Thirupathi
Poster
Directed byPerarasu
Written byPerarasu
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. S. Guhan
StarringAjith Kumar
Sadha
Arun Pandian
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byAnthony
Music byBharadwaj
Production
company
Release date
14 April 2006
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thirupathi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Deepu and Sadha in the lead roles, while Arun Pandian, Riyaz Khan, Sampath Raj in supporting roles.

Thirupathi was released on 14 April 2006, where it received mixed reviews from critics and had a 100 day run at the box office.[1]

Premise

Thirupathi's pregnant sister dies due to negligence by a corrupt doctor, who turns out to be Thirupathi's best friend Soori's brother. Soori decides to protect his brother from Thirupathi, who sets out to nab Soori's brother in order to avenge his sister's death.

Cast

Production

During the making of Sivakasi, AVM Productions approached Perarasu to make a film with Ajith Kumar in the lead role.[2] The director immediately accepted the offer and told the film's story to the producer during the meeting. The film was announced publicly two days later.[3] In August 2005, it became clear that the film would begin in November and that Riyaz Khan would play the lead antagonist role in the project.[4] Sadha was signed on to play the lead female role.[5] The film was launched officially on 15 September 2005 with Vijay attending the opening ceremony.[6]

For the film, Ajith lost 18kgs in 55 days by being on a liquid diet and lost the weight he had sported on screen in his previous films. The art director erected the set of a village in Prasad Studios in December 2005 including a shopping place, a big temple and an 80 ft statue of Lord Shiva.[7][8] In early 2006, Asin was approached to appear in an song, but she refused and Laila eventually took the role.[9]

Soundtrack

Thirupathi
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length29:19
LabelAVM Muzik
Ayngaran Music
An Ak Audio
ProducerBharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
My Autograph
(2006)		 Thirupathi
(2006)		 Thiruttu Payale
(2006)

All lyrics are written by Perarasu

Track-List
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aathadi Aathadi"KK, Mathangi Jagdish5:01
2."Thirupathi Vantha"Shankar Mahadevan4:46
3."Keerai Vedhaippom"Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Reshmi5:13
4."Yenaiye Yenaku"Vijay Yesudas3:55
5."Sollavum Mudiyala"Harish Raghavendra, Swarnalatha5:20
6."Pudhu Veedu"Anuradha Sriram, Tippu5:04
Total length:29:19

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.[10]

Reception

Thirupathi received mixed reviews from critics who drew comparisons from Thirupaachi and Sivakasi.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil movies : Perarasu hints out at Tirupathi 100th day function".
  2. ↑ AVM ropes in Ajith. The Hindu (6 August 2005). Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Warrier, Shobha (7 December 2005) Perarasu on Tirupathi. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Ready and raring to go. indiaglitz.com (26 August 2005)
  5. ↑ Its Sada opposite Ajith – Tamil Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (29 August 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
  6. ↑ Ajith-Vijay sensational meeting at 'Thirupati' pooja – with pics. Cinesouth.com (15 September 2005). Retrieved on 31 October 2015.
  7. ↑ A fitter Ajith makes waves in the industry. Behindwoods (20 August 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
  8. ↑ Tamil movies : Ajith’s thirupathi at Prasad studio. Behindwoods.com (3 December 2005). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
  9. ↑ Tamil movies : Asin rejects Ajith. Behindwoods.com (3 January 2006). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Karunanidhi family owns New TV channel Kalaignar". The Economic Times. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Movie Review: Tirupati". Sify. 14 April 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
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