''Mupparimanam'' () is a 2017 Indian

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film written and directed by Adhiroopan. The film stars

Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (born 24 August 1986) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language films. The son of actors K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shanthanu appeared as a child artist in his father's '' Vettiya Madichu Ka ...

and Srushti Dange, with Skanda Ashok, Ravi Prakash and

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in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Rasamathi, the film began production during late 2015, and was released on 3 March 2017.

Cast

as Kathir * Srushti Dange as Anusha * Skanda Ashok as Santhosh *

as Boat Owner *

Florent Pereira Florent C. Pereira (1952 – 14 September 2020) was an Indian journalist and actor who appeared in Tamil language films as a supporting actor. Career Pereira completed a post-graduate degree in English literature from Annamalai University in 19 ...

as Anusha's father * Ravi Prakash as Anusha's uncle *Mohana as Anusha's aunt *

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as Logu * Swaminathan as Arivudai *P. V. Chandramouli as Vigneshwaran *

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as Kathir's mother *Rekha Suresh as Anusha's mother *Avis Manoj Kumar as Kathir's friend *Divyabharathi as Anusha's friend ;Special appearances as themselves in the song "Let's Go Party" (in alphabetical order) *

Aari Arujunan Aari Arujunan, known by the mononym Aari, is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his lead debut in '' Rettaisuzhi'' (2010) produced by director Shankar, before having a breakthrough performance as Murugan in '' N ...

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* Jackie Shroff *

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Kalaiyarasan Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance. Career ...

* Kiki Vijay * Krish *

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* Prasanna *

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* Rajendran * Ramya Krishnan * Sangeetha * Soori *

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Production

signed on to work on the project directed by Adhiroopan, an erstwhile assistant to Bala, in early 2015 and stated that he hoped the film "would resurrect his career". Athiroopan revealed that he was encouraged by

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to make his first venture and picked Shanthanu as the script required an actor who could also dance, while also revealing that the film was based on a real-life character. He also stated that it took seven years to perfect the script. Shanthanu described the film as his "comeback" and banked on the project heavily to revitalise his career as an actor after a series of unsuccessful films. Actress Srushti Dange revealed that it was the toughest role in her career, and at times, wanted to quit after being unable to sync with the director's expectations. The crew shot in places including Pollachi, Challakudy and Alleppey and only revealed the title of the project to the media in March 2016. A song featuring several actors in guest appearances was shot for close to three months in several takes at Mohan Studios in Chennai, before finishing in June 2016. Composer G. V. Prakash Kumar worked on the film despite his acting commitments, and took fifty five days for the re-recording work.

Soundtrack

Featuring five songs from G. V. Prakash Kumar, the film's soundtrack was released by actor Rajinikanth on 12 February 2017. Prior to the release of the album, a promotional song titled "Let's Go Party" was unveiled by

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on Twitter. Despite his busy acting commitments, G. V. Prakash Kumar had kept his word of composing music for Adhiroopan's first film, following the pair's association during the making of '' Paradesi'' (2013).

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to

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. The film opened to mixed reviews from film critics, with Deccan Chronicle suggesting "the film starts in a thrilling manner but fizzles out soon". On a positive note, Behindwoods.com stated "on the whole, director Adhiroopan definitely has what it takes to make an engaging thriller film with well-written family based emotional scenes, but he has given a lot of importance to commercial aspects like love, songs, and comedy which dilutes the impact that could have been created" and that "also, with the majority twists kept for the last few minutes, a finish with a bang is lacking and leaves the audiences with a half baked cake". Sify.com called the film "yet another wasted opportunity, dished out in Kollywood", concluding it was "tiring", while TheNewsMinute.com wrote "the film has an exciting screenplay but it is mired in regressive ideas about love and relationships". Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "The leads put in valiant performances, but a film with so much love and loss should have made us feel so much more. "

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6594820 2017 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar 2010s romantic thriller films Indian romantic thriller films 2017 directorial debut films