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Wikipedia article
'Thalaivan' is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Chithirai Selvan. The film features Bas, the younger brother of politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles, while the ensemble cast features Santhanam, Suman and Jayaprakash amongst others. The film was released on 18 April 2014.
Cast
*Bas as Bas
*Nikesha Patel as Anusha
*Santhanam as Kannan
*Monica
*Suman
*Vincent Asokan
*Jayaprakash
*Subbaraju as ACP
*Suresh Krishna
*Suman Setty
*Swaminathan as Professor
*Manobala
*Kovai Sarala
*VTV Ganesh
*Vasu Vikram
*T. P. Gajendran
*O. A. K. Sundar as Muthukumar
*Aarthi as Anushka's friend
*Muthukaalai
*Ravi as Police officer
*Abhishek
*Kota Srinivasa Rao (cameo appearance)
*Powerstar Srinivasan (cameo appearance)
Production
The film is the home production of the newcomer lead comedian, V. Bhaskaran alias Bas, brother to politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and a nephew of VK Sasikala. The actor is in his 40s and had previously been the managing director of J.Jayalalitha TV (JJTV) during J.Jayalalithaa's first term as chief minister between 1991 and 1996. He revealed his experience at JJTV created an ambition of him working as an actor and thus approached the producers of the MGR-starrer 'Thalaivan' and sought permission to use their title in his new venture. Production began in July 2012 with Bas signing up a host of established cast and crew to join the team, including actors Santhanam, Suman and Jayaprakash while actresses Nikesha Patel and Sana Khan were signed on to play heroines. Sana Khan was later replaced by Monica in the cast, after she became busy with other projects. A technical team involving Ramesh Selvan of 'Ulavuthurai' (1998) and 'Jananam' (2004) as director, Anthony as editor and G. V. Prakash Kumar as composer was announced, although the composer later opted out and he was replaced by Vidyasagar.
The film was briefly delayed when Bas was arrested in June 2013 in a case of cheating a woman. In June 2013, the director Ramesh Selvan issued a press release distancing himself from the project, indicating that he had suffered health problems as a result of his strenuous work on the project and that he had to complete his other venture, 'Kalavaram' (2014).
Soundtrack
The audio launch was held May 2013, with director Ameer
*"Adaivaana" - Ranjith, Sricharan
*"Naan Manmathar" - Tippu, Priyasri
*"Oru Kodi" - K. J. Yesudas
*"Siru Paarvai" - Karthik, Vandana Srinivasan
*"Yaarai Kettu" - Sathyaprakash, Vandana Srinivasan
Release
The film was released on 18 April 2014 alongside 'Thenaliraman' and 'Damaal Dumeel'. Times of india gave a review citing "If you can force yourself to ignore its leads, the film turns from being borderline terrible to a borderline watchable fare. This is a fairly interesting storyline for commercial film. [sic] But the plot points are telegraphed to us a mile earlier so there is no tension in the scenes.
References
Category:2014 films
Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar
Category:Films directed by Ramesh Selvan
Category:2010s Tamil-language films
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