Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum

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Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPremsai
Written byPremsai
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySathya Ponmar
Edited byPraveen Antony
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (transl. Tamilselvan and Private Mail) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Premsai and produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Jai, Santhanam and Yami Gautam with Ashutosh Rana, VTV Ganesh, Prem, Nassar, and Thambi Ramaiah in supporting roles. The film, featuring film score and soundtrack composed by Karthik.

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum, inspired by the 2012 American film Premium Rush,[1] was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Courier Boy Kalyan. However, the Telugu version was released in September 2015, after financial issues for the film were solved earlier than for the Tamil version.[2] Despite production beginning in 2012, the film was released only on 5 August 2016. It received mixed reviews,[3] and failed at the box office.[4]

Plot

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Tamilselvan is a college drop-out, who does all small jobs, but becomes disinterested. Soon, Tamil moves to Chennai and stays at his uncle AC Shakthivel's house to land in a satisfying profession. His friend Nasar, a courier boy, asks him to deliver a packet at a Khadi shop, where he meets Kavya and falls in love with her, where he becomes a courier boy in order to visit Kavya everyday.

Meanwhile, Arun is a high-profile doctor, who forms a team to smuggle stem cells from pregnant women and makes them to take a medicine, which induces abortion. However, a ward boy named Manikandan finds about the smuggling operation when he overhears a conversation between Arun and his colleague. Manikandan couriers all the details to a social activist Sathyamoorthy in Chennai. When Arun learns that the package is to be transported, he kills Manikandan and manages to make it look like an accident, where he also attacks Sathyamoorthy, who survives and orders his henchmen to snatch the courier from the courier boy, who is actually Tamil.

A chase ensues between Tamil and Arun's henchmen where Tamil manages to subdue Arun and kill him in a road accident, after learning about his plan. Tamil provides the courier to Sathyamoorthy where the stem cell scam gets exposed and Arun's partners are arrested. After this, Tamil receives ₹1 billion (equivalent to ₹1.5 billion or US$17 million in 2023) reward for his bravery, where he gives the money to Manikandan's family and moves with Kavya on a date.

Cast

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Production

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In January 2012, it was reported that Gautham Vasudev Menon would be producing a film starring Jai and Abhinaya, and would mark the directorial debut of Premsai, an erstwhile assistant to Prabhu Deva.[5] It was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum, and Telugu as Courier Boy Kalyan with Nithiin instead of Jai.[6] Menon revealed that if the film became a success, potential sequels under the titles of Tamilselvanum Varuvaithuraiyum and Tamilselvanum Podhupanithuraiyum were planned.[7] While the film was initially planned to be in Tamil only, once it was decided to shoot in Telugu as well, Abhinaya was removed from both versions of the project. Instead, Yami Gautam was signed on as her replacement after the makers were impressed with her performance in the Hindi film Vicky Donor.[8] The film, despite beginning production in 2012, languished in production hell due to financial issues.[9] Schedules were also delayed as a result of shooting the film twice in Tamil and then Telugu, with the timetabling of dates of artistes and technicians becoming a problem.[10]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Karthik. The audio was released on 8 September 2015.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maya O Maya"Na. MuthukumarKarthik4:20
2."Venmegangal"Madhan KarkySricharan Kasturirangan, Karthik, Megha3:58
3."Kalakku (I Like It)"VivekaKarthik, Deepak, Baba Sehgal3:14
Total length:11:32

Release and reception

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Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum was released on 5 August 2016.[12][13] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com wrote, "Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum may not be a gripping thriller, but has an interesting plot, moves along briskly with some fun moments, has a great background score and high octane stunts in the climax".[14] Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times rated the film 2 out of 5, saying, "Despite knocking at the burning issues of the day and plotted with disarming novelty, Tamil cinema often allows itself be distracted by bland romances, puerile humour and sappy songs" and this was an example of that.[15]

M. Suganth of The Times of India wrote, "With a premise [...] that could make many directors feel envious for not having thought of it first, Premsai gets the first thing right in Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum, his directorial debut. But, unfortunately, that is only of the few things he does well in this film, which displays a split personality — it is engrossing one moment and infuriating the next".[16] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote, "On paper, the idea might have looked thought provoking, but while transferring it to onscreen he misses out in his narrative".[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Tamilselvanum... not a remake of Premium Rush, clarifies director". Hindustan Times. IANS. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (16 August 2015). "I pen the climax of my films only after shooting starts: Gautham Menon". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Delivering it right". The Hindu. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Gautham Menon reveals why 'Pon Ondru Kanden' was shelved". The Times of India. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Jai & Abinaya in Gautham Menon's next movie". The Times of India. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (14 July 2012). "Etcetera: The next big project". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ Nambidi, Parvathy (8 May 2012). "Riding high". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Yami in Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum". The Times of India. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ Balachandran, Logesh (4 September 2015). "Gautham Menon didn't interfere even at the scripting level". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Yami plays a salesperson in Jai's film". The Times of India. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single". Apple Music. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Gautham Menon presents 'Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum' is hitting the screens on 5th August, 2016". Cinemaplusnews.com. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  13. ^ Gauthamvasudevmenon [@menongautham] (31 July 2016). "Tamilselvanum thaniyaar anjalum with Jai,Santhanam,Yami Gautham,Vtv Ganesh& music by Karthik.Releasing this Friday,5th Aug. TTA,a fun ride!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Saraswathi, S. (8 August 2016). "Review: Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum is a decent attempt". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  15. ^ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (5 August 2016). "Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum review: An important subject handled with inanity". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  16. ^ Suganth, M (6 August 2016). "Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  17. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (6 August 2016). "Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum movie review: Enjoyable only in parts". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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