''Thimiru'' () is a 2006 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
action film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
directed by
Tarun Gopi
Tarun Gopi (born 10 April) is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and film producer. His first film as director was ''Thimiru'' (2006), which became one of the year's top-grossing Tamil films. He later ventured into acting roles, but has sinc ...
(in his directorial debut), written by G. V. Renjith and produced by Vikram Krishna under G K Film Corporation. It stars
Vishal
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People
* Vishal (name), a common Indian given name
* King Vishal, emperor of the Mahabharata era who founded the ancient city of Vishalapura
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, alongside
Reema Sen
Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981) is a former Indian actress and model who primarily appeared in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films.
Early life and education
Reema Sen was born in Kolkata on 29 October 1981. She completed high school from St. ...
,
Sriya Reddy
Sriya Reddy is an Indian actress, television presenter and video jockey who primarily works in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema. Born to former Indian test cricketer Bharath Reddy (cricketer), Bharath Reddy, Sriya worked as a successful vi ...
,
Vadivelu,
Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan, also known as Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who acts in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films in addition to a few Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for h ...
,
Vinayakan
Vinayakan is an Indian actor, former dancer, and composer who predominantly works in Malayalam films apart from some Tamil language, Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film ''Maanthrikam''.
Vinayakan ...
and
I. M. Vijayan. The music was composed by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
, while cinematography and editing were handled by
Priyan and
V. T. Vijayan.
''Thimiru'' was released on 4 August 2006 and became a major commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in
Telugu as ''Pogaru'' and was later remade in
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
as ''Minchu''.
Plot
Ganesh arrives from
Madurai
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to continue his
MBBS
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degree in
Chennai
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. Srimathy, Ganesh's professor's daughter, wants to thank Ganesh for helping her escape from goons. When Ganesh and Srimathy meet, they are surprised as they already know each other, leading to Ganesh and Srimathy's past.
Past: Eswari, an arrogant moneylender, lends money at usurious rates and goes after families who cannot repay the money. Srimathy's family gets into trouble with Eswari, where Ganesh helps Srimathy's folks. Eswari falls for Ganesh's bravery and proposes to him, but he rejects her. Eswari kidnaps Ganesh's parents and threatens him to accept her, but Ganesh thwarts her plans. Eswari angrily tries to kill Ganesh, but accidentally dies in a mishap. Eswari's brothers Periya Karuppu and Chinna Karuppu assume Ganesh and Srimathy to be responsible for their sister's death, where they resolve to kill them.
Present: Chinna Karuppu learns that Ganesh and Srimathy are in Chennai and confronts him. Ganesh defeats Chinna Karuppu, who falls down from a building despite Ganesh trying to save him. Periya Karuppu confronts Ganesh and Srimathy, but Ganesh defeats him and reveals about his efforts to save Chinna Karuppu and Eshwari. Ganesh and Srimathy walk away after realizing their love for each other.
Cast
Production
Tarun Gopi
Tarun Gopi (born 10 April) is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and film producer. His first film as director was ''Thimiru'' (2006), which became one of the year's top-grossing Tamil films. He later ventured into acting roles, but has sinc ...
was keen on casting
Sriya Reddy
Sriya Reddy is an Indian actress, television presenter and video jockey who primarily works in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema. Born to former Indian test cricketer Bharath Reddy (cricketer), Bharath Reddy, Sriya worked as a successful vi ...
in an antagonistic role and was only successful after several rounds of negotiation, with the casting subsequently winning acclaim post-release.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
in his second collaboration with Vishal after ''
Sandakozhi''. The soundtrack released on 21 July 2006 and features 6 tracks overall, including an instrumental track.
Rajesh Ramanath lifted the five songs for the Kannada remake ''Minchu'', but did not give due credit to Yuvan Shankar Raja. The track "Maana Madurai" was initially composed for the delayed film ''
Thaamirabharani'', but later used in ''Thimiru''.
Reception
Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "A promising effort by the director, which however falls short of the entertainment value of Vishal's earlier film ''
Sandakozhi''." Rajaraman. R of ''Nowrunning'' wrote "Thimiru is a thorough entertainer with gripping fight sequences and excellent screenplay." ''Cinesouth'' wrote "The tight screenplay where there is no lapse into dullness at any point, makes it hard to believe that this is his
arun Gopifirst directorial venture". Lajjavathi of ''
Kalki
Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...
'' in a negative review, criticized Sriya Reddy's character, Vadivelu's humour and logical mistakes but praised Yuvan's music and editing.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title
Listen to Thimiru songsat Raaga
2000s Indian films
2000s masala films
2000s Tamil-language films
2006 action films
2006 directorial debut films
2006 films
Films shot in Madurai
Indian action films
Tamil films remade in other languages