Theerpugal Virkapadum (transl. Judgements for sale) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language vigilante thriller film directed by Dheran, starring Sathyaraj, Madhusudhan Rao, Smruthi Venkat and Harish Uthaman.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The film is completely shot in 8K resolution and has cinematography by Garudavega Anji.[7] It also has a dubbed Telugu version titled as Emergency.[8]
| Theerpugal Virkapadum | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dheran |
| Produced by | C R Saleem |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Madhusudhan Rao Harish Uthaman Smruthi Venkat |
| Cinematography | Anji |
| Edited by | Noufal Abdullah |
| Music by | S. N. Prasad |
Production company | AL-Tari movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Summary
editDr. Nalan Kumar, who seems to be in his early 60s, kidnaps the son of an influential businessman Rudhravel and threatens to kill the youngster if he fails to perform certain tasks assigned to him. Later, Rudhravel gets to know who is behind his son's kidnap. He, along with his nephew Rajendran, decides to take on the sexagenarian after realizing why he is after them.
Cast
edit- Sathyaraj as Dr. Nalan Kumar
- Madhusudhan Rao as Rudhravel
- Harish Uthaman as Rajendran
- Yuvan Mayilswamy as Kishore
- Smruthi Venkat as Bharathi
- Renuka as Dr. Aruna Stephen Raj
- Charle as Dr. Parthiban
- Sriranjani as Kishore's mother
- Yas as Yogeshwaran (Yoga)
- George Maryan as Court Attender
- Jeeva Ravi as Aruna's husband
- Lollu Sabha Manohar as Rudravel's staff
- Kalaiarasan as Rudhravel's staff
- Lizzie Antony as Doctor
- Pondy Ravi as Defense Lawyer
- Subramani as Public Prosecutor
- Gajaraj as DSP Ashok Krishna
- Faheem as Bullet Rider
Production
editDebutant director Dheran who has directed several advertisements brought in actor Sathyaraj to play the solo lead in Theerpugal Virkapadum, produced by Sajeev Meerasahib Rawther under his banner HoneyBee Creations and later transferred to C R saleem under his banner, AL Tari movies . Dheeran took three years to complete the script before approaching the producer. Actress Smruthi Venkat of Thadam fame was signed to play the daughter character of Sathyaraj with actors Harish Uthaman, Lizzie Antony and Madhusudhan in important roles.[9] Sathyaraj refused to opt for a body double in action sequences as per reports[10] and completed his dubbing in a single stretch of 12 hours.[11] The film was completed in three schedules and was primarily shot in Chennai.[12]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by S. N. Prasad.
| Theerpugal Virkapadum | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by S. N. Prasad | ||||
| Released | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Producer | S. N. Prasad | |||
| S. N. Prasad chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaarum Ingu" | Benny Dayal | ||
| 2. | "Mavale Mavale" | Srikanth Varadan | Sean Roldan, S. N. Prasad | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Rudra" | Ganesan Sekar |
Critical reception
editThinkal Menon gave the film 3 stars, complimenting the writing and several performances but felt the plot was repetitive and predictable.[13]
References
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- ^ "Theerpugal Virkapadum-Synopsis". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ CR, Sharanya (17 November 2018). "Sathyaraj's next film titled 'Theerpukal Virkapadum'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "I had Sathyaraj in mind when I penned the script". i-Flicks. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "ഒറ്റ ഷെഡ്യൂളിൽ താര ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ തകർപ്പൻ ആക്ഷൻ; 'കട്ടപ്പ' വീണ്ടും". News18 Kerala. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ CR, Sharanya (25 July 2019). "Sathyaraj does stunts without a body double". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "തീർപ്പുകൾ വിർക്കപ്പെടും ടീസർ പുറത്തിറക്കി". Deshabhimani. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Sathyaraj's action thriller titled 'Emergency' in Telugu". The Times of India. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Smruthi Venkat joins Sathyaraj starrer Theerpukal Virkapadum". The New Indian Express. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Sathyaraj did not opt for a body double in upcoming 'Theerpugal Virkkapadum'". The News Minute. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Sathyaraj completes dubbing for 'Theerpugal Virkapadum' in 12 hours". The Times of India. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "சூர்யா வீட்டில் சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்". YouTube. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Theerpugal Virkapadum movie review: Sathyaraj is the saving grace of this watchable revenge thriller". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.