''Mirattal'' () is a 2012 Indian

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-language

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film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay,

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and

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in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat,

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, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and

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in a cameo. A remake of the successful Telugu film, '' Dhee''. The film was released on 2 August 2012.

Plot

Babloo ( Vinay) is a happy-go-lucky person who gets sent by his father (

) to Shankar Dhadha (

), a big don in the city. Shankar has a vengeance on Soori ( Pradeep Rawat). Babloo meets Deepika (

), Shankar's sister, and love blossoms between them. One day, they get married in a temple, and some goons sent by Soori attack Babloo and Deepika. Babloo fights them, and Shankar comes there. Comedy takes place as Deepika's engagement occurs, when suddenly, some goons kidnap her. Shankar and Babloo kill the goons and Soori and rescue Deepika.

Cast

* Vinay as Ashok (Babloo) *

as Deepika *

as Shankar Dhadha *

as Gautham (cameo) * Pradeep Rawat as Soori *

as Babloo's father * Santhanam as Chari iyengar * Mansoor Ali Khan as Shankar's father *

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as Kathi * Uma as Babloo's mother *

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as Shankar's wife * Viju Kailas as Ghani *

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* Bagla * Imman Annachi as Police officer

Production

The film is a remake of the successful

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film, '' Dhee'', and originally Madhesh approached

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to reprise her role in the original and pair up with Vinay. She did not accept, however, and

was subsequently signed on to replace Genelia and make her debut in Tamil films. In September 2010, filming of the songs were held across regions in

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with scenes filmed near castles in

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and Windsor in

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. The team also shot at

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, becoming the first Indian film to do so. Other locations in England where the songs where filmed include

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near Brighton,

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and

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. The fight sequence was shot at London's famous landmarks like the University of East London, the Tower Bridge, areas around the Buckingham Palace, Oxford University Aerodrome and London Airport with three cameras. The film's title was changed from ''Thillu Mullu'' to ''Mirattal'' in November 2011.

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani.

Reception

Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 1.5 out of 5 saying that it "numbs the senses". Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 2.5 out of 5, and added that the film "lacks in the action department but makes up for it by scoring on the entertainment front". Malathi Rangarajan of ''

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'' wrote, "'Hundred per cent Thillu Mullu' is the tagline – 'and zero per cent logic' would have described ''Mirattal'' better."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=4728460
Mirattal at Jointscene
2012 films Films shot in England Tamil remakes of Telugu films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2012 action comedy films Indian action comedy films