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Vikram
Teaser poster
Directed byLokesh Kanagaraj
Written byLokesh Kanagaraj
Rathna Kumar
Story byLokesh Kanagaraj
Produced byKamal Hassan
R. Mahendran
StarringKamal Haasan
Vijay Sethupathi
Fahadh Faasil
CinematographyGirish Gangadharan
Edited byPhilomin Raj
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vikram is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International.[1] The film features an ensemble cast with Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi[2][3] in the lead roles along with Kalidas Jayaram,[4] Narain, Antony Varghese and Arjun Das in supporting roles. The soundtrack and film score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Girish Gangadharan and editing done by Philomin Raj.

The film is now scheduled to be released on 3 June 2022.[5] Despite being a namesake of a 1986 film that also starred Haasan, the two films are otherwise unrelated. However, Vikram's prologue that released in 2020 featured a remixed version of the theme song from the former film.[6]

Cast

Production

Development

Lokesh Kanagaraj was signed by Kamal Haasan's production house Raaj Kamal Films International to direct a film for the studio during November 2019. For which he had previously mentioned his admiration of Kamal Haasan's work, noting that two of the actor's films, Sathya (1988) and Virumaandi (2004), had influenced him to become a film director.[7] Despite agreeing terms, both the director and the studio opted to prioritise commitments, for other films before beginning production work.[8][1] Lokesh narrated the script of the proposed film to Rajinikanth during December 2019.[9][10] The project which was tentatively titled as Thalaivar 169, was scheduled to be launched in March 2020.[11] Despite the progress of discussions, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the launch of the film.[12][13][14]

In September 2020, Lokesh announced a different project, that would feature Kamal Haasan in the lead role.[15] The film's official poster was released on 16 September 2020,[16][17] which came under the tentative titles as Kamal Haasan 232, a 232nd film to Kamal Haasan and Evanendru Ninaithaai,[18][19][20] a titular song from his film Vishwaroopam (2013), and it features Anirudh Ravichander scoring music for the film, collaborating with Kamal Haasan and Lokesh for the second time after Indian 2 and Master.[21] The team shot for a promotional teaser of the film during October 2020 in Chennai, adhering to the COVID-19 safety regulations suggested by the Indian government.[22] Coinciding with the actor's 66th birthday, 7 November 2020,[23] the makers unveiled the title teaser of the film,[24] featuring Kamal Haasan,[25] in which the title of the film was revealed to be Vikram, a repeat of an earlier film of the same name, starring the actor which was released in 1986.[26][27]

After Kamal Haasan's commitments during the 2021 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections, on 7 April, a post was shared by Lokesh Kanagaraj through his social media handles,[28] anticipating that the pre-production works for the film had begun.[28] Since Haasan decided to shoot for the film only after the election results, since he contested in the Coimbatore South constituency, he demanded Lokesh to make changes in the script,[29] however, that was delayed due to the pandemic. Initially, it was planned as a single shooting schedule for 60 days,[30] with a new technology, that would shorten the days of film production, being undisclosed, did not happen as plan.[31] In the film, Kamal Haasan was reported to play a retired police officer and media reports stated that he will don a "khaki uniform" for this film, after 15 years since the Gautham Vasudev Menon-directorial Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006).[30] He was reported to sport a thick beard in the film.[32] For the flashback portions, Lokesh Kanagaraj reported to use de-aging technology for the film.[33] The flashback sequence in its entirety, was eventually said to be cost around 10 crore, particularly for the technology used in the film.[33][34] In April 2022, Lokesh had submitted the film's script at the Copyright Office, New Delhi for legal copyrights.[35]

Casting

Lokesh roped in his norm technicians, cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan and editor Philomin Raj, who previously worked with the director in his projects for the film.[36] However, due to schedule conflicts, Sooryan was replaced by Girish Gangadharan, in his second Tamil film after Sarkar (2018),[37] whose inclusion was later confirmed by Lokesh in July 2021.[38][39] Twin stunt choreographers Anbariv, were announced a part of the film's technical crew.[40] This marked the duo's second collaboration with Lokesh after Kaithi (2019), where they received accolades for the stunt sequences.[40][41]

Raghava Lawrence was initially approached to play the antagonist in the film during March 2021,[42] however he stepped out of the project due to his prior commitments.[43] In April 2021, Fahadh Faasil confirmed his presence in acting in the film, where he will be seen as a politician.[44] The film marked Fahadh's third project in Tamil after Velaikkaran (2017) and Super Deluxe (2019).[44][45] In May 2021, Vijay Sethupathi announced his confirmation in the project, collaborating with Lokesh for the second time after Master.[46] Antony Varghese who earlier stepped out of the director's previous film Master citing date issues agreed to play an integral part in the film, thus making this his debut in Tamil cinema.[47] It was revealed that Arjun Das was approached for a role in the film, in his third consecutive association with the director Lokesh after Kaithi and Master.[48] Narain who appeared in a pivotal role in Lokesh's Kaithi too signed the project.[49] Kalidas Jayaram was approached to be cast in a pivotal role in July 2021, where he essays Haasan's son.[50]

In August 2021, Andrea Jeremiah hinted her presence working in this film after being associated in Haasan's previous projects.[51] The same month, television actress and one of the constants of Bigg Boss Tamil series, Shivani Narayanan was roped in to play one of the three female leads paired opposite Sethupathi's character.[3][52] In September, Mynaa Nandhini and Maheshwari Chanakyan were confirmed as the other two actresses.[53][54] Swathishta Krishnan and Malayalam actor Chemban Vinod Jose, were cast in pivotal roles, the latter in his Tamil film debut.[55] In October, popular Tamil-language YouTube channel, Village Cooking Channel team (M. Periyathambi, the grandson V. Subramanian and his cousins), were cast as a part of the film during the third schedule for a wedding sequence.[56][57] In November 2021, Hareesh Peradi was also confirmed to star in a pivotal role.[58] Later, in early-January 2022, veteran actor-director Santhana Bharathi joined the film's shoot.[59]

Filming

The film's principal photography began with a photoshoot session on 16 July 2021.[60] The team began shooting for the film's first schedule in Karaikudi on 6 August, which was delayed eventually since the shooting of Suriya's Etharkkum Thunindhavan, took place in the same location and the crew had to begin filming only after the crew members leave the location post-shooting, as per the COVID-19 safety regulations.[61] The first schedule began on 20 August, and shooting took place for a month in Karaikudi. The team began second schedule of the film in Chennai on 19 September and later moved to Pondicherry, to shoot further sequences.[62] The second schedule of the film was subsequently wrapped on 2 October 2021.[63][64] On 13 October, the film makers started shooting for the third schedule of the film.[65] The team planned to shoot two sequences at the Tamil Nadu Police Museum for four days, including two days of set work in 24–25 October and two days of shooting 27–28 October 2021, but the officials denied permission to shoot there, citing pandemic restrictions. The makers later decided to postpone the shoot, as they needed an alternative location.[66][67]

The team began the final and month-long schedule on 17 November 2021 in Coimbatore,[68][69] with scenes featuring Haasan, Sethupathi and Faasil being shot.[70][71] However, filming was halted after Kamal Haasan was diagnosed with COVID-19 after his travel to the United States, for the inauguration of his clothing brand.[72] This resulted in the team shooting major stunt sequences indoors.[73] A set work with more than 50 damaged cars, had been shot in Coimbatore during this schedule, and following the actor's health condition, the team decided to shift the location to Binny Mills for continuity.[73] Shooting resumed on 10 December 2021 with important sequences being canned with other actors and later Haasan joined the sets on 22 December.[74]

In late-December 2021, the team continued shooting few sequences at a house located in East Coast Road at a quick pace. However, in early-January, the shoot had to be stalled after a few technicians working on the film were infected with COVID-19. The production cost simultaneously increased as the rent paid for the house was enormous, even on non-shooting days.[75] Furthermore, Haasan's medical commitments and his participation in the Bigg Boss Ultimate show, delayed the shooting further, which resulted in the team skipping an entire schedule.[76] Due to the rise in COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu, the team planned to shoot the film with minimal crew.[76] On 24 January 2022, the team shot few sequences at the premises of Vettri Theatres in Chromepet (Chennai).[77][78] The final filming schedule began on 5 February 2022, with face off scenes with Haasan and Sethupathi being shot for 15 days.[79][80] To prioritise for the film's shooting, Haasan stepped down as the host for Bigg Boss Ultimate show, and participated for patchwork filming.[81] On 1 March, it was announced that filming had completely wrapped.[82]

Music

The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, making this his second collaboration with Lokesh Kanagaraj and Kamal Haasan after Master and Indian 2 respectively. The film's official title teaser (released 7 November 2020) used a remixed version of the theme song from the 1986 film of the same name.[6] It has been reported that actor Kamal Haasan has written a kuthu song, which will also feature vocals by him.[83] The music rights were purchased by Sony Music India. It was reported that the film's audio launch will take place in United Arab Emirates in mid-May 2022.[84] The first single titled Pathala Pathala was released on 11 May 2022 at 7 P.M, which is written and sung by Kamal Haasan himself.[85]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pathala Pathala"Kamal HaasanAnirudh Ravichander, Kamal Haasan3:32

Marketing

A 45-second teaser trailer of the film – involving an action sequence set in prison – was released on the eve of Haasan's 67th birthday (7 November 2021).[86][87] In April 2022, the teaser was attached to the prints of K.G.F: Chapter 2 and Beast in theatres.[88]

As a part of the film's promotions, in collaboration with Southern Railways, the marketing team designed the film's posters at the locomotive trains travelling across India.[89][90] Raajkamal Films International collaborated with Vistas Media Capital's Fantico and Lotus Metaentertainment, for the film's launch in the metaverse platform, Vistaverse.[91][92] Vistaverse further announced the launch of utilities through non-fungible tokens (NFT), which will be launched at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022.[93][94] The same day, the film's full trailer will also be premiered at the event.[94]

Release

Theatrical

Vikram is scheduled to be theatrically released on 3 June 2022.[95][96] It was initially scheduled for theatrical release in mid-April 2022.[97][98] The film was later preponed to 31 March,[99][100] and pushed back to 29 April,[101] and then to June 2022,[102] both times after the producers adjusted the release date due to the scheduling of several other big-budget films and production delays caused due to COVID-19 pandemic.[102]

Distribution

Several trade pundits claimed the film as the "hottest in the trade".[103][104] The Hindi dubbing rights of the film were sold for 37 crore (US$4.4 million) to Goldmines Telefilms, prior to the announcement of theatrical release. In late-March 2022, Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies acquired the film's theatrical distribution rights in Tamil Nadu.[105] The film will be distributed in North India by Pen Marudhar Entertainment.[106] The film's distribution rights in Kerala acquired by Shibu Thameens HR Pictures for 8 crore (US$960,000).[107]

Home media

In late-February 2022, it was announced that the satellite and digital distribution rights were acquired by Star India Network for 112 crore (US$13 million).[108] The film's digital streaming rights are sold to Disney+Hotstar. The satellite rights for Tamil version are sold to Star Vijay.[109]

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