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Thuppakki (transl. Gun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss.[1] Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations[2] and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal and Jayaram in supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj[3] with cinematography handled by Santosh Sivan[4] and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad.[5] It revolves around Jagadish Dhanapal (Vijay) an Indian Army officer on a mission to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bomb blast executed by the cell.[6]
Produced on a budget of ₹700 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$16 million in 2023),[7] Thuppakki released on 13 November 2012 to positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, grossing over ₹1.8 billion (equivalent to ₹3.4 billion or US$41 million in 2023).[8][9] S. Saraswathi of Rediff stated that it was the first Tamil film to cross ₹1 billion (US$12 million) mark.[10] Furthermore, the film won 19 awards from 57 nominations, mostly for the performances, soundtrack, score, cinematography, scripting, direction and other major technical aspects.[6]
At the 60th Filmfare Awards South, Thuppakki received seven nominations in the Tamil branch, including Best Film, Best Director (Murugadoss) and Best Actor (Vijay), but did not win in any category.[11] It received ten nominations at the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards and won four: Best Actress – Critics (Aggarwal), Best Actor in a Negative Role (Jammwal), Best Music Director (Harris Jayaraj) and Best Fight Choreographer Kaecha Kampakdee.[12] The film received 16 nominations at the 7th Vijay Awards and won 6 awards; the highest in the award ceremony – with five from the favourite awards branch and an Entertainer of the Year award for Vijay.[13] Among other wins, the film received a Chennai Times Film Award for Best Film, an Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Actor (Vijay), CineMAA Award for Aggarwal and three Edison Awards.
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- ^ "Vijay and AR Murugadoss to work together?". Sify. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Parameswaran, Prathibha (19 July 2016). "Meet producer Kalaippuli S Thanu, the power behind the 'Kabali' throne". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Harris Jayaraj in Vijay's next!". The Times of India. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (23 November 2012). "Tamil cinema is going digital and making tons of money". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Will Thuppakki be Vijay's most stylish movie?". Sify. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ a b Pillai, Sreedhar (16 November 2012). "Rajini said Thuppakki was brilliant: director AR Murugadoss". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (9 November 2012). "Why Kollywood's Rs 100 crore club badly needs a hit". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "'Thuppakki' Box Office Collection Crosses ₹100 Crore Mark: Vijay's Biggest Grosser Ever". International Business Times. 27 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Vijay's Thuppakki makes 180 crore!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "The Top 7 Vijay Movies". Rediff.com. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Tamil Nominations". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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