Saturday 26 March 2016

Theri (English: Spark)[3] is an upcoming Indian Tamil action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Vijay, Samantha and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while Prabhu and Raadhika Sarathkumar amongst others form an ensemble cast. Featuring music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography handled by George C. Williams,Theri will have a theatrical release in 2016.

Cast

Production

Development

In September 2014, Kalaipuli S. Thanu signed on to finance a project directed by Atlee, which would feature Vijay in the lead role. Atlee continued to script the film through late 2014, while it was announced that Vijay would join the team to start filming after the completion of his other venture, Puli (2015).[4][5] Actresses Samantha and Amy Jackson were reported to have signed the film in January 2015, after a few Hindi actresses turned down the opportunity to work on a Tamil film.[6] Several of the technical crew involved in Atlee's previous film, Raja Rani (2013), were also added to the team including music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, cinematographer George C. Williams, editor Ruben and art director T. Muthuraj.[7] An official launch event was held at the Kerala Club House on the East Coast Road in Chennai, with several members of the cast and crew in attendance. Alongside the lead actor, it was revealed that Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar, director Mahendran, and actressMeena’s daughter Nainika would be a part of the film.[8] Several titles for the film including Moondru Mugam, Vetri, Thuppaki 2, Khakee and Thaarumaaru were considered, before the makers finalised Theri in late November 2015.[9]

Filming

The film began production in Chennai during early July 2015 and an introductory song for Vijay was shot in the city, followed by scenes featuring the actor and Samantha on the East Coast Road.[10] Further scenes in Chennai were shot at Adityaram Studios and at Binny Mills, where art director T. Muthuraj had erected a huge set.[11] Raadhika Sarathkumar was also a part of the shoot, while actress Sunaina shot for one day in the schedule which ended in mid July 2015.[12][13] The second schedule for the film restarted in Chennai during August 2015 and went on for twenty five days. Vijay and Samantha participated in shooting of the month, while production was briefly delayed owing to a strike held by the Tamil Film Producers council against FEFSI employees.[14] MGM Dizzee World on the East Coast Road was also used as a location to film sequences during August 2015.[15] A further schedule began again for a month long shoot in September 2015 in Chennai.[16]
In November 2015, it was revealed that the film was "seventy percent complete" and portions involving Samantha had finished being shot. Thereafter, Amy Jackson subsequently joined the team in Chennai to shoot for her part during a new schedule.[17] Action scenes, choreographed by Dhilip Subbarayan were filmed throughout the month, with the shoot disrupted by the heavy flooding in Chennai.[18] Hollywood action choreographer Kaloyan Vodenicharov worked with the team in early December 2015 to help shoot the climax portions for the film.[19] Poor climatic conditions in China meant that the team had to abandon their idea of filming sequences there and instead opted to shoot in Bangkok.[20][21]Sets were erected in a factory in Chennai to shoot the climax scenes, with stunt choreographer Kaloyan Vodenicharov recruited to help train artistes and film the sequences during December 2015.[22]

Music

Theri
Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released20 March 2016
Recorded2015-2016
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:24
LabelThink Music India
ProducerG. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Visaranai
(2016)		Theri
(2016)		Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Behindwoods3.25/5 stars[23]
Indiaglitz3.75/5 stars[24]
Sify4/5 stars[25]
G. V. Prakash Kumar was signed to compose the film's music and collaborated with Atlee after the success of their previous album,Raja Rani (2013). Theri is the fiftieth film that Prakash had signed, and with Atlee, he went to Goa in March 2015 for a music composing session.[26] Uthara Unnikrishnan and Deva recorded songs for the film, while Vijay and Neeti Mohan also recorded a song for the film.[27] The music album of Theri was launched on March 20th in Chennai. T. Rajendhar and Vijay have sung one song each in the film.[28] Behindwoods gave the album a rating of 3.25 out of 5.[29] Sify gave the album a rating of 3.75 out of 5.[30]Indiaglitz gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5.[31]

No.SongSingersLength (m:ss)LyricsNotes
1Jithu JilladiDeva, Balachandran04:49Rokesh
2"En Jeevan"Saindhavi, Hariharan, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi05:20Na. Muthukumar, R. Thyagarajan
3"Eena Meena Teeka"Uthara Unni Krihnan, G.V. Prakash Kumar04:07Pa. Vijay
4"Chella Kutti"Vijay, Neeti Mohan04:50Kabilan
5"Thaimai"Bombay Jayashri02:46Pulamaipithan
6"Raangu"T. Rajender, G.V. Prakash Kumar, Sonu Kakkar03:53Kabilan
7"Dub Theri Step"Arunraja Kamaraj01:59Arunraja Kamaraj

References

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  20. Jump up^ "Vijay 59 may not be shot in China as planned". Behindwoods. Retrieved 25 November2015.
  21. Jump up^ Share on Twitter. "Vijay-Atlee film titled Theri ". The Times of India. Retrieved25 November 2015.
  22. Jump up^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-shoots-for-Theris-climax-scenes/articleshow/50267878.cms
  23. Jump up^ "THERI SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  24. Jump up^ "Theri Music Review". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  25. Jump up^ "GV50- 'Theri' audio review". Sify.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  26. Jump up^ "'Vijay 59' music composing happening in Goa with G.V.Prakash and director Atlee". Behindwoods. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  27. Jump up^ 29 October, 2015 8:04pm IST by Subramanian Harikumar (29 October 2015). "What's the title of Illayathalapathy Vijay's next song in Vijay 59? – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at". Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  31. Jump up^ "Theri Music Review". India Glitz. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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