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| producer = Kalpathi S. Aghoram
Kalpathi S. Ganesh
Kalpathi S. Suresh
| writer = K. V. Anand<br>[[Subha (writers)|Subha]]
| writer = K. V. Anand<br>[[Subha (writers)|Subha]]
| starring = [[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]]<br>[[Kajal Aggarwal]]
| starring = [[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]]<br>[[Kajal Aggarwal]]

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Maattrraan
Audio release
Production poster
Directed byK. V. Anand
Written byK. V. Anand
Subha
Produced byKalpathi S. Aghoram
StarringSuriya
Kajal Aggarwal
CinematographyS. Sounder Rajan
Edited byAnthony
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Distributed byEros International[2]
Release date
  • 19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maattrraan is a 2012 Tamil action thriller film directed and co-written by K. V. Anand which will be scripted by writer Subha. It stars Suriya who will play conjoined twins in the movie[3], while Kajal Aggarwal will be the heroine. It promotes itself using the tagline: "Sometimes the End is just the Beginning".[4] The dubbed Telugu version of Maattrraan has been titled Duplicate and both Maattrraan and Duplicate will be released on September 2012.[5] The film, earlier titled as Maatraan, had its title changed to Maattrraan in 2012.[6]

Cast

Production

Casting

During the post-production stage of Ko, K. V. Anand announced that he would direct Suriya again after the success of Ayan, further noting that it would be produced by AGS Entertainment and would begin once Suriya finished shooting for A. R. Murugadoss' sci-fi thriller 7aum Arivu. Several actresses were considered including Taapsee Pannu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Sharma,[7] with Kajal Aggarwal eventually grabbing the role.[8] Thara who played Karthik's sister in Agni Natchathiram was signed on to play Suriya's mother.[9] Prakash Raj was dropped out of the film and he was replaced by Sachin Khedekar who played Amala Paul's father in Deiva Thirumagal.[10] Daniel Balaji was said to be a part of the cast but he denied that he was apart of the crew.[11] Hindi actor Milind Soman was also wrongly reported to be working for the film.[12]

Filming

It was officially launched on July 22, 2011 in Chennai.[13][14] The first schedule was held near the Pakistan border. In November 2011, the crew filmed a song in Latvia.[15] A major portion of the film was shot in the Balkan region in countries like Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia and especially a large chunk in Russia.[16][17] Another large portion was filmed in sets erected at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[18] In February 2012, the team left for the US to shoot special effects scenes at the Stan Winston Studios.[19] Maatraan is the second Indian film to use performance capture technology after Enthiran (2010).[20] Isha Sharvani performed an item number for a song titled "Theenda Theenda" which was shot at AVM Studios.[21] Furthermore, a duet song featuring Kajal and Suriya was shot at Wai, a village near Pune in Maharashtra.[22] Moreover, many CG scenes were shot at Balu Mahendra studios.[23] A song featuring over 500 junior artists and Suriya was shot in Jodhpur, touted to be the last phase of canning songs.[24] Next, filming for an important talkie portion was held at Bhuj in Gujarat near the safe zone along the Indo-Pakistani border that lasted for five days. Anand and cinematographer Sounder Rajan subsequently were in Madagascar, hunting for a forest location to shoot a song for the film. However, since Suriya could not afford filming there due to his other commitments, Anand decided to erect a similar set somewhere in India, probably Mumbai, to create the same look as in Madagascar.[25] The shooting which was to be held in the US, was cancelled in June 2012.[26]

Music

Untitled

Harris Jayaraj has composed the music and there are said to be five tracks that belong to varied genres in the music album.[27] As per K. V. Anand's idea, he and Harris Jeyaraj sailed on a ship in the Mediterranean Sea where most of the songs were roughly composed.[28] The audio rights of the film were acquired by Sony Music for a whooping price of 2.25 crores.[29] The album will be launched on August 9th, 2012 in Singapore.[30]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Irattai Kadire" (Lyrics by Na Muthukumar)Krish, Balaji, Mili & Sharmila 
2."Kalai Mulaitha Poove" (Lyrics by Madhan Karky)Javed Ali & Mahalakshmi Iyer 
3."Theenda Theenda" (Lyrics by Pa. Vijay)Aalaap Raju & Charulatha 
4."Yaro Yaro" (Lyrics by Thamarai)Karthik 
5."Nani Koni" (Lyrics by Viveka)Vijay Prakash, Karthik & Shreya Ghoshal 

Critical reception

Release

Maattrraan is touted to become Suriya's biggest release till date. The Telugu distribution rights were sold to Bellamkonda Suresh's Multi Dimensional Films for a record price of 17 crores.[31] The Karnataka theatrical rights were sold to 'Mandya' Srikanth. The distribution rights of the Tamil version were bagged by Eros International.[32] Maattrraan is currently scheduled to release on September 19th 2012.[33] The official teaser was released in Chennai and simultaneously uploaded to Youtube on July 12, 2012.[34] Maatran Audio Releasing Poster - Audio will release Tomorrow.

References

  1. ^ "Suriya starrer Maatraan to release on ..." Behindwoods. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Eros gets hold of Suriya's Maatraan". Behindwoods. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Suriya to rock as Vimalan and Akilan". Supergoodmovies. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Kajal Aggarwal pairing Surya in Maattrraan". oneindia. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/83835.html
  6. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/84523.html
  7. ^ "The heroine of 'Maatran'". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Maatraan in Pakistan". Behindwoods. 5 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Karthik's sister is Suriya's mom". Behindwoods. 15 November 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/70412.html
  11. ^ http://www.kollyinsider.com/2012/03/daniel-balaji-denies-his-part-in.html
  12. ^ "No exciting roles on TV: Milind Soman". The Indian Express. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Maatraan kick starts in Chennai". Behindwoods. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  14. ^ "'Maatraan' Movie Launch". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Where have Suriya and Kajal been?". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  16. ^ "'I'm a trekker'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  17. ^ "Maatraan inching closer to Endhiran?". Behindwoods. 15 November 2011.
  18. ^ "'Maatraan': 70% wrapped". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Suriya & Anand off to US". Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  20. ^ http://www.supergoodmovies.com/41389/kollywood/maatran-team-uses-performance-capture-technology-news-details
  21. ^ "Isha opts out of Viswaroopam". Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  22. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/80150.html
  23. ^ "Maatran's Balumahendra link". Behindwoods. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  24. ^ "Maatraan nearing completion". Behindwoods. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  25. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-04/kv-anand-suriya-27-06-12.html
  26. ^ http://www.ifilmish.com/a-short-break-for-kajal-from-shooting/
  27. ^ "'Maatraan' out beats Rajini's 'Kochadaiyaan'!". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  28. ^ "Harris Jayaraj speaks on 'Maatraan' & 'Irandam Ulagam'". IBN Live. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  29. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/84342.html
  30. ^ "'Maatraan' audio release on August 9 at Singapore". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  31. ^ "Maattrraan rights at a whopping price". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  32. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/81932.html
  33. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/83835.html
  34. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/81932.html
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