Thuppakki (2012)

Original title

துப்பாக்கி

Directed by

A. R. Murugadoss

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

12A

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Indian army intelligence officer tracks down a terrorist sleeper cell after he survives a bombing in Mumbai. He works to dismantle the cell and stop their plans.

tenseaction-packedhigh-stakesurgentadrenaline-fueleddeterminedsuspenseful

What happens

Thuppakki (; Tamil pronunciation: [t̪upaːki]; transl. Gun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal, Jayaram, Manobala and Zakir Hussain in supporting roles. It revolves around an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, who seeks to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bombing carried out by the cell. The project, which marked the beginning of a collaboration between Vijay and Murugadoss, was reported in July 2011, and the film's title was formally announced that December. Principal photography commenced in January 2012 and ended that October. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai, except for two song sequences which were filmed in Bangkok and Switzerland. The film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled primarily by Santosh Sivan and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. Thuppakki was released on 13 November 2012, Diwali day, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit. The film went through numerous controversies, including protests from Islamic fringe groups who objected to the portrayal of the Islamic community in the film. Nevertheless, it received mostly positive reviews and became a major commercial success. A recipient of various accolades, the film received seven Filmfare Awards South nominations in the Tamil branch, but did not win in any category. In 2014, the film was remade in Bengali as Game and in Hindi as Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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