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Wikipedia article
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| starring = Sujiv
Erica Fernandes
| music = Dharan Kumar
| cinematography = K. Prasad
| editing = S. Karthik
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'Virattu/Dega' is a 2014 Indian bilingual thriller film produced and directed by Kumar T. The film stars T Kumar's son Sujiv and Erica Fernandes, while Pragya Jaiswal and Manobala appear in other pivotal roles. The Tamil version of the film was released on 21 February 2014 to average reviews, while the Telugu version 'Dega' was released on 28 November 2014.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Dega-is-soon-in-offing/articleshow/32608248.cms Dega is soon in offing The Times of India]
Cast
*Sujiv as Sujiv
*Erica Fernandes as Sri
*Pragya Jaiswal as Mavi
*Manobala
*Suman Setty
*Amit Tiwari
*Shankar Melkote
Production
Sequences were filmed on a train travelling from Thailand to Malaysia and the stunt scenes were composed by Dho Dho of Thailand and Williams of Malaysia.[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-virattu-actionpacked-drama/article4840583.ece Audio beat: Virattu Action-packed drama The Hindu] Further scenes were canned in New Zealand.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Hollywood-style-action-in-Virattu/articleshow/19573875.cms Hollywood style action in Virattu The Times of India]
Release
The film opened on 21 March 2014 to average reviews.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/moviereviewarticlelist/virattu/movie-review/32504057.cms Virattu movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India]
Music
The film's audio was released in June 2013 by R. B. Choudary, while S. J. Surya received the first copy at a launch event. The film has four songs with four different lyricists contributing Madhan Karky, Na. Muthukumar, Vignesh Shivan and Lallu. The film's soundtrack opened to average reviews, with a music critic noting it was as "mercurial as its composer".[http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/virattu/virattu-songs-review.html Virattu Songs Review Virattu, Kumar Ravilla, Sujiv] The song "Podhum Podhum" was released with a promotional video featuring the lead singers Andrea Jeremiah and Naresh Iyer and was well received by critics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130504152116/http://www.sify.com/movies/Andrea-Naresh-Iyer-rock-imagegallery-Kollywood-nfdnePbibbh.html Andrea & Naresh Iyer rock][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Andrea-hot-in-Virattu-promo-song/articleshow/19214039.cms Andrea hot in 'Virattu' promo song The Times of India]
References
Category:Indian thriller films
Category:2014 films
Category:2010s Telugu-language films
Category:2010s Tamil-language films
Category:Indian multilingual films
Category:Films scored by Dharan Kumar
Category:2014 thriller films
Category:2014 multilingual films
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