Virudhagiri
| Virudhagiri | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vijayakanth |
| Written by | Vijayakanth |
| Produced by | Vijayakanth L. K. Sudhish |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Madhuri Itagi Arun Pandian |
| Narrated by | Vijayakanth |
| Cinematography | K. Boopathy |
| Edited by | S. Saleem |
| Music by | Sundar C Babu |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Virudhagiri (transl. Award) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Vijayakanth, making his directorial debut, besides playing the title character as well. This was also his final film in his cinematic career before his full-fledged career into politics. The film, co-starring Madhuri Itagi, Arun Pandian and Mansoor Ali Khan among others, released on 10 December 2010 It is a remake of the English-language French film Taken.[1]
Although this movie is supposed to occur in Albania and Australia, it was actually shot in Malaysia.
Plot
Virudhagiri, a sincere police officer endeavors in safeguarding the societal peace. Gaining international recognition for accomplishing a security task in foreign countries, he returns to Chennai handling a serious case of transgenders being scourged to death for organ racketing. On an unexpected turn, when his niece Priya was undertaking a trip to Australia, she gets kidnapped by a group of strangers. Using his high-skilled intelligence activities, Virudhagiri flies down to the foreign land of Albania for the rescue.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Virudhagiri IPS
- Arun Pandian as Franklin Williams, Australian police officer
- Madhuri Itagi as Priya
- K. C. Shankar as Mike Anderson
- Russell Geoffrey Banks as Chief of Australian police
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Police inspector
- Shanmugarajan
- Santhana Bharathi as Police commissioner
- Chaams as Saamy
- Peeli Sivam as Virudhagiri's father
- Kalairani as Virudhagiri's mother
- Uma as Priya's mother
- Aman Deep Singh
- Meesai Rajendranath
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu.[2] The audio was launched at Chennai Trade Centre in November 2010.[3]
| Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Makkal Oru Puram" | Shankar Mahadevan | Vaali | 05:07 |
| "Devathai Ondru" | Hariharan, Chinmayi | Snehan | 04:11 |
| "Mannavane Mandhirane" | Senthildass Velayutham, M. M. Srilekha, Manikka Vinayagam | Yugabharathi | 04:29 |
| "Pookal Endrom" | Sadhana Sargam | Na. Muthukumar | 04:02 |
| "Yezhaigal Thozhaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Snehan | 04:30 |
Reception
Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote, "It might not be a great movie, or even a good one, but Virudhagiri was made for only one purpose: To be a political vehicle for Vijaykanth. And it serves that purpose admirably".[4] The New Indian Express wrote, " Vijayakant has bounced back with a vengeance. With the script racy and fast paced, and going full throttle on an unabashed image-boosting exercise, he has projected himself in the most flattering way possible. It should be an ideal treat for the Captain fans!".[5] Sify viewed the film as a propaganda criticising the incumbent Tamil Nadu government run by the DMK.[6]
References
- ^ C R, Balajee (1 February 2016). "Let's take a look at Kollywood's several attempts in remaking foreign films". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Viruthagiri (2015)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Vijaykanth's Viruthagiri audio launched". Sify. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (13 December 2010). "Captain's outing with Virudhagiri". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Virudhagiri". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Virudhagiri". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
- Virudhagiri at IMDb