Thirumalai

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Thirumalai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRamana
Written byk.Balachandran
Produced byK.Balachandran Pushpa Kandaswamy
StarringVijay
Jyothika
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byVidyasagar
Distributed byKavithalayaa Productions
Release date
  • October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹4 crore
Box office₹36 crore

Thirumalai is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Ramana. The film stars Vijay and Jyothika in the lead roles, with Manoj K. Jayan, Avinash (in his Tamil debut), Vivek, Raghuvaran, Kausalya and Karunas in supporting roles. Produced by Kavithalayaa Productions banner, filming began in October 2002 and was planned for a January 2003 release coinciding with the Thai Pongal festival, along with Vijay's other romantic comedy film Vaseegara. Eventually, the delays due to the replacement of some actors and actresses caused the movie to release in late 2003, coinciding with Diwali.

Thirumalai released on 24 October 2003 and was declared as a blockbuster at the box office alongside positive reviews from critics, despite facing a delayed release[1] It ran successfully more than 100 days in theatres.[2] The film became a turning point in Vijay's career as he transitioned himself into a leading action hero from a romantic hero in his career.[3]

The film was remade in Telugu as Gowri with Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in 2004.[4] It was also remade in Bengali in 2007 as Kotha Dao Sathi Hobe starring Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas.[5]

Synopsis[edit]

Thirumalai is rough-looking kind-hearted young man who works as a mechanic. He has 3 close friends with whom he often plays carrom. He develops feelings for Shwetha after meeting her on New Year's Day. At first Shwetha doesn't want to associate with him and swears to her father that she doesn't even know about him. Thirumalai tries out many ways to win Shwetha's heart. Shwetha soon recropriates his feelings after understanding his good nature. However, Shwetha's father Ashok, who is the owner of six TV channels, gets unhappy with their relationship due to status issues and assigns a gangster named Arasu to finish Thirumalai. As things take a toll trying to stop Thirumalai getting married to Shwetha, Arasu eventually understands Thirumalai and decides to become a good person which didn't please his assistant Dass. Dass turn Arasu's men against him to beat him and Thirumalai up. Thirumalai eventually fixes the issue and reunites with Shwetha making Ashok understand the way of life.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The filming began in October 2002, when Vijay was simultaneously shooting for his previous masala flicks such as Vaseegara (2003) and Pudhiya Geethai (2003). Directing the film was debutant Ramana who had apprenticed with director R. K. Selvamani. The shooting finally ended in April 2003. On 20th of April 2003, Vijay stated that he had started dubbing for his portions of the film. Vijay also sported a new look, which he maintained and varied for his subsequent films until Puli (2015). It was actually director Ramana, who suggested Vijay that he maintain a new look in the film, with his mustache trimmed and growing a beard. Vijay was initially hesitant to do so, but upon seeing the screen test, he was impressed with his new getup.

Namrata Shirodkar was chosen initially to play the female lead. But the director was not satisfied with her onscreen presence and she was replaced by Jyothika.[6][7] This was her second film with Vijay after Kushi (2000).

Since the film's protagonist portrays a mechanic residing in Pudhupettai area, a set resembling Pudhupettai with a mechanic shop in it was erected at Mohan Studios at a cost of about {{INR}} 50 lakh within 40 days.[8][9] Designed by art director Kathir, shooting took place there for 30 days. The film's shooting occurred in Chennai, Nellore and Vishakhapatnam, while the songs were filmed overseas.[10]

Music[edit]

Thirumalai
Soundtrack album by
Vidyasagar
Released22 June 2003
Recorded2002-2003
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelNew Music
Hit Musics
Classic Audio
Ayngaran Music
ProducerVidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Dhool
(2002) 		Thirumalai
(2003) 		Iyarkai
(2003)

Music was composed by Vidyasagar.[11] The audio's album consisting of five songs, was released on 22nd June 2003, which marked Vijay's 29th birthday. It was the third collaboration of Vijay and Vidyasagar, preceded by Coimbatore Maapillai (1995) and Nilaave Vaa (1998).[12] The audio was also well received among the audience and marked a series of collaborations across the 2000s between Vijay and Vidyasagar with Ghilli (2004), Madhurey (2004), Aathi (2006), Kuruvi (2008) and Kaavalan (2011).

Song Singers Lyrics Picturization
"Thaamthakka Dheemthakka" Tippu, Karthik Na. Muthukumar Vijay, Raghavendra Lawrence
"Vaadiyamma Jakkamma" Udit Narayan Kabilan Vijay, Kiran Rathod
"Neeyaa Pesiyadhu" Shankar Mahadevan Yugabharathi Vijay, Jyothika
"Azhagooril Poothvale" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan Arivumathi Vijay, Jyothika
"Dhimsu Katta" Tippu, Srilekha Parthasarathy Pa. Vijay Vijay, Jyothika

Release[edit]

The film was released on 24 October 2003 worldwide, on the occasion of Diwali, and was commercially successful. The film released alongside Pithamagan and Anjaneya.

Reception[edit]

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 39 out of 100.[13] Nowrunning gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated "Yet another poor-boy rich-girl romance with parental opposition and mafia interference".[14] Chennai Online wrote "There's nothing fresh here that we haven't seen in an earlier Vijay film. The Vijay-Jyotika pair, after their successful combination in Kushi, was expected to re-create the same magic on screen. But it doesn't happen".[15] Thiraipadam wrote "Thirumalai sees director Ramana working within two big limitations. He has an age-old poor boy-rich girl love story in hand and has to contend with Vijay's mass image. Considering these restrictions, he has done a commendable job. By fashioning the hero's character a little differently and designing a fast screenplay that contains several stock situations but resolves them differently, he overcomes those negatives to deliver an entertaining feature".[16] Behindwoods wrote " Things were never going easy for Vijay until Thirumalai happened and resurrected his image as a mass hero that he’s become today. The film was a well executed commercial potboiler which showcased Vijay excelling at all aspects of his role."[17]

References[edit]

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  8. ^ "Vijay works like a man possessed!". Cinesouth. 27 June 2003. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "புதுப்பேட்டை பிரம்மா". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 November 2003. p. 17. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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  13. ^ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Thirumalai review". Now running. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Thirumalai". 30 November 2003. Archived from the original on 30 November 2003.
  16. ^ "Thirumalai – Tamil Movie Review". thiraipadam.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  17. ^ "TOP 20 BEST FILMS OF VIJAY". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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