Thaandavam
Thaandavam | |
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Tamil | தாண்டவம் |
Directed by | Lakshmi Rai |
Cinematography | Nirav Shah |
Edited by | Anthony |
Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | ShowMaker Regional Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Thaandavam (transl. Dance) is a 2012 Indian
Plot
31 December 2010: At 11:59 pm, a sudden bomb blast occurs in London, killing several people.
After a year, A blind man named Kenny Thomas lays flowers on the
Sara Vinayagam, a
Sathyan is released and meets Sara. Kenny who is about to kill the
Kenny is a
goes missing, Shiva has come to London. Things go radically wrong and he ends up becoming Kenny after the London bomb blast. The mysterious woman is the real Kenny's wife Geetha, who is taking revenge on those responsible for bomb blast in which Kenny is killed.What happens thereafter forms the movie's climax.
Cast
- Vikram as Shivakumar/Kenny Thomas/Arjun Rathore/Imran
- Jagapathi Babu as Sharath Kumar
- Anushka Shetty as Meenakshi Shivakumar
- Amy Jackson as Miss London Sara Vinayagam Pillai
- Lakshmi Raias Geetha Kenny
- Santhanam as Sathyan, the Tamil-speaking taxi driver
- Nassar as Veerakathi Pillai
- Saranya as Shivakumar's mother
- Sathish as Modelling Agent
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as the Union Home Minister
- Sayaji Shinde as Ravi Chandran
- M. S. Bhaskar as Thambi Mama
- Thambi Ramaiah as Thappache Mama
- Delhi Ganesh as Meenakshi's father
- Rajie Vijay Sarathy as Meenakshi's mother
- Balaji Venugopal as Meenakshi's cousin
- Sujitha as Abi
- Daniel Kish as himself
- Alexx O'Nell as The Agent
- Raj Arjun as Kenny Thomas (Original)
- Subiksha Raman as Meera, Meenakshi's sister
- Daniel Jordan as Richard[4]
Production
Filming
Filming commenced in Chennai in early December 2011 and was to be held in various locations in the US for 60 days and later in Delhi and various locations across southern
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, featuring lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar.[20] It is the 25th album of the music director.
Release
Thaandavam was produced on a budget of ₹400 million (US$5.0 million).
Critical reception
Thaandavam received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The Times of India rated the film 3/5, writing "Director Vijay and actor Vikram collaborate again in this movie after their earlier successful outing in Deiva Thirumagal, And Thaandavam'has everything going for it – big cast, good locations, a story with potential and a competent director – yet the result is far from satisfactory because of a weak and meandering screenplay, and poor pacing."
Awards
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Lyricist | Na. Muthukumar for "Oru Paathi" | Nominated |
Best Female Playback Singer | Saindhavi for "Uyirin Uyire" | Won | |
Best Fight Choreographer | Manohar Varma | Nominated |
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External links
- Thaandavam at IMDb