling!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
- ↑ https://gaana.com/album/vizhithiru
- ↑ https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/vizhithiru/n,e97tNpiik_
- ↑ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vizhithiru/vizhithiru-review.html
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vizhithiru/movie-review/61483401.cms
- ↑ https://www.sify.com/movies/vizhithiru-review-an-average-watch-review-tamil-rlgjzMhdefjai.html
External links[edit]
- Vizhithiru on IMDb
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