Thadam Tamil Movie News

Blockbuster Tamil filmmaker turned actor Sundar. C is set to be seen once again on the big screen in an upcoming film being produced under VR Manikanda Raman's VR Della Film Factory banner, with Mani Seiyon of Kattappava Kaanom fame set to direct the venture. Last seen on the big screen in the horror drama, Iruttu, Sundar. C, who also has his Aranmanai 3 lined up next, will be sharing screen space with three leading heroines in the tentatively titled Sundar. C 19 among whom include Chandini Tamilarasan of Kavan fame and Thirumanam Enum Nikkah actress Hebah Patel, with Tanya Hope announced to be the latest to come on board. 

Known among fans for playing the heroine opposite Arun Vijay in the hit Thadam and Dharala Prabhu with Harish Kalyan, Tanya will be sharing screen space in Sundar. C 19 alongside Nerkonda Paarvai fame Abhirami Venkatachalam, Jayakumar, Ajith Koshy, Murugadoss, Rajkumar, Kamal Kamaraj, among others in supporting roles. The yet-to-be-titled film's pooja was held on March 15 this year, with composer Santhosh Dhayanidhi, known for his work in Inimey Ippadithan, Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal and Thumbaa, announced to be scoring the music. The film's cinematography is being handled by Mani Perumal, with Lawrence Kishore taking care of the editing and M Lakshmi Devi announced to be the art director. 

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Apart from the Sundar. C project, Tanya Hope also has in the pipeline films like the rural drama Kulasaami opposite Vemal and Adith Arun's Jaguar under debutant Stalin's direction. She will also be seen in Kannada in ventures like Home Minister and Bell Bottom 2, including the Telugu film Idhe Maa Katha. 

Talented actor Arun Vijay is on resurgence mode ever since Yennai Arindhaal and has been delivering hit after hit. One of his recent successful films Thadam which featured him in dual roles, was applauded for the confined writing and engaging screenplay that maintained the suspense until the very end. The film has already been remade in Telugu as RED, which is currently in the post-production stages and will be released once the theatres reopen. It was initially planned to release on April 9th but couldn’t hit the screens due to corona lockdown. This Telugu version of Thadam stars Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj and Amritha Aiyer in lead roles. 
 
Thadam is all set to be remade in Hindi as well. The Bollywood version will have Sidharth Malhotra as the male lead, in dual roles. Directed by debutant Vardhan Ketkar, the shooting of this untitled film was supposed to begin from May 2020. Sidharth had also revealed that the film will hit the screens on November 20, this year but the delay in release looks certain at this point as all their shooting plans have been called off since they couldn’t get permission to shoot the film in Delhi. The team had planned to start the film’s shoot in Delhi from this month but since Delhi has not allowed shoots to resume the makers are considering alternate locations for shoot. The actual plan was to start and finish the film in one go in Delhi. Reports suggest the team is planning to start the film in the month of August in a new location.

Arun Vijay’s Thadam was a successful venture at the box office that also managed to impress the critics. The film, which featured Arun Vijay in dual roles, was applauded for the confined writing and engaging screenplay that maintained the suspense until the very end. The film has already been remade in Telugu as RED, which is currently in the post-production stages. Starring Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj and Amritha Aiyer in lead roles, RED is scheduled to hit the screens on April 9.

According to the latest exciting updates, Thadam is all set to be remade in Hindi as well. Yes, the Hindi remake of Thadam will see the young and promising Sidharth Malhotra as the male lead, in dual roles. Directed by debutant Vardhan Ketkar, the shooting of this untitled film will begin from May 2020. Sidharth also revealed that the film will hit the screens on November 20, this year.

More details about the rest of the cast and the technical crew are expected to be announced in the coming days. This film will be jointly produced by Murad Khetani’s Cine1 Studios and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series. Get set to witness this action thriller in Hindi soon! 

 

 

 

 

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Arun Vijay’s Thadam, directed by Magizh Thirumeni, earned critical acclaim and it also managed to become successful at the box office. The film has now been remade in Telugu with Ram Pothineni reprising Arun Vijay’s role. Titled RED, this action thriller features three female leads in the form of Nivetha Pethuraj, Bigil fame Amritha Aiyer, and Malvika Sharma. The makers have now released the teaser of the film and it looks very interesting. The makers have maintained the suspense factor in the teaser and it has the potential to interest the Telugu cinema audience.

Ram Pothineni’s dual makeovers look interesting and he is apt. Nivetha Pethuraj has reprised the role played by Vidya Pradeep, the police officer, and she has donned the khakhi costume for the second time, after Thimiru Pudichavan. Produced by ‘Sravanthi’ Ravi Kishore under the banner of Sri Sravanthi Movies, RED is directed by Tirumala Kishore and has music scored by Mani Sharma.

On the technical front, the film has cinematography by Sameer Reddy and editing by Junaid Siddiqui, while the stunts are choreographed by Peter Hein. The teaser has opened to a very positive reception from the fans. If you haven’t seen the teaser yet, watch it here (below the images):

Actor Arun Vijay played dual roles in the action thriller, Thadam, under Magizh Thirumeni's direction with the film getting a double thumbs up from critics while also turning out to be a surprise box office hit. With the film turning out to be a hit last year, there was considerable talk that it be remade in other languages after which it was revealed that there is a Thadam Telugu remake in the works with Ram Pothineni essaying the roles portrayed by Arun Vijay.

In that light, it has now been revealed that there is a Thadam Hindi remake in development with actor Sidharth Malhotra being eyed to portray the roles played by Arun Vijay. It is further being reported that the Bollywood remake will be produced by Murad Khetani, who incidentally bankrolled the smash hit, Kabir Singh; an official remake of Arjun Reddy. As of now, an official announcement regarding the Thadam Hindi remake is awaited, which a few are reporting will likely be made in the days as we approach the release of Sidharth Malhotra's upcoming film, Shershah.

Apart from Arun Vijay's double act, Thadam had plenty of highlights among which include director Magizh Thirumeni's intense screenplay that kept the audience hooked on the edge of their seats and commendable performances by the film's heroines namely Vidya Pradeep, Smruthi Venkat, Tanya Hope and Sonia Agarwal.

Acclaimed director Magizh Thirumeni who is fresh from the box office success of his last film, Thadam, is busy with the pre-production works of his next film. We are informed by our close sources that Magizh has been signed up for a two-film deal by Screen Scene Media Entertainment and his next two films will be bankrolled by the said production house. Screen Scene had recently distributed Thalapathy Vijay’s Bigil and emerged successful with its blockbuster success. The said production house is also bankrolling films like MGR Magan (Sasikumar) and Dharala Prabhu (Harish Kalyan).

More details about this new project with Magizh Thirumeni is awaited. Magizh is already confirmed to do a film with Udhayanidhi Stalin in the lead role and if things progress positively, the film might be produced by Screen Scene. On the other hand, Jayam Ravi has signed a three-film deal with Screen Scene and he has also had discussions with Magizh for a possible collaboration for a project.

On that note, will Screen Scene - Magizh’s second film star Jayam Ravi in the lead role? Well, both the projects are said to be in early stages and we will get more clarity in the coming days. We shall hope Udhayanidhi and Jayam Ravi play the leads for Magizh's next two directorials, respectively. For now, it has been revealed that Magizh has been signed up for a two-film deal by Screen Scene.

Actor Arun Vijay in 2018 was seen in Mani Ratnam's big multi starrer venture titled Chekka Chivantha Vaanam which went on to receive a huge reception from the audience. The actor was seen playing a badass big brother role and he aced it to perfection. He began his 2019 with the huge success of his dual role film titled Thadam directed by Magizh Thirumeni. 

 When a film becomes successful in one language, it is a natural progression for it to travel to other states also. It is a tradition that we have seen in Indian cinema year after year. We now hear that Thadam is going to Bollywood. Our sources state that Bollywood filmmakers Murad Khetani and Ashwin Warde have got the remake rights of Thadam and they are currently producing Kabir Singh with Shahid Kapoor which is the remake of Telugu blockbuster film Arjun Reddy.



We were informed that Shahid Kapoor is likely to play the role of Arun Vijay and that he liked the script very much. He is soon expected to sign the project and we will hear an official word on this in the coming months. The film will go on floors in the second half of the year. The unit is looking for a suitable director to helm the process.  Our sources also added that though the Tamil version was set in Chennai, the Hindi one will be set in some place in North India. Stay tuned to know more!

Actor Arun Vijay has impressed fans of late with his performances in Mani Ratnam’s mutli-starrer blockbuster, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and the recently released action thriller, Thadam, with both films fetching him tremendous praise.

After the success of Thadaiyara Thakka, Magizh Thirumeni and Arun Vijay collaborated for Thadam, which saw the actor in dual roles alongside Smruthi Venkat, Tanya Hope and Vidhya Pradeep in vital roles. It had music by debutant Arun Raj and was by produced Redhan - The Cinema People with distribution by Screen Scene.

Thadam hit theatres on March 1 and has been basking in immense glory with news now coming out that the film is set to be remade in Telugu. Reports state that hero Ram will reprise the role of Arun Vijay in the Telugu remake, which is expected to be jointly produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and Tagore Madhu with an official announcement expected to be made soon.

Arun Vijay's Thadam is an investigative crime thriller that marks his reunion with his Thadaiyara Thaakka director, Magizh Thirumeni. The former is a very important film in respective careers of both the talents and the duo have now come up with Thadam. The teaser and the trailer showed a great promise setting up high expectations. Has the film lived up to its expectations?

A murder. Two suspects. The police are confused. The audience is kept in suspense. This will pretty much sum up the crux of Thadam that keeps the audience intrigued for the most part. The two suspects are Ezhil and Kavin, both played by Arun Vijay. They both share an interesting relationship and who among the two committed the murder is answered in this 138 minutes thriller. 

Arun Vijay looks stylish and makes a great impression with both the characters. He adapts to the mood of the film quite well and displays himself with conviction and maturity. The CCV star is honest to both the roles and has thrown his best. The story majorly travels around him and he holds the film, as the supporting actors do not make a big impact. Vidya Pradeep gets a very important role to play and she does it neatly, but there's a sense of artificiality and one couldn't completely accept her in the role of a cop. More focus could have been given to Fefsi Vijayan as the veteran scored convincingly with the given screentime. Sonia Agarwal's performance doesn't match with the dubbing and while she doesn't emote heavily on screen, we hear loud cries from the dubbing actor. Yogi Babu is used as a character in the film, than as a comedian and he helps with the proceedings.

The writing of Thadam is clever and intelligent and it keeps the game interesting. The audience isn't taken for granted as the flow is confined and straight. The murder sequence is well shot that becomes the starting point for the mystery. Magizh has left a clue at the start point for the audience to predict, but there are high chances of losing the track because the pace of the film and continuous happenings will keep you intrigued and not allow you to follow up with your prediction. This is where Magizh Thirumeni triumphs with a vibrant smile. The intensity is sensed and felt throughout the investigation. 

Usually, in a crime thriller, there are two situations that are majorly used in Tamil cinema. One is, the audience knows who committed the crime through the visuals, but the Police characters inside the film wouldn't have a clue. In the second option, the audience wouldn't know, but the characters inside the film will know. Thadam takes a path that is less travelled, where, both the audience and the characters have no clue about the murderer. The judgment for the case in the court comes as an eye opener, that pinpoints the small loopholes in our judicial laws. The characters are also interestingly used to help with the highpoints of the film. The characteristic features are neatly etched out that shows a good difference between Ezhil and Kavin.

On the flipside, the screenplay isn't completely clear as it sounds on paper and there are chances of audience finding it tough to follow the mystery. Towards the last few minutes, there is an overdo of twists that reduce the intensity of the film. When you are proven wrong at one point, another twist comes up and within a few minutes, yet another, and then one more! Also, Vidya Pradeep’s action during the suspense revelation sounds like very convenient writing and doesn’t seem to be acceptable. The flashback portions face a dip and don't majorly help in the engagement. There were also slight deviations from the core plot during the said portion.

Debutant Arun Raj garners attention as a music director, who gives his best shot for a crime thriller. His work is apt, supplementing the film. Gopinath's visuals add up to the dark and intense mood and the Dutch angles are used wisely. Srikanth's cuts are sleek and holds the curiosity. Magizh's writing, as said earlier, is perfect. The momentum is transferred on screen too, for a major extent. Had the complications in the screenplay been made quite easy, it would've given a better experience. Nevertheless, Thadam is a crime thriller that will definitely keep you intrigued in suspense.

Verdict - A well-written crime thriller that holds the suspense to a major extent!

Rating - 2.75/5

Arun Vijay is in full form with a handful number of movies. His upcoming whodunit thriller Thadam has decent expectations as he’s collaborating with Thadaiyara Thaakka director Magizh Thirumeni in this movie for the second time.

The movie passed the censor board with a ‘UA’ certificate recently. And the promotion begins with a super interesting trailer which builds up solid curiosity. Watch the trailer of Thadam movie here.