1945 (2022 film)
| Madai Thiranthu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sathyasiva |
| Produced by | S. N. Rajarajan |
| Starring | Rana Daggubati Regina Cassandra Sathyaraj Nassar |
| Cinematography | Sathya Ponmar |
| Edited by | Gopi Krishna |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | K Productions |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Telugu |
Madai Thiranthu/1945 is a shelved Indian period film, directed by Sathyasiva of Kazhugu fame and produced by S. N. Rajarajan of K Productions. The film features Rana Daggubati and Regina Cassandra in lead roles along with veterans Sathyaraj and Nassar slated for a pivotal roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Madai Thiranthu. [1] and in Telugu as 1945.
Cast
- Rana Daggubati
- Regina Cassandra
- Sathyaraj
- Nassar
- Kaali Venkat
- Sampath Ram
- Leesha Eclairs
- Saritha Balakrishnan
- Romario
Production
Development
Sathyasiva first began scripting the film in mid-2015 and approached Jiiva to play the lead role, but the film did not find producers.[2] S. N. Rajarajan, who won the rights for Baahubali: The Conclusion is bankrolling this big budgeted bilingual project, being helmed by Sathyasiva.[3] As Rana Daggubati was picked to play the lead due to closeness of the producer, Regina Cassandra was chosen to pair with Rana after considering several heroines.[4] Later Nassar and Sathyaraj, were also chosen to play important roles than supporting ones. Yuvan Shankar Raja has been roped in compose music for the project, after previously collaborated for director's Kazhugu and Kazhugu 2.[5] On the first look poster release, it was revealed that Sathya Ponmar, Gopi Krishna and E. Thiyagarajan are selected as cinematographer, editor and art director respectively, who three of them previously collaborated with director on his films before.[6]
Casting
The film features Rana Daggubati and Regina Cassandra in lead roles[4] along with veterans Nassar and Sathyaraj slated for a pivotal roles.[5]
Filming
The principal photography has been commenced at Kochi since 19 August 2016. Depicting Subhas Chandra Bose's Independence movement in the 1940s, huge sets have been erected along the beach for this period drama as the portions for Nassar and Regina Cassandra is being canned. Satyaraj is expected to join the next schedule of shoot in September and Rana Daggubati likely to join the production unit shortly once he wraps Baahubali: The Conclusion.[7] A schedule was completed in October 2017 at Kochi in Kerala and Sri Lanka. Rana Daggubati went clean-shaven for a portion of the film.
Release
The first look of the film was released on 27 October 2019, while revealing that the film will be released on 24 January 2020.[6]
Controversy
After the first look of the film was released, Rana Daggubati quickly took to his Twitter account, claiming that producer Rajarajan had defaulted on his payments, and were using the announcement of the event as a way to raise money and ‘cheat’ more people. Rana Daggubati also claims that the film's status was ‘unfinished’. In response to these accusations made by the actor, producer Rajarajan replied to the actor on Twitter that it's the director's prerogative to make the final decision whether the film is completed or not. Rana Daggubati replied with a thumbs-up smiley and didn't continue the conversation. It is unclear whether he would take up the legal route to get his pending dues.[8][9]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film will be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, collaborating with the director for third time. While the lyrics is written by Mohana Raja and Arul Kamaraj, the audio rights are bagged by Muzik247.[6]
References
- ^ Prakash, Upadhyaya (28 September 2016). "Baahubali star Rana Daggubati denies working with Mohanlal". IB Times. Retrieved 18 October 2016..
- ^ "Jiiva's next with Sathyasiva will be a period flick". Behindwoods. 23 October 2015.
- ^ "K Productions Rajarajan to release 'Baahubali 2' in TN". Sify. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b Sharanya, C R (6 August 2016). "Regina Cassandra to play the lead in Rana's film". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b Sharanya, C R (25 August 2016). "Sathyaraj, Nasser to join Rana's film". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "The first look poster of Baahubali star's next is here". Behindwoods. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Rajarajan bags TN theatrical rights of Baahubali 2". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Kurian, Joel (27 October 2019). "Rana Daggubati Fumes At '1945' Makers As They Announce Launch Event". Republic. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Rana Daggubati accuses 1945 producer Rajarajan of non-payment of dues, calls it an unfinished film". India Today. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.