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According to early reports, filming was to commence at [[Thiruchendur]] and continue in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/vijay-heads-down-south-189| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111110155751/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/vijay-heads-down-south-189| archivedate=2011-11-10| title=Vijay heads down south| work=Deccan Chronicle | accessdate= 18 March 2013}}</ref> Supposed to start on November 26, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5616974|title=Vijay's 'Thuppakki' from Nov 26|publisher=MSN|accessdate=2011-11-23}}</ref> it began on 5 December in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay’s Thupakki starts!|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-11-01/vijay-thuppakki-05-12-11.html|work=5 December 2011|publisher=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=6 December 2011}}</ref> Vijay would appear in a completely different hairstyle as well as a facial makeover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-articles/Shape-shifters-05-01-12.html |title=Vijay's New Style in Thuppakki |publisher=behindwoods.com |year= 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-05}}</ref> The first schedule, that lasted for 35 days, was completed by January 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|title=My wife Sangeetha motivated me, says Vijay|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/my-wife-sangeetha-motivated-me-says-vijay-486|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120118103420/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/my-wife-sangeetha-motivated-me-says-vijay-486|archivedate=2012-01-18|accessdate=19 January 2012|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=January 17, 2012}}</ref> The climax featuring a stunt sequence involving Vijay and 60 fighters was shot using nearly 7 cameras towards the end of January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Climax of Thuppakki Shot With 60 Fighters and 7 Cameras|url=http://www.top10cinema.com/news/14220/climax-of-thuppakki-shot-with-60-fighters-and-7-cameras|publisher=Top10cinema|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> At [[Linking Road]] in [[Bandra]], Mumbai, Vijay acted and operated the camera himself for one scene with cinematographer Santosh Sivan's assistance, which had to be taken quickly with the unaware public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinediary.in/2012/03/vijays-turns-cameraman-for-thuppakki.html |title=Vijay's turns cameraman for Thuppakki! | work=Cinediary.in |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> Sivan commented that it was shot perfectly and decided to retain it in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ilayathalapathy turns cameraman!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ilayathalapathy-turns-cameraman-news-tamil-mdnksxbefjd.html|publisher=Sify|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay shoots for 'Thupaki' - Goes behind camera!|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/79304.html|publisher=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> Sivan further told that a major part of the film was being shot in real locations with hidden cameras.<ref>{{cite web|title=All's well with Vijay's song|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-12-04/thuppakki-ilayathalapathy-vijay-26-03-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref> He did not use the usual [[35 mm film|35 MM camera]] to shoot the film, but was said to have exploited the latest [[Arri]] digital technology, that was introduced in 2011, becoming one of the first persons in the world to make use of the technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thuppakki goes hi-tech|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-12-04/thuppakki-vijay-23-05-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>
According to early reports, filming was to commence at [[Thiruchendur]] and continue in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/vijay-heads-down-south-189| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111110155751/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/vijay-heads-down-south-189| archivedate=2011-11-10| title=Vijay heads down south| work=Deccan Chronicle | accessdate= 18 March 2013}}</ref> Supposed to start on November 26, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5616974|title=Vijay's 'Thuppakki' from Nov 26|publisher=MSN|accessdate=2011-11-23}}</ref> it began on 5 December in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay’s Thupakki starts!|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-11-01/vijay-thuppakki-05-12-11.html|work=5 December 2011|publisher=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=6 December 2011}}</ref> Vijay would appear in a completely different hairstyle as well as a facial makeover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-articles/Shape-shifters-05-01-12.html |title=Vijay's New Style in Thuppakki |publisher=behindwoods.com |year= 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-05}}</ref> The first schedule, that lasted for 35 days, was completed by January 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|title=My wife Sangeetha motivated me, says Vijay|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/my-wife-sangeetha-motivated-me-says-vijay-486|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120118103420/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/my-wife-sangeetha-motivated-me-says-vijay-486|archivedate=2012-01-18|accessdate=19 January 2012|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=January 17, 2012}}</ref> The climax featuring a stunt sequence involving Vijay and 60 fighters was shot using nearly 7 cameras towards the end of January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Climax of Thuppakki Shot With 60 Fighters and 7 Cameras|url=http://www.top10cinema.com/news/14220/climax-of-thuppakki-shot-with-60-fighters-and-7-cameras|publisher=Top10cinema|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> At [[Linking Road]] in [[Bandra]], Mumbai, Vijay acted and operated the camera himself for one scene with cinematographer Santosh Sivan's assistance, which had to be taken quickly with the unaware public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinediary.in/2012/03/vijays-turns-cameraman-for-thuppakki.html |title=Vijay's turns cameraman for Thuppakki! | work=Cinediary.in |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> Sivan commented that it was shot perfectly and decided to retain it in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ilayathalapathy turns cameraman!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ilayathalapathy-turns-cameraman-news-tamil-mdnksxbefjd.html|publisher=Sify|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay shoots for 'Thupaki' - Goes behind camera!|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/79304.html|publisher=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> Sivan further told that a major part of the film was being shot in real locations with hidden cameras.<ref>{{cite web|title=All's well with Vijay's song|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-12-04/thuppakki-ilayathalapathy-vijay-26-03-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref> He did not use the usual [[35 mm film|35 MM camera]] to shoot the film, but was said to have exploited the latest [[Arri]] digital technology, that was introduced in 2011, becoming one of the first persons in the world to make use of the technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thuppakki goes hi-tech|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-12-04/thuppakki-vijay-23-05-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>


In March, the unit completed a 10 day shoot in [[Bangkok]] for a song sequence featuring Vijay and Kajal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay dances with Kajal in Bangkok!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-dances-with-kajal-in-bangkok-news-tamil-mdqrUpddibg.html|publisher=Sify|accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> The second schedule started on April 12 in Mumbai.<ref name="arm" /> The third schedule was wrapped up in May 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinediary.in/2012/05/thuppaki-completes-third-schedule.html |title=‘Thuppakki’ Completes Third Schedule|publisher=Cinediary.in |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> following which only two songs were remaining, both of which had been scheduled to be shot in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-04/vijay-ar-murugadoss-23-04-12.html |title=Vijay’s Thupakki To Be A Birthday Treat? |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> Vijay met with a minor accident during the shoot and hurt his knee. The shooting was stalled following the incident and the actor left to London to undergo treatment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-02/vijay-thuppakki-08-06-12.html|title=Vijay’s injured|publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=8303|title=Ilayathalapathy Vijay injured during Thupakki Shoot|accessdate=11 June 2012|publisher=Ayngaran}}</ref> The team then moved on to Pune for canning three songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-04/thuppakki-vijay-26-06-12.html|title=Thuppaki in Pune|publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> One of the songs was shot atop of a train, along with 300 dancers constructed by art director Sunil Babu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-articles/Vijays-train-saga-04-07-12.html|title=VIJAY'S TRAIN SAGA|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> The dance sequence, choreographed by Shobi, was shot in the [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay's connection with Mani Ratnam's Uyire|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-12-01/vijay-mani-ratnam-03-07-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|date=3 July 2012 |accessdate=9 August 2012}}</ref> The crew then left for Switzerland to shoot a romantic number on Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal at various locations,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay-Gautham`s Yohan put on the backburner? |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-12-01/vijay-thuppakki-06-08-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods |date=7 August 2012 |accessdate=9 August 2012}}</ref> for which Sivan was unable to give dates, and the man behind the lens was a popular cameraman of the Hindi film industry, Nutty.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/85463.html | title=Two cinematographers for Vijay's Thupaki! | work=IndiaGlitz | date=30 August 2012 | accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-12-05/nutty-nataraj-thuppakki-30-08-12.html | title=Nutty shoots Vijay | work=Behindwoods | date=August 30, 2012 | accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref> The final song shoot took place at [[DY Patil Stadium]] in Mumbai, with which the entire filming was wrapped up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-12-03/thuppakki-vijay-19-09-12.html|title=Vijay's Thuppakki nears the finish line|accessdate=19 September 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.sulekha.com/tamil/thuppaki/news/thuppakki-nearing-completion.html|title=Thuppakki nearing completion|accessdate=20 September 2012|publisher=Movies Sulekha}}</ref>
In March, the unit completed a 10-day shoot in [[Bangkok]] for a song sequence featuring Vijay and Kajal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay dances with Kajal in Bangkok!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-dances-with-kajal-in-bangkok-news-tamil-mdqrUpddibg.html|publisher=Sify|accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> The second schedule started on April 12 in Mumbai.<ref name="arm" /> The third schedule was wrapped up in May 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinediary.in/2012/05/thuppaki-completes-third-schedule.html |title=‘Thuppakki’ Completes Third Schedule|publisher=Cinediary.in |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> following which only two songs were remaining, both of which had been scheduled to be shot in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-04/vijay-ar-murugadoss-23-04-12.html |title=Vijay’s Thupakki To Be A Birthday Treat? |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> Vijay met with a minor accident during the shoot and hurt his knee. The shooting was stalled following the incident and the actor left to London to undergo treatment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-02/vijay-thuppakki-08-06-12.html|title=Vijay’s injured|publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=8303|title=Ilayathalapathy Vijay injured during Thupakki Shoot|accessdate=11 June 2012|publisher=Ayngaran}}</ref> The team then moved on to Pune for canning three songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-04/thuppakki-vijay-26-06-12.html|title=Thuppaki in Pune|publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> One of the songs was shot atop of a train, along with 300 dancers constructed by art director Sunil Babu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-articles/Vijays-train-saga-04-07-12.html|title=VIJAY'S TRAIN SAGA|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> The dance sequence, choreographed by Shobi, was shot in the [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay's connection with Mani Ratnam's Uyire|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-12-01/vijay-mani-ratnam-03-07-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods|date=3 July 2012 |accessdate=9 August 2012}}</ref> The crew then left for Switzerland to shoot a romantic number on Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal at various locations,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijay-Gautham`s Yohan put on the backburner? |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-12-01/vijay-thuppakki-06-08-12.html|publisher=Behindwoods |date=7 August 2012 |accessdate=9 August 2012}}</ref> for which Sivan was unable to give dates, and the man behind the lens was a popular cameraman of the Hindi film industry, Nutty.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/85463.html | title=Two cinematographers for Vijay's Thupaki! | work=IndiaGlitz | date=30 August 2012 | accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-12-05/nutty-nataraj-thuppakki-30-08-12.html | title=Nutty shoots Vijay | work=Behindwoods | date=August 30, 2012 | accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref> The final song shoot took place at [[DY Patil Stadium]] in Mumbai, with which the entire filming was wrapped up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-12-03/thuppakki-vijay-19-09-12.html|title=Vijay's Thuppakki nears the finish line|accessdate=19 September 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.sulekha.com/tamil/thuppaki/news/thuppakki-nearing-completion.html|title=Thuppakki nearing completion|accessdate=20 September 2012|publisher=Movies Sulekha}}</ref>


==Marketing==
==Marketing==
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===Box office===
===Box office===
====India====
====India====
On the opening day ''Thuppakki'' netted around {{INRConvert|9.25|c}} in Tamil Nadu box office alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thuppakki-takes-extraordinary-opening-news-tamil-mlpjLRidigd.html|title='Thuppakki' takes extraordinary opening|accessdate=15 Nov 2012|publisher=Sify}}</ref> It collected a sum of {{INRConvert|45.6|c}} in its first week,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-19/news-interviews/35204479_1_collections-harris-jayaraj-star-power|title='Thuppakki' makes Rs.55.60 crore in TN|accessdate=19th Nov 2012|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|65.32|c}} worldwide by its first week.<ref name="DIWALI RELEASE">{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=294805&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=294805| title=Thuppakki mints Rs.65.32 crore worldwide in opening week|accessdate=Tuesday, November 20, 2012|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> In Chennai city alone the film netted {{INRConvert|4.83|c}} in its first week with an average theater occupancy of 99%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-nov-18.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 12th to 18th Nov 2012|accessdate=19 Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> The second week witnessed an occupancy of 90% in the city and netted around {{INRConvert|9.41|c}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-nov-25.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 19th to 25th Nov 2012|accessdate=26 Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> creating a new record for Vijay and taking a distributor share of {{INRConvert|6.60|c}} in 13 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15013982&cid=13525926|title=Chennai Box-Office (Nov 23 to 25)|accessdate=28 Nov 2012|publisher=sify}}</ref> It still stood in the number one position by the third week resulting in a total collection of {{INRConvert|11.36|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-dec-02.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 26th Nov to 2nd Dec|accessdate=3 Dec 2012|publisher=Behindwoods}}</ref> After a long run for 8 weeks at the Chennai box office the film netted {{INRConvert|13.4|c}}, the second highest figure among Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-jan-06.html|title=Thuppakki 8th weekend Chennai|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> Ten days after the release, ''Thuppakki'' was successfully released in 31 screens in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mystills.net/2012/11/vijays-thuppakki-opening-big-in-mumbai-today.html|title=Vijay’s Thuppakki opening big in Mumbai today|accessdate=23rd Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> It was bought for a record price in Karnataka by a leading distributor, and opened well at the box office there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/vijay-thuppakki-hurdles-karnataka-100982.html|title=Vijay's Thuppakki will release without hurdles in Karnataka|accessdate=7 Nov 2012|publisher=Oneindia}}</ref> The opening 3 day collection from 8 multiplexes of [[Bangalore]] alone netted at {{INRConvert|31.8|l}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviecrow.com/News/1610/bo-data---thuppakki-crushes-other-diwali-movies|title=Thuppakki crushes other Diwali movies|accessdate=22 Nov 2012|publisher=moviecrow}}</ref> ''Thuppakki'' was released in 126 screens in Kerala and raked in {{INRConvert|4|c}} in just two days with a distributor share of {{INRConvert|2|c}}, which is a record for any Tamil release. Many of the centers witnessed police charging before the shows and were forced to go for a fifth show on the first day which resulted in almost 600 shows in a single day: a record number of screenings for any film in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/88233.html|title=A four crore for 'Thuppaki'|accessdate=15th Nov 2012|publisher=Indiaglitz}}</ref> The film reached the {{INRConvert|100|c}} mark in 11 days of its release.<ref name=ibn>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-film-thuppakki-enters-rs-100-crore-club/307482-71-174.html|title=Tamil film 'Thuppakki' enters Rs 100 crore club |accessdate=26 November 2012|publisher=IBN Live|date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/thuppakki-100-crore-box-office-101441.html|title=Thuppakki collects Rs 100 crore at Box Office|accessdate=26 November 2012|publisher=entertainment.oneindia}}</ref> In its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2013, [[Eros International|Eros]] announced a domestic net revenue of {{INRConvert|180|c}} for ''Thuppakki''.<ref name="domgross" /><ref name=erospress>{{cite web|title=Eros-International-Q3FY13-earnings-release.pdf|url=http://www.erosintl.com/EROS/media/Images/Eros-International-Q3FY13-earnings-release.pdf?ext=.pdf|publisher=Eros International|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>
On the opening day ''Thuppakki'' netted around {{INRConvert|9.25|c}} in Tamil Nadu box office alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thuppakki-takes-extraordinary-opening-news-tamil-mlpjLRidigd.html|title='Thuppakki' takes extraordinary opening|accessdate=15 Nov 2012|publisher=Sify}}</ref> It collected a sum of {{INRConvert|45.6|c}} in its first week,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-19/news-interviews/35204479_1_collections-harris-jayaraj-star-power|title='Thuppakki' makes Rs.55.60 crore in TN|accessdate=19th Nov 2012|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|65.32|c}} worldwide by its first week.<ref name="DIWALI RELEASE">{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=294805&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=294805| title=Thuppakki mints Rs.65.32 crore worldwide in opening week|accessdate=Tuesday, November 20, 2012|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> In Chennai city alone the film netted {{INRConvert|4.83|c}} in its first week with an average theater occupancy of 99%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-nov-18.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 12th to 18th Nov 2012|accessdate=19 Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> The second week witnessed an occupancy of 90% in the city and netted around {{INRConvert|9.41|c}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-nov-25.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 19th to 25th Nov 2012|accessdate=26 Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> creating a new record for Vijay and taking a distributor share of {{INRConvert|6.60|c}} in 13 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15013982&cid=13525926|title=Chennai Box-Office (Nov 23 to 25)|accessdate=28 Nov 2012|publisher=sify}}</ref> It still stood in the number one position by the third week resulting in a total collection of {{INRConvert|11.36|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-dec-02.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE 26th Nov to 2nd Dec|accessdate=3 Dec 2012|publisher=Behindwoods}}</ref> After a long run for 8 weeks at the Chennai box office the film netted {{INRConvert|13.4|c}}, the second highest figure among Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thuppakki/thuppakki-box-office-jan-06.html|title=Thuppakki 8th weekend Chennai|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> Ten days after the release, ''Thuppakki'' was successfully released in 31 screens in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mystills.net/2012/11/vijays-thuppakki-opening-big-in-mumbai-today.html|title=Vijay’s Thuppakki opening big in Mumbai today|accessdate=23rd Nov 2012|publisher=behindwoods}}</ref> It was bought for a record price in Karnataka by a leading distributor, and opened well at the box office there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/vijay-thuppakki-hurdles-karnataka-100982.html|title=Vijay's Thuppakki will release without hurdles in Karnataka|accessdate=7 Nov 2012|publisher=Oneindia}}</ref> The opening 3-day collection from 8 multiplexes of [[Bangalore]] alone netted at {{INRConvert|31.8|l}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviecrow.com/News/1610/bo-data---thuppakki-crushes-other-diwali-movies|title=Thuppakki crushes other Diwali movies|accessdate=22 Nov 2012|publisher=moviecrow}}</ref> ''Thuppakki'' was released in 126 screens in Kerala and raked in {{INRConvert|4|c}} in just two days with a distributor share of {{INRConvert|2|c}}, which is a record for any Tamil release. Many of the centers witnessed police charging before the shows and were forced to go for a fifth show on the first day which resulted in almost 600 shows in a single day: a record number of screenings for any film in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/88233.html|title=A four crore for 'Thuppaki'|accessdate=15th Nov 2012|publisher=Indiaglitz}}</ref> The film reached the {{INRConvert|100|c}} mark in 11 days of its release.<ref name=ibn>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-film-thuppakki-enters-rs-100-crore-club/307482-71-174.html|title=Tamil film 'Thuppakki' enters Rs 100 crore club |accessdate=26 November 2012|publisher=IBN Live|date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/news/2012/thuppakki-100-crore-box-office-101441.html|title=Thuppakki collects Rs 100 crore at Box Office|accessdate=26 November 2012|publisher=entertainment.oneindia}}</ref> In its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2013, [[Eros International|Eros]] announced a domestic net revenue of {{INRConvert|180|c}} for ''Thuppakki''.<ref name="domgross" /><ref name=erospress>{{cite web|title=Eros-International-Q3FY13-earnings-release.pdf|url=http://www.erosintl.com/EROS/media/Images/Eros-International-Q3FY13-earnings-release.pdf?ext=.pdf|publisher=Eros International|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref>


====Overseas====
====Overseas====
In its first weekend, Thuppakki has earned £1,34,280 ({{INR}}1.18 crore) at the UK Box office, with the per screen average working out to £5,371 ({{INR}}4.69 lacs) at 25 screens. The film has collected {{INR}}50 lakhs in the second weekend on 11 screens. The total collection of the film in the UK and Ireland region is {{INR}}1.85 crores after the fourth weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/450|title='Khiladi 786' disappoints, 'Talaash' strong!|accessdate=11th Dec 2012|publisher=bollywoodhungama}}</ref> In the US, the film collected $3,20,349 ({{INR}}1.76 crore) on 36 screens for the first week. The per screen average stands at $8,899 ({{INR}}4.88 lacs) and the Telugu version earned {{INR}}8.46 lacs from nine screens. At the end of its second week it once again topped the collection chart by adding {{INR}}75 lacs to its 13 day total {{INR}}2.51 crore ($ 4,52,734).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2012/damarukam-thuppakki-collection-usa-box-office-101486.html|title=Darmarukam fails to beat Thuppakki|accessdate=27th Nov 2012|publisher=entertainment.oneindia}}</ref> In Australia, Thuppakki grossed A$80,264 ({{INR}}46.73 lacs) on 6 screens and the average per screen collection of the film stands out at A$1656 after two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/448|title='Jab Tak Hai Jaan' holds well, 'Son Of Sardaar' falls!|accessdate=27th Nov 2012|publisher=bollywoodhungama}}</ref> The film continued to do good business at the International box office in its second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/408828/20121127/thuppakki-box-office-collection-100-crore-mark.html|title='Thuppakki' Box Office Collection Crosses ₹100 Crore Mark: Vijay's Biggest Grosser Ever|accessdate=27 Nov 2012|publisher=ibtimes}}</ref> It performed well in Malaysia, where it grossed around {{INRConvert|8.77|c}} at the box office after 3 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-12-01/vijay-thuppakki-03-12-12.html|title=Vijay's resounding overseas success with Thuppakki|accessdate=3rd Dec 2012|publisher=Behindwoods}}</ref>
In its first weekend, Thuppakki has earned £1,34,280 ({{INR}}1.18 crore) at the UK Box office, with the per screen average working out to £5,371 ({{INR}}4.69 lacs) at 25 screens. The film has collected {{INR}}50 lakhs in the second weekend on 11 screens. The total collection of the film in the UK and Ireland region is {{INR}}1.85 crores after the fourth weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/450|title='Khiladi 786' disappoints, 'Talaash' strong!|accessdate=11th Dec 2012|publisher=bollywoodhungama}}</ref> In the US, the film collected $3,20,349 ({{INR}}1.76 crore) on 36 screens for the first week. The per screen average stands at $8,899 ({{INR}}4.88 lacs) and the Telugu version earned {{INR}}8.46 lacs from nine screens. At the end of its second week it once again topped the collection chart by adding {{INR}}75 lacs to its 13-day total {{INR}}2.51 crore ($ 4,52,734).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2012/damarukam-thuppakki-collection-usa-box-office-101486.html|title=Darmarukam fails to beat Thuppakki|accessdate=27th Nov 2012|publisher=entertainment.oneindia}}</ref> In Australia, Thuppakki grossed A$80,264 ({{INR}}46.73 lacs) on 6 screens and the average per screen collection of the film stands out at A$1656 after two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/boxofficeoverseas/id/448|title='Jab Tak Hai Jaan' holds well, 'Son Of Sardaar' falls!|accessdate=27th Nov 2012|publisher=bollywoodhungama}}</ref> The film continued to do good business at the International box office in its second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/408828/20121127/thuppakki-box-office-collection-100-crore-mark.html|title='Thuppakki' Box Office Collection Crosses ₹100 Crore Mark: Vijay's Biggest Grosser Ever|accessdate=27 Nov 2012|publisher=ibtimes}}</ref> It performed well in Malaysia, where it grossed around {{INRConvert|8.77|c}} at the box office after 3 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-12-01/vijay-thuppakki-03-12-12.html|title=Vijay's resounding overseas success with Thuppakki|accessdate=3rd Dec 2012|publisher=Behindwoods}}</ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==

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Thuppakki
File:First look Thuppakki.jpg
Film poster
Directed byAR Murugadoss
Written byAR Murugadoss
Produced byKalaipuli S. Dhanu
StarringVijay
Kajal Aggarwal
Sathyan
Vidyut Jamwal
Jayaram
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Kalaipuli Films International
Distributed byGemini Film Circuit
SVR Media (Telugu)[1]
Release date
  • 13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹70 crore (US$8.4 million)[2]
Box office₹180 crore (US$22 million) (Domestic Net)[3][4]

Thuppakki ([The Gun] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 2012 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss.[5][6] It features Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles,[7] Vidyut Jamwal as main antagonist,[8] as well as Jayaram and Sathyan in supporting roles.[9] The film, produced by S. Thanu, features background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled by Santhosh Sivan, who with Thuppakki, introduced the Arri Alexa camera to Indian cinema.[10][11]

The story revolves around an Indian army intelligence officer from a Mumbai-based Tamil family and the decisions he takes after his life undergoes a sudden turn.[12] The film, which commenced production in December 2011 in Mumbai, was released on 13 November 2012, coinciding with the festival of Diwali.[13] Upon release, the film opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and became the highest grossing film of 2012 in Tamil. A Telugu-dubbed version, that released simultaneously under the same title in Andhra Pradesh, was also very well received. As of June 2013, the film is being remade in Hindi as Pistol with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.[14]

Plot

Jagdish (Vijay), a captain in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai from Kashmir. On his arrival, he is forced by his parents and younger sisters into seeing Nisha (Kajal Aggarwal), a girl of their choice for their son to get married to. At the bride-viewing ceremony, Jagdish makes up excuses to avoid marrying her, such as commenting that she is old-fashioned. On the contrary, Nisha turns out to be a college-level boxer who is completely modern in outlook. Jagdish realises this and falls for her, which she reciprocates.

One day, while meeting with his police officer-friend Balaji (Sathyan), Jagdish witnesses the explosion of a bus in which they had travelled. He captures the man, who planted the bomb in that bus and soon finds out that he is a mere executor (a sleeper cell) whose only role was to plant the bomb and that the Islamic terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (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, Jagdish manages to thwart these attacks and kill twelve terrorists.

When the leader of the terrorist group (Vidyut Jamwal) finds out about the role of Jagdish in the failure of the terrorist attack, he begins to target the families of the army men (except Jagdish), kidnapping someone close to them. When Jagdish realizes the plan, he substitutes one of the people to be kidnapped with his younger sister Sanjana (Deepthi Nambiar). Using his pet dog and his sister's dupatta, he manages to reach the terrorists' hideout, rescuing his sister (who was about to be killed after Jagdish's bluff was exposed) and the other victims and eliminating the terrorist personal. Asif Ali, second-in-command of the sleeper-cell was captured and killed by Jagdish.

With this attack too failed, the terrorist leader decides to target Jagdish himself. He asks Jagdish to surrender to him, failing which there would be more terrorist attacks. Jagdish decides to sacrifice his life and hatches a plan with his fellow army men. Jagdish meets the leader in a ship, which has been rigged with a bomb planted by Jagdish's henchman. When he finds out about the leader's plan however, which is to expose Jagdish's army team as terrorists and knowing about a Muslim terrorist in the Indian defence - Kameeruddin (Zakir Hussain), he fights the leader and escapes with him in a boat. After the ship explodes, he kills the leader.

The film ends with the suicide of Kameeruddin, and Jagdish and his team returning to Kashmir.

Cast

Production

Development

In July 2011, sources reported that Vijay and AR Murugadoss would collaborate to make an action film, after completing their respective ongoing projects, Velayudham and 7aum Arivu.[15][16][17] Vijay's father S. A. Chandrasekhar was to produce the film initially, before Kalaipuli S. Thanu took over the project.[18] Although Maalai Nerathu Mazhaithuli was initially considered as the title, the film became titled as Thuppakki.[19][20] National Film Award winners A. Sreekar Prasad, Thotta Tharani, who was making a comeback to Tamil films after a three-years hiatus, and Santhosh Sivan were roped in for editing, art direction and cinematography, respectively; all of whom worked on an AR Murugadoss film for the first time.[21]

Casting

Deepika Padukone was first reported to essay the female lead.[22] Subsequently several actresses, including Bollywood actresses Sonam Kapoor,[23] and Priyanka Chopra,[24] who later clarified that she was never approached for the film,[25] Priya Anand, who played the female lead in Vaamanan,[26] Pranitha,[27] and Kingfisher Calendar model Angela Jonsson[28] were rumoured to play the role, with the latter even taking part in a brief photo shoot in Chennai. Kajal Aggarwal was eventually confirmed,[29] Akshara Gowda was cast to play the second female lead.[30] Gautham Kurup was chosen to play an antagonistic role,[31] while Vidyut Jamwal, who was simultaneously shooting for Ajith Kumar's Billa II, would be playing a role with negative shades.[32] Sathyan, following several collaborations with Vijay, confirmed that he was part of this project, too.[33] Further, Malayalam actor Jayaram also confirmed his presence in this project.[34] Murugadoss denied reports which claimed that Jai was acting in the film,[35] while confirming that he himself would appear in a cameo role.[36][37] Sarathkumar was rumoured to be acting in the film,[38][39] however the actor denied the reports.[40] Dubai-based Malayali orthodontist Prasanth Nair was also signed to play a small but important role, making his acting debut.[41]

Filming

According to early reports, filming was to commence at Thiruchendur and continue in Mumbai.[42] Supposed to start on November 26, 2011,[43] it began on 5 December in Mumbai.[44] Vijay would appear in a completely different hairstyle as well as a facial makeover.[45] The first schedule, that lasted for 35 days, was completed by January 2012.[46] The climax featuring a stunt sequence involving Vijay and 60 fighters was shot using nearly 7 cameras towards the end of January.[47] At Linking Road in Bandra, Mumbai, Vijay acted and operated the camera himself for one scene with cinematographer Santosh Sivan's assistance, which had to be taken quickly with the unaware public.[48] Sivan commented that it was shot perfectly and decided to retain it in the film.[49][50] Sivan further told that a major part of the film was being shot in real locations with hidden cameras.[51] He did not use the usual 35 MM camera to shoot the film, but was said to have exploited the latest Arri digital technology, that was introduced in 2011, becoming one of the first persons in the world to make use of the technology.[52]

In March, the unit completed a 10-day shoot in Bangkok for a song sequence featuring Vijay and Kajal.[53] The second schedule started on April 12 in Mumbai.[36] The third schedule was wrapped up in May 2012,[54] following which only two songs were remaining, both of which had been scheduled to be shot in Thailand.[55] Vijay met with a minor accident during the shoot and hurt his knee. The shooting was stalled following the incident and the actor left to London to undergo treatment.[56][57] The team then moved on to Pune for canning three songs.[58] One of the songs was shot atop of a train, along with 300 dancers constructed by art director Sunil Babu.[59] The dance sequence, choreographed by Shobi, was shot in the Mumbai Pune Expressway.[60] The crew then left for Switzerland to shoot a romantic number on Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal at various locations,[61] for which Sivan was unable to give dates, and the man behind the lens was a popular cameraman of the Hindi film industry, Nutty.[62][63] The final song shoot took place at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, with which the entire filming was wrapped up.[64][65]

Marketing

Murugadoss approached a leading Mumbai-based trailer specialist for the first official teaser ofThuppakki.[66] The makers confirmed, that it would be released on 22 June coinciding with Vijay's birthday.[67] However, Murugadoss announced that the teaser is to be released on July 1, ten days later.[68] Upon progression, the teaser and poster launch event got delayed following an injunction order from the court, which had directed the makers of the film not to use the Thuppakki title in any form.[69]

With the court case finally coming to an end on October 5, the first teaser was released on 10 October 2012, a day before the audio launch of the film and the teaser garnered more than 1,000,000 views within a few days on YouTube. It recorded the highest-ever user hits for a Tamil film, breaking the record of Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Billa 2.[70] The teaser was also highly anticipated on social networking sites like Twitter and soon became the most searched keyword at Google India.[71] The teaser of the song Google Google was released in late October 2012, receiving positive response from viewers.[72] The theatrical trailer was released on October 26 and got a positive response, fetching over 600,000 hits on YouTube and over 7,000 likes in three days.[73]

Soundtrack

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Professional ratings
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IndiaGlitz
Sify
Rediff

Harris Jayaraj composed the soundtrack, teaming up with AR Murugadoss for the third time.[74] The soundtrack album consist of 7 tracks. The lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar, Vivega and Madhan Karky, who had written over 35 pallavis for one of the songs.[75][76] Reports stating that Senegalese American R&B singer Akon would sing the title song of the film were dismissed.[77][78] Vijay, 7 years after his last attempt at playback singing,[79] and Andrea Jeremiah lent their voices for the track Google Google, a party number in the film.[80] Though Harris Jayaraj had announced in August, that Thuppakki's music launch would take place the following month,[81] the audio was eventually released on 10 October 2012.[82]

The album met with mixed to positive reviews. Sify wrote: "Overall, it is a classy and refreshing album".[83] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff claimed, that the music had "nothing new to offer" and that "except Google Google and the mildly melodious Poi Varavaa, the rest are all oft-heard, and seem a mish-mash of his (Jayaraj's) earlier tunes."[84] Top10cinema stated, that each of the songs was "bursting out like a cannon shot".[85] Behindwoods gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and mentioned: "Overall it’s a good album with tracks that you can trust Vijay to add a lot of weight to with his dancing skills."[80] Indiaglitz gave a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, but cited: "Lots of ammo getting packed, but needs to fire better".[86]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Google Google"Madhan KarkyVijay, Andrea Jeremiah, Joe, Krishna Iyer06:07
2."Antarctica"Madhan KarkyVijay Prakash, Krish, Devan, Rajeev04:58
3."Kutti Puli Kootam"VivekaHariharan, Tippu, Narayanan, Sathyan, Ranina Reddy06:06
4."Poi Varava"Pa. VijayKarthik, Chinmayi05:46
5."Vennilave"Na. MuthukumarHariharan, Bombay Jayashri04:47
6."Alaikaa Laikka"Pa. VijayJaved Ali, Sayanora Phillip, Sharmila05:01
7."Jagadish on Mission (Theme)" Instrumental03:24
Total length:36:12

Release

The distribution rights for Thuppakki in Tamil Nadu were bought by Gemini Film Circuit, which had produced and distributed Vijay's previous film, Nanban.[87] Several distributors including Bellamkonda Suresh, Geetha Films and Suresh Films were competing for the Telugu dubbing rights, with SVR eventually bagging the rights for ₹ 15 crore the second highest in terms of obtaining the Telugu rights after Kamal Hasan's Dasavatharam.[88] ATMUS Entertainment had reportedly paid the highest price for a Vijay film to distribute the film in North America.[89] It was distributed in France by BR Films International in more than 10 centers.[90] The film's television rights were purchased by Vijay TV for a record price.[91][92] The film released in more than 1500 screens, becoming the widest release for a Vijay film.[93] Thuppakki was originally passed with a U/A certificate from the Indian censor board, but "slight alterations" were later made to the film in order to get a U certificate.[94] The film was initially due to release on November 9, 2012, but was postponed by four days to 13 November, coinciding with Diwali day.[95] As of January 2013, the film was being considered for recertification.[96]

Reception

Thuppakki received mostly positive reviews from critics. L Romal M Singh of DNA India 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".[97] Behindwoods.com rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a fully loaded festival package from Vijay, Murugadoss and co".[98] Deccan Chronicle rated it 3.5/5 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".[99] IBNLive 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".[100]

Manoj Kumar from 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."[101] Sify's critic 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".[102] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo from 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".[103] OneIndia rated the film 3 out of 5 and said, "Vijay is stupendous in the role of an army officer. He brings a lot of energy to his character and thrills the audience in action sequences. Kajal Aggarwal looks good. Vidyut Jamwal has done decent job and Satyan is good."[104] 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 cliched 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."[105]

J Hurtado of Twitch Film called the film's 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."[106] Kanchana Devi of Truthdive rated the film 3.75/5, calling it "a perfect action entertainer and a great treat for Diwali from Vijay and A.R.Murugadoss."[107] Indiaglitz said, "Murugadoss has packaged 'Thuppakki' in such a manner that Vijay's mass image keeps the film afloat and he has ensured that there is everything for a (Vijay) fan to look forward to."[108] 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."[109] 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."[110] 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."[111]

The Telugu version also met with positive reviews from critics. Jeevi of idlebrain.com gave 3.25/5, naming it a "stylish and slick entertainer", going on to add: "The director has stuck with the main theme and didn’t dilute it for the sake of masala. It is a subject that has pan-India appeal and it’s an intelligent game between two individuals who are working for and against the country".[112] Mahesh K S of 123telugu.com gave 3.5/5 claiming that it was "one film which has everything going right for it. A stylish Vijay, some exceptional thrilling moments and edge of the seat action makes this film surely worth a watch."[113] Oneindia Entertainment stated: "Vijay has improved his performance and body language to suit the Telugu nativity. Because of the director's exceptional ideas, the action scenes, kidnap scenes and mind games worked out well. Kajal Aggarwal did not have much scope to perform but did her part well, as she was almost limited to dance sequences. Vidyut Jamwal did a very good job as a bad guy. Thuppakki is a good action-thriller."[114]

Box office

India

On the opening day Thuppakki netted around ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million) in Tamil Nadu box office alone.[115] It collected a sum of ₹45.6 crore (US$5.5 million) in its first week,[116] and ₹65.32 crore (US$7.8 million) worldwide by its first week.[13] In Chennai city alone the film netted ₹4.83 crore (US$580,000) in its first week with an average theater occupancy of 99%.[117] The second week witnessed an occupancy of 90% in the city and netted around ₹9.41 crore (US$1.1 million)[118] creating a new record for Vijay and taking a distributor share of ₹6.60 crore (US$790,000) in 13 days.[119] It still stood in the number one position by the third week resulting in a total collection of ₹11.36 crore (US$1.4 million).[120] After a long run for 8 weeks at the Chennai box office the film netted ₹13.4 crore (US$1.6 million), the second highest figure among Tamil films.[121] Ten days after the release, Thuppakki was successfully released in 31 screens in Mumbai.[122] It was bought for a record price in Karnataka by a leading distributor, and opened well at the box office there.[123] The opening 3-day collection from 8 multiplexes of Bangalore alone netted at ₹31.8 lakh (US$38,000)[124] Thuppakki was released in 126 screens in Kerala and raked in ₹4 crore (US$480,000) in just two days with a distributor share of ₹2 crore (US$240,000), which is a record for any Tamil release. Many of the centers witnessed police charging before the shows and were forced to go for a fifth show on the first day which resulted in almost 600 shows in a single day: a record number of screenings for any film in the state.[125] The film reached the ₹100 crore (US$12 million) mark in 11 days of its release.[126][127] In its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2013, Eros announced a domestic net revenue of ₹180 crore (US$22 million) for Thuppakki.[3][4]

Overseas

In its first weekend, Thuppakki has earned £1,34,280 (₹1.18 crore) at the UK Box office, with the per screen average working out to £5,371 (₹4.69 lacs) at 25 screens. The film has collected ₹50 lakhs in the second weekend on 11 screens. The total collection of the film in the UK and Ireland region is ₹1.85 crores after the fourth weekend.[128] In the US, the film collected $3,20,349 (₹1.76 crore) on 36 screens for the first week. The per screen average stands at $8,899 (₹4.88 lacs) and the Telugu version earned ₹8.46 lacs from nine screens. At the end of its second week it once again topped the collection chart by adding ₹75 lacs to its 13-day total ₹2.51 crore ($ 4,52,734).[129] In Australia, Thuppakki grossed A$80,264 (₹46.73 lacs) on 6 screens and the average per screen collection of the film stands out at A$1656 after two weeks.[130] The film continued to do good business at the International box office in its second week.[131] It performed well in Malaysia, where it grossed around ₹8.77 crore (US$1.1 million) at the box office after 3 weeks.[132]

Controversies

Thuppakki's first look poster, depicting lead actor Vijay holding a cigar in his mouth, led to criticism by social activists for violating the Indian Tobacco Act, which prohibits advertising tobacco products. Murugadoss however defended the poster, explaining 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.[133] In October 2012, another promotional poster, which depicted a police-uniform clad Vijay carrying Kajal Aggarwal on his hands was claimed to have been lifted from a poster of the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman which depicted its lead, actor Richard Gere lifting actress Debra Winger.[134] Murugadoss claimed that Thuppakki did not have an army backdrop like Gere's film but was set in Mumbai instead, going on to assert that everything in his film was original.[135] He however admitted to have used the poster of An Officer and a Gentleman, and in an interview with The Hindu said, "Sometimes, you admire something so much that sub-consciously it becomes a part of your work".[136][137]

In June 2012, Thuppakki's advertisements were stayed on a civil suit filed by film producer C. Ravi, who claimed that he had already registered a title Kalla Thuppakki along with the gun logo as seen in Thuppakki's advertisements, renewing it every year since 2009. Ravi claimed that as per norms a title registered with any of the three bodies: Tamil Film Producers Council, the Film and Television Producers Guild of South India and the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, cannot be used by another producer unless the original title-holder issues a no-objection certificate.[138][139] The II assistant judge of the city civil court granted a stay until July 16. Producer S. Thanu filed a counter affidavit denying the accusations made against them and said that Thuppakki and Kalla Thuppakki are not the same and the comparison should not be drawn between the titles, noting that he had renewed the title last on April 27, "Thuppakki means a licensed weapon and Kallathuppakki means an unlicensed weapon."[140] The case eventually ended on October 5, when the crew of Kalla Thuppaki withdrew the court case, allowing Thuppakki to maintain its title.[141][142][143]

Upon release, an Islamic group violently protested against the film, claiming that it portrayed Muslims as terrorists and traitors.[144] 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,[145][146] after activists had gathered near Vijay's residence at Neelankarai and raised slogans against him and the film in Arabic and Urdu.[147] In response to the Muslim protests, Chandrashekhar said, "We did not intend to hurt the sentiments of Muslims. I want Vijay to be in the hearts of all mothers. My son and I respect all religions. At this juncture, I wish to state that Vijay will play a Muslim in his next film."[146]

Awards

Award Category Nominee Result
Cosmopolitan People's Choice Awards Best Actor - Tamil Vijay Won[148]
Best Actress - Tamil Kajal Agarwal Won[148]
Ananda Vikatan Award Best Actor Vijay Won[149]
Best Choreography Shobi Won[149]
Techofes Award Best Actor Vijay Won [150]
4th Edison Awards[151] Best Director A.R. Murugadoss Nominated
Best Actor Vijay Nominated
Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Nominated
Best DOP Santosh Sivan Nominated
Best Editor Sreekar Prasad Won[152]
Best Producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Won[152]
Best Villain Vidyut Jamwal Nominated
Best Lyricist Madhan Karky
(Google Google) 		Won[152]
Best Screenplay A.R. Murugadoss Nominated
Best Choreographer Shobi
(Antartica) 		Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Andrea Jeremiah
(Google Google) 		Nominated
Best Character Role Female Deepthi Nominated
7th Vijay Awards Entertainer of the Year Vijay Won
Favorite Film Thuppakki Won
Favorite Director AR Murugadoss Won
Favorite Hero Vijay Won
Favorite Heroine Kajal Aggarwal Won
Favorite Song Google Google 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
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film S. Thanu Pending
Best Director AR Murugadoss Pending
Best Actor Vijay Pending
Best Actress Kajal Aggarwal Pending
Best Actor in a Negative Role Vidyut Jamwal Pending
Best Comedian Jayaram Pending
Best Male Playback Singer Vijay Pending
Best Music Director Harris Jeyaraj Pending
Best Dance Choreographer Shobhi Pending
Best Fight Choreographer Kecha[153] Pending
60th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Thuppakki Pending
Best Director A. R. Murugadoss Pending
Best Actor Vijay Pending
Best Supporting Actor Vidyut Jamwal Pending
Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Pending
Best Lyricist Madhan Karky
(Google Google) 		Pending
Best Female Playback Singer Andrea Jeremiah
(Google Google) 		Pending
CineMAA Awards Best Actor - Female (Tamil) Kajal Agarwal Won

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