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| Directed by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Written by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
| Produced by | Dhanush |
| Starring | Sivakarthikeyan Priya Anand Nandita |
| Cinematography | Velraj |
| Edited by | Kishore Te. |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
Production company | Wunderbar Films |
| Distributed by | Vendhar Movies[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹50 million (US$600,000)(With Prints and Publicity) |
Ethir Neechal ('Swimming Against the Tide') is a 2013 Tamil comedy drama film written and directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar, a former assistant to Vetrimaran and produced by Dhanush.[2] Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand and Nandita play lead roles. The movie released on 1 May 2013 to positive reviews from critics as well as the audience.[3] The film was declared as a Hit" at the boxoffice.[4]
Plot
The films starts in 1980 with the doctors struggling to protect a woman and her baby. Meanwhile, the woman's husband prays to his native deity that if his wife delivers his baby successfully, he would name the baby with the name of the deity. The baby is born without any problems and as per the wish, they name the baby, Kunjithapadham (Sivakarthikeyan).
As a boy, Kunjithapadham faces lots of problems and embarrassments due to his name. He decides to change his name. But his mother falls seriously ill and he prays to the god that he would never again wish to change his name.
Years later, the adult Kunjithapadham's mother dies. His friend Peter (Sathish) advises him to change his name in order to have a change in his life. Thus, he meets an astrologer (Manobala) and changes his name to Harish. Luck starts to him from that day on wards. He falls in love with Geetha (Priya Anand) and succeeds her heart. He later gets a job and life goes smoothly for him. One day, his lottery ticket hits victory and he must cash it in for a television as a prize. But, the lottery has registered his name as 'Kunjithapadham'. He makes up the drama with Peter and gets the television, but later faces problems and Geetha finds out his true name. Geetha tells Harish that he needs to succeed something in life in order to win her heart.
Harish decides to participate in Chennai Marathon 2012 to achieve something in life. He meets with a trainer (Jayaprakash) who takes him to his former student Valli (Nandita)who had quit athletics. She agrees to train Harish and later, Harish sees her crying in the terrace with a photo of her dead father. Harish asks her to tell her past.
Valli was a naturally talented athlete from her young days. Her father (Sharath Lohitashwa) supports her talent and speaks with a lot of men to get her past many tournaments. She gets into State level tournament where she beats the rookie of a villainous coach Raja Singh (Ravi Prakash). Infuriated Raja Singh accuses Valli for taking steroids and drugs to run faster. The board punishes Valli and stops her from participating. Heartbroken, Valli's father dies of a heart attack.
Touched by her past, Harish fights hard to win the Marathon from another one of Raja's rookies and publicly tells about Valli's innocence. Raja Singh gets arrested by the police and Valli resumes athletics. Harish also publicly accepts that his name is Kunjithapadham and runs a training camp. He also wins Geetha's heart.
The film closes with Harish/Kunjithapadham, Peter, Geetha and Valli standing in a track named 'Kunjithapadham Athletic Coaching'. Dinakaran (Attakathi Dinesh) proposes his love to Valli as the film ends.
Cast
- Sivakarthikeyan as Kunjithapatham/Harish
- Priya Anand as Geetha
- Nandita as Valli
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Valli's father (dubbed by M. S. Bhaskar)
- Sathish as Peter
- Jayaprakash as Coach
- Ravi Prakash as Raja Singh
- Suza Kumar
- Nithya Sree as Geetha's Friend
- Lollu Sabha Swaminathan as Paavadaisamy/Google
- Manobala as Numerologist Gunasekara Raja
- Madhan Bob as Kunjithapatham's Manager
- Pasanga Sivakumar as Kunjithapatham's Father
- Surekha Vani as Kunjithapatham's Mother
- Aarthi
- RJ Balaji
- Dhanush as Soup Boy (Special appearance)
- Nayantara as White Girl (Special appearance)
- Anirudh Ravichander as Bar Waiter (Cameo appearance)
- Attakathi Dinesh as Dinakaran (Guest appearance)
Production
Dhanush signed up TV star Sivakarthikeyan in his maiden production venture. Priya Anand was signed up as heroine. She plays a fun character.[2] The film's photo shoot involving Siva Karthikeyan and Priya Anand happened at the Set Fire Studios, Chennai on 7 Jun 2012.[5] It was reported that Dhansika of Aravaan fame was cast as the second heroine but Nandita of Attakathi has got the role. She plays the role of an athlete.[6] Velraj of Polladhavan fame will handle the camera. Anu Parthasarathy is the stylist.[7] Priya Anand revealed, that Ethir Neechal is a city-based story without cheap comedy, vulgar dialogues or inappropriate scenes.[8] The team begun shooting for the film on 23 Jul 2012. Balu Mahendra took the first shot.[9] Dhanush and Nayanthara will be seen in a special appearance, dancing together in the Kuthu folk dance number Sathiyama Nee Enakku, with Nayanthara designing costumes for herself. The song was shot in Nagercoil at a Punjabi dhabha restaurant.[10][11] A post-production press meeting was held on 24 April.[1]
Soundtrack
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Anirudh Ravichander composed the music for this film; the soundtrack features six tracks that belonged to varied genres.[12] The audio rights was brought by Sony Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nijamellam Maranthupochu" | Dhanush | Dhanush, Anirudh | 03:45 |
| 2. | "Boomi Enna Suthudhe" | Dhanush | Anirudh | 04:18 |
| 3. | "Ethir Neechal" | Vaali | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hiphop Tamizha Adhi, Anirudh, Fajrul Hafiz | 04:29 |
| 4. | "Velicha Poove" | Vaali | Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal | 05:10 |
| 5. | "Un Paarvayil" | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | Anirudh, Vivek Siva | 01:37 |
| 6. | "Local Boys" | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | Dhanush, Velmurugan | 04:31 |
Reception
Musicperk gave 8 out of 10 starts saying that "Anirudh seals this year".[12] Behindwoods rated 3.5 of 5 saying, "The album does well to consolidate Anirudh's sensational debut".....[13]
Release
The distribution rights of the film were bagged by Vendhar Movies. The satellite rights of the film were bagged by STAR Vijay. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board and is expected to release on 1 May 2013. The censors hinted, that the film would be wholesome family entertainer.[14] The film released in 300 screens across tamil nadu.[15]The theatrical trailer for Ethir Neechal was released on 13 April 2013.[16] The film was released on 1 May with Soodhu Kavvum and Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal and received highly positive reviews.[1]
Box office
The film opened 80 – 90% occupancy on first day collected ₹ 4 crore.The film total collection is ₹ 30+ crore.[17]
Critical reception
Ethir Neechal received generally positive reviews, Behindwoods wrote:"just being a mindless romantic comedy, it also makes some valid points about the state of poor athletes in the country".[18] Hindu wrote:"Sivakarthikeyan looks like he’s getting there — he’s not yet a star, at least in the leading-man sense,[sic] he gets a feature-length platform to display his comic chops".[19] Indian Express wrote:"Ethir Neechal is a mild passable entertainer".[20] it is a highly successful venture of sivakartikeyan
References
- ^ a b c "Priya Anand is eager to see Dhanush and Nayanthara rock". Behindwoods. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Priya Anand in Dhanush's home production". Sify. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Ethir Neechal is a nice commercial entertainer!". in.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15030136&cid=13525926
- ^ "Siva Karthikeyan and Priya Anand clicked". Behindwoods. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "A good start". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Cool connect". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Jeshi K. (17 March 2013). "In a happy place". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Balu Mahendra directs Sivakarthikeyan!". Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Ethir Neechal set to release". nowrunning. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Nayanthara did that herself". Behindwoods. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Ethir Neechal". musicperk. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Ethir Neechal Songs Review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Ethir Neechal comes out unscathed". Behindwoods. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Oor Kaalan (15 March 2013). "Ethir Neechal slotted for April release | Vijay TV grabs Telecast rights". Kollyinsider.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Ethir Neechal Official Theatrical Trailer (YouTube). sonymusicindiaSME. 12 April 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
zeenews.india.comwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ethir Neechal Movie Review". Behindwoods. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ baradwaj rangan (5 May 2013). "Run culture". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (4 May 2013). "Ethir Neechal (Tamil)". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2013.