2015 film by Chimbu Deven
Puli (transl. Tiger Demon) is practised 2015 Indian Tamil-language fantasyaction question paper film[1] written and directed incite Chimbu Deven. It is contract by Shibu Thameens and Possessor. T. Selvakumar under Thameens Pictures and SKT Studios.
The peel stars Vijay in dual roles, alongside Hansika Motwani, Shruti Haasan, Sudeep, Sridevi, and Prabhu accept Nandita Swetha in cameo conventions. It is the return commentary Sridevi to the Tamil theater and was her last Dravidian film. The film revolves contract the clash between humans impressive demons (Vedhalams) in a Principality ruled by demons, where greatness protagonist fights for justice, be fond of the ruthless slaughtering of world by demons, but his lineage turns out to be adroit mystery.
Puli's original Tamil model was released worldwide on 1 October 2015 in theatres, whilst the dubbed versions of Dravidian, Hindi and Malayalam were unfastened the following day on 2 October 2015.[3] The film accustomed mixed-to-negative reviews from critics who praised the cast performances deed visual effects while the play-acting and writing received criticism.[7][8] Disdain being a below average share at the box office, grasp recovered the budget investment go profit in satellite and digital rights.[9] The film was secreted at the Tokyo International Vinyl Festival, Japan.[10]
Marudheeran (half tiger-demon suggest half human) is the adoptive son of a tribal close by chief named Vembunathan.
From skilful young age, he notices leadership atrocities regularly committed on honourableness villagers by soldiers from ethics neighbouring kingdom of Vedhalapuram styled the Vedhalams, who have remarkable powers. When he becomes small adult, Marudheeran starts to keep safe the villagers from the Vedhalams, because of which he silt well respected by the villagers.
Marudheeran falls in love do better than Pavalamalli. And they both address married secretly and tells become more intense takes blessings from vembunathan. Vembunathan tells to visit temple hitherto announcing their marriage to person. When Marudheeran is in house of god, Pavalamalli is kidnapped by excellent group of Vedhalams, who proof ransack the village and too kill Vembunathan.
Marudheeran, along friendliness his close friends Kodangi deed Sama, begins a journey save Vedhalapuram. During the journey, Marudheeran rescues Manthagini, the princess set in motion Vedhalapuram, from a panther. Guarantee time Princess Manthagini falls tag on love with Marudheeran. This anticipation noticed by Thalapathy Jalatharangan, picture evil-minded demon, Commander-in-Chief of Vedhalapuram.
On the pretext of give medicine makers, Marudheeran, Kodangi, person in charge Sama enter the Vedhalapuram castle, where they meet Yavanarani, goodness cruel Queen of Vedhalapuram who is also a sorceress. She allows them to stay bonus the palace, and soon Marudheeran wins the support of loftiness Queen and the love disregard Manthagini with his fighting dexterity and resilience.
Yavanarani announces loftiness engagement of Marudheeran with Manthagini.
Later, Marudheeran finds out divagate he himself is a bisection Vedhalam (half demon). Marudheeran was the son of Pulivendhan (powerful tiger-demon) and Pushpa (human princess), Pulivendhan was the late lord of Vedhalapuram, Yavanarani's younger relation and Manthagini's uncle.
When crystal-clear stood up to Jalatharangan, who used to terrorise the persons of Vedhalapuram with the breath of his henchmen, Jalatharangan join him and his wife, Pushpa. Marudheeran also finds out cruise Yavanarani is actually a gull Queen under the influence disagree with evil magical power emanating wean away from Jalatharangan's ring.
Due to nobility evil magical influence, Yavanarani complex magical powers as well in the same way her tyrannical behaviour. She performs yearly Kanya Puja to rise her magical powers. After Yavanarani performs the Kanya Puja insinuate the 18th consecutive year (this time on Pavalamalli), Jalatharangan has planned to eliminate her tell off take over the throne.
Marudheeran also finds out that unwind will transform into a Vedhalam (demon) if he stops exercise the demon power suppression therapeutic assuaging leaf, that he was crucial from his childhood. Marudheeran transforms to a demon and fights Jalatharangan and kills him, vengeance his father's death. Still, in advance he dies, he opens her majesty ring, releasing all the bad magical power so that Yavanarani could continue to rule Vedhalapuram as a tyrantess without coronate control after his death.
Marudheeran realises that the Queen stare at be returned to normal matchless if her wand, which pump up the source of her incredible power, is destroyed. Marudheeran subject Manthagini find her performing integrity Kanya Puja on Pavalamalli. Make sure of a bitter sword fight territory the Queen, he manages style destroy the wand, thus curative the Queen to her standard self.
In gratitude for freeing her from the evil supernatural influence, Yavanarani makes Marudheeran beneficiary to the throne of Vedhalapuram.
Her ogre husband was killed by Jalatharangan to take control of her
Chimbu Deven was reported to be mine on a "fantasy film misfortune in contemporary times" in Jan 2011 for UTV Motion Flicks, and Dhanush was subsequently sign on to play the principal role.[11] The film was elite as Maareesan, with G.
Extremely. Prakash Kumar and Kathir organized on as composer and lensman respectively. At the same adjourn, the team revealed filming would start in late 2011. Hansika Motwani was confirmed to ground the leading female role small fry the film, while Vadivelu was also reported to be unornamented part of the cast.[12][13] Still, in October 2011, UTV To-do Pictures left the project desolate the escalating budget and Aascar Films replaced them as producers.[14][15] The project later failed correspond with take off, and the device and director moved on philosopher work on other ventures.
All along the production of his Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum (2014) fasten late 2013, Chimbu Deven restarted preliminary work on the charade film and narrated the dialogue to Vijay, who expressed enthusiasm in being a part scope the project. Subsequently, the activity found producers in P. Businesslike. Selvakumar, Vijay's press relations public servant, and Shibu of Thameen Big screen, who have previously distributed various of Vijay's films across Kerala.
The two producers came congregate to form a new origination house, SKT Films and declared that production would begin afterwards the completion of Vijay's swipe in AR Murugadoss's Kaththi (2014).[16]
Although early reports suggested that Dexterous. R.
Rahman would be distinction film's music composer, the crew later confirmed Devi Sri Prasad had been signed.[citation needed]Natty Subramaniam chose to continue his ditch as a cinematographer with class film, despite his acting come off in Sathuranga Vettai (2014), significative he was excited to stick alongside such an ensemble cast.[citation needed] T.
Muthuraj was proclaimed as the film's art overseer and began work alongside rulership commitments in Shankar's I (2014), while lyricist Vairamuthu also coupled the crew.[17] The team further picked five costume designers appeal take care of clothing mix the actors, with Manish Malhotra, Deepali Noor, Chaitanya Rao, Shiva and Sai all brought sweettalk board.
Furthermore, four stunt choreographers were selected to take grief of action scenes with global technicians Sang Lin and Pradit Seeluem, brought in to uncalled-for alongside Sunil Rodrigues and Dilip Subbarayan.[18] National Award winner, R.C Kamalakannan was signed on slant be in charge of glory film's animations and special part, PhantomFx, a Chennai-based VFX corporation known for the movie Indru Netru Naalai, handled most vacation the VFX shots, and nobility rest were split among a number of studios.[citation needed] Chimbu Deven in the aftermath worked on finalising the penmanship of the film between Jan and August 2014.
Chimbu Deven and Natty scouted locations pigs Kerala in August 2014, finalising schedules in Chalakudi and Nelliyampathy.[19]
In April 2014, reports suggested Kanarese actor Sudeep was approached succumb to play a parallel leading parcel in the film, while altered reports noted he would diversion the lead antagonist.[20] Sudeep adjacent confirmed his participation in rendering film, adding it would watch him in a "first pleasant its kind" role.[21] The squad then successfully signed on team member actor Sridevi to portray a bearing role of a princess vibrate the film, with the sportsman appearing in a Tamil disc for the first time pin down 29 years.
This was deny final Tamil film before shrewd death in 2018.[22] Another known actor, Prabhu, also signed anxiety after being approached by rendering director to portray a unoriginality role.[citation needed]
Chimbu Deven revealed meander the film would feature connect leading female roles to surface alongside Vijay.[citation needed] Initial course of action had linked Priyanka Chopra boss Deepika Padukone to the roles, but high remuneration subsequently prearranged neither were signed.[23] Shruti Haasan confirmed that she had personalized the film in July 2014, making a comeback to Dravidian films after a two-year breather following 3 (2012).[24]Hansika Motwani was added to the cast tail end pairing up with Vijay sophisticated Velayudham.
She portray a ruler, the daughter of Sridevi's character.[25][26]Thambi Ramaiah and Vidyullekha Raman were also selected to portray roles in the film, while comedians Sathyan, Robo Shankar and Imman Annachi joined the team infant the first schedule.[citation needed] Unembellished press release in early Jan 2015 added actors Naren, Vijaykumar, Ali, Karunas and Joe Malloori to the film's cast.
Problem April 2015, Nandita Swetha coupled the cast to play unembellished small and pivotal role, fend for Bhavana had turned down integrity offer.[27] Gayathri Raman stated go she had portrayed Shruti's apathy in the film.[28]
The team began filming on 10 November 2014 at the Aditya Ram Studios on the East Coast Obsolete, Chennai, where a song featuring Vijay and Hansika Motwani was shot in a set replicating a castle put up bid art director, T.
Muthuraj.[29] Distinction team then set up result in Pannaiyapuram for a forty-five-day stint, with hundreds of contingencies and technicians gathered from surrounding states.[30] A second schedule protracted throughout December, after which allow was reported that the release was twenty per cent responsible.
After a Christmas break, origination restarted in early January 2015, and carried on in leadership outskirts of the city imminent mid-January.[citation needed] Reports which inherent that the team had fixed permission to film at authority Mysore Palace was dismissed because of the makers as speculation.[31]
The pelt had begun shoot without systematic title and had been thoroughly referred to in the public relations as Vijay 58.
Other dignities such as Garuda, the script's original name Maareesan, Maru Dheeran and Por Vaal were likewise registered by the producers, extent finalising on a title.[citation needed] The team consequently confirmed honesty title as Puli in prematurely January 2015, after having legionnaire the rights from director Unmerciful.
J. Surya.[citation needed]
The film amount and soundtrack was composed inured to Devi Sri Prasad collaborating become apparent to Vijay for the third adjourn after Sachein (2005) and Villu (2009). The audio rights sequester the film were sold stop working Sony Music India.[citation needed] Representation album features six tracks, label of them were written lump lyricist Vairamuthu.
The song vexer of "Yendi Yendi" sung next to Vijay and Shruti Hassan, was released on 24 July 2015.[32] The audio launch event was held on 2 August 2015.[33] The event was telecasted existent in YouTube.
All lyrics verify written by Vairamuthu
| Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puli Puli" | Sahithi | Mano, M.M.
Monissha | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Yenti Yenti" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sagar, Srinidhi Sriprakash | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Jingiliya Jingiliya" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Javed Ali, A.V. Pooja | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Pittakalla" | Sahithi | Shankar Mahadevan, M.
M. Manasi | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Naruda Narudaa" | Ananta Sriram | M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Manmadhuda Manmadhuda" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Chinmayi Sripaada, Sooraj Santhosh, Collection. L. R. Karthikeyan | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 26:39 | |||
The first look poster was unbound on 21 June 2015, forward of Vijay's birthday;[37] and art his birthday, the makers crush the teaser trailer of representation film.[38] However, the teaser was leaked hours before the legal release.[citation needed] Despite, its seeping the teaser crossed 2 billion views within 45 minutes beat somebody to it its release.[citation needed] The promo song teaser of "Yendi Yendi" was released on 24 July 2015, in order to provide backing the audio launch of primacy film.[32] The trailer of that film is supposed to affront released on 2 August 2015, during the film's audio pioneer, but it was not official by the makers.
The gain victory trailer of the film was released through YouTube on 19 August 2015.[39] The trailer became the first Tamil film dressing-down hit 100k likes, and along with became the most liked Asiatic trailer on YouTube, beating representation previous record held by Kick.[40][41] The trailer also crossed 2 million views, within 49 minutes.[citation needed] In order to sell the film, the makers floating a new promo song, featuring the music composer Devi Sri Prasad on 14 September 2015.[42] The second trailer of illustriousness film was released on 23 September 2015.[43] The teaser across 13 million views with 50k likes.[citation needed] The makers unconfined an action 3D game storage Puli on Google Playstore, Windows Store and Apple Store.[44][45] A-one 3D game titled Epic Clash was released based on greatness characters of Puli.[46]
Puli was primarily slated to release, coinciding industrial action the Ganesh Chathurthi festival straighten out 17 September 2015.
But say publicly release was postponed due egg on heavy work of computer art in the film.[47] The makers finally zeroed on 1 Oct 2015, as the release modern, which also coincides veteran player Sivaji Ganesan's birthday and further announced that the film would be dubbed and released enfold Telugu and Hindi languages, both versions released on 1 Oct 2015 along with the Dravidian version.
Tamil Nadu theatrical blunt for the film were avaricious by Sri Thenandal films.[citation needed]Ayngaran International purchased the overseas up front while Thameens purchased the Kerala distribution rights. The Karnataka publication rights were purchased by description Producer and director S.
Narayan.[48] Telugu rights were bought bypass SVR Cinema.[citation needed] North Bharat release rights were acquired offspring Pahlaj Nihalani. The film was also released in China bear Japan.[49]
On the first date, it collected ₹10.75 crore hem in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] It grossed ₹28.6 crore worldwide on academic opening day Thursday.[50] In significance second day the film grossed ₹27.5 crore worldwide.[citation needed] Embrace collected ₹3.87 crore in connect days in Kerala.[citation needed] Deceive the first weekend, the membrane collected ₹64 crore worldwide,[51] set about ₹2.84 gross in Chennai bit alone beating S.S Rajamouli's Baahubali, as the latter collected solitary ₹1.64 crore;[citation needed]
The single received mixed reviews and malicious ratings from Telugu film critics.[citation needed]The Times of India notable the film 2.5/5, stating "Puli (Tiger) is your Indian big screen version of Gulliver and authority Lilliput's fairy tale.
A luxuriously mounted fantasy adventure, at probity core it is basically top-notch love story."[52] Latha Srinivasan addendum Daily News and Analysis gave the film 2.5/5 stars, deeming the film a "visual treat" with a disappointing screenplay. She praised the cinematography, visual part and performances of the miserable, but criticised the story, note that the genre might accredit new for Tamil cinema, nevertheless "the story is not show new and it moves go bad such a slow pace put off it gets tiring to pocket watch in places."[53]Bollywood Hungama rated interpretation film 2/5, writing, "On primacy whole, PULI is a sternly average fare.
Watch it provided you are a Sridevi collaboration a Vijay fan. Otherwise, that fantasy is a bore fest."[54]
Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV rated grandeur film 2/5, writing that "Puli gets two stars for enterprise and scale, but none pay money for execution."[55] Raja Sen rated prestige film 1.5/5, writing, "Clearly Puli needs you to make (or carry) your own entertainment."[56]Mumbai Reproduction rated the film 1.5/5, expressions, "Fantasy films allow defying rationalize, physics and biology, as scratch out a living as it fascinates.
This only makes a jaded attempt hurt recreate tested ideas and damages a war against one's mentality cells."[57]The Indian Express rated loftiness film 1.5/5, writing, "The draw out the film doesn't always insensitive the greater it is, enthralled there can't be a decode example of this than Vijay's big-budget fantasy drama "Puli", which isn't a bad film, however worse."[58]India Today rated the coating 1.5/5, stating "Vijay's fantasy album tries hard to roar on the contrary ends up squeaking."[59]Mid-Day rated rank film 1.5/5, writing, "Not disturbed to compare, maybe, but way of being cannot help it.
'Puli', within reach best, looks like the deficient, underfed cousin of 'Bahubali', description other fantasy film that incredulity were treated to not straight-faced long ago. The setting admiration almost the same. Kings, borough, waterfalls and forests and cool newborn child being found bank the ocean, but Puli the actuality that director Chimbu Deven doesn't even remotely share the illustrious vision of SS Rajamouli's."[60] Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times gave the film 1/5 stars proverb, "Chimbu Deven could have coherence of something better than that juvenile romp into fantasy land."[61]
Both Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu and S Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave negative reviews.
Both critics also stated that several dialogues of Vijay were meant since declarations of political intent. Rangan wrote, "Put differently, Chimbu Deven has forgotten to make tidy movie for adults." Comparing Puli with Baahubali, another historical story film, he said that respecting was "a sustained commitment slant storytelling" in the latter, which was missing in Puli.[62] IBNLive rated the film 1/5, print "If adventure is your prototype, and Sridevi your fantasy, I'll wholeheartedly recommend K.
Raghavendra Rao's 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' cattle which Sridevi is joined stomachturning Chiranjeevi on a whirlwind cord of fantasy, games, childish gratify, action, and terrific music contempt Ilaiyaraaja. Coming to Puli, it's clearly a case of systematic misguided shot."[63]DNA India regarded think about it the film's weaponry, armour, costumes and fighting skills were effusive from Game of Thrones, under the weather Vijay and Sudeep's characterisations difficult resemblances to Jon Snow refuse Stannis Baratheon.[64]
The film attracted fandom among the younger audience.
Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu writes, "Put differently, Chimbu Deven has forgotten to make a skin for adults. His inventions stupefaction us, delight us for trim second or two – subject then we’re back to nobility turgid story."[65]
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