Let's Get Married is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Ramesh Thamilmani in his directorial debut. It stars Harish Kalyan, Nadhiya and Ivana with Yogi Babu and RJ Vijay in supporting roles.[1] It was produced by Dhoni Entertainment.[2]
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| Directed by | Ramesh Thamilmani |
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| Cinematography | Viswajith Odukkathil |
| Edited by | Pradeep E. Ragav |
| Music by | Ramesh Thamilmani |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹8.65 crore |
The film was announced in October 2022, without a title, which was announced in January 2023. Principal photography commenced in January 2023 and wrapped in May 2023. The film has music composed by Ramesh Thamilmani, cinematography handled by Vishwajith Odukkathil and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.
Plot
editThe movie begins with Gautham, a software engineer, proposing marriage to his colleague and girlfriend Meera during their second love anniversary, with Meera agreeing to the proposal. Both sets of parents, including Gautham's widowed mother Leela, meet to finalise the alliance, but when Meera realises that Gautham expects her to live in his home along with Leela post marriage, she calls off the wedding, leaving Gautham and Leela angry and frustrated. Meera eventually reconciles with Gautham and agrees to the marriage on one condition; she wants to go on a trip to Coorg with her family as well as Gautham's family so that both families, particularly she and Leela, can interact and get to know each other well before the marriage. If she is not able to get along with Leela during the trip, she and Gautham would part ways as friends. While Gautham agrees to the condition, he lies to his mother that he is taking her on an "office trip" with his colleagues, due to which he is forced to take his best friend Vijay with him.
The trip begins and it soon becomes evident that Leela is not comfortable with Meera and her family also being part of the trip, though Gautham manages to pacify her and claim that Meera is also part of the trip as his colleague. However, she eventually finds out the real reason of the trip from Meera, who is upset at the families not getting along, causing Gautham's lie to get exposed. Angry at Gautham lying to them, Meera and Leela send the rest of their families, including Gautham and Vijay, back home, while both of them decide to spend time together and get to know each other. They head to Goa (which was initially proposed by Meera before settling on Coorg due to Gautham's objections) where they do many activities together and enjoy each other's company. After a few incidents, Leela is impressed with Meera and agrees to get her married to Gautham. But at this juncture, while returning to Coorg, they get lost in the middle of a forest.
In the forest, Meera and Leela get caught in a tiger trap and are captured by smugglers, who hold them, along with a real tiger, in a van. Leela and Meera fight, blaming each other for their predicament, but they reconcile when Meera finds out about Leela's asthma as well as how Leela had struggled to raise Gautham as a single mother, sacrificing all her desires, as her husband, an army officer, died soon after Gautham was born. Leela also reveals her real intention to get Gautham married; to get rid of him finally and fulfil all her desires, including visiting temples; and agrees to Meera's desire for her and Gautham to live separately after marriage. Meanwhile, Gautham and Vijay, who are searching for Meera and Leela instead of returning home, find out that they are lost in the forest. With the help of a local forest officer, they manage to trace the smuggler's van and rescue both Meera and Leela, as well as the tiger.
Gautham, Meera and Leela return home, where Meera agrees to marry Gautham. Leela too agrees to the marriage, under one condition; the three of them should undertake another trip together.
Cast
edit- Harish Kalyan as Gautham
- Nadhiya as Leela
- Ivana as Meera
- Yogi Babu as Mahindra
- RJ Vijay as Vijay
- Venkat Prabhu as Company MD
- VTV Ganesh as KFS ranger
- Srinath as Deepa's husband
- Janaki Sabesh as Meera's mother
- Mohan Vaidya as Meera's father
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Deepa
- Deepa Shankar as Selvi
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Meera's grandfather
- Sandy Master as Guruji's follower
- Vikkals Vikram as Vikram
- Supergood Subramani as Astrologer
- 96 Gowtham Raj as Astrologer's assistant
Production
editDevelopment
editIn mid-May 2022, former cricket player MS Dhoni was reported to make his film industry debut by producing a project starring Nayanthara in the lead role.[3] That September, Vijay and Mahesh Babu were reported to act together in the project.[4] On 26 October, the company made a public announcement, stating that the project would be directed by debutant Ramesh Thamilmani.[5] Harish Kalyan and Priyanka Mohan were reported to play the lead roles.[6] On 27 January 2023, Harish Kalyan and Ivana were announced playing the lead roles, Nadhiya, Yogi Babu and RJ Vijay were announced playing crucial roles in the project. The title of the film was also announced.[7]
Filming
editPrincipal photography began on 27 January 2023.[8] Shooting mostly happened in Chennai. Principal photography wrapped on 1 May.[9]
Music
editThe music for the film was composed by Ramesh Thamilmani.[10] The first single "Salana" was released on 15 June 2023,[11] and the second single "Grill Chicken" on 11 July.[12]
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| Soundtrack album by Ramesh Thamilmani | ||||
| Released | 2023 | |||
| Studio | RT Studio | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 13:20 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Ramesh Thamilmani | |||
| Ramesh Thamilmani chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Let's Get Married | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Salana" | Madhan Karky | Adithya RK | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Grill Chicken" | Gana vinoth | Gana vinoth | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Kaattu Payapulla" | Madhan Karky, Paal Dabba | Anthony Daasan, Paal Dabba | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Tikki Tikki Tata" | Madhan Karky | Nithyasree Venkatramanan, Madhu Iyer | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Is Kis Kifa" | Madhan Karky | Ramesh Thamilmani | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 13:20 | |||
Release
editReception
editLogesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "It's just yet another below average romantic drama that gives nothing to take back home."[15] Janani K of India Today gave it 1 out of 5 stars and considered the film to be a poorly made romantic drama that serves as the right example of "not all good ideas make it great on the table".[16]
Meera Venugopal of Mirchi Plus gave it 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "LGM, M.S. Dhoni's maiden feature production, had the meat to become a great rom-com if fleshed out. But with zero effort in the writing, music, cinematography, and music departments, we are left with a cringe-fest."[17] Pechi Aavudaiyappan of ABP Nadu gave the film a mixed review and noted that the film is a disappointment.[18]
References
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- ^ "Cricketer MS Dhoni to make his Kollywood entry as a producer". The Times of India. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Thalapathy Vijay and Mahesh Babu to come together in cricketer MS Dhoni's first production venture: Buzz". The Times of India. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "MS Dhoni to produce his first Tamil film; Ramesh Thamilmani roped in as the director". The Times of India. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Harish Kalyan and Priyanka Mohan to the leads in MS Dhoni's first production". The Times of India. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "MS Dhoni's debut project starring Harish Kalyan and Ivana titled 'Lets Get Married'". The Times of India. 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "MS Dhoni's debut project starring Harish Kalyan and Ivana titled 'Lets Get Married'". The Times of India. 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "'Lets Get Married' shooting wrapped up!". The Times of India. 1 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Salana song from LGM to be out on this date". Cinema Express. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "First single from LGM is out". Cinema Express. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Second single from LGM is out". Cinema Express. 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Dhoni Entertainment's 'LGM – Let's Get Married' to release in theatres on July 28". The Hindu. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "LGM movie release: தல தோனியின் 'எல்ஜிஎம்' ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு". Zee News (in Tamil). 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (28 July 2023). "LGM: Let's Get Married Movie Review : LGM – Not a sixer this time". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ K, Janani (28 July 2023). "LGM – Let's Get Married Review: Sakshi, Dhoni gift the most nonsensical film of 2023". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Venugopal, Meera (28 July 2023). "Lets Get Married". Mirchi Plus. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ ஆவுடையப்பன், பேச்சி (28 July 2023). "LGM Movie Review: தோனியின் முதல் தயாரிப்பு.. எல்.ஜி.எம் படம் சூப்பரா? ... சுமாரா? .. முழு விமர்சனம் இதோ..!". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.