Theal (film)

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Theal
Theal film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarikumar
Written byHarikumar
Pon Parthiban (dialogues)
Based onPietà
by Kim Ki-duk
Produced byK. E. Gnanavel Raja
Starring
CinematographyVignesh Vasu
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byC. Sathya
Production
company
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Magic Rays
Release date
  • 14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Theal (pronounced [teːɭ]; transl. Scorpion) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action film, an adaptation of the 2012 South Korean film Pietà,[1] written and directed by Harikumar in his directorial debut and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja of Studio Green.[2] The film stars Prabhu Deva and Samyuktha Hegde, with Easwari Rao, Yogi Babu, Shatru and Arjai in supporting roles.[3][4] The film's music and score is composed by C. Sathya, with cinematography handled by Vignesh Vasu and editing done by Praveen K. L.[5] The film was released in theatres on 14 January 2022 and was a box office disaster. The film received negative reviews from critics and audience.[1]

Plot[]

Durai (Prabhu Deva) works as a ruthless, cold-hearted henchman to one such loan shark named Paulraj (Shatru). All is fine for Durai until a woman (Easwari Rao) barges into his house and claims that she is his mother. This sends Dorai's reality into a spiral, and what happened next makes the rest of the story.

Cast[]

Music[]

The film's soundtrack is composed by C. Sathya. This is the first collaboration for him with Prabhu Deva and Harikumar. The soundtrack album featured four songs written by Viveka, Uma Devi, Lavarthan and Kiruthiyaa. The audio rights were acquired by Think Music.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Enna Petha Devadhaiye"Uma DeviC. Sathya4:15
2."Vaatura Theetura"LavarthanV.M.Mahalingam, Meenakshi Elayaraja3:58
3."Madhavi Ponmayilaaga"VivekaPriya Himesh3:23
4."Thealu Thealu"KiruthiyaaHarikumar Atul, Hyde Karty,Raghav Jock2:52

Release[]

The film was initially planned for release in theatres on 10 December 2021,[6] but got postponed due to unforeseen situations.[7] It was later scheduled for 14 January 2022, Pongal day.[8]

Home Media[]

The Satellite Rights of the film were bagged by Star Network television Rights of the film were sold to Star Vijay and Streaming rights were acquired by Hotstar respectively.

Reception[]

M. Suganth of The Times of India said, "Theal is a surprisingly effective drama that is well-made with performances that hold our attention. Yes, much of the film's emotional impact comes from the writing, [...] but the filmmaking is also solid enough".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Suganth, M (14 January 2022). "Theal Movie Review: A surprisingly well-made adaptation of Pieta". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Prabhudeva's next with actor turned director Harikumar is titled 'Theal'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde to star opposite Prabhu Deva in 'Theal'". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde to play Prabhudeva's leading lady". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Music by Sathya has enhanced Theal: Hari Kumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Prabhu Deva's 'Theal' to release on December 10!". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Prabhu Deva's 'Theal' postponed!". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "ஜனவரி 14-ல் வெளியாகும் பிரபுதேவாவின் 'தேள்'". Puthiya Thalaimurai (in Tamil). 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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