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Osthe
File:Osthi Audio Release Poster.jpg
Directed byS. Dharani
Screenplay byDileep Shukla
S. Dharani
Story byDileep Shukla
Abhinav Kashyap
Produced byMohan Apparao
T. Ramesh
StarringSilambarasan
Githan Ramesh
Richa Gangopadhyay
Sonu Sood
CinematographyGopinath
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byS. Thaman
Production
company
Balaji Real Media
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageTemplate:Film Tamil
Budget₹30 crore (US$3.6 million)[1]

Osthe (Template:Lang-ta; Template:Lang-en) is a Tamil action film directed by S. Dharani, starring Silambarasan. A remake of the 2010 blockbuster Hindi film Dabangg, directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and written by Dileep Shukla, it featured Githan Ramesh, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, reprising his role from the original, Nassar and Revathi in supporting roles.[3][4] The film initially saw a blackout in Chennai and Bangalore theatres on December 8th morning, but made it to release in the post noon with the major multiplexes running shows since 2:45 PM IST.[5]. The movie opened to mixed reviews.[6]

Cast

Character map of remakes

Dabangg
(Hindi)		 Osthe
(Tamil)		 Gabbar Singh
(Telugu)
Salman Khan Silambarasan Pawan Kalyan
Sonakshi Sinha Richa Gangopadhyay Shruti Haasan
Arbaaz Khan Githan Ramesh Ajay
Mahi Gill Saranya Mohan
Sonu Sood Sonu Sood Abhimanyu Singh
Malaika Arora Mallika Sherawat Anushka Shetty

Production

Casting

After considering Bollywood actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Sonam Kapoor,[7] Bengali actress Richa Gangopadhyay, who had starred in a number of Telugu ventures before, was roped in to portray the lead female character.[8] Githan Ramesh was chosen to play the lead character's brother, while Sonu Sood would reprise his role from the original.[9] Reports indicating that Madhu Shalini of Avan Ivan fame was signed to play Ramesh's pair in the film, were dismissed by Silambarasan, who clarified that Saranya Mohan had been finalized for the role.[10] Producer-turned-actor VTV Ganesh, following collaborations with Silambarasan in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Vaanam was signed to portray the father of the female lead character, played by Mahesh Manjrekar in the original version.[11] The team took considerably more time to finalize the actress to perform the item number in the film. Sources reported that several actresses including Nayantara, Shriya Saran,[12] Zarine Khan,[13] Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu,[14] Deepika Padukone,[15] Mallika Sherawat and Vidya Balan [16] were considered or even approached, with Sherawat eventually being selected.[17]

Filming

The film was officially launched with a pooja held at the AVM studios in Chennai on May 10, 2011,[18] while filming commenced on June 26 in Mysore.[19] Almost the entire film was shot in and around Mysore in a single schedule,[20][21] which was completed by mid-August.[22] Silambarasan had hit the gyms to tone up his physique,[23] on the contrary to Salman Khan who had undergone a special diet to shed his six pack abs.[24] Silambarasan trained for an eight pack within 25 days for the climax scene as he wanted it to be the highlight of the film.[25] The final schedule of the film was completed abroad in which a song had to be shot.[26] Mallika Sherawat shot the anticipated item number "Kalasala" during late September and the first week of October in Chennai.[27]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack of Osthe was scored by S. Thaman. Silambarasan revealed that composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, who he generally collaborates with, had suggested to sign Thaman as the music director.[28] Initially planned to be released on October 6,[29] the audio launch was pushed to October 19, 2011.[30] The lyrics were written by Vaali and Yugabharathi, while Silambarasan penned the lyrics for the song "Pondaati", which would revolve around a "husband’s praises for his wife."[31] The equivalent version to the chartbusting "Munni Badnaam Hui" from the original was named "Kalasala".[29] Shruti Haasan was reported to have rendered her voice in "Kalasala", but the rumors were denied and instead veteran singer L. R. Eswari had sung the song.[32]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kalasala Kalasala"VaaliL. R. Eswari, T. Rajendar4:12
2."Pondaati"SilambarasanSilambarasan4:26
3."Osthi Maamey"VaaliBaba Sehgal, Rahul Nambiar, Ranjith, Naveen Madhav3:54
4."Unnale Unnale"YugabharathiThaman, Rita3:47
5."Neduvaali"YugabharathiRahul Nambiar, Mahathi4:21
Total length:20:40

Critical response

The soundtrack generally received positive reviews from music critics. P.G Devi from Behindwoods gave 3 out of 5 and stated that "Osthi lives up to its huge expectations with generous mass entertainers like 'Kalasala Kalasala', 'Pondatti' and 'Neduvaali'. It will be a top musical grosser, alluring listeners with its hits".[33] Prakash Upadhyaya from Oneindia.in praised Thaman's music sense and claimed that it is Simbu's Diwali treat. [34] Indiaglitz also gave a positive verdict writing that "'Kalasala' the Tamil equivalent of Bollywood chartbuster 'Munni' fulfills all expectations, and even exceeds at some places. If your choice is an album that is a collection of mass numbers, there can't be better pick than Osthi. Go and grab it".[35] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff also complimented the soundtrack's "mildly appealing combination of masala beats", giving 2.5 out of 5.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Who will buy STR film?". Behindwoods.com. 30 July 2011. Retrieved July 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Silambarasan Postpones For Dhanush - Silambarasan - Osthi - Mayakkam Enna - Dhanush - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved Nov 19, 20119. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Salman's 'Dabangg’ Is Simbhu’S ‘Osthi’, top10cinema.com, 09 May 2011, retrieved 29 August 2011 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Richa to share screen space with STR!, IndiaGlitz, 07 May 2011, retrieved 29 August 2011 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Osthi releases for post noon shows in Chennai". GetCinemas.com.
  6. ^ "Osthi Movie Review - a poor Cant Watch!". GetCinemas.com.
  7. ^ "Sonam Kapoor to star in Dabangg Tamil remake". Deccanherald.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  8. ^ "Richa in Tamil remake of 'Dabangg' - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  9. ^ "Osthi is Simbu's next - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  10. ^ "Simbu speaks on 'Osthi' to IndiaGlitz - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  11. ^ "VTV Ganesh in Osthi!". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  12. ^ "Has Nayantara replaced Shriya in Dabangg remake? - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  13. ^ "Who will do Munni song in Osthi?". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  14. ^ "Sonu feels Bipasha best for 'Munni' song!". Sify.com. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  15. ^ "Simbu's 'Munni' with fancy price tags? - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  16. ^ September 10, 2011 By Anupama Subramanian DC. "Mallika Sherawat, Simbu to shake a leg?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "It will be Mallika Sherawat for Silambarasan". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  18. ^ Osthi is Simbu's next, Times of India, 10 May 2011, retrieved 29 August 2011
  19. ^ "Simbu's Osthi starts rolling in Mysore". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  20. ^ "Silambarasan is missing Biriyani". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  21. ^ "Osthi is very close to my heart: Silambarasan". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  22. ^ "Munni song is yet to be composed: STR". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  23. ^ "Silambarasan's name in Osthi". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  24. ^ "Salman Khan loses his six pack abs for Dabangg". Business of cinema. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  25. ^ "Silambarasan's efforts for Osthi climax". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  26. ^ "Osthi music out soon". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  27. ^ "Mallika Sherawat in Chennai". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  28. ^ "Foot-tapping five". The Hindu. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  29. ^ a b "Osthi's music rights bagged". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  30. ^ "'Osthi' audio from October 6!". 20 September 2011. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  31. ^ "The latest avatar of STR in Osthi". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  32. ^ "Shruti connects with Mallika's item song in Osthi". Behindwoods. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  33. ^ "Osthi Music Review - Osthi Music Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  34. ^ Prakash (2011-10-20). "Osthi Music Review". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  35. ^ "Osthi Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  36. ^ "Review: Osthe is mildly appealing - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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