''Good Bad Ugly'' is an upcoming Indian

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-language action comedy film directed by

Adhik Ravichandran Adhik Ravichandran is an Indian film director, actor and writer who works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with the comedy film ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' ( ''If Not Trisha, Then Nayanthara'') is a ...

and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars

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in the lead role, alongside

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. Before the announcement, the project was referred to as ''AK63'', as it is Ajith's 63rd film as the lead actor. The film was officially announced in March 2024, in addition to the official title.

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commenced in May 2024 in

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. The film has music composed by

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, cinematography handled by Abinadhan Ramanujam and editing by Vijay Velukutty. ''Good Bad Ugly'' is scheduled to release in January 2025, coinciding with the occasion of

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, in theatres.

Cast

Production

Development

While filming for '' Nerkonda Paarvai'' in early 2019,

had met and narrated a script to

, who agreed to act in the film but wanted to wait until the producers were finalised before making an announcement. In the meantime, Ajith worked on ''

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'' (2021) and ''

Thunivu ''Thunivu'' () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action heist film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor. It stars Ajith Kumar in lead role with Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Mamathi Chari, Ajay, Veera, ...

'' (2023), while Adhik finished ''Bagheera'' and ''Mark Antony'' (both 2023). Following two years, Suresh Chandra, the actor's manager, confirmed that discussions were going on for Adhik to direct Ajith's 63rd film. That November, he confirmed the project, tentatively titled ''AK63''. The project was funded by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar's Mythri Movie Makers, marking their first Tamil venture. Chandra served as the co-producer. The company made a public announcement on 14 March 2024, confirming the project. The film's official title, ''Good Bad Ugly,'' was revealed the same day. The film was made on a production budget of , and Ajith was reported to receive as his remuneration. The official title is a reference to the

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-starrer '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966), marking Ajith's second film with a reference to the actor after his character in ''Thunivu'' was inspired by Eastwood's ''

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'' (1973). Originally planned to be shot in the Tamil-language, Adhik stated that they are considering to also shoot significant portions of the film directly in

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as well. The second promotional poster, which released on 28 June, hinted at the film being a crime drama film.

Pre-production

On 14 March 2024, Adhik was announced to have retained cinematographer

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, editor Vijay Velukutty, and costume designer Anu Vardhan.

was signed on to compose the music, marking his second film with Ajith after ''Veeram'' (2014). The stunt choreography would be handled by Supreme Sundar and Kaldian Vodenchardy.

Casting

Ajith would reportedly play in a triple role; hence the title. Sreeleela was reported to have liked the film's script and signed it, in her Tamil film debut.

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was reportedly cast as the female lead, pairing opposite Ajith, reuniting with the latter after '' Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000).

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was reported to play a prominent role, while Arvind Swamy will play the main antagonist. In May 2024, Malayalam actor

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was reportedly approached for a role, making his Tamil debut. On 28 June,

announced his inclusion in the film; collaborating with Adhik for the second time after ''Mark Antony''.

Filming

was initially scheduled to begin in June 2024. However, as the makers of '' Vidaamuyarchi'', including Ajith, were scheduled to leave to

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to shoot there in late May, the first schedule instead began on 9 May at Sarathi Studios in

. A fight sequence, choreographed by Supreme Sundar, was reportedly firstly filmed. The first schedule ended by 9 June. According to co-producer Suresh Chandra, the makers are planning to go to

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for the second schedule.

Music

The music and background score is composed by

, in his maiden collaboration with Adhik; second with Ajith after '' Veeram''. The audio rights were acquired by T-Series.

Marketing

The first look poster was released on 19 May 2024, without any prior announcement from the production house.

Release

Theatrical

''Good Bad Ugly'' is scheduled to release in January 2025, coinciding with the occasion of

, in theatres. Apart from the original Tamil language, it is also scheduled to release in the Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

Home media

The digital streaming rights for the film were reportedly purchased by

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for 95 crore.

References

External links

* {{Adhik Ravichandran 2020s action comedy films 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films Films directed by Adhik Ravichandran Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Films shot in Hyderabad, India Indian action comedy films Tamil-language Indian films Upcoming Tamil-language films