DSP (film)
| DSP | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ponram |
| Written by | Ponram |
| Produced by | Kaarthekeyen Santhanam |
| Starring | Vijay Sethupathi Anukreethy Vas Prabhakar Pugazh |
| Cinematography | Venkatesh S Dinesh Krishnan B |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | D. Imman |
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Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹13 crore |
DSP[a] is an 2022 Indian Tamil action comedy film written and directed by Ponram. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Anukreethy Vas while other actors like Prabhakar, Pugazh, Ilavarasu, G. Gnanasambandam, Deepa and Singampuli appear in other pivotal roles. The film was released theatrically on 2 December 2022. The film received negative reviews from critics and audiences.[2]
Premise
Dindigul wholesale flower business association president is Murugapandi. His family consists of his son Vascodagama, his daughter Sumathi and his wife. The middle-class mentality dad always wanted his son to get a government job and he was very particular in it. In the name of trying for a government job, Vasodagama goes to Annapoorani's sweet shop to visit Annapoorani and enjoys his life with his friends happily. For a long time, relatives have been visiting Vasodagama’s house to check on the bride and Vasodagama and his sister Sumathi play bet on the incoming grooms. However, problems occur when a goon named Mutta Ravi comes into Vascodagama's life. How he finishes off Mutta Ravi forms the rest of the story. And finally, Vascodagama kills Mutta Ravi.
Cast
- Vijay Sethupathi as Vascodagama
- Anukreethy Vas as Annapoorani
- Shivani Narayanan as SI Marikozhundhu
- Prabhakar as Mutta Ravi
- Linga as Chandru
- Pugazh as Poovaali
- Ilavarasu as Murugapandi
- Aadukalam Naren as Chief Minister
- Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Lakshmi Murugapandi
- G. Gnanasambandam as Shanmugam
- R. N. R. Manohar as MLA Aalamarathan
- Deepa Shankar as Inspector Pandiyamma
- Singampuli as Uppiliyappan
- Prithvi Rajan as Selvam
- Singapore Deepan as Vascodagama’s friend
- Gajaraj as Subbaiya
- Anish Kuruvilla as Police Commissioner
- Shanthini Theva as Selvam’s wife
- Vishalini as Shanmugam’s wife
- T. M. Karthik as Constable Srikanth
- Karthiga as Chandru’s mother
- Vimal as 'Mapillai' Vinayagam (cameo appearance)
Production
The film was tentatively titled as VJS46.[3] On 10 November 2022, the title of the film was announced to be DSP along with the first look poster of the film being released.[4] The shooting of the film was reportedly wrapped up on 15 February 2022.[5][6] Actress Anukreethy Vas who was crowned the Femina Miss India 2018 was signed in to play the female lead.[7] Initially she was to make her acting debut in Prashanth’s starrer Vettri, however due to the delay in the release of that film, this film marked her acting debut.[8][9] On 30 November 2022, the makers unveiled the character posters of the film.[10]
Music
| DSP | ||||
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| Released | 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Studio | D. Imman Sound Factory, Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sun Network | |||
| D. Imman chronology | ||||
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Initially it was reported that Ghibran would be composing the music for the film.[7] However he was replaced by D. Imman which marks his fourth collaboration with Ponram after Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, Rajinimurugan and Seemaraja and 5th collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi after Rummy, Rekka, Karuppan and Laabam.[11] The audio rights of the film were purchased by Sun Network.[12] The first single titled "Nalla Irumma" was released on 16 November 2022.[13] The second single titled "Annapoorani" was released on 30 November 2022.[14]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nalla Irumma" | Vijay Muthupandi | Udit Narayan, Senthil Ganesh, Maalavika Sundar | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Annapoorani" | Ponram | Sid Sriram, Lalitha Vijayakumar | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Siren Eyes" | - | Instrumental | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Venaam Thalaiva Adviceu" | Yugabharathi | Javed Ali | 4:19 |
| 5. | "DSP Rules Theme" | Vijay Muthupandi | Saisharan, Vignesh Narayanan, Arvind Srinivas, Sudharshan Hemara | 2:38 |
| 6. | "The Ruthless" | - | Instrumental | 1:37 |
| 7. | "Nalla Irumaa (Karaoke)" | - | - | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Annapoorani (Karaoke)" | - | - | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 26:07 | |||
Release
Theatrical
The film was released in theatres on 2 December 2022.[15] The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2022.[16]
Home media
The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were bought by Netflix and Sun NXT,[17] while the satellite rights of the film is sold to Sun TV.[18] The film is scheduled its digital premiere on Sun NXT from 30 December 2022.[19]
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics.
Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 and wrote "DSP falls short of a good mass entertainer but can satisfy the actor's fans."[20] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "After a rather disappointing outing in his previous film, Ponram manages to get back on track with DSP."[21] Latha Srinivasan of India Today gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "On the whole, this movie is a complete miss. Vijay Sethupathi is an extremely talented actor but he needs to make more prudent choices when it comes to his films."[22] A critic for India Herald wrote "One of the great aspects of the film was Prabakar's portrayal of Mutta ravi, a merciless rowdy-turned-politician, who looked frightening and convincing in the role."[23] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The bigger problem with DSP is it doesn’t warrant the long runtime when Ponram is only repeating himself with some generic stuff like underwhelming songs and comedy sequences."[24] Tanmayi Sharma of Pinkvilla gave the film’s rating 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "On the whole, it is time for Tamil directors to come up with cop dramas that have a lot more to do than just the family revenge."[25] Kalyani Pandian of ABP Live gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Overall, people might have been saying that DSP has joined Vijay Sethupathi's flop list."[26] Praveen Sudevan of The Hindu wrote "While the Portuguese voyager of the same name set sails for unexplored territories, with his Vasco da Gama, you head right into the land of cliches."[27] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "For ardent Vijay Sethupathi fans, this film will be an exhausting letdown."[28] Lakshmi Subramanian of The Week gave the film’s rating 2 out of 5 and wrote "Sethupathi is a crowd-puller who wins the audience with his casual mannerisms and quirky dialogues. In DSP too, Sethupathi does have all these, but fails to impress the audience because of a commonplace plot."[29] Ashwin Ram of Moviecrow rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote "A simple Police subject that holds a convincing backstory, has the potential to become a solid commercial flick, but settles on the ground level due to uninteresting situations and a screenplay with way too many deviations."[30]
Notelist
- ^ The title's expanded form is Deputy Superintendent of Police.[1]
References
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi is a 'commercial cop' in Ponram's film". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Twitter Review: சேதுபதிக்கு டஃப் கொடுக்கிறதா டிஎஸ்பி...? மீண்டும் போலீஸ் கெட்டப்பில் விஜய்சேதுபதி! ட்விட்டர் விமர்சனம் இதோ..!". ABP Live (in Tamil). 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Karthik Subbaraj to present Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram film". Cinema Express. 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram film titled DSP, first look out". Cinema Express. 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi - Ponram movie titled 'DSP' ; first look out now!". The Times of India. 10 November 2022.
- ^ "'VJS 46' shooting wraps up near Chennai". The Times of India. 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "First look of Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram's DSP out". DT Next. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Miss India Anukreethy Vas to debut in Prashanth's next". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Prashanth to romance Miss India 2018 Anukreethy Vas in his next film". in.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "DSP: Meet The Characters Of Vijay Sethupathi's Film". 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's next titled 'DSP'; first look out". The Hindu. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "DSP: FDFS, Plot, Censor, Runtime, OTT & More". 1 December 2022.
- ^ "First single 'Nalla Irumaa' from Vijay Sethupathi's 'DSP'". The Times of India. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "DSP single Annapoorani is out: Sid Sriram sings a folk melody in D Imman's composition". Cinema Express. 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Here's when Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram's DSP will hit the screens". Cinema Express. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "'DSP' trailer: Vijay Sethupathi comes up with yet another interesting cop story". The Times of India. 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's DSP: The digital rights of the action-packed cop drama has been bagged by THIS platform". OTT Play. 26 November 2022.
- ^ "DSP: New Promo Feat. A Carefree Vijay Sethupathi". 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Tamil TV Satellites Rights on Twitter: #DSP Streaming On #SunNXT From #Dec30th". Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 20 November 2021 suggested (help) - ^ "DSP Movie Review : Even Vijay Sethupathi can't save this clichéd cop-revenge drama". The Times of India. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi, Prabhakar anchor Ponram's middling attempt to get back on track". Cinema Express. 3 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP movie review: Vijay Sethupathi's talent is wasted in this Ponram film". India Today. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Tamil movie Review - A Horrible Mess". India Herald. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP movie review: Vijay Sethupathi's latest is as generic as it can get". The Indian Express. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi's natural performance elevates the film with a weak plot". Pinkvilla. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Movie Review: அசால்ட்டு சேதுபதி... அதகளம் பண்ணும் டிஎஸ்பி... அலறி ஓடும் ரசிகர்கள்! - முழு திரை விமர்சனம் இங்கே...!". ABP Live (in Tamil). 2 December 2022.
- ^ "'DSP' Tamil movie review: Vijay Sethupathi's action-comedy delivers no kicks or laughs". The Hindu. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP review: For ardent Vijay Sethupathi fans, this cop drama is a letdown". The News Minute. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "'DSP' review: A revenge drama that fails to impress". The Week. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "DSP Review - The Cop Misses To Captivate!". Moviecrow. 3 December 2022.