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Thiruchitrambalam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mithran R Jawahar
Written byMithran R Jawahar
Produced byKalanithi Maran
Starring
CinematographyOm Prakash
Edited byPrasanna GK
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Distributed byRed Giant Movies[1]
Release date
  • 18 August 2022 (2022-08-18)
[2]
Running time
133 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹40 crore[4]

Thiruchitrambalam is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Mithran R Jawahar.[5] The film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the titular role with Nithya Menen, Raashi Khanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Bharathiraja and Prakash Raj.[6] The film's music and score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography by Om Prakash and editing done by Prasanna GK.[7]

The film’s title was announced on 5 August 2021, along with principal photography for the film which began with a pooja ceremony in Chennai. The filming was wrapped on early-October 2021. Post-Production works of the film began on 14 Feburary 2022.

Thiruchitrambalam was released theatrically on 18 August 2022.

Plot

Thiruchitrambalam follows the life of a delivery driver named Jr Pazham, who lives with his strict father Neelakandan, who is a police man, & a grandfather Sr Pazham. His mother and sister died in an accident. As he navigates through his life, he ends up falling for two women, Anusha & Ranjani. Firstly, he befriends them although he didn’t have the courage to propose it. How his best friend, Shobana, who loves him truly since childhood helps him through his life by sacrificing her dreams & her happiness for him by hiding her unconditional true love on him & her endless pain of not being able to express it to him inside her heart with a beautiful smile on her face forms the crux of the story.

Cast

  • Dhanush as Thiruchitrambalam Jr. (Pazham), Shobana's Best Friend & Love Interest & later turned as her Husband[8]
  • Nithya Menen as Shobana, Pazham's Best Friend & True Love & later turned as his Wife[9]
  • Raashi Khanna as Anusha, Pazham's School Mate & Love Interest[10]
  • Priya Bhavani Shankar as Ranjani, Pazham's Second Love Interest in his Native Village[11]
  • Bharathiraja as Thiruchitrambalam Sr., Pazham's Grandfather
  • Prakash Raj as Inspector Neelakandan, Pazham's Father
  • Munishkanth as Subbaraj, Pazham's Uncle
  • Sriranjani as Shobana's Mother
  • Stunt Silva as a Child Kidnapper
  • Aranthangi Nisha as Subbaraj's Wife, Pazham's Aunt
  • VJ Pappu as Shobana's Younger Brother
  • A. Revathy as Pazham's Grandmother
  • Revathi as Pazham's mother & Neelakandan's Wife. (Cameo appearance)

Production

Development

In December 2019, the film production studio Sun Pictures, headed by Kalanithi Maran, announced a new project with Dhanush.[12][13] The film marked Dhanush's first active project as a producer, as Sun Pictures had earlier distributed Padikkadavan (2009), Aadukalam and Mappillai (2011).[14] Mithran R Jawahar, who earlier directed Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Kutty and Uthamaputhiran (2010), with Dhanush in the lead was rumoured to direct the film,[14] while his involvement was being undisclosed.[5] Anirudh Ravichander was announced as the film's music composer in October 2020.[15][16] The film's title Thiruchitrambalam was announced on 5 August 2021.[17][18]

Casting

Initially Hansika Motwani, who collaborated with Dhanush in Mappillai, was rumoured as the female lead.[19] However, Raashi Khanna and Nithya Menen were announced as the female leads.[20] Priya Bhavani Shankar was announced as the third lead pairing opposite Dhanush,[21] while Prakash Raj and Bharathiraja joined the film as a supporting role.[22]

Filming

Principal photography for the film began with a pooja ceremony in Chennai on 5 August 2021.[6] On 10 August, Prakash Raj took a short break for surgery after he fractured his shoulder during the shooting.[23] Raashi Khanna joined the film's sets in Chennai on 25 August.[24] The crew went to film the song sequences in Pondicherry after the Chennai schedule being completed.[25] In late-August, stills from the film, featuring Dhanush and Khanna, were leaked and went viral on internet.[26] In September, a song shoot featuring Dhanush and Nithya Menen was choreographed by Jani Master and filmed in the outskirts of Pondicherry.[27] Stills from the song shoot were leaked onto the internet.[28][29] The film's shooting, which took place for 50 days, has been completed in early-October 2021.[30][31] On 14 February 2022, it was announced that dubbing for the film has begun.[32]

Music

The music and original score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, reuniting with Dhanush after six years since their last film, Thanga Magan (2015).[16] It marks Anirudh's fifth collaboration with Dhanush and his first with Mithran Jawahar.[5] On 4 March 2022, lyricist Vivek has announced that he will be writing lyrics for one of the songs in the film.[33] The first single “Thaai Kelavi” released on 24 June 2022.[34] The lyrics for the single was also written by Dhanush and also he himself along with Anthony Daasan sang the first single.[35] The second single "Megham Karukkatha" was released on 15 July 2022 and Dhanush also sang himself for the second single.[36]The third single "Life of Pazham" was released on 27 July 2022.[37] And the fourth single titled "Thenmozhi" was released on 30 July 2022.[38] The entire soundtrack album was released on 31 July 2022.[39] Reviewing the soundtrack album, Moviecrow rated 2.5 out of 5 and stated "Thiruchitrambalam lacks freshness and the weakest album from the duo that fails to live up to the expectations."[40]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thaai Kelavi"DhanushDhanush, Anthony Daasan4:18
2."Megham Karukkatha"DhanushDhanush4:50
3."Life of Pazham"VivekAnirudh Ravichander3:54
4."Thenmozhi"DhanushSanthosh Narayanan2:53
Total length:12:01

Release

Theatrical

The film was released worldwide theatrically on 18 August 2022.[41][42] It is Dhanush's first theatrical release since Karnan (2021) as Jagame Thandhiram (2021), Atrangi Re (2021), Maaran (2022) and The Gray Man were assigned direct-to-streaming releases.[43][44]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film have been retained by Sun TV and the streaming rights of the film were picked up by Sun TV's in-house OTT platform, Sun NXT.[45]

Reception

Box office

On the first day of its release, the film earned over ₹9 crores on its opening day,[46] and grossed over ₹6 crores in Tamil Nadu.[47] On the second day of its release the film crossed over ₹20 crores at the box office.[4]

Critical Response

Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times after reviewing the film stated that "Anirudh Ravichander's music is a major highlight of the movie. His work is a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Ilayaraja, and the songs and background score elevate the mood of the movie on so many occasions."[48] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "Thiruchitramabalam treats you to an extreme close-up of everyday people and their everyday problems. It is also a gentle reminder that you don't need a lot of guns to blow the audiences' minds."[49] Srivatsan S of The Hindu stated after reviewing the film that "Thiruchitrabalam is also that rom-com where you almost get an airport climax."[50] Janani K of India Today gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Thiruchitrambalam is a fun entertainer that makes you enjoy the everyday things that we usually miss out on."[51] M Suganth of The Times of India gave the film's rating 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "Even the airport climax gets a modern spin that makes it agreeable. But the detour to the protagonist's village doesn't really lend anything extra to the story. We get a few more characters who are also nice people, and that's just it. But the film's director Mithras Jawahar makes up for it with the heartwarming climax."[52] Ranjani Krishnakumar of News9 gave 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "This endearment for Pazham that the film evokes is not entirely written in. A good part of it is, in fact, Dhanush, who moves us with his boy-next-door charm."[53] Bhavana Sharma of Pinkvilla gave the film's rating 3 out of 5, stating that "Thiruchitrambalam is worth watching for all the right reasons, and especially for Dhanush and Nithya Menen."[54] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "What a relief to see such a simple, well-told story in Tamil cinema after so long! Nourishing and no fuss, just like a pazham."[55] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated that "It’s tragic really when a film, on the cusp of excellence, makes a dated choice that ends up leaving a sour aftertaste."[56] Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint gave the film’s rating 4.5 out of 5, stating that "With impactful dialogues, the film eases out the unnecessary guilt that senior citizens and people with disabilities usually feel and treats them with dignity."[57] Outlook India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated that "In all, 'Thiruchitrambalam' is an entertainer and a full-fledged one at that!"[58] Karthik Kelamalu of Firstpost gave the film’s rating 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "For a director who’s mostly made remakes (Yaaradi Nee Mohini, 2008; Uthamaputhiran, 2010), the richness of Thiruchitrambalam will surely yield fresh fruits."[59]

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