Veera Sivaji
| Veera Sivaji | |
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| Directed by | Ganesh Vinayak |
| Written by | Ganesh Vinayak Gnanagiri (dialogues) |
| Produced by | S. Nandagopal |
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| Cinematography | M. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | Madras Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Sri Thenandal Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veera Sivaji (transl. Courageous Sivaji) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Ganesh Vinayak, starring Vikram Prabhu and Shamili. The film began production during July 2015.[1][2] Released worldwide on December 16, 2016, it met with extremely negative reviews and was a disaster at the box office.
Plot
[edit]Shivaji, a taxi driver, has to arrange money for his niece's surgery. Things go awry when he gets entangled in a web of deceit.
Cast
[edit]- Vikram Prabhu as Sivaji
- Shamili as Anjali
- Manisha Shree as Anjali's friend
- G. Marimuthu as Inspector S.S Kamaraj, Anjali's father
- Rajendran as CBI Officer
- VTV Ganesh as Security Officer
- Yogi Babu as Ramesh
- Robo Shankar as Suresh
- Andreanne as Foreign Lady
- Mahanadi Shankar as Prisoner
- John Vijay
- Mansoor Ali Khan
- Sriranjani as Anjali's mother
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
- Cool Suresh as Lawyer
- Pondy Ravi
- Kovai Babu as Doctor
- Baby Sathanya as Yazhini
- Babu G as Businessman
- Kaavya Sha as Soppana Sundhari (song appearance)
Production
[edit]Producer Nandagopal announced that he had signed on Vikram Prabhu to star in his film during July 2015 and that Ganesh Vinayak, who had made Thagaraaru (2013), would direct the film.[3] The film also marked the return of former child actress Shamili, who had taken a sabbatical after a brief foray into films in 2009.[4] Featuring an ensemble cast including Rajendran, John Vijay and Robo Shankar, the first schedule of Veera Sivaji was shot in Pondicherry from September 2015.[5][6] A song choreographed by Dinesh was pictured on the beaches of the town, later that month.[7] The film's first schedule was finished in November 2015, with the makers revealing that the film would focus on a relationship around Vikram Prabhu's character and a child.[8] A second schedule for the film was filmed across Chennai from mid November 2015.[9]
Music
[edit]| Veera Sivaji | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 31 August 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:30 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | D. Imman | |||
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Music has been composed by D Imman which contains totally 6 songs in this movie including the theme music.[10] Imman later reused some of the songs from the film in Kannada film Hyper (2018) also directed by Ganesh Vinayak.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thaarumaaru Thakkaalisoru" | Rokesh | Silambarasan, Maria Roe Vincent | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Soppanasundari" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Thavazhndhidum Thangapoove" | Aravi | Bombay Jayashri | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Adada Adada" | Yugabharathi | Sriram Parthasarathy, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Thaarumaaru Thakkaalisoru" (Version 2) | Rokesh | Deepak, Maria Roe Vincent | 4:17 |
| 6. | "One Man Show Theme" | Instrumental | 2:10 | |
| Total length: | 24:30 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Veera Sivaji to wrap Pondicherry schedule on October 17th". Behindwoods. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "John Vijay will be the main villain for Vikram Prabhu in Veera Sivaji". Behindwoods. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Vikram Prabhu's next is an action comedy". The Times of India. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Child star Shamlee from Anjali takes the plunge". The Hindu. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Vikram Prabhu plays a cabbie in Veera Sivaji". The Times of India. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Veera Sivaji: Vikram Prabu's Next is an Action Thriller". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Veera Sivaji starring Vikram Prabhu and Shamlee is shooting a song in Pondicherry". Behindwoods. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Vikram Prabu to deal with a child in 'Veera Shivaji'". IndiaGlitz. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Will Madha Gaja Raja release on December 18th?". Behindwoods. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Veera Sivaji Review". MovieTet. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Veera Sivaji at IMDb