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Thuppakki

Thuppakki poster.jpg

Theatrical release poster

Directed by AR Murugadoss

Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu

Written by AR Murugadoss

Starring

Vijay

Kajal Aggarwal

Music by Harris Jayaraj

Cinematography Santosh Sivan

Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad

Production

company

V Creations

Distributed by Gemini Film Circuit

Release date

13 November 2012

Running time 169 minutes

CountryIndia

Language Tamil

Box office est. ₹1.25 billion[1]

Thuppakki (transl. Gun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by
AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations, and distributed by
Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal and
Jayaram in supporting roles. It revolves around an Indian Army (Vijay) officer on a mission to track
down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bomb blast
executed by the cell.
The project featuring Vijay's first collaboration with Murugadoss, was reported on July 2011, and the
film's title was formally announced on the same year in December. Principal photography of the film
commenced in January 2012 and ended in October 2012. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai,
except for two song sequences which were taken in Bangkok and Switzerland respectively. The film's
music was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled by Santosh Sivan and editing
done by A. Sreekar Prasad respectively.

Thuppakki was released on 13 November 2012, Diwali day. The film went through numerous
controversies, including protests from Islamic fringe groups, due to the objectionable portrayal of
Islamic community in the film. Nevertheless, it received positive reviews and became a major
commercial success, grossing over ₹1 billion (US$14 million) within 11 days of its release. It went on
to receive seven Filmfare Awards South nominations in the Tamil branch, including Best Film, Best
Director and Best Actor for Vijay. In 2014, Murugadoss remade the film in Hindi as Holiday: A Soldier
Is Never Off Duty, while Baba Yadav remade it in Bengali as Game.

Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

3.1 Development

3.2 Casting

3.3 Filming

4 Soundtrack

5 Release

6 Distribution

7 Marketing

8 Home media

9 Reception

9.1 Critical response

9.2 Box office

10 Accolades

11 Dubbed versions and remakes

12 Legacy
13 Notes

14 References

15 External links

Plot

Jagadish Dhanapal, an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai from Kashmir. On
his arrival, his parents and younger sisters force him to see Nisha, who they choose for him to be
married to. At the bride-viewing ceremony, Jagadish makes up excuses to avoid marrying her, which
includes commenting about her being old-fashioned. On the contrary, Nisha is a university-level
boxer, who is completely modern in her outlook. Jagadish notices her in a boxing match and falls in
love with her instantly. Nisha reciprocates after refusing him initially.

One day, Jagadish witnesses the explosion of a bus in which he and his police officer-friend Balaji had
travelled. He manages to capture the man who laid the bomb, but he escapes from the hospital
where he was kept under custody. Jagadish captures the bomber again, and also forces the police
officer who helped the bomber's escape, to commit suicide. Jagadish soon learns that the bomber is
a mere executor, a sleeper agent, whose only role was to plant the bomb. He also discovers that the
sleeper cell, which the bomber belongs to, has planned various such attacks in the city in a couple of
days. Enlisting the help of his fellow army men and Balaji, Jagadish manages to thwart these attacks
and kill the sleeper agent leader's brother and eleven other agents, including the previously
captured sleeper agent.

When the leader of the sleeper cell learns about the role of Jagdish in thwarting the attack, he
begins to target the families of the army men, except Jagadish, by kidnapping someone close to
them. When Jagadish realises the plan, he substitutes one of the people to be kidnapped, with his
younger sister Sanjana. Using his pet dog and his sister's dupatta, he manages to reach the sleeper
cell's hideout, rescuing his sister, who was about to be killed after Jagadish's bluff was exposed, and
the other victims and eliminating the sleeper agents assembled there. The second-in-command of
the sleeper agents is captured and killed by Jagdish.

With this attack too having failed, the sleeper cell leader decides to target Jagadish himself. He kills
one of Jagadish's friends and asks Jagadish to surrender to him or else there would be more attacks.
Jagadish decides to sacrifice his life and devises a plan with his fellow army men. Jagadish meets the
leader in a ship, which has been rigged with a bomb planted by another friend of Jagadish. When he
learns about the leader's plan of infiltrating the Indian Army with sleeper agents with the help of a
traitor in the Indian Defense — Kameeruddin IAS, the current Joint Secretary in Defence, Jagadish
decides to abandon his suicidal plan. He mocks the leader and compels him to a fight before
escaping in a boat, with the leader as hostage. After the ship explodes, he kills the bewildered
leader. Jagadish confronts Kameeruddin and forces him to commit suicide, before returning to
Kashmir along with his fellow army men.

Cast
Vijay as Jagadish Dhanapal[2]

Kajal Aggarwal as Nisha[3]

Sathyan as Balaji[3]

Vidyut Jammwal as the sleeper cell's leader[3]

Jayaram as V. Ravichandran[3]

Zakir Hussain as Kameeruddin

Manobala as Nisha's father

Anupama Kumar as Nisha's mother

Deepthi Nambiar as Sanjana[citation needed]

Sanjana Sarathy as Jagadish's youngest sister[4]

Md Asif as a sleeper agent

Akshara Gowda as Swetha

Meenakshi in a special appearance

Production

Development

In July 2011, it was reported that Vijay and AR Murugadoss would collaborate to make an action
film, after completing their then-respective ongoing projects, Velayudham and 7aum Arivu.[5] Vijay's
father S. A. Chandrasekhar was initially going to produce the film, but Kalaipuli S. Thanu eventually
took over, producing it under his banner V Creations.[6][7] Although the film was initially titled
Maalai Nerathu Mazhaithuli,[8] in December 2011, the new title was revealed: Thuppakki.[9] Instead
of his regular editor Anthony and art director Rajeevan, Murugadoss chose A. Sreekar Prasad and
Thota Tharani for those positions, respectively. Santosh Sivan was hired as cinematographer.[10]

Casting

Though Kingfisher Calendar model Angela Jonsson took part in a brief photoshoot with Vijay by Sivan
in Chennai,[11] Kajal Aggarwal was eventually confirmed as the female lead,[12][13] while Akshara
Gowda was cast in a special appearance.[14] Gautham Kurup was chosen to play a sleeper cell,[15]
while Vidyut Jammwal, who was simultaneously shooting for Billa II, would be playing the main
antagonist.[16] Sathyan confirmed his participation in the film in January 2012,[17] and Malayalam
actor Jayaram confirmed his presence the following month.[18] In April 2012, Murugadoss
confirmed that he himself would appear onscreen.[19] That was eventually revealed to be a cameo
in the song "Google Google", where Sivan also cameoed.[20] Dubai-based Malayali orthodontist
Prasanth Nair was also signed to play a small but important role, making it his acting debut in Tamil
cinema.[21] Other supporting roles were played by Zakir Hussain, Manobala,[22] Raneesh,
Meenakshi, Shankar Narayanan, Deepthi Nambiar, Anupama Kumar, newcomer Md Asif, Sanjana,
Mangala Radhakrishnan and Supriya.[23]
Filming

DY Patil Stadium, as seen in the song "Antarctica".

Principal photography was initially supposed to start on 26 November 2011,[6] but the first schedule
began in January 2012, and lasted for 35 days.[8][24] At Linking Road in Bandra, Vijay acted and
operated the camera himself for one scene with Sivan's assistance, which had to be filmed quickly
with the unaware public. Sivan commented that it was shot perfectly and decided to retain it in the
film.[25] Sivan further told that a major part of the film was being shot in real locations with hidden
cameras.[26] He shot Thuppakki with an Arri Alexa camera, as opposed to traditional 35 mm film.[8]
[27] Although Sivan has mostly preferred to shoot on film, he stated that he shot Thuppakki digitally
because "the story and milieu of [Murugadoss's] script demanded it".[28]

In March, the unit completed a 10-day shoot in Bangkok for "Google Google", picturised on Vijay and
Aggarwal.[29][30] In Mumbai, while Vijay was filming a sequence which involved him jumping from a
height, he slipped and injured his knee; he was not wearing a knee-pad at the time. Shooting was
stalled following the incident and Vijay left to London to undergo treatment.[31] One of the film's
songs was shot atop of a train, along with 300 dancers constructed by art director Sunil Babu. The
dance sequence, choreographed by Shobi, was shot in the Mumbai–Pune Expressway.[8] Another
song, "Vennilave" was shot in Switzerland;[29] since Sivan was unable to give dates, Natarajan
"Natty" Subramaniam shot it instead.[32][33] The song "Antarctica" was shot at DY Patil Stadium in
Mumbai, with which principal photography wrapped.[34] The budget of the film was estimated to be
₹700 million (equivalent to ₹1.1 billion or US$15 million in 2019).[35]

Soundtrack

Main article: Thuppakki (soundtrack)

Harris Jayaraj composed the soundtrack of Thuppakki, collaborating with Murugadoss for the third
time after Ghajini (2005) and 7aum Arivu (2011).[36] The lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar, Pa.
Vijay, Viveka and Madhan Karky, who had written over 35 pallavis for one of the songs, with one
being finalised.[37] The party number "Google Google", a duet between Andrea Jeremiah and Vijay,
[38][39] marked the latter's return to playback singing after a seven-year sabbatical; his last song
was "Vaadi Vaadi" from Sachein (2005).[40] Though Harris Jayaraj had announced in August that
Thuppakki's audio launch would take place in September,[41] the audio was eventually released on
10 October 2012.[38]

Release

Thuppakki was earlier scheduled to be released on 9 November 2012, receiving U certificate after
minor cuts from the Central Board of Film Certification.[42] The makers opted for a traditional Friday
release,[43] since the date appears four days ahead of Diwali, which falls on 13 November, a
Tuesday.[44] However, the makers reconsidered their decision and pushed the release coinciding
towards the festival.[45][46] Thuppakki released along with Silambarasan's Podaa Podi and Shah
Rukh Khan's Jab Tak Hai Jaan.[47] The film released in more than 1500 screens, becoming the widest
release for a Vijay film at that time.[48]

Post release, Islamic fringe groups protested against the film and its makers, claiming that it
portrayed Muslims as terrorists and traitors.[49] Some of the activists gathered near Vijay's
residence at Neelankarai on 14 November 2012, a day after its release, and raised slogans against
him and the film in Arabic and Urdu.[50][51] Later, Murugadoss, S. Thanu and Vijay's father S. A.
Chandrasekhar later tendered an open apology to representatives of 23 different Muslim outfits, and
agreed to delete the scenes to which objections were raised.[52][53][54]

Distribution

Gemini Film Circuit distributed the original Tamil version.[55] Several distributors including
Bellamkonda Suresh, Geetha Films, Suresh Films and SVR Media competed for the Telugu dubbing
rights, with SVR eventually purchasing the rights for ₹15 crore.[56] ATMUS Entertainment
distributed the film in North America,[57] and BR Films International did so in France.[58]

Marketing

Thuppakki's first look poster was leaked on 30 April 2012, a day prior to its scheduled release.[59]
The poster, that depicted Vijay holding a cigar in his mouth, was criticised by social activists for
violating the Indian Tobacco Act, which prohibits advertising tobacco products. Murugadoss
explained that it was only for promotional purposes and added that the film had no such scenes,
claiming that even a small sequence featuring Vijay smoking had been deleted from the film.[60]

In October 2012, another promotional poster, which depicted a police-uniform clad Vijay carrying
Aggarwal on his hands was believed to have been lifted from a poster of An Officer and a Gentleman
(1982). Murugadoss claimed that Thuppakki did not have an army backdrop like An Officer and a
Gentleman, but was set in Mumbai instead, going on to assert that everything in his film was
original.[61] He however admitted to have used the poster of An Officer and a Gentleman, and told
The Hindu, "Sometimes, you admire something so much that sub-consciously it becomes a part of
your work".[62]

The makers initially announced that the film's first trailer would be released on 22 June 2012, during
Vijay's birthday.[63][64] However, the teaser release was postponed to 1 July,[65] to avoid clashing
with the theatrical release of Saguni.[66] It was further delayed after a lawsuit was filed against the
makers, by filmmaker Ravi Devan, who claimed that the title bore a similarity to his film
Kallathuppakki. This suit slowed the film's promotional activities.[67][68][69] After Ravi Devan
withdrew his case in early October,[70] the first trailer was released in the same month on 10
October 2012,[38] which was premiered along with Suriya's Maattrraan.[71] The second trailer of
the film was released on 26 October.[72]
Home media

Overseas DVD were marketed by Lotus Fivestar and Seyons TSK.[73][74] Initially, Jaya TV, acquired
the film's satellite rights, but later sold to Star Vijay.[75]

Reception

Critical response

Thuppakki received mostly positive reviews from critics.[76] L Romal M Singh of Daily News and
Analysis stated that the film "is different. The difference is visible in every shot, every dialogue
spoken and the amazing attention to detail. What stands out most in this incredibly entertaining film
is that Tamil films have finally come of age – in so many interesting ways".[77]. Deccan Chronicle
rated it 3.5 out of 5 and cited: "Thuppaki has come out as an action thriller that depends on mind
games and smart plans rather than bloody fights. This is Murugados's film in its true sense and Vijay
adds immense value to it by his performance".[78] CNN-News18 named it a "well written Tamil film
that engages the audience" and added that it had "the energy of Vijay and intellect of AR
Murugadoss".[79] Manoj Kumar of International Business Times wrote: "Director AR Murugadoss
makes sure that he does not regress with any of his films. He frequently comes out with a different
plot and narration style, and Thuppaki is a brilliant example of this".[2]

Sify rated the film 4 out of 5 and stated that Murugadoss "has made a complete entertainer that
blends with Vijay's mass image, thanks to his racy script", calling it a "perfect Diwali entertainer".[80]
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu commented: "One of the first promos of the film, with
snapshots of Mumbai, lurking terror, the antagonist threatening Vijay to which he responds 'I am
waiting' went viral on social networks. The wait, clearly, has been worth it for the audience. And the
man who's probably having the last laugh is Murugadoss".[81] For the same newspaper, Karthik
Subramaniam wrote, "One can only wonder just how much better Thuppakki would have been if it
had done away with the song-and-dance-and-romance and such trappings."[3] Haricharan Pudipeddi
of The New Indian Express said, "Most of the characters are made to look dumb as Vijay steals all the
attention. Kajal's role as a boxer, which she squanders with her clichéd performance, is definitely a
turn off in the film. Jayaram and Sathyan, who're supposed to make us laugh, fail miserably in the
process" and concluded, "In essence, "Thuppakki" has the energy of Vijay and intellect of A.R.
Murugadoss".[82]

J Hurtado of Screen Anarchy called the cinematography "astonishingly good" and added that,
"Murugadoss and Vijay have never worked on a better-looking movie", but called the film "an
enjoyable, though largely forgettable film".[83] N. Venkateshwaran of The Times of India said,
"Thuppakki will definitely be picked up by a big Bollywood star for a remake. For, the gun was bang
on target".[84] In contrast, Vivek Ramz from in.com rated it 3 out of 5 and said that it "doesn't meet
the huge expectations it had created for itself", calling it "another regular commercial film which
entertains in bits and pieces".[85] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff rated the film 2.5 out of 5, saying
"Vijay fans will find plenty to rejoice in this subdued avatar of their star, but audiences who seek
intelligence in their movies will find it rather dull".[86]
Box office

On the opening day, Thuppakki netted around ₹92.5 million (US$1.3 million) in Tamil Nadu box office
alone.[87] It collected a sum of ₹456 million (US$6.4 million) in Tamil Nadu,[88] and ₹653.2 million
(US$9.2 million) worldwide by its first week.[47] In the UK and Ireland, Thuppakki grossed ₹ 1.85
crore after the fourth weekend.[89] In Australia, it grossed A$80,264 ( ₹ 46,73,000) on six screens
and the average per screen collection of the film stands out at A$1656 after two weeks.[90] The film
continued to do good business at the international box office in its second week.[91] In Malaysia, it
grossed $1,732,792 as of December 2012.[92] Within 11 days of its release, the film reached the ₹1
billion (US$14 million) mark,[93][94] and S. Saraswathi of Rediff stated that it was the first Tamil film
to do so.[95] Its total domestic box office collections at the end of its run stood at ₹1.8 billion
according to distributors Eros International.[96] Writing for International Business Times in 2017,
Prakash Upadhyaya estimated the final worldwide earnings to be over ₹1.25 billion.[1]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 16 January 2013 Best Actor (shared with Nanban)
Vijay Won [97]

[98]

The Chennai Times Film Awards 4 November 2013 Best Film Thuppakki Won [99]

[100]

Best Director A. R. Murugadoss Nominated

Best Actor Vijay Nominated

Best Actor in a Negative Role Vidyut Jamwal Nominated

Best Screenplay A. R. Murugadoss Nominated

CineMAA Awards 16 June 2013 Best Actor — Female (Tamil) Kajal Aggarwal Won
[101]

4th Edison Awards 10 February 2013 Best Director A.R. Murugadoss Nominated
[102]

[103]

Best Actor Vijay Nominated

Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Nominated

Best DOP Santosh Sivan Nominated

Best Editor Sreekar Prasad Won

Best Producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Won

Best Villain Vidyut Jamwal Nominated

Best Lyricist Madhan Karky (Google Google) Won

Best Screenplay A.R. Murugadoss Nominated

Best Choreographer Shobi (Antartica) Nominated

Best Female Playback Singer Andrea Jeremiah (Google Google) Nominated

Best Character Role Female DeepthiNominated

Filmfare Awards South 20 July 2013 Best Film – Tamil S. Thanu Nominated
[104]

Best Director – Tamil A. R. Murugadoss Nominated

Best Actor – Tamil Vijay Nominated

Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Vidyut Jamwal Nominated

Best Music Director – Tamil Harris Jayaraj Nominated

Best Lyricist – Tamil Madhan Karky (Google Google) Nominated

Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Andrea Jeremiah (Google Google) Nominated

South Indian International Movie Awards 12–13 September 2013 Best Film S. Thanu
Nominated [105]

[106]

Best Director AR Murugadoss Nominated

Best Actor Vijay Nominated

Best Actress (Critics) Kajal Aggarwal Won

Best Actor in a Negative Role Vidyut Jamwal Won

Best Comedian Jayaram Nominated

Best Male Playback Singer Vijay Nominated

Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won

Best Dance Choreographer Shobhi Nominated

Best Fight Choreographer Kecha Won

Vijay Awards 11 May 2013 Entertainer of the Year Vijay Won [107]

[108]

[109]

Favourite Film Thuppakki Won

Favourite Director AR Murugadoss Won

Favourite Hero Vijay Won

Favourite Heroine Kajal Aggarwal Won

Favourite Song (Google Google) Vijay Won

Best Film Thuppakki Nominated

Best Director A R Murugadoss Nominated

Best Actor Vijay Nominated

Best Actress Kajal Aggarwal Nominated

Best Villain Vidyut Jamwal Nominated

Best Editor A. Sreekar Prasad Nominated

Best Art Director Sunil Babu Nominated

Best Choreographer Shobi (Antartica) Nominated

Best Choreographer Sridar (Alaikka Laikka) Nominated

Best Stunt Director Kechcha Nominated

Dubbed versions and remakes

Murugadoss remade the film in Hindi as Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty in 2014,[110] and Baba
Yadav remade it in Bengali as Game the same year.[111][112] Despite the Hindi remake, the film was
dubbed into the same language as Indian Soldier: Never On Holiday by Goldmines Telefilms in 2015.
[113]

Legacy

The dialogue "I am waiting", spoken by Jagadish just before the interval, gained popularity and has
since been used in the intervals of other Tamil films as well. These include Thalaivaa (2013),[114]
Kaththi (2014),[115] Theri (2016),[116] Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (2016),[117] Tamizh Padam 2
(2018),[118] Sarkar (2018)[119] and Master (2021).[120]

Notes

Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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Works of AR Murugadoss

Directed

Dheena (2001)Ramanaa (2002)Ghajini (2005)Stalin (2006)Ghajini (2008)7aum Arivu (2011)Thuppakki

(2012)Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014)Kaththi (2014)Akira (2016)Spyder (2017)Sarkar
(2018)Darbar (2020)

Produced

Engaeyum Eppothum (2011)Vathikuchi (2013)Raja Rani (2013)10 Endrathukulla (2015)Rangoon

(2017)

Writer only

Maan Karate (2014)Raangi (TBA)

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filmsFictional portrayals of the Delhi PoliceFictional portrayals of the Maharashtra PoliceFilms about
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