Theeviram is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by Michael Muthu on his directorial debut starring Gokul Anand, Amzath Khan, Arjun Chidambaram and Sharath Ravi.[1] The film's main theme revolves around terrorism and how young boys are being radicalised and brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers.[2] The film was set in the backdrop of Chennai.
| Theeviram | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Muthu |
| Written by | Michael Muthu |
| Produced by | Anil Jain Sameer Bharat Jain |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Jagadeesh Sundaramurthy |
| Edited by | Athiappan Siva |
| Music by | Kalacharan |
Production companies | Super Talkies Refex Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Gokul Anand as Abbas
- Amzath Khan as Masood
- Arjun Chidambaram as Ismail
- Brahadeeshwar Chandilya as Zack
- Prashanth Oliver as Jaleel
- Sharath Ravi as Yakub
- Darshana Rajendran as Alia
- Namita Anand as Alisha
- Deepa Nambiar as Abbas' mother
- Namita Krishnamurthy as Nilufer
- Gautham Vasudev Menon as DCP Vikraman (special appearance)
- Velu as Abdul Hameed
Production
editIn January 2017, the film project was announced by veteran theater actor Michael Muthu as his maiden directorial full-fledged feature film venture, and he revealed that it would be a bilingual film titled The Way Things Are in English and Theeviram in Tamil.[3] Muthu had previously made an attempt to make his directorial debut in 2002, but the project, which was titled The Girl, failed to materialize, and the project was subsequently shelved.[4][5]
Muthu revealed that the story he narrated was specifically meant to be for a theatrical play, but he later changed his mind to convert his script into a full-length feature film after realizing that the theme around the three stories had vast potential to be presented in a more meaningful way through film mode.[4] Initially, Muthu proposed plans to shoot the film entirely as an English-language film. Sameer Bharat Ram, who was on board to produce the film under his production banner, Local Talkies, convinced Muthu to shoot the film in Tamil as well.[4] The filmmakers conducted rehearsals and auditions for a duration of 30 days to find suitable cast members prior to the commencement of the principal photography of the film.[4] It was revealed that Muthu was adamant on implementing cost cutting approach and he decided to arrange rehearsals for actors in order to curtail irrelevant cost during shooting.[6]
Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon was roped in to play a National Investigation Agency (NIA) police cop, and his characterization was developed to incorporate and fit in as a tailor-made element for the climax of the film.[2] Reports surfaced about Gautham Vasudev Menon having grown beard and mush for the role in the film project.[2]
Soundtrack
edit| Theeviram | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Kalacharan | ||||
| Released | 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | MRT Music | |||
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The soundtrack is composed by Kalacharan with lyrics were written by Shrenik Viswanathan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nee Meendum Vaa (Promo Song)" | Sid Sriram | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Dhooram[7]" | Sindhuri Vishal, Aarifullah Shah Khalifye Rifayi |
References
edit- ^ "Theeviram". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ a b c "Gautham Menon turns NIA cop for Theeviram". The Times of India. 2017-11-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (2017-05-13). "Michael Muthu now a part of 2.o". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ a b c d Ravi, Nandita (2017-05-19). "Mike Muthu steps off stage". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Theatre thespian Michael Muthu to debut as film director soon". The Times of India. 2017-01-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Nath, Parshathy J. (2017-05-08). "I like writing about tortured souls: Mike Muthu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Dhooram (From "Theeviram")". Apple Music. 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2024.