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 Vijay’s 40th film Thirupaachi is produced under the banner
Super Good Films. This is their fifth film together and the
earlier four worked magic at the box office. Trisha plays
Vijay’s love interest in the movie. The two had earlier given
the blockbuster Ghillli. According to debutante director
Perarsu, “apart from glamour,Trisha for the first time has
tried her hands in comedy and the result is outstanding”. The
story takes place in the village Thirupaachi which is famous
for its Aruval (long knife) and Sivagiri (Vijay) makes a
living by manufacturing them. The movie, sans any punch
dialogues, is a complete action oriented film laced with
comedy. Perarusu says “The story is about the upright
lifestyle of Sivagiri and the affectionate bond he has with
his sister (Autograph fame Mallika). After Pasamalar this
film would be the talk of town for sibling love and
affection. Sivagiri feels that a brother’s duty towards his
sister does not end with her marriage”. Perarusu had earlier
worked with directors like Priyadharshan, Azhagamperumal and
Dharani.
The first
half of the movie takes place in Thirupaachi and the film
smoothly sails over to Chennai in the second half. Vijay
comes to Chennai to send off his friend to Dubai and stays in
a Colony in Saligramam. There he meets Subha (Trisha) who
also lives in the same colony. It is love at first sight for
her but Vijay who is apprehensive about a city girl runs away
from her. These scenes were taken in an elaborate set created
in Mohan Studios by art director M.Prabhakar. Says producer
R.B. Chowdhary “Budget was never a constraint for Thirupaachi
and this is our most expensive project to date. The new
dimension given to the brother- sister bond in this film will
appeal to all section of audience. Since we are always lucky
with debutante directors, Thirupaachi will also be a super
hit and will create a box office record”. Kota Srinvasa Rao,
Paspathy and newcomer Aryan play the bad guys in the film.
The highlight of the film is a stunt sequence which required
Vijay in a different getup. He took more than two hours to do
the makeup for this sequence. The climax was shot for two
weeks in Chennai. “This is the longest time taken for any
movie” says Perarasu. Chayya Singh makes a guest appearance
for an item number. Vinodraj (Vikram’s father) plays Vijay’s
father and Sankarabaranam fame Rajalakshmi comes as Vijay’s
mother. Autograph fame Benjaman comes as Vijay’s friend.
Livingston, Vaiyapuri, Yugendran, Manoj K. Vijayan among
others is cast in the film. The music is score by Dina. Apart
from direction Perarasu has written the story, screen play,
dialogues and lyrics. S.Saravanan cranks the camera. More
than 100 days of shooting took place in Chennai, Karaikudi,
Visakapatinam, Arakkuvaeli and South Africa. The film is
slated for Pongal release.
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