Thirupathi (2006 Tamil film)
Thirupathi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar, C. Arun Pandian and Sadha, with Riyaz Khan and others appearing in other pivotal roles. The film released on 14 April 2006. It garnered mixed reviews from critics, but was a hit at the box office.[1]
| Thirupathi | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Perarasu |
| Written by | Perarasu |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. S. Guhan |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Sadha C. Arun Pandian Riyaz Khan |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
Production company | |
Release date | 14 April 2006 |
Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Thirupathi is a straightforward young man who leads a happy life with his parents and younger sister. He happens to meet Priya, and they fall in love. Thirupathi's sister is pregnant, and at the time of delivery, he takes her to a hospital. The doctor there expects a bribe, but when it is not forthcoming, he neglects his duty; therefore, Thirupathi's sister dies. Thirupathi learns that this is not the first instance in the hospital, and the doctor is his best friend Soori's brother. When Thirupathi goes out to get Soori's brother, Soori and his father do all that they can to protect him from Thirupathi. How Thirupathi gets his revenge on the people responsible for his sister's death forms the rest of the movie.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Thirupathi
- Sadha as Priya
- Riyaz Khan as Soori
- Arun Pandian as ACP Murali
- Sampath Raj as Soori's brother
- Pyramid Natarajan as Minister
- Livingston as Chanakkiyan
- R. Sundarrajan as Thirupathi's father
- Rajalakshmi as Thirupathi's mother
- Harish Raghavendra as Thirupathi's brother
- Deepu as Thirupathi's sister
- Sathyan as Thirupathi's friend
- Ganja Karuppu as Muthu
- M. S. Baskar as P. A. Brahma
- Anu Mohan as Temple Priest
- Aarthi as Priya's friend
- Vidharth as Henchman
- Manobala
- Rajesh
- Bala Singh
- Suvarna Mathew
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Benjamin as Thirupathi's friend
- Perarasu in a cameo appearance
- Laila as a dancer in Song ("Keerai Vedhaippom")
Production
During the making of Sivakasi, representatives from AVM Productions approached Perarasu to make a commercial film with Ajith Kumar in the lead role.[2] The director immediately accepted the offer and told the producer the story of the film during the meeting and the film was announced publicly two days later.[3] In August 2005, it became clear that the film would begin in November and that Riyaz Khan would play the lead antagonist role in the project.[4] Sadha was signed on to play the lead female role.[5] The film was launched officially on 15 September 2005 with Vijay attending the opening ceremony.[6]
For the film, Ajith lost 18 kilograms in 55 days by being on a liquid diet and lost the weight he had sported on screen in his previous few films.[7] The art director erected the set of a village in Prasad Studios in December 2005 including a shopping place, a big temple and an 80 ft statue of Lord Shiva.[8] In early 2006, Asin was approached to appear in an item number in the film but refused, with Laila eventually taking the role.[9]
Soundtrack
| Thirupathi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:19 | |||
| Label | AVM Muzik Ayngaran Music An Ak Audio | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharathwaj chronology | ||||
| ||||
All lyrics are written by Perarasu.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aathadi Aathadi" | KK, Mathangi Jagdish | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Thirupathi Vantha" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Keerai Vedhaippom" | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Reshmi | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Yenaiye Yenaku" | Vijay Yesudas | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Sollavum Mudiyala" | Harish Raghavendra, Swarnalatha | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Pudhu Veedu" | Anuradha Sriram, Tippu | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 29:19 | ||
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.[10]
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from the critics and audiences. Many drew comparisons to Perarasu's previous works, Thirupachi and Sivakasi.[11]
References
- ^ "Tamil movies : Perarasu hints out at Tirupathi 100th day function".
- ^ AVM ropes in Ajith. The Hindu (6 August 2005). Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
- ^ Warrier, Shobha (7 December 2005) Perarasu on Tirupathi. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
- ^ Ready and raring to go. indiaglitz.com (26 August 2005)
- ^ Its Sada opposite Ajith – Tamil Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (29 August 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
- ^ . Cinesouth.com (15 September 2005). Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
- ^ A fitter Ajith makes waves in the industry. Behindwoods (20 August 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
- ^ Tamil movies : Ajith’s thirupathi at Prasad studio. Behindwoods.com (3 December 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
- ^ Tamil movies : Asin rejects Ajith. Behindwoods.com (3 January 2006). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
- ^ "Karunanidhi family owns New TV channel Kalaignar". The Economic Times. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ . Sify. 14 April 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
External links
- Thirupathi at IMDb