Mofussil (transl. Rural district) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. P. Sarathy and starring Akhil and Sri Divya. Having begun production in 2010, the film was released after a twelve-year delay via YouTube.
| Mofussil | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster with old title Nagarpuram | |
| Directed by | N. P. Sarathy |
| Produced by | D. Arumugam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | A. Jeyanand |
| Edited by | Kottieshwaran Suresh |
| Music by | Mikkin Aruldev |
Production company | G. D. Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film is about two brothers in a middle-class family.[1]
Cast
edit- Akhil as Surya
- Sri Divya as Priya
- Pandi as Azhagu
- Manobala as Police officer
- Yogi Babu as Surya's friend
- R. N. R. Manohar as Police Inspector
- Meera Krishnan as Surya's mother
- Raviraj as Company MD
Production
editThe film began production in 2010 under the title Nagarpuram and was supposed to mark Sri Divya's Tamil debut.[1] The film was shot in early 2011 near Vijayakumar's Chennai house.[citation needed] The film remained unreleased despite reports that the film would release in September 2013 alongside a Telugu dubbed version.[citation needed] In 2014, the producers of the film complained to Nadigar Sangam that Sri Divya was "refusing to extend her cooperation [to help release the film] stating that her star status has risen considerably".[2][3]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Aruldev.[4] The lyrics were written by Yugabharathi, Na. Muthukumar and Jaya Murasu.[5] This was the second film Aruldev worked on after Potta Potti (2011). Initially, Hariharan sang for "Mazhaiye Mazhaiye" (based on Lobo's "I'd Love You to Want Me"), but after the music director was dissatisfied with the voice's connection with the visuals, he was replaced by Aalap Raju.[6] In a music review of the film, a writer from The Times of India rated the soundtrack three out of five stars and wrote that "Music composer Arul Dev has learnt the ropes of music composition from Vidyasagar. This probably explains why all the songs in his Nagarpuram, irrespective of the mood it tries to establish, are high on melody".[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nagarpuram" | Arul Dev | |
| 2. | "Mazhaiye Mazhaiye" | Aalap Raju, Sam P. Keertham | |
| 3. | "Rupthereka (Whistle Pottu)" | Ranjith, K. Rani | |
| 4. | "Antha Devathayin (Machan)" | Bella Raj | |
| 5. | "Engeyum Neeye (Kokkipodu)" | Tippu, Vinitha | |
| 6. | "Veyile Veyile (Siru Siru)" | Karthik, Malathi |
Release
editThe film remained unreleased until the film was released directly via YouTube in 2022.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Akhil plays a doting brother". The Times of India. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Harikumar, Subramanian (24 November 2014). "After prostitution scandal controversy, Sri Divya in trouble yet again?". Bollywood Life. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Y.S.C. (23 September 2012). "Earning respect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (2 March 2013). "Arul dev returns with 'Nagarpuram'". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Nagarpuram is a youth-centric story: N.P Sarathy". Saregama Tamil. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Composer Aruldev tackles diverse genres". The Times of India. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. (31 May 2013). "Nagarpuram". Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (10 January 2015). "The next big thing?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Mofussil - Full Movie | NP Sarathy | Arul Dev | Akhil Farook | Sri Divya | Yogi Babu | Tamil Movie". NMP Movies. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via YouTube.
External links
edit- Nagarpuram at IMDb
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