Thirupathi (2006 Tamil film)

Thirupathi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPerarasu
Written byPerarasu
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byAnthony
Music byBharadwaj
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 April 2006 (2006-04-14)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thirupathi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Sadha in the lead roles, while Arun Pandian, Riyaz Khan, Sampath Raj in supporting roles.

Thirupathi was released on 14 April 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics[1] and had a 100 day run at the box office.[2] Perarasu won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer.[3]

Plot

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Thirupathi's pregnant sister dies due to negligence by a corrupt doctor, who turns out to be Thirupathi's best friend Soori's brother. Soori decides to protect his brother from Thirupathi, who sets out to nab Soori's brother in order to avenge his sister's death.

Cast

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Production

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During the making of Sivakasi, AVM Productions approached Perarasu to make a film with Ajith Kumar in the lead role.[4] The director immediately accepted the offer and told the film's story to the producer during the meeting. The film was announced publicly two days later.[5] In August 2005, it became clear that the film would begin in November and that Riyaz Khan would play the lead antagonist role in the project.[6] Sadha was signed on to play the lead female role.[7] The film was launched officially on 15 September 2005 with Vijay attending the opening ceremony.[8] This was AVM's 167th film as producer.[9]

For the film, Ajith lost 18kgs in 55 days by being on a liquid diet and lost the weight he had sported on screen in his previous films. The art director erected the set of a village in Prasad Studios in December 2005 including a shopping place, a big temple and an 80 ft statue of Shiva.[10][11] In early 2006, Asin was approached to appear in a song, but she refused and Laila eventually took the role.[12]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Bharadwaj.[citation needed]

All lyrics are written by Perarasu

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aathadi Aathadi"KK, Mathangi Jagdish5:01
2."Thirupathi Vantha"Shankar Mahadevan4:46
3."Keerai Vedhaippom"Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Reshmi5:13
4."Yenaiye Yenaku"Vijay Yesudas3:55
5."Sollavum Mudiyala"Harish Raghavendra, Swarnalatha5:20
6."Pudhu Veedu"Anuradha Sriram, Tippu5:04
Total length:29:19

Release and reception

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The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.[13] Sify wrote, "Perarasu and his Tirupati brings nothing new to the table, as even the dialogues, song picturisation and presentation is a continuation of his earlier two films. Sadly, we expected more from his combination with Ajit but the director seems to be obsessed with his do-gooder, larger-than-life hero with a heart of gold who tries to reform the society in his own unique way!".[14] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "It's yet again about the sister, the mother and a few more sentiments added to it. The audience may get fed up of this repeated scenario being flogged to death. But the director's fascination for his dream subject seems not to allow him to look elsewhere for different material!".[15] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote the film has influence of Sivakasi may have been avoided. In any case, one thing is true Thirupathi will be a turn for Ajith.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Thiruttu Payale succeeds". Rediff.com. 10 May 2006. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024. While Tirupathi was torn to pieces by critics, they were unanimous about Thiruttu Payale
  2. ^ "Perarasu hints out at Tirupathi 100th day function". Behindwoods. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006". Webindia123. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "AVM ropes in Ajith". The Hindu. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011 – via ajithkumar.free.fr.
  5. ^ Warrier, Shobha (7 December 2005). "Perarasu on Tirupathi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Ready and raring to go". Indiaglitz.com. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Its Sada opposite Ajith". Indiaglitz.com. 29 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Ajith-Vijay sensational meeting at 'Thirupati' pooja – with pics". Cinesouth. 15 September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. ^ சரவணன், ஏவி.எம். (28 August 2005). "ஏவி.எம் – 167!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 44–47. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "A fitter Ajith makes waves in the industry". Behindwoods. 20 August 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Ajith's thirupathi at Prasad studio". Behindwoods.com. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Asin rejects Ajith". Behindwoods.com. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  13. ^ Govardan, D (14 June 2007). "Karunanidhi family owns New TV channel Kalaignar". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Tirupati". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  15. ^ Mannath, Malini (21 April 2006). "Tirupathi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (30 April 2006). "திருப்பதி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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