Thirudan Police
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J.Selvakumar
Aishwarya Rajesh
| Thirudan Police | |
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 Theatrical release poster for Thirudan Police | |
| Directed by | Caarthick Raju |
| Written by | Caarthick Raju |
| Produced by | S. P. B. Charan J.Selvakumar |
| Starring | Dinesh Aishwarya Rajesh |
| Cinematography | Siddharth |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production companies | Capital Film Works Kenanya Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thirudan Police (transl. Thief and Police) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language action comedy film, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju.[1] Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, the film has Dinesh and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead,[2] while Bala Saravanan, Nithin Sathya, John Vijay and Rajendran play supporting roles. The music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja,[3] According to the director, the film is about a son exacting revenge for his father's death. The film was launched in December 2013[4] and released on 14 November 2014. The film was remade in Telugu as Sapthagiri Express with Sapthagiri and in Kannada as Kiladi Police with Harish Raj.[5][6]
- Dinesh as Vishwa
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Poornima
- Bala Saravanan as Constable Vanagamudi
- Nithin Sathya as Ravi
- Rajendran as Manickam
- John Vijay as Maravattai
- Aadukalam Naren as Police Commissioner Ramachandran
- Rajesh as Head constable Singaram
- Renuka as Radha
- Vazhakku En Muthuraman as ACP Ekambaram
- Uma Padmanabhan as Rani
- Krishnamoorthy as Writer
- Rajendranath as Jailer Subramanian
- Robo Chandru as Head Constable
- Hello Kandasamy as Tea Stall Owner
- Vaiyapuri (Guest appearance)
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Professor (Guest appearance)
- Vijay Sethupathi as Vinayagam (Guest appearance)
- Aruldoss as Councilor (Guest appearance)
Production
Caarthick Raju stated "For 14 years, I have been involved in visual effects and computer graphics for several films. Then came a stage when I wanted to do something more creative. With encouragement from my friend, cinematographer Velraj, I started writing scripts and learning about direction. When the time was right, I approached S. P. B. Charan for whom I had earlier worked on visual effects, and he showed a keen interest in the concept I had built into my script".[7] The director stated that the film is about a son exacting revenge for his father's death and that the story is "how hide-and-seek continues to be played in adulthood when a thief and a cop come head-to-head".[7] While Dinesh was signed to play the son, "a carefree boy with no responsibilities" who later becomes a police officer, Rajesh was cast as the father.[8] Dinesh was reported to appear in four looks and was trained by a constable friend to get his body language right for the policeman's role.[9] Shruti Hassan was signed to play the role of a college student, whose father is a sub-inspector.[8]
The team traveled to Kodaikanal to shoot a duet song featuring Dinesh and Iyshwarya. It was shot in a few hilly locations, about 25 km away from Kodaikanal.[10] Vijay Sethupathi has danced for the Kuthu number, "Ennoda Vaa (kutthaattam Podu)" from the film. The song was shot at Kerala House, near VGP in Chennai.[11]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 10 July 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:57 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
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The film's soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The album features five tracks and was released on 10 July 2014 at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai.[12] The song "Moodupanikkul" was one of the song originally composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film Aaranya Kaandam that was also produced by S. P. Charan and that eventually released without any songs.[13] Besides Charan two Airtel Super Singer contestants, Hariharasudhan and Pooja Vaidyanath, had also sung for Thirudan Police's soundtrack.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ennodu Vaa" | Na. Muthukumar | Sathyan, Senthildass Velayutham, Priyadarshini | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Moodupanikkul" | Vaali | Naresh Iyer, Roshini | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Pesadhe" | Na. Muthukumar | Hariharasudhan, Pooja Vaidyanath | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Dheivam (Version 1)" | Na. Muthukumar | Haricharan | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Dheivam (Version 2)" | Na. Muthukumar | S. P. Charan | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 18:57 | |||
Reception
The soundtrack received positive response. The Times of India gave it a rating of 3 stars and wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja's previous albums didn't really strike a chord with the listeners, but this one looks quite promising. Yuvan has kept his trademark compositions yet gives a fresh feel to this five-track album".[14]