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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Eli'' is the second film of Vadivelu with Yuvaraj Dhayalan after ''[[Tenaliraman (film)|Tenaliraman]]'' (2014).<ref name = "EliBW1">{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/vaigai-puyal-vadivelu-as-eli.html | title=Vadivelu as Eli | publisher=Behindwoods | date=5 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, [[Sadha]] was confirmed to play the female lead in the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/actress-sada-of-anniyan-fame-makes-a-comeback-in-comedian-vadivelus-film-eli.html | title=Tough fight for Vadivelu from this actress! | publisher=Behindwoods | date=24 March 2015 | accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] plays the film's antagonist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/the-shooting-of-vadivelu-starrer-eli-directed-by-yuvaraj-dhayalan-will-wrap-in-15-days.html | title=Grand plans for Vadivelu's Eli | publisher=Behindwoods | date=8 April 2015 | accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> In an interview with Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'', Dhayalan said that the inspiration for the film's title came from the repeated usage of the word "rat", which is a term used to denote a spy, in the [[Martin Scorsese]] film ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vadivelu-about-his-role-in-new-film-eli/article7312839.ece | title=‘Manmohan Singh used my line’ | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=13 June 2015 | accessdate=13 June 2015 | author=Srinivasan, Sudhir}}</ref>
''Eli'' is the second film of Vadivelu with Yuvaraj Dhayalan after ''[[Tenaliraman (film)|Tenaliraman]]'' (2014).<ref name = "EliBW1">{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/vaigai-puyal-vadivelu-as-eli.html | title=Vadivelu as Eli | publisher=Behindwoods | date=5 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, [[Sadha]] was confirmed to play the female lead in the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/actress-sada-of-anniyan-fame-makes-a-comeback-in-comedian-vadivelus-film-eli.html | title=Tough fight for Vadivelu from this actress! | publisher=Behindwoods | date=24 March 2015 | accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] plays the film's antagonist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/the-shooting-of-vadivelu-starrer-eli-directed-by-yuvaraj-dhayalan-will-wrap-in-15-days.html | title=Grand plans for Vadivelu's Eli | publisher=Behindwoods | date=8 April 2015 | accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> In an interview with Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'', Dhayalan said that the inspiration for the film's title came from the repeated usage of the word "rat", which is a term used to denote a spy, in the [[Martin Scorsese]] film ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vadivelu-about-his-role-in-new-film-eli/article7312839.ece | title=‘Manmohan Singh used my line’ | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=13 June 2015 | accessdate=13 June 2015 | author=Srinivasan, Sudhir}}</ref>


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[[Principal photography]] commenced with the filming of a song sequence on the outskirts of the city,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vadivelu-sports-retro-look-for-Eli/articleshow/46132863.cms | title=Vadivelu sports retro look for 'Eli' | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015 | author=Karthik, Janani}}</ref> from the same day as the first look poster was released. The shooting is reported to continue for 60 days at a stretch.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/why-is-vadivelu-an-eli.html | title=Why is Vadivelu a rat? | publisher=Behindwoods | date=9 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> A stunt sequence was shot at a specially erected set in early April 2015 over a period of eight days. According to Dhayalan, this sequence features Vadivelu evading the villain's henchmen instead of fighting them.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vadivelu-pulls-off-a-tough-fight-sequence-for-eli-115040600167_1.html | title=Vadivelu pulls off a tough fight sequence for 'Eli' | work=[[Business Standard]] | agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] | date=6 April 2015 | accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] commenced with the filming of a song sequence on the outskirts of the city,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vadivelu-sports-retro-look-for-Eli/articleshow/46132863.cms | title=Vadivelu sports retro look for 'Eli' | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015 | author=Karthik, Janani}}</ref> from the same day as the first look poster was released. The shooting is reported to continue for 60 days at a stretch.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/why-is-vadivelu-an-eli.html | title=Why is Vadivelu a rat? | publisher=Behindwoods | date=9 February 2015 | accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> A stunt sequence was shot at a specially erected set in early April 2015 over a period of eight days. According to Dhayalan, this sequence features Vadivelu evading the villain's henchmen instead of fighting them.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vadivelu-pulls-off-a-tough-fight-sequence-for-eli-115040600167_1.html | title=Vadivelu pulls off a tough fight sequence for 'Eli' | work=[[Business Standard]] | agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] | date=6 April 2015 | accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref>

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Eli
File:Eli first look poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYuvaraj Dhayalan
Written byYuvaraj Dhayalan
Produced byG. Sathis Kumar
S. Amarnath
StarringVadivelu
Sadha
CinematographyPaul Livingstone
Edited byV. T. Vijayan,
T. S. Jay
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
City Cine Creations
Distributed byCity Cine Creations
Release date
  • 19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)
[1]
Running time
154 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Eli (English: Rat) is a 2015 Indian Tamil spy comedy film written and directed by Yuvaraj Dhayalan. The film features Vadivelu and Sadha in the lead roles. Vidyasagar composed the film's music. Eli released on 19 June 2015.

Plot

The film is set in 1960s Chennai (Madras then). A petty thief (who once aspired to become a police officer) is hired by the police department to infiltrate a gang smuggling Cigarettes (Cigarette was banned during that time). He agrees to work for the police in return for the promise of dropping all the cases against him and being made a police officer. He manages to infiltrate the gang. He falls in love with Julie, one of the gang's members. How he survives in the gang and how he gets them arrested by the police forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Eli is the second film of Vadivelu with Yuvaraj Dhayalan after Tenaliraman (2014).[2] In March 2015, Sadha was confirmed to play the female lead in the film.[3] Pradeep Rawat plays the film's antagonist.[4] In an interview with Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu, Dhayalan said that the inspiration for the film's title came from the repeated usage of the word "rat", which is a term used to denote a spy, in the Martin Scorsese film The Departed (2006).[5]


[6]

Principal photography commenced with the filming of a song sequence on the outskirts of the city,[7] from the same day as the first look poster was released. The shooting is reported to continue for 60 days at a stretch.[8] A stunt sequence was shot at a specially erected set in early April 2015 over a period of eight days. According to Dhayalan, this sequence features Vadivelu evading the villain's henchmen instead of fighting them.[9]

Soundtrack

Untitled

Vidyasagar composed the film's soundtrack and score while Pulamaipithan and Viveka wrote the lyrics. The music rights were purchased by Saregama.[10] The launch of the soundtrack was held on 11 May 2015.[11] During the audio launch, Vadivelu revealed that the Hindi song "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" from Aradhana (1969) would be reused in the film and that the sequence would feature himself and Sadha.[12]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kollai Azhagu"Mukesh, Manjari4:35
2."Kannameya"Vadivelu3:34
3."Engalukkum"Hariharasudhan4:29
Total length:12:38

Release

On 5 February 2015, Eli's first look poster was revealed. The poster featured Vadivelu sporting a red coat and yellow scarf over a black shirt and checked black trousers.[2] The 1st trailer was released on 14 May 2015,[13] while a second trailer was released on 4 June 2015.[14] The film was given a "U" certificate by the censor board.[15][a]

Critical reception

Eli received negative reviews. Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote, "There have been films...that have mined comedy from crime, but just about nothing works here. Eli is full of scenes that go on forever — and for no reason....Even Vadivelu is stranded — the gags he's in are shockingly weak."[17] The Times of India's M. Suganth gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "overlong, dull and largely unfunny" and adding, "Yuvaraj Dhayalan, seems to be after a spoof of spy movies but the filmmaking has no comic rhythm and the script, which rehashes elements from movies as varied as Ragasiya Police 115 and The Departed, is too slack that scenes just go on for ever".[18] The New Indian Express wrote, "An insipid screenplay and flat narration ensures that it would be the most tedious and boring 154 minutes one could have spent in a theatre...the film is a test of patience".[19] Behindwoods concluded, "Vadivelu tries hard but Eli doesn’t evoke enough laughter."[20] Sify called Eli an "unmitigated disaster" and "probably the worst movie he (Vadivelu) has ever done as a hero".[21] Raisa Nasreen of Bookmyshow commented positively on Vadivelu's performance but criticised the film's screenplay by stating that the scenes in the film were "too long and too predictable".[22]

Box office

Eli grossed ₹ 34,40,605 in Chennai during its opening weekend.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ In CFBC terminology, "U" means "unrestricted public exhibition", similar to MPAA's G and PG ratings and BBFC's U and PG ratings.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eli Movie Release Expectation". Behindwoods. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Vadivelu as Eli". Behindwoods. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Tough fight for Vadivelu from this actress!". Behindwoods. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Grand plans for Vadivelu's Eli". Behindwoods. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (13 June 2015). "'Manmohan Singh used my line'". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ Eli 2015 Full Tamil Movie Back Review - DOWNLOADS FREE MOVIE
  7. ^ Karthik, Janani (6 February 2015). "Vadivelu sports retro look for 'Eli'". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Why is Vadivelu a rat?". Behindwoods. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Vadivelu pulls off a tough fight sequence for 'Eli'". Business Standard. IANS. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Eli Audio Jukebox". Saregama. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Vadivelu's 'Eli' audio launch on May 11th". The Times of India. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  12. ^ Naig, Udhav (13 May 2015). "Won't rule out another stint in politics, says Vadivelu". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Vadivelu's 'Eli' trailer". The Times of India. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Eli: Trailer 2". The Times of India. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Vadivelu's Eli censored, gearing up for release". Sify. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Central Board of Film Certification". Cbfcindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  17. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (19 June 2015). "Eli: Seriously unfunny". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  18. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Eli/movie-review/47743640.cms
  19. ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Insipid-Screenplay-Flat-Narration-Make-Eli-a-Test-of-Ones-Patience/2015/06/21/article2878188.ece
  20. ^ "Eli Movie Review". Behindwoods. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  21. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/eli-review-tamil-pgtrsygieiaad.html
  22. ^ Nasreen, Raisa (19 June 2015). "Eli: Film Review – A slow paced spy thriller!". Bookmyshow. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Eli 1st week – Behindwoods". Behindwoods. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

External links

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