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Revision as of 18:44, 30 March 2024
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| Directed by | Abbas A. Rahmath |
| Screenplay by | Abbas A. Rahmath |
| Story by | Abbas A. Rahmath |
| Dialogues by | Vijay Kumar Abbas A. Rahmath Vishnu Edavan Nijanthan |
| Produced by | Aditya Lokesh Kanagaraj (presenter) |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Leon Britto |
| Edited by | P. Kripakaran |
| Music by | Govind Vasantha |
Production company | Reel Good Films |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Fight Club is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Abbas A. Rahmath in his directorial debut and produced by Aditya under Reel Good Films. It stars Vijay Kumar and Monisha Mohan Menen in the lead roles, along with Kartheekeyan Santhanam and Shankar Thas in supporting roles.
The film was announced in November 2023, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced and wrapped before the announcement. The film has music composed by Govind Vasantha, with cinematography handled by Leon Britto and editing by P. Kripakaran.
Fight Club was theatrically released on 15 December 2023, where it received positive reviews from critics and became an commercial success.
Plot
In North Chennai, Benjamin alias "Benji", a former talented boxer, gets sidelined by drugs and liquor. Despite his struggles, Benji aims to provide a chance to mentor young talented boys in their region to stay away from crime. Trouble arises for Benji as his brother Joseph joins Kiruba, a notorious gangster and drug peddler, in committing illegal activities. Benji learns about this and warns Joseph and Kiruba. Later, Kiruba and Joseph succeed in finishing Benji, where Kiruba frames Joseph for Benji's death and sends him to prison. Benji's death affects Selva, a hot-headed football player who idolised Benji. Selva becomes disillusioned with life and becomes an alcoholic.
Joseph gets released from prison and returns to his neighbourhood and learns that Kiruba has become a politician. In order to exact revenge, Joseph manipulates Selva, along with other youths; Robert, Mani and Murthy, to wage a war against Kiruba. Selva clashes with Karthi and his friends, Kiruba's brother-in-law, as he was after a girl Selva liked. Kiruba warns Karthi to not fight with Selva and his gang, but Karthi fights with Selva regarding a loudspeaker issue, in which Robert's brother Viji ends up in the hospital. Kiruba wanted to stay away from Selva as he could kill him for Benji's murder, where he makes a deal with Selva that Karthi will not trouble him anymore.
However, the agreement did not hold for too long and the fights continued between Selva and Karthi. In the midst of the mayhem, Joseph gets Robert, Mani and Murthy to sell weed to Karthi’s men, knowing that Karthi would thrash them. Joseph supplies weapons to kill Karthi, but the plan backfires and Kiruba kills Robert. Mani and Murthy tell Selva about Joseph using Robert’s anger to finish Kiruba. Selva realizes that the mayhem had increased due to Joseph's return and the boys would not live peacefully in the neighbourhood due to Joseph and Kiruba. Selva soon kills Kiruba and Joseph, and returns back to his normal life as a footballer and also fulfill's Benji's goal of mentoring and training young talented boys.
Cast
- Vijay Kumar as Selva
- Raaghav as Young Selva
- Kartheekeyan Santhanam as Benjamin "Benji"
- Monisha Mohan Menen as Shailu[1]
- Jeyaraj
- Shankar Thas as Kiruba
- Avinash Raghudevan as Joseph
- Saravana Vel as Karthi
- Jeeva Rathinam as Benjamin aka Benji
- Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Malathy
- Thirunavukkarasu as Nagaraj
- Moorthy as Selva's father
Production
Development
Reel Good Films announced their maiden venture titled Fight Club, which features Vijay Kumar in the lead role and Abbas A Rahmath in his directorial debut. The technical crew consists of music composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Leon Britto and editor P. Kripakaran.[2]
Music
The music and background score is composed by Govind Vasantha.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yaarum Kaanadha" | Karthik Netha | Kapil Kapila, Keerthana Vaidyanaathan | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Viyugam" | Asal Kolaar | Asal Kolaar | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Raavanamavan" | Arivu | Arivu | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Thaalam" | GKB | Govind Vasantha, Anthony Daasan | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 12:37 | |||
Release
Fight Club was released theatrically on 15 December 2023.[4]
Home media
The streaming and satellite rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and Star Vijay.[5] The film began streaming from 27 January 2024.[6]
Reception
Critical response
M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and described "Sasi's story is familiar, but the filmmaking makes the film engaging."[7] Siddarth Srinivas of Only Kollywood rated 3.25/5 stars and described "Fight Club turns out to be a really good ‘boys action film’ that is worth watching for its action sequences. If we don’t mind the wafer-thin plot, the film is one to spike up your adrenaline."[8]
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and termed it as "bloody and slick where style precedes essence."[9] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave 2.5/5 stars and described that "the film doesn’t quite manage to pull a coherent narrative and relays on its stylish execution."[10]
Hridayambika. A. Manu of OTTplay gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Although Fight Club has good performances and cinematography, the Abbas A. Rahmath directorial’s storyline makes it a confusing watch. If you're looking for a screenplay-based action drama, you can skip this one."[11] Janani. K of India Today gave 2/5 stars and noted the technical aspects and performances as the major positives, but criticized the script and clichèd story.[12]
Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Despite some impeccable action sequences, Vijay Kumar’s ‘Fight Club’ doesn’t live up to its true potential thanks to the wafer-thin plot and predictable writing."[13] S. V. Harshini of Film Companion praised the "technical finesse", which actually saved the film from "narrative setbacks."[14]
References
- ^ "'Fight Club' will capture the life journey of youngsters: Abbas". The Times of India. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Vijay Kumar's next is 'Fight Club', presented by Lokesh Kanagaraj's G Squad banner". The Hindu. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Vijay Kumar's next titled 'Fight Club'". The New Indian Express. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Everything Releasing This Week In Theatres (December 11th to 17th)". Film Companion. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Vijay Kumar's Fight Club streaming rights acquired by this OTT platform". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Lokesh Kanagaraj's maiden production Fight Club locks its OTT release date". 123Telugu. 18 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Fight Club Movie Review: Filmmaking Flair Trumps Familiarity To Make Fight Club Engaging". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Fight Club Tamil Movie Review". Only Kollywood. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Fight Club movie review: A bloody and slick Vada Chennai where style precedes essence". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Fight Club review: This debut film is all style & swagger, but struggles to tell story". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Fight Club review - Vijay Kumar's intense North Chennai chronicle has a disappointing screenplay". OTTplay. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Fight Club Review: Vijay Kumar's film stereotypes North Chennai in cliched story". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "'Fight Club' Tamil movie review: This Vijay Kumar-starrer is all style and very little substance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Fight Club Review: Technical Finesse Saves This Action Film From Its Narrative Setbacks". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
- Fight Club at IMDb