Imaikkaa Nodigal

Imaikkaa Nodigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu
Produced by C. J. Jayakumar
Written by Pattukkottai Prabakar (Dialogues)
Screenplay by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu
Story by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu
Starring Nayanthara
Atharvaa
Raashi Khanna
Anurag Kashyap
Music by Hiphop Tamizha
Cinematography R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by Bhuvan Srinivasan
Production
company
Cameo Films India
Release date
  • 30 August 2018 (2018-08-30)
Running time
 170 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Imaikkaa Nodigal (lit. Blinkless Seconds) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film starring Nayanthara, Atharvaa, Raashi Khanna, and Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap in the lead roles. The film is written and directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu with music composed by Hiphop Tamizha, cinematography done by R. D. Rajasekhar, edited by Bhuvan Srinivasan and produced by C. J. Jayakumar.[1] It is a situational story focalizing on how an unknown person named Rudra gets trapped by an intelligent CBI officer for the series of murders attempted by him. The film was released on 30 August 2018 to mixed to positive reviews.

Plot

A serial killer (Anurag Kashyap) disrupts peace in Bangalore. He goes by the name of the highly notorious serial killer Rudra, who was announced dead 5 years ago. He insists he is not dead and announces he is now back in action. While the CBI refuses to believe his stories, he challenges them on air by announcing his next targets. CBI officer Anjali Vikramadithyan (Nayanthara), who dealt with the earlier case of Rudra, has been appointed to deal with him.

Arjun (Atharvaa), Anjali's brother, is facing a rough phase in his relationship. He travels to Bangalore to meet his girlfriend Krithika (Raashi Khanna). He enters the deadly scene between Rudra and Anjali. The cat-and-mouse game gets too intense when Rudra brings Arjun into the game. He frames Arjun as "Rudra" making thing much more complicated for Arjun. Anjali is suspended and Officer Narayan takes over the case.

When Arjun finds out ACP Martin Roy is the new Rudra and is trying to kill Krithika, he tries to protect her and fights with Martin. At the end of the fight, Martin reveals that he is not the actual Rudra and he was very close to actually finding who Rudra was. That's when he got suspended and Anjali had taken over the case. He then reveals Rudra was none other than his own sister Anjali. When Arjun asks about this to Anjali, she reveals her past and the death of her husband Vikramadithyan (Vijay Sethupathi). He died in an accident caused by 4 drunk men. Though Anjali requests them for help, they kill Vikram and brutally beat Anjali for their safety. To avenge her husband's death, Anjali creates a serial killer called Rudra and she kills the 4 men under the name. When she kills the last one, she declares him as Rudra and closes the case. Arjun realizes the situation. He and Anjali successfully frame Martin as Rudra and is shot by Narayan.

Cast

Production

Development

In May 2016, Ajay Gnanamuthu, who had previously made the successful horror film Demonte Colony agreed to work on a new film starring Atharvaa in the lead role. Initially reported to be a "romantic-thriller", it was revealed that the film was initially supposed to be made as the director's debut was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.[2][3] Thereafter, Jayakumar of Cameo Films agreed to finance the venture and revealed that the shoot would begin during September 2016.[4][5] For the technical crew, R. D. Rajasekhar was selected as the cameraman, Selvakumar as the art director, Pattukottai Prabhakar as the dialogue writer and Poorthi Pravin as the costume designer. Only Bhuvan Srinivasan was retained as the film editor, continuing his association with the director. Meanwhile, Hiphop Tamizha was selected to be the music composer, while the film was titled as Imaikka Nodigal during September 2016.[6]

Casting

The team signed actress Nayanthara to play the lead role in the project, as Gnanamuthu was looking for a "strong female protagonist", and after hearing the script, the actress immediately agreed to be a part of the venture. She's playing as elder sister of Atharvaa.[7] For a further role, the team were on the lookout for a "pan-Indian actor" considering Prabhu Deva, Gautham Menon and Anurag Kashyap for the character and the latter was signed to do antagonist's role. The voice for Anurag was dubbed by director Magizh Thirumeni.[8] Raashi Khanna was also signed on to portray another character in the film, appearing as Atharvaa's love interest and it has been confirmed that Vijay Sethupathi will be seen playing 15-minute extended cameo role as Nayanthara's husband. Actor Kottachi's daughter, Manasvi, was casted as Nayanthara's daughter.

Filming

Filming took place in Bangalore. In December 2016, Imaikkaa Nodigal became the first film to be shot inside the underground tunnel stretch of the Namma Metro. Filming took place after metro services ceased at 10 PM. According to Jayakumar, "The script of the film demanded shooting in various places of Bengaluru.

The crew have been shooting in the city for the last 25 days. In the metro tunnel stretch, and shot scenes for two nights."[9] A cycle fight featuring Atharvaa. Lee Hon Yiu, a Cycle stunt specialist from Hong Kong, was brought down to work on this cycle stunt choreographed by 'Stun' Siva.[10][11]

Lee Honiyu is working along with the films stunt choreographer Stun Siva. This bicycle stunt was shot in five days at Bangalore.[12]

Filming ended on 17 December 2017.[13]

Music

Imaikkaa Nodigal
Soundtrack album by Hiphop Tamizha
Released 27 June 2018
Recorded 2016–2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 24:14
Label Think Music
Producer Hiphop Tamizha
Hiphop Tamizha chronology
Krishnarjuna Yudham
(2018)Krishnarjuna Yudham2018		 Imaikkaa Nodigal
(2018)
Singles from Imaikkaa Nodigal
  1. "Kadhalikathey"
    Released: 6 October 2017
  2. "Vilambara Idaivelai"
    Released: 5 March 2018

The musical score and songs featured in the film are composed by Hiphop Tamizha Adhi and the lyrics are by Kabilan Vairamuthu, Mohanrajan and Hiphop Tamizha himself. The album was released on 27 June 2018 alongside the film's trailer,[14] got much appreciated and was highly successful.

The first single from the film has been released 6 October 2017, titled as Kadhalikathey, sung by Hiphop Tamizha and Kaushik Krish. Another single Vilambara Idaivelai sung by Christopher Stanley, Sudharshan Ashok, Srinisha Jayaseelan, Hiphop Tamizha was released on 5 March 2018.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhalikathey"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha and Kaushik Krish03:22
2."Vilambara Idaiveli"Kabilan VairamuthuChristopher Stanley, Sudarshan Ashok, Srinisha Jayaseelan and Hiphop Tamizha04:33
3."Neeyum Naanum Anbe"Kabilan VairamuthuRaghu Dixit, Sathyaprakash, Jithin Raj04:45
4."Kadhal Oru Aagayam"MohanrajanTeejay and Al-Rufian02:41
5."Lion vs Hyenas"R Ajay GnanamuthuMagizh Thirumeni02:58
6."Rudra’s Symphony" Hiphop Tamizha02:55
7."Imaikkaa Nodigal (Title Track)"Hiphop TamizaSanjith Hegde02:55
Total length:24:14

Release

Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film were sold for ₹12 crore.[15] Imaikkaa Nodigal was released on 30 August 2018 to positive reviews.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Nayanthara signs Ajay Gnanamuthu`s `Imaikkaa Nodigal`". Sify. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ajay Gnanamuthu to direct Atharvaa next". Behindwoods. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Demonte Colony director Ajay's next is a romantic thriller with Atharvaa". Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cameo films bags Ajay Gnanamuthu-Atharvaa combination". tamilcinemastars.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Athaarvaa teams up with Ajay Gnanamuthu". Sify. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "'Hiphop Tamizha' signs 'Imaikaa Nodigal'". Sify. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Imaikka Nodigal – Atharvaa & Nayantara connection revealed". Top 10 Cinema. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  8. ↑ https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/imaikkaa-nodigal-marks-anurag-kashyap-tamil-film-debut-as-an-actor-trailer-crosses-1-mn-views-in-a-day-4628121.html
  9. ↑ "Shooting in the metro tunnel". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "A high-octane cycle stunt in Imaikaa..." www.deccanchronicle.com/. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  11. ↑ ""Cycle fight will be cherry pick of Imaikka Nodigal" - Ajay Gnanamuthu". Top 10 Cinema. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  12. ↑ "Atharvaa shoots risky cycle stunt — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  13. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/imaikkaa-nodigal-shoot-wrapped-up-news-tamil-rmsk4Wehicibg.html
  14. ↑ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/hiphop-tamizhas-next-album-imaikka-nodigal-audio-release-date.html
  15. ↑ "Imaikka Nodigal TN theatrical rights".
  16. ↑ "'Imaikkaa Nodigal' censored, to release on August 30!". Sify. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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