Mahabalipuram (film)

Mahabalipuram
Soundtrack album by K
Released	3 September 2014
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	19:44
Language	Tamil
Label	Saregama
Producer	K
K chronology

Mahabalipuram
	Poster
Directed by	Don Sandy
Produced by	Vinayak
Written by	Don Sandy
Starring	Vinayak; Vithika Sheru; Karunakaran; Ramesh Thilak; Vetri; Karthik Sabesh; Angana Roy; Jayakumar
Narrated by	Sathyaraj
Music by	K
Cinematography	Chandran Pattuswamy
Edited by	Kim Aam
Production; company	Clapboard Movies
Release date	13 March 2015;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mahabalipuram is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime film[1] written and directed by Don Sandy. The film features Vinayak, Karunakaran, Ramesh Thilak, Vetri, Vithika Sheru, Angana Roy, Karthik Sabesh, and Jayakumar. K composed the film's music, while Chandran Pattuswamy handled the editing and Kim Aam handled the cinematography. The film, produced by Vinayak, released on 13 March 2015.

Cast

Vinayak as Panja
Vithika Sheru as Mahalakshmi
Karunakaran as Kumar
Vetri as Sathish
Ramesh Thilak as Kuppan
Karthik Sabesh as Saamy
Angana Roy as Sangeetha
Jayakumar as Durai
Supergood Subramani as Jailor

Production

The film was first announced in November 2013, with director Don Sandy noting that the story was inspired by real life events which had occurred at Mahabalipuram.[2] Featuring five rookie actors, the film was produced by Vinayak, previously seen in Lee and Kokki, who also features in a leading role. The team successfully approached Silambarasan to sing a song based on the New Year to feature in the soundtrack, and he recorded it in December 2013.[3][4] The film was predominantly shot around Mahabalipuram, with one song shot in Bangkok. Actor Sathyaraj provided a voice-over for a sequence in the film.[5]

In August 2014,the film's distribution rights were bought by Studio 9 Productions after gaining positive reviews at special screenings.[1][6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K and officially released online on 3 September 2014.

Mahabalipuram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[7]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Athaadi Yenna Solla"	Yugabharathi	Haricharan	03:45
2.	"Usrey Nee"	Yugabharathi	Imman, Shakthi Sree Gopalan	04:22
3.	"Anantha Thendral"	Yugabharathi	Aalap Raju	03:29
4.	"Sethey Ponendi"	O. G. Dass	O. G. Dass	04:22
5.	"Kudiya Vedu"	Yugabharathi	K, Velmurugan	03:46
Total length:				19:44

Critical reception

The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Mahabalipuram starts off on a slow note but by the time it ends, it leaves one startled and shattered. Seldom has a story in recent times been told in such a gripping fashion that it makes it hard for one not to compliment director Don Sandy for his efforts...He deserves full marks for having made a film that not only scores as an entertainer but also seeks to create an awareness on a form of crime that society urgently needs to address".[8] The New Indian Express wrote, "The screenplay with its twists and turns becomes more interesting as the story progresses. The episodes leading to the finale are handled impressively by the debutant director. At a crisp 111 minutes viewing time, Mahabalipuram is a fairly engaging watch".[9] Rediff gave it 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Though the story line is interesting, the real issue seems to be lost in the poorly-written script...But with a running time of less than two hours, with some enjoyable music by composer K,and good performances, Mahabalipuram is a decent attempt".[10]

Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "The quick way to sum up Mahabalipuram is that it’s a veritable how-not-to manual. How not to write characters...How not to develop convincing situations...How not to sustain mood, atmosphere...How not to end up with another Subramaniyapuram".[11] Sify called Mahabalipuram, "yet another film with a message with too many hiccups".[12]

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References

External links

Mahabalipuram on IMDb

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[TOI-1] ttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Studio-9-to-release-Mahabalipuram/articleshow/39472257.cms

[2] ttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/newspaper-reports-inspire-tamil-film-mahabalipuram/434848-71-174.html

[3] ttp://www.sify.com/movies/str-croons-a-single-for-new-year-imagegallery-kollywood-nm5kAJjbefesi.html

[4] ttp://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/new-year-song-for-mahabalipuram/article5520176.ece

[5] ttp://www.onlykollywood.com/sathyraj-voice-over-mahabalipuram-film-don-sandy/

[6] ttp://www.sify.com/movies/studio-9-acquires-mahabalipuram-news-tamil-oicl47gbjjedc.html

[7] "Mahabalipuram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - K". Qobuz. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[8] ttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Mahabalipuram/movie-review/46557396.cms

[9] ttp://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/How-a-Temple-Town-Becomes-Purgatory/2015/03/14/article2712174.ece

[10] ttp://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-mahabalipuram-is-a-decent-attempt-south/20150316.htm

[11] ttp://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/mahabalipuram-a-subramaniyapuram-wannabe-thats-just-crude-melodrama/article6993601.ece

[12] ttp://www.sify.com/movies/mahabalipuram-review-tamil-pdmkgIiegjadd.html