Suriya Nayanthara Pranitha Subhash Premji Parthiban Samuthirakani Riyaz Khan
Cinematography
R. D. Rajasekhar Sakthi Saravanan[1]
Edited by
Praveen K. L.
Music by
Yuvan Shankar Raja[1] Thaman
Production companies
Studio Green 2D Entertainment Aadnah Arts
Distributed by
Eros International Studio Green 2D Entertainment Dream Factory[2]
Release date
29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)
[3]
Running time
152 minutes[3]
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Budget
₹55 crore[4]
Box office
₹79 crore[4]
Massu Engira Masilamani (transl. Masilamani alias Massu),[5] also known by its former title Masss, is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film[6][7] directed by Venkat Prabhu.[8] The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his Studio Green banner alongside his then-newly formed studio Aadnah Arts,[9] and was distributed by Eros International and Dream factory. The film features an ensemble cast including Suriya, Nayanthara, Pranitha Subhash, Premgi, Parthiban and Samuthirakani. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's soundtrack and score, whereas cinematography and editing were handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and Praveen K. L. respectively.[10] In the film Masss, A con artist starts interacting with ghosts when his partner in crime dies in an accident. During one such encounter, he stumbles upon Shakthi, a ghost who wants to seek revenge against his family's killers.
The film was launched in April 2014, and the principal photography was commenced in July 2014 and completed in April 2015. Filming took place in various locations of India and Bulgaria. The film's title Masss, was announced in July 2014, however in order to receive exemption from entertainment tax, the film's title was changed to Massu Engira Masilamani.[5]
The film was released worldwide on 29 May 2015. A Telugu dubbed version, titled Rakshasudu, was released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[11] It was later remade by SVF in Bengali as Naqaab starring Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan, Nusrat Jahan and Sayantika Banerjee.[12]
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^"Eros, Studio Green jointly acquire 'Masss' rights". Business Standard. 18 February 2015.
^"KE Gnanavel Raja moves away from Studio Green". Behindwoods. 26 April 2014.
^Seshagiri, Sangeetha (6 July 2014).Movie is inspired from the Korean movie Man on the Edge Suriya-Venkatprabhu Film Titled 'Masss'. International Business Times. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^"Chiranjeevi's title for Suriya". IndiaGlitz. 5 May 2015.
^"Shakib's Character in Naqaab Revealed". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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