Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (transl. You have got to work like fire, Kumar) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language comedy film co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by his wife Khushbu. The film stars Siddharth, Santhanam, and Hansika Motwani.[3] The film was partially reshot in Telugu as Something Something with Brahmanandam replacing Santhanam and a different supporting cast.[4][5] The film released on 14 June 2013 to positive reviews, performing well at the box office and becoming a commercial success.[6][7]
| Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | |
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 Film poster of Tamil version | |
| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Subramanyam B. Suresh L. |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gopi Amarnath |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | C. Sathya |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes (Tamil) 128 minutes (Telugu) |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Telugu |
| Budget | ₹12 crore |
| Box office | est.₹75 crore[2] |
Plot
editKumar is a software engineer who lives in a joint family. All of the marriages in his family have been love marriages for generations. He, however, swears off girls and love because of bad experiences in his childhood and teenage years. One day, he falls in love with Sanjana, a new employee in his office. Unable to convey his feelings, he seeks the help of Mokia (Premji in Telugu), a man who earns a living by helping men impress their lovers. Mokia teaches him to be more assertive and flirtatious. He makes Kumar spread the rumour that Sanjana is seeing her boss, George. As a result, Sanjana stops spending time with George. George then asks her to be his girlfriend, coincidentally when Kumar was planning to confess his love for Sanjana. She accepts, leaving Kumar heartbroken. Mokia then intervenes and breaks up George and Sanjana. Sanjana and Kumar finally get together but Mokia tries to break them apart after he finds out it is his sister (niece in Telugu) he has been helping Kumar with. Then, Kumar admits to Sanjana that he manipulated her feelings but then seeks her forgiveness. Then they get back together, with the acceptance of Mokia who sees Kumar's true love for Sanjana.
Cast
editNote: Actors whose portions were fully or partially reshot from Tamil to Telugu are indicated in the table below.
| Cast (Tamil) | Cast (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) | Reshot? |
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| Siddharth | Kumar | 
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| Santhanam | Brahmanandam | Sathish (Mokia) | Premji | |
| Hansika Motwani | Sanjana | |||
| Ganesh Venkatraman | George | 
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| RJ Balaji | Karna | |||
| Bosskey | Kumar's brother-in-law | |||
| Manobala | Venu Madhav | Pencil Mama / Cone Ice | Cone Ice Bava |
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| Delhi Ganesh | Bombay Ganesan |
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| Chitra Lakshmanan | Kunchithapadam | Premji's brother-in-law |
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| Vichu Vishwanath | Boss |
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| Balaji K. Mohan | Kumar's brother-in-law | |||
| Devadarshini | Kumar's sister | |||
| Vidyullekha Raman | Vidhya | |||
| George Vishnu | Raghavendra Rao | |||
| Nalini | Annakili[a] |
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| Thalapathy Dinesh | Annakili's brother | |||
| Jennifer | Maya |
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| Iswarya Menon | Harini | |||
| Sriranjani | Sudha | Sanjana's mother |
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| Rethika Srinivas | Rekha Mohan |
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| George Maryan | Gautam Raju | police officer |
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| Bava Lakshmanan | Annakili's brother | |||
| Pei Krishnan | Annakili's brother | |||
| Meena Kumari | Kumar's sister |
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| Priyanka Nalkari | Divyasree | |||
| John Vijay | military colonel |
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| Vishal | Rana Daggubati | himself (special appearance)[8][9] | ||
| Samantha Ruth Prabhu | (special appearance)[10] |
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| Khushbu | special appearance in the end credits song | |||
Tamil version only
edit- Karunakaran as Wedding groom
- Sundar C (special appearance)
Production
editIn January 2013, Sundar C announced that he would collaborate with UTV Motion Pictures for another film after the success of Kalakalappu. The film was launched on 21 March 2013 in Hyderabad. Siddharth and Hansika are the lead pair of the film after the Telugu film Oh My Friend. The film's title Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru was derived from a dialogue from Pudhupettai, later popularised by Boss Engira Bhaskaran.[11] Shooting took place in Chennai.
Soundtrack
edit| Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 12 April 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:09 / 22:32 | |||
| Language | Tamil / Telugu | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | C. Sathya | |||
| C. Sathya chronology | ||||
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C. Sathya composed the music for this film; the soundtrack features six tracks.
All lyrics are written by P. Vijay
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Azhagendral" | C. Sathya, Aalap Raju, Ranina Reddy | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Kozhu Kozhu" | Vijay Prakash, Priya Himesh | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Melliya Saaral" | Yazin Nizar, Harish Iyer | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Lovukku Yes" | Sharmila, Ranjit, Dr. Narayanan | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Enna Pesa" | Haricharan | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Thiruttu Pasanga" | Saindhavi, Ranina Reddy, Dr. Narayanan | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 23:09 | ||
All lyrics are written by Vanamali
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sogassante" | C. Sathya, Ranina Reddy | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Misa Misala" | Mukesh, Priya Himesh | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Melliya Saaral" | Yazin Nizar, Harish Iyer | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Love Ku Yes" | Sharmila, Ranjit, Dr. Narayanan | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Chinna Maata" | Ranjith | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Dhonga Bhadavalu (Sweetu Sweetu)" | Saindhavi, Ranina Reddy, Dr. Narayanan | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 22:32 | ||
Release
editThe satellite rights of the film were secured by STAR Vijay. The film was given a U certificate by the Censor Board without cuts.[12] The film and its Telugu version was released simultaneously with Thillu Mullu on 14 June 2013. TVSK has acquired 460 screens in Tamil Nadu, 80 screens in overseas markets across Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and USA and 60 screens across Kerala and Karnataka.[13]
Box office
editThe film had good start at the box office collected ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) in the end of the first week itself and in Telugu, the film grossed ₹3 crore (US$360,000) Total ₹13 crore (US$1.6 million) at the box office.[14] The positive word of mouth helped the film.[15] The film rocked at the box office grossed over ₹60 crore (US$7.2 million) in TN in 6 weeks and Telugu gross would be around ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million). The film had a total Worldwide gross ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) at the box office. The film declared "Blockbuster Hit" at the box office in Tamil. The film is also listed in most successful films of 2013.[16] The film completed 100 days in 100 centers.[17][18]
Reception
editTheeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru
editThis Tamil version received positive reviews from critics and audience. Moviecrow rated it 3/5 stating that "TVSK works because of Sundar C.'s rich experience and ability to mix various comedy elements and commercial formula with strong backing from a bevy of lead actors and comedians".[19] Rediff wrote: "Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru fails on many counts, the primary being the lead actors and their lackluster performance, the film is still quite boring and predictable".[20] In.com wrote:"Overall, TVSK is an average rom-com with few good laughs".[21] Behindwoods wrote:"To sum up, TVSK is bound to continue the long-lasting trend of well-made comedy movies striking it big at the box-office".[22] Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote "Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru at least has better one-liners, borderline surreal non sequiturs — and all of them are entrusted with RJ Balaji...Santhanam, in comparison, comes off a tad stale, with his now-patented mix of alliteration and rhyme."[23]
Something Something
editThe Telugu version received mixed to positive reviews. The Hindu wrote that "Something Something oscillates between being hilarious to ridiculous, backed by good performances by Siddharth, Hansika and Brahmanandam".[24] idlebrain.com gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "Something Something is a romantic comedy that features Brahmanandam in a full length character. It is one of those films in which the character suits Siddharth very well. The scenes and thread featuring Brahmanandam is the lifeline of the movie. On a whole, Something Something works because of Brahmanandam."[25]
Notes
edit- ^ Name only mentioned in Tamil version.
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- ^ "Vishal for the sake of friendship". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Siddharth thanks Rana and Samantha". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Samantha, Rana in Sid's film". Sify. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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- ^ "Tamil movie review: Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru works in parts". In.com. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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