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'''''Mersal''''' (English: ''Stunning'')<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/mersal-is-the-title-of-vijay-61-aka-thalapathy-61-directed-by-atlee.html</ref> is a 2017 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in triple roles with [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]] and [[Nithya Menon]] playing the female-lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pycker.com/movies/vijay-61/cast-crew|title=Complete Cast n Crew Of Vijay Starrer Film 'Mersal'|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] and co-written by [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]], S. Ramana Girivasan and [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] with background score and soundtrack composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] while the cinematography is done by G. K. Vishnu and editing is by [[Ruben (editor)|Ruben]]. The Telugu dubbed version is titled as ''Adhirindhi'' (English: ''Excellent'').
'''''Mersal''''' (English: ''Zapped'') <ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/mersal-is-the-title-of-vijay-61-aka-thalapathy-61-directed-by-atlee.html</ref> is a 2017 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in triple roles with [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]] and [[Nithya Menon]] playing the female-lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pycker.com/movies/vijay-61/cast-crew|title=Complete Cast n Crew Of Vijay Starrer Film 'Mersal'|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] and co-written by [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]], S. Ramana Girivasan and [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]] with background score and soundtrack composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] while the cinematography is done by G. K. Vishnu and editing is by [[Ruben (editor)|Ruben]]. The Telugu dubbed version is titled as ''Adhirindhi'' (English: ''Excellent'').


The film began its production in February 2017 with actors [[Sathyaraj]], [[S. J. Surya]], and [[Vadivelu]] amongst others in supporting roles. [[Vijay]] along with [[A.R. Rahman]] are marking their 25th year in the film industry as film actor and music composer, respectively. [[Sri Thenandal Films|Thenandal Studios Limited]] produces their 100th film as ''Mersal''.
The film began its production in February 2017 with actors [[Sathyaraj]], [[S. J. Surya]], and [[Vadivelu]] amongst others in supporting roles. [[Vijay]] along with [[A.R. Rahman]] are marking their 25th year in the film industry as film actor and music composer, respectively. [[Sri Thenandal Films|Thenandal Studios Limited]] produces their 100th film as ''Mersal''.

Revision as of 16:39, 21 September 2017

Mersal
File:Mersal FirstLook.jpg
Official First Look Poster
Directed byAtlee
Written byAtlee
S. Ramana Girivasan
(Dialogue)
Screenplay byAtlee
K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
S. Ramana Girivasan
Story byAtlee
K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced byN. Ramasamy
Hema Rukmani
R. Mahendran
H. Murali
StarringVijay
Samantha
Kajal Aggarwal
Nithya Menon
S. J. Surya
CinematographyG. K. Vishnu
Edited byRuben
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byThenandal Studio Limited
(Tamil Nadu)
North Star Entertainment
(Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
S. Narayan
(Karnataka)
Global United Media
(Kerala)
MKS Talkies
(Australia & New Zealand)
ATMUS Entertainment
(USA)
Release date
  • 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹130 crores [1]

Mersal (English: Zapped) [2] is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language film starring actor Vijay in triple roles with Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal and Nithya Menon playing the female-lead roles.[3] The film is directed by Atlee and co-written by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, S. Ramana Girivasan and Atlee with background score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography is done by G. K. Vishnu and editing is by Ruben. The Telugu dubbed version is titled as Adhirindhi (English: Excellent).

The film began its production in February 2017 with actors Sathyaraj, S. J. Surya, and Vadivelu amongst others in supporting roles. Vijay along with A.R. Rahman are marking their 25th year in the film industry as film actor and music composer, respectively. Thenandal Studios Limited produces their 100th film as Mersal.

Cast

Production

Development

Following the release of Atlee's Theri, in which Vijay starred, the pair was signed by Sri Thenandal Films for another project together in September 2016.[4][5] Safwan Saleem, the chief executive officer of the production house, revealed that the film would be written by writer K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, who had earlier worked in films like the Baahubali series and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[6] The action sequences of the film are directed by Anal Arasu.[7] Vijay learnt a few magic tricks in preparation for his role as the magician. He learnt the magic tricks from three magicians, Gogo Requiem from Macedonia[disambiguation needed], Raman Sharma from Canada, and Dani Belev from Bulgaria.[8]

Casting

The producers announced in January 2017 that three lead actresses – Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menon and Samantha Ruth Prabhu would portray the female lead-roles in the film. Actors S. J. Suryah and Sathyaraj also joined the cast as supporting actors, with comedians Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, Sathyan and Rajendran.[9] S. J. Suryah is playing villainous role in the movie.[10] Composer A. R. Rahman, editor Ruben, costume designer Neeraja Kona and debutant cinematographer G. K. Vishnu, an erstwhile assistant of Richard M. Nathan were also a part to the technical team.[11][12] The production team later revealed that due to some unavoidable reasons actress Jyothika opted out of the film. The role went to Nithya Menon.

Filming

A launch event for the film was held at Adityaram Studios in Chennai on 1 February 2017, with production beginning thereafter.[13][14] The team has decided to shoot a song in Jaisalmer during the summer despite the hot weather.[15] The steam engine named 7161WP AKBAR was used in this movie while shooting in Rajasthan.[16][17] Some of the filming was conducted in Gdańsk, Poland.[18] The shooting was held in Chennai, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan and Konaseema in Andhra Pradesh, while the songs were filmed overseas. Its reported that, due to indefinite strike announced by Film Employees Federation of South India, Mersal team is waiting to film few portions of the movie.[19]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The musical score that accompanies the film is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vivek. The audio launch event was held on 20 August 2017 by Sony Music, with a live telecast aired on Sun TV and also on several social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.[20][21][22][23]

The first single Aalaporaan Thamizhan was released on 10 August 2017.[24] The next single Neethanae was released on 17 August 2017.[25]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maacho"VivekSid Sriram, Shweta Mohan4:35
2."Mersal Arasan"VivekG.V. Prakash Kumar, Naresh Iyer, Sharanya Srinivas, Vishwaprasad4:16
3."Neethanae"VivekA. R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal4:29
4."Aalaporaan Thamizhan"VivekKailash Kher, Sathya Prakash, Deepak, Pooja AV5:48
Total length:18.28

Distribution

North Star Entertainment along with SN Techs Film Distribution Company have secured the distribution rights for the film in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for record price 49 cr, Global United Media has secured the distribution for the film in Kerala non-rajini record 23.9cr, MKS Talkies has secured the distribution rights for the film in Australia and New Zealand for non-rajini record 9.4 cr, ATMUS Entertainment has secured the distribution rights for the film in USA non-rajini record 18.53 cr.[26] With the postponement of 2.0 (film),[27] the first look poster released on 21 June 2017, revealing the title as Mersal with actor Vijay in a Jallikattu attire. Vijay's image in the first look poster was used to create a Twitter emoji, Mersal becoming the first South Indian film to get a Twitter emoji. Also the production team released the second look poster on Vijay's birthday, 22 June.[28][29] The remaining tracks were released on 20 August 2017 by Sony Music.

Trivia

The title Mersal has been trademarked. This means if any group or company would like to use the title Mersal for any commercial purposes would have to pay a royalty fee to Mersal team.[30]The digital rights of this movie is acquired by Zee TV .[31][32]

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