Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha

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Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha
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Poster
Directed byGautham Menon
Written byGautham Menon
Produced byIshari K. Ganesh
StarringVarun
Raahei
CinematographyS. R. Kathir
Edited byAnthony
Music byKarthik
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon. Produced by Ishari K. Ganesh of Vels Film International, the film stars Varun and Raahei in the lead roles, with music composed by Karthik. The film narrates the tale of a bodyguard who has to look after and protect a high-profile woman who comes to Chennai from London. The film was expected to have a theatrical release in late 2020, but production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1][2][3]

Cast[]

Production[]

Pre-production[]

In September 2017, Gautham Menon announced his new project with Arun Vijay in the leading role,[4] after re-establishing him in Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and it eventually marked the actor 25th film in the leading role.[5][6] Touted to be an action thriller, in which Arun Vijay playing the role of a bodyguard for a rich entrepreneur, the film featured high octane stunt sequences. Arun Vijay lost weight in order to sport a ripped physique in the film.[7] Gautham Menon who started working on the pre production of the project planned to shoot for the film during January 2018,[8] whereas Arun Vijay trained for the project in Paris with stunt director Yannick Ben.[9] But the film was put on hold in mid-2017 after Menon encountered financial constraints. While Menon planned to revive the script in April 2019, he approached Suriya for the leading role, but Suriya rejected the script as he found it too similar with the script of Kaappaan (2019).[10]

Development[]

In July 2019, Gautham Menon agreed on terms to work on a film produced by Ishari K. Ganesh of Vels Film International during July 2019, following the producer's sudden intervention to relieve Menon from financial constraints that he faced during the making of Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019). In return, Menon agreed to make a film starring Ganesh's nephew, Varun, in the lead role.[11][12] Varun, who was shooting for Seeru in which he had gained weight to 94 kilograms for the film, subsequently lost 22 kilos in order to achieve a sportive look,[13] whereas Menon decided to revive the script with Varun, which was originally meant for Arun Vijay.[9] Media reports initially suggested that the film would be based on the script of Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru, which was originally planned with Vijay in 2011, but Menon denied this and claimed it was a separate story.[14][15]

To prepare for his role, Varun trained with Yannick Ben and his team of stunt directors and parkour experts in Paris during mid-2019. Debutant actress Raahei was also cast in the film as a high net-worth individual, who is protected by Varun's character. Darbuka Siva was initially announced as the music director in November 2019 after working with Menon in Enai Nokki Paayum Thota,[16] but was later replaced by playback singer Karthik in February 2020.[17] While the antagonist role of the film was kept under wraps, in July 2020, it was revealed that Krishna will play the main antagonist in the film.[18][19] Krishna trained stunt sequences under Yannick Ben who also choreographed action sequences for this film.[18]

Filming[]

Prinicipal photography of the film began on October 2019. By November 2019, fifty percent of the film was completed in single stretch through a schedule in Chennai. The makers shot seven action sequences during January 2020, which include car fights and chasing sequences,[13] and then prepared to shoot scenes in the UK and the US.[20][21] However, filming has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Soundtrack[]

The film's soundtrack and score is composed by Karthik, in his third film as music composer after Aravaan (2012) and Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (2016). The first single from the film "Hey Love" sung by Shashaa Tirupati and written by Vignesh Shivan was released on 29 February 2020.[23] The video song of the second single "Naan Un Joshua" was released on 17 July 2020, along with the single in music platforms.[24][25] The third single 'Tappasu Neram' was released on 11 December 2021.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hey Love"Vignesh ShivanShashaa Tirupati04:11
2."Naan Un Joshua"Vignesh ShivanKarthik03:35
3."Tappasu Neram" Vivek,  

Release[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hey Love lyrical video from JOSHUA Imai Pol Kaakha out GVM". Behindwoods. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Balu, Aparajitha (4 November 2019). "Gautham Vasudev Menon's Projects Receive A New Lease Of Life As Vels Steps In –". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Here is why Suriya turned down Gautham Vasudev Menon's Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha". The Times of India. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ September 14, India Today Web Desk; September 14, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 13:19. "Arjun Vijay's 25th film to be directed by Gautham Menon?". India Today. Retrieved 19 May 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Gautham Menon to direct Arun Vijay's 25th film?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Arun Vijay signs his 25th film with director Gautham Menon". The News Minute. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Gautham Menon to helm Arun Vijay's 25th film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Gautham Menon's speculated project with Arun Vijay shooting from Jan 2018". Behindwoods. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Arun Vijay updates about his 25th film". M.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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  12. ^ "Gautham Menon's next to be produced by Isari Ganesh's Vels Films International?". The New Indian Express.
  13. ^ a b "Right-handed Varun trains in southpaw stance for Joshua – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Gautham Menon revives Vijay's 'Yohan' with 'Puppy' hero Varun as lead". The Hindu. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ^ K Janani (3 November 2019). "Joshua Imai Pol Khaaka is not Yohan Adiyayam Ondru, confirms Gautham Menon – Movies News". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Darbuka Siva to score music for GVM's 'Joshua Imai Pol Kakka' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Music director of 'Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha' changed! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Even the villains in Gautham Menon's films have mass appeal: Krishna – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  19. ^ Balach, Logesh; ChennaiJuly 16, ran; July 16, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 18:09. "Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha: Krishna to play antagonist in Gautham Menon film". India Today. Retrieved 19 May 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Gautham Menon-Varun film titled Joshua". The New Indian Express.
  21. ^ "Varun trains in Paris for GVM's spy thriller Joshua: Adhyayam Ondru | Tamil Movie News ". The Times of India. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  22. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (10 June 2020). "Release work on for Vikram's 'Dhruva Natchathiram', says Gautham Menon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Music director of 'Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha' changed!". The Times of India. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Naan Un Joshua from Gautham Menon's next to be an action song". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  25. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (17 July 2020). "'Naan Un Joshua': First video song from 'Joshua' promises captivating album from Karthik and Gautham Menon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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