''Thulli Vilayadu'' is a 2013 Tamil comedy thriller film written and directed by

Vincent Selva Vincent Selva is an Indian film director and screenwriter associated with the Tamil film industry. This director is best known for his debut flick, '' Priyamudan'' starring Vijay, Kausalya. Other directors such as Mysskin and S. P. Jananathan ...

and produced by D. Govindaraj. The film features newcomer Yuvaraj, Deepthi Nambiar, Soori, and

Sendrayan Senrayan is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked in Tamil language films. After making his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's '' Polladhavan'' (2007), he appeared in other small roles before winning acclaim for his portrayal of a petty crimin ...

in the lead roles. Prakash Raj and Jayaprakash play important roles with comic shades. Srikanth Deva has scored the music, while S. K. Boopathy has cranked the camera and V. T. Vijayan did the film's editing. The film released on 28 June 2013.

Plot

Raghu (Yuvaraj), Mano ( Soori), and Thangavelu (

) are faithful for politicians Singam ( Prakash Raj) and Samipillai ( Jayaprakash). Both politicians are fighting for 200 million rupees, which is meant to be used to bribe the people for the upcoming elections. in the meantime, the three men decide to jump in this and take it for their advantage. The men decide to go to

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to hide. On their trip, they meet a girl named Yamuna (Deepthi Nambiar), who is claimed to be

Asin Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She ...

's younger sister. What is the next part of the chapter?

Cast

* Yuvaraj as Raghu * Deepthi Nambiar as Yamuna * Soori as Mano *

as Thangavelu * Prakash Raj as Singam * Jayaprakash as Samipillai *

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* Manobala *

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* Sujatha * Ankitha as an

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Srikanth Deva, collaborating with Vincent Selva for the fourth time. Director

Mysskin Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin, is an Tamil film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, and producer. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' Chithiram Pesuthadi''. His subsequent films '' Anjathe'' (2008), ''Nandalala'' ...

, who earlier worked as an assistant director for Vincent Selva, had sung one of the songs. The audio was launched on 8 March 2013 by actor Vijay.

Release

The film was released on 28 June 2013 alongside ''

Annakodi ''Annakodi'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed and written by Bharathiraja. It stars Lakshman Narayan, Karthika Nair and Manoj Bharathiraja. The film has music by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was earlier titled ''Annakodiyum Kodive ...

''. The film took a poor opening and grossed only in first week. The film opened with 78 shows on its first weekend in Chennai box office. It was removed after one week. It sold 3,800 tickets in Chennai during its lifetime.

Critical reception

The New Indian Express wrote:"lacklustre characters, insipid narration and shoddy screenplay make the film devoid of thrill, humour or excitement".

References

{{Vincent Selva 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by Srikanth Deva