Varisu

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Varisu
Varisu poster.jpeg
First look poster
Directed byVamshi Paidipally
Written byVamshi Paidipally
Hari
Ashishor Solomon
Dialogue byVivek[a]
Produced byDil Raju
Sirish
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Palani
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byThaman S
Production
companies
Distributed byPen India Limited
Release date
  • 12 January 2023 (2023-01-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest. ₹200 crore[1]

Varisu (transl. Heir) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language drama film[2] directed by Vamshi Paidipally who wrote it with Hari and Ashishor Solomon. Produced by Dil Raju, Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinema ,the film stars Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar.

Principal photography began in April 2022 in Chennai. The film is scheduled to be released in theatres in 12 January 2023 in the week of Pongal.

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

On 26 September 2021, Vijay's 66th film as lead actor was announced with the working title Thalapathy 66. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, it is the first Tamil film produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations,[3][4] and Paidipally's second Tamil film after Thozha (2016).[5] Paidipally said the makers initially intended to announce the project early that year, but had to postpone their plans due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[6] Vijay was reported to receive a payment of 1.18 billion (US$15 million) for the film.[7] He was also reported to be sporting two looks as the film would be set in two different time periods.[8]

Paidipally wrote the story and screenplay along with Hari and Ashishor Solomon.[4] Raju Murugan was signed as the dialogue writer but he opted out of the project due to other film commitments.[9][10] Murugan was replaced by Vivek for additional screenplay and dialogues.[4] Cinematography will be handled by Karthik Palani while the film is edited by Praveen K. L.[11] Dil Raju described the film as "family-centric" like most of Vijay's films from the 1990s.[12] While several reports anticipated the film to be a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, the makers clarified that the film would be shot only in Tamil.[13] The title Varisu was announced on 21 June 2022, the eve of Vijay's 48th birthday.[14]

Casting[]

In October 2021, Prakash Raj was reported to play a key role in the film, collaborating with Vijay after over a decade since Villu (2009).[15][16] On 5 April 2022, the birthday of Rashmika Mandanna, it was announced that she would be the lead actress.[17] It is her second Tamil film after Sulthan (2021).[18] The makers initially wanted Pooja Hegde to be the lead actress, but ultimately decided against including her since she had previously appeared in and was doing "back-to-back films with superstars", including Beast (2022) with Vijay.[19] R. Sarathkumar joined the cast the day after Mandanna's announcement.[20] On 26 April 2022, Shaam confirmed being a part of the film.[21] On 3 May, Yogi Babu confirmed being a part of the film.[22] Five days later, the production house confirmed Prabhu and Jayasudha as part of the cast,[23] and two days later, Telugu actor Srikanth,[24] Sangeetha Krish and Samyuktha Shanmughanathan.[25] In early June, a photograph of Khushbu on the sets was leaked.[26] Though she initially denied being part of the cast,[27] her presence was confirmed on 26 October.[28] On 23 August, Ganesh Venkatraman confirmed his presence in the film.[29] In September, Sriman was confirmed to be a part of the film.[30]

Filming[]

The inaugural puja ceremony for the film's shooting was held on 6 April 2022 in Chennai, and was followed by filming of the first schedule.[31] It took place at a specially constructed set at a film city in East Coast Road, Chennai and was completed on 15 April.[32][33] Initially, 75% of the shoot was planned to take place in Hyderabad but Vijay requested the production to remain in Chennai to benefit the local FEFSI members, and the makers reportedly agreed.[34] Despite this, the Hyderabad schedule began on 3 May,[35] and concluded by 23 May.[36] The Chennai schedule resumed on 3 June, with the recurring portions also being shot at the film city. This includes a song sequence and few talkie portions.[37] Despite stringent measures taken by the production team, pictures taken from the sets were leaked onto the internet and by 15 June, the team planned to shift the shooting location to a private spot, resulting in the halt of filming.[38] By 23 June, 45% of filming was over, with another schedule to begin in July.[39] The fourth schedule began on 5 July in Hyderabad,[40] and completed within three weeks.[41]

The team headed to Visakhapatnam for the fifth schedule in late-July; Paidipally planned to shoot the film in live locations in the city, and the details of the venue were undisclosed, in order to avoid fans gathering.[42] Despite the Telugu Film Producers Guild's (TFPG) decision to halt shootings of Telugu films from 1 August 2022, Dil Raju, the head of TFPG, assured that the shooting of Varisu would continue as it was a Tamil-language film and not a bilingual.[43][44] During the production in Hyderabad, several stills from the film were leaked, and fans criticised the carelessness of the production house.[45] In mid-August 2022, a song shoot was held featuring Vijay and Mandanna, and is choreographed by Jani Master.[46] The team moved to Hyderabad for filming another song, with the lead pair and choreographer in September.[47] The final schedule commenced on 25 September, with two fight sequences and two songs left to be shot in this schedule.[48]

Music[]

The music is composed by Thaman S in his first collaboration with Vijay.[49] The album consists of six songs.[50] The first single titled "Ranjithame" was released on 5 November 2022.[51]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ranjithame"VivekVijay, M. M. Manasi4:47

Release[]

Varisu is scheduled to be released in theatres in 12 January 2023 in the week of Pongal.[52] It was planned to have a dubbed version in Telugu titled Vaarasudu along with a Hindi dubbed version,[53][54][55] although the Telugu version's release is planned to be pushed on a earlier date than Tamil version as Telugu Film Producers Council urged theatre owners to give first preference to release only direct Telugu films releasing on 12 January 2023 in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the Pongal festival.[56]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Vivek is also credited for additional screenplay.

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