Vizhithiru (English: Stay awake) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Meera Kathiravan, who debuted with Aval Peyar Thamizharasi.[1] The film which began production in 2012 after numerous delays released in 2017. The film features an ensemble cast of Krishna, Vidharth, Dhansika, Venkat Prabhu, Rahul Bhaskaran, S. P. B. Charan, Thambi Ramaiah, Erica Fernandes, Sara Arjun, Nagendra Babu, and Abhinaya.
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| Directed by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Written by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Produced by | Meera Kathiravan |
| Starring | Krishna Vidharth Venkat Prabhu Dhansika Rahul Bhaskaran |
| Cinematography | Vijay Milton R.V.Saran |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Sathyan Mahalingam |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Kreshna as Muthukumar
- Vidharth as Chandra Babu
- Sai Dhanshika as Saroja Devi
- Venkat Prabhu as Dhileepan
- Rahul Bhaskaran as Vikram Viswanath
- S. P. B. Charan as Saravanan, news reporter
- Thambi Ramaiah as Karnan Sethupathi
- Erica Fernandes as Krishteena
- Sara Arjun as Charu
- Nagendra Babu as Nagendra Babu, Police Commissioner
- Abhinaya as Abhinaya, Radio City RJ
- Sudha Chandran as Vijayalakshmi
- R. N. R. Manohar as Ramamoorthy
- Ramachandran Durairaj
- V. I. S. Jayapalan
- Theepetti Ganesan
- Veera Santhanam
- Arun Mozhi Manikkam in a guest appearance
- T. Rajendar in a special appearance
- Sudhar in an uncredited role
Production
editThe film has Krishna playing the lead, with Venkat Prabhu, Dhansika, Vidharth, Abhinaya, Deiva Thirumagal Sara Arjun, Thambi Ramaiah, Nagendra Babu (brother of Chiranjeevi) and new faces Rahul Bhaskaran and Erica Fernandes in important roles.[2] Playback singer Sathyan Mahalingam made his debut as a music composer, and Vijay Milton will handle the cinematography, Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth have been hired as editors.[3] The film's first look photo shoot took place recently.[4] Set in Chennai, the film happens within 12 hours. It was shot completely around Ritchie Street, Mount Road and Vepery.[5]
Soundtrack
editIt was first reported that talks were on with Yuvan Shankar Raja to compose music,[6] but singer Sathyan Mahalingam was finalized as the composer.[7][8]
- Papparappa - T. Rajender, Priyadarshini
- Aazhi Alai (female) - Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
- Aazhi Alai (male) - Alphons Joseph
- Kolai Vaal - Vijay, Sricharan
- Vellai Irave - G. V. Prakash, Ramya NSK
- Pon Vidhi - Santhosh Narayanan
Critical reception
editBehindwoods wrote "Vizhithiru has a decent script, but lacked execution".[9] Times of India wrote "A not-so-bad message towards the end and the writing in some sequences make the film a tolerable watch".[10] Sify wrote "Vizhithiru's core story has the potential of a classic thriller, the characters too are interestingly written but what works against the movie is the flat execution".[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Venkat set to act!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Venkat Prabhu to feature in multi-starer". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Bollywood calling!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Venkat Prabhu's next is a multi-starrer!". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Kreshna's the king of good times". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Bollywood calling!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Vizhithiru". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Vizhithiru". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Vizhithiru (Aka) Vilithiru review". 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Vizhithiru Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Vizhithiru by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vizhithiru review: An average watch". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ "திரை விமர்சனம்: விழித்திரு". Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
edit- Vizhithiru at IMDb
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