''12-12-1950'' is a 2017 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...

comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film written and directed by

Selva Selva may refer to: People *Selva (surname) *Selva (name) *Selva (actor), Indian actor *Selva (director), Indian director Places *Selva (comarca), a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain *Selva, Mallorca (pop. 3,055), a municipality on Mal ...

, who starred as the lead role in the film. The movie is a tribute to the film actor

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, ...

, and the title of the film corresponds to his birthday (12 December 1950). The cast, apart from starring Selva, includes

Ramesh Thilak Ramesh Thilak is an Indian radio jockey and actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with Nalan Kumarasamy's '' Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's ...

, Adhavan, Ajai Prasad, Prashanth, Ashwini Chandrasekhar,

Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Mani ...

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' ( ...

John Vijay John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in '' Oram Po'' (2007), '' Thillalangadi'' (2010), '' Mouna Guru'' (2011), '' Kalakalappu ...

, and

M. S. Bhaskar Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste who appears in Tamil films. His career begun as a theatre artist, and he made his debut in 1987 in a minor role in the film '' Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi'' ...

. Selva has rechristened himself as Kabali Selva. The title teaser of the movie was released on 8 July 2017, and the film released on 8 December 2017 to negative reviews.

Plot

The movie follows the lives of five

fans.

Cast

Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under V Creations. The film stars Rajinikanth, Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Kishore, Dinesh Ravi, Kalaiyar ...

Selva *

as Muthu * Adhavan as

Ejamaan ''Yajaman'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena (actress), Meena and Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Aishwarya, with M. N. Nambiar, Manorama (Ta ...

*Ajai Prasad as

Billa Billa may refer to: Films * ''Billa'' (1980 film), 1980 Indian Tamil film starring Rajinikanth * ''Billa'' (2007 film), 2007 Indian Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar, remake of ''Billa'' (1980) ** ''Billa'' (soundtrack), soundtrack by Yuvan Shan ...

*Prashanth Kirubakaran as Veera *Ashwini Chandrasekhar as Kumudhavalli, Selva's wife *

as Singam *

as Vanangamudi *

as Kumudhavalli's father *

as John Vijay *

Elango Kumaravel Elango Kumaravel is an Indian actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre ...

as Jail Warden * Ponnambalam as Police Inspector *

Swaminathan Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series '' Lollu Sabha'' before becom ...

as Kunjithapatham *

Delhi Ganesh Ganesan Mahadevan (1 August 1944 – 9 November 2024), known by his stage name Delhi Ganesh, was an Indian actor who mostly acted in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He was well known for the versatility of roles he played during h ...

Shafi The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab () or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist ...

E. Ramdoss E. Ramdoss (died 23 January 2023) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked on Tamil films. Career Ramdoss moved to Mylapore, Chennai in late 1979, attempting to make a career in the Tamil film industry where he became a ...

*Risha as Sarasu *Nandha Saravanan *Cheran Raj

Production

Soundtrack

Music by Adithyha - Soorya. *"Thedi Pudicha" - Nincy Vincent *"Nadhi Therikuthe" - Pratap Prb *"Thooya Megam" - Nincy Vincent

Release

The film's title ''12-12-1950'' meant that the film didn't have any problems with title changes during release. Other films that depicted Rajinikanth faced issues as those films explicitly stated Rajinikanth's name such as ''

Main Hoon Rajinikanth ''Main Hoon (Part-Time) Killer'' (, initially titled ''Main Hoon Rajinikanth'') is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language spoof film written and directed by Faisal Saif and produced by Mrs. Saroj under the banner of Varsha Production House. The film mark ...

'' and '' Perumaan The Rajinikanth''.

Reception

''Maalaimalar'' called the film "festive". Film portal ''nettv4u'' wrote that "12-12-1950 is not a bad film but doesn’t impress the viewers". ''Chennai Vision'' called the film's theme a positive and negative aspect.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7891828 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2017 films Indian comedy films 2017 comedy films Rajinikanth Films about actors Films about fandom Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language comedy films