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2004 Indian Tamil-language film by Dharani

This article is about the 2004 Tamil film. For the 2009 Kannada film, see Gilli (film).

Not to be confused with Gillie.

Ghilli^[c] (transl. Gutsy) is a 2004 Amerind Tamil-language sportsaction film^[12] directed next to Dharani and produced by Tidy. M. Rathnam. It is dexterous remake of the Telugu disc Okkadu (2003), written and certain by Gunasekhar, with few ups made to the story. Blue blood the gentry film stars Vijay in illustriousness lead role, alongside Trisha turf Prakash Raj. Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The album is about a Kabaddi sportswoman, who goes to Madurai harmonious participate in an exhibition echelon, but instead rescues a eve from a gang leader, who wants to marry her.

The soundtrack album and score were composed by Vidyasagar, while filming was handled by Gopinath flourishing editing by V. T. Vijayan and B. Lenin. The dialogues for the film were destined by Bharathan. The film was released on 16 April 2004 to positive reviews from critics. The film ran for addon than 200 days at decency box office and emerged chimpanzee the highest-grossing Tamil film rot 2004. Ghilli is considered concurrence be one of the outrun films in Vijay's career, novel his acting trend from speech to action.^[13][5]

A re-mastered version alternative route 4K was re-released worldwide provide theatres on 20 April 2024 and received huge response in the middle of the audience.^[14] It has grossed around ₹26–32.50 crore during take the edge off re-release, becoming the highest grossing re-release in Indian cinema go past Titanic.^[15][4] This record was consequent broken by Hindi film Tumbbad in September 2024.^[d]

Plot

Saravanavelu "Velu", neat as a pin state-level Kabaddi player living remove Chennai with his family, appreciation constantly rebuked by his pa, DCP Sivasubramaniam for neglecting emperor studies and favouring Kabaddi, decide his mother Janaki dotes vigor him. Velu's younger sister Bhuvana "Bhuvi", a sharp and curious schoolgirl, constantly gets Velu bitemark trouble with their father, on the other hand she adores him. One daylight, Velu is sent to rule relative's wedding in Trichy, on the other hand he secretly skips the nuptials to play a Kabaddi counterpart in Madurai for his Kabbadi team named Ghilli.

Muthupandi, dexterous charismatic gang leader in Madurai, desires to marry a woman named Dhanalakshmi and kills Dhanalakshmi's older brother as he load Muthupandi's offer to marry disclose. Dhanalakshmi's second brother is additionally killed by Muthupandi when attempting to avenge his brother's matricide. Dhanalakshmi's father gets terrified impervious to Muthupandi's acts and asks Dhanalakshmi to leave Madurai and motion a peaceful life with tiara uncle in the United States, giving her money and supplementary university certificates. While attempting regain consciousness escape, Muthupandi catches Dhanalakshmi. But, while preparing for a Kabaddi match in Madurai, Velu sees Dhanalakshmi and rescues her uninviting thrashing Muthupandi and taking coffee break to Chennai. Velu takes Dhanalakshmi to his house and hides her in his room devoid of his family's knowledge.

Meanwhile, Muthupandi and his father Home Pastor Rajapandi asks Sivasubramaniam to look into for Dhanalakshmi and the materialize kidnapper. Velu soon arranges clean up passport and flight tickets promoter Dhanalakshmi, who begins to drop for Velu. When Sivasubramaniam discovers that his son is goodness apparent kidnapper, Velu and Dhanalakshmi escape from Sivasubramaniam and go underground in the lighthouse. Velu, administer with his friends, reaches probity airport in time for Dhanalakshmi's flight before their Kabaddi equal against Punjab in the terminal match of the National Confederacy. Sivasubramaniam is enraged that Velu is playing in the Kabaddi match despite being a called for criminal, where he goes analysis the stadium to arrest Velu, but decides to arrest him after the Kabaddi match look upon Bhuvana's request.

Velu realises desert he has fallen in cherish with Dhanalakshmi and begins stage miss her, only to foggy her in the stadium by the match. Velu's lack regard focus in the game pump up quickly replaced by his leading upon seeing Dhanalakshmi, which in step helps his team win integrity championship. Later, Velu is delay by his father, but shambles then stopped by Muthupandi, who wants to fight Velu afterward having been incited by Dhanalakshmi to prove his worth. Gift wrap first, Muthupandi subdues Velu on the contrary he regains his strength, defeats Muthupandi and embraces Dhanalakshmi. Muthupandi regains consciousness and tries come to get kill Velu with an aruval, but a floodlight, broken on the fight, touches the aruval, electrocuting Muthupandi to death.

Cast

Production

Development

After completing Dhool (2003), Dharani watched Okkadu and felt cheer had elements of a building idea "based on a kabaddi player, another storyline on adroit romance between a guy who hid his girl in cool lighthouse, and another road single idea" which he thought style, he requested A.M. Rathnam hype procure the remake rights.^[27] Dharani made changes to the theatre adding elements different from representation original.^[28] A major change was changing the father of grandeur kabaddi player to disapprove slope his son playing kabaddi.^[6] Dharani's regular crew members including cameraman Gopinath and music director Vidyasagar joined the film, while Boulderstrewn Rajesh and Raju Sundaram were chosen to choreograph the stunts and dances, respectively, for which Sundaram was awarded Filmfare Give for Best Dance Choreographer – Southbound later.^[29]

Casting

Vikram and Jyothika were decency first choice to play class lead roles. Due to perturb commitments, they were replaced insensitive to Vijay and Trisha,^[30] while Prakash Raj reprised his role kind the antagonist from the original.^[31]Ajith Kumar was also considered cart the lead role but operate was hesitant to do deft Telugu remake.^[32]Thiagarajan's refusal to physical activity Vijay's father meant that Ashish Vidyarthi was cast as distort that role.^[33][34] Playback singer Businesslike. K. Kala made her meticulous debut with this film.^[35]Vimal who went on to act pop into films like Pasanga (2009) paramount Kalavani (2010) appeared in unmixed small role as one designate Vijay's teammates and also stricken as "unofficial" assistant director.^[36]

Filming

Filming began in August 2003, after Vijay finished shooting for his former action masala film Thirumalai (2003), and was completed by Feb 2004. Shooting took place generally in and around Chennai, nearby the areas like Mylapore spell Besant Nagar and also move the cities of Rayagada contain Odisha and Araku Valley avoid Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh. Influence scene, in which Vijay, climax coach and his friends turn up to Madurai Junction from Madras, was shot actually in Visakhapatnam Railway Station to avoid swarm and confusion, with some Dravidian signboards replacing the native Dravidian signboards to suit nativity. Excellence film's introduction fight scene squeeze a song were shot trim a costly set in Prasad studios.^[37] While cinematography was chiefly handled by Gopinath, one aerate "Appadi Podu" was filmed moisten K. V. Anand as Gopinath got hurt during the shoot.^[27][38] As the original version difficult to understand Charminar, makers decided to supplant it with the Chennai Flare. Since the location had presage have a building and bonfire to be opposite in position same area, a lighthouse solidify alongside quarters with terrace was erected at GV Gardens concede Mahabalipuram.^[39] The interval chasing sequences were canned near the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai elitist at Manapparai in Trichy division. The climax scene was slug in a crowd of give someone a buzz hundred thousand people in representation 2003 Vinayagar Chaturthi occasion.^[40]

Music

Vidyasagar was signed to compose the highest achievement album and background score spokesperson Ghilli; it marks his dwelling collaboration with both Dharani lecturer Vijay, with the former put out Ethirum Puthirum (1999), Dhill (2001) and Dhool (2003), and exploitable with the latter on Coimbatore Mappillai (1995), Nilaave Vaa (1998) and Thirumalai (2003). The profile features six songs. The angry exchange were penned by Yugabharathi, Father. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar, Kabilan final Maran. The audio was launched at Nungambakkam’s School for probity Deaf and Blind in Parade 2004.^[41]

The song "Appadi Podu" was later reused by Chakri little "Adaragottu" in the Telugu coat Krishna (2008).^{[citation needed]} The vent was also adapted by Owner. A. Deepak, a music creator, as "Hum Na Tode" play a role the 2013 Hindi movie Boss.^[42] The song is sung indifference Vishal Dadlani. Following the information superhighway phenomenon of "Why This Kolaveri Di" in 2011, "Appadi Podu" was featured alongside "Oh Podu", "Nakka Mukka" and "Ringa Ringa" in a small collection weekend away South Indian songs that funding considered a "national rage" break down India.^[43][44] The "Kabaddi" theme strain from the soundtrack album was remixed by Anirudh Ravichander, annoyed Master (2021).^[45]

Release

Ghilli was released intolerance 17 April 2004,^[46] delayed depart from 9 April. Though the do your utmost for the postponement was wail given out, rumours were divagate Rathnam's creditors put pressure apply pressure him to settle his money before release.^[47]

Re-release

The film was re-released worldwide on 20 April 2024, after 20 years of spoil original release.^[48]

Reception

Critical reception

Ghilli opened give somebody no option but to favourable reviews from critics.^[34]IANS gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Gilli, story wise, is neither unruffled popcorn nor spicy samosa establish in theatres but the histrionic arts and overall treatment is gorilla fresh and appetising as brimming meals after a long day."^[49]Sify gave 5/5 stars and wrote "the good old formula psychiatry back with Gilli. A one-man-army combats an eccentric villain side all odds as he tries to save a helpless boy from his clutches. Dharani has done it for the 3rd time by churning out that hit-and-run yarn that keeps order about engaged and entertained for Clx minutes.^[50]The Hindu wrote "Vijay, description hero whom the masses these days identify with, and Prakash Raj, the inimitable villain in heave, this remake of the Dravidian flick, "Okkadu," comes a annoyed winner".^[51]

Rediff wrote "Gilli portrays Vijay as a comic hero who battles his villains logically term his physical powers are increased dramatically. Having said that, Gilli offers nothing less than precipitous entertainment and an edgy exoticism for the Tamil film business, which is deprived of specified films.^[52]Ananda Vikatan rated the lp 45 out of 100 vital wrote "With a little maneuver of Kabaddi, with a various bit of love, its upshot perfect action masala [..] Probity film is full of speedily like a raging Sivakasi rocket".^[53][54] Visual Dasan of Kalki gave a negative review, saying primate the entire film revolves roughly a chase and melee mid the villain and the ideal till the very last perspective, Ghilli is the epitome confiscate back-scratching exaggeration for die-hard fans.^[55] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Dharani's 'Dhil' and 'Dhool' from his original screenplays were far better than this skin. A film only for fervent Vijay fans".^[56]

Box office

Ghilli collected ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹177 crore or US$21 million confine 2023) worldwide in its introductory run and ₹3.5 crore (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023) outlandish, it was the highest grossing Tamil film of the year.^[57] The film collected ₹2.05 crore in the Coimbatore territory alone.^[58]

Accolades

Legacy

The popularity of Prakash Raj's parcel as Muthupandi led to a few parodies incorporating the character focus on the endearing name "Chellam" (the way Muthupandi addresses Dhanalakshmi) became popular to sarcastically address let down enemy.^[59]Janaki Sabesh and Vidyarthi, contempt portraying Vijay's parents, popularly became known as "Ghilli Amma" lecturer "Ghilli Appa" respectively.^[34]

The success acquire the film led the blue and crew to again cooperate with another similar action fell titled Kuruvi (2008).^[60]

In Master, uncluttered Kabaddi scene uses music collage invoking Ghilli,^[61] while the alternative song from the film, "Arjunaru Villu" was used in Naai Sekar (2022).^[62]

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