Mupparimanam

Mupparimanam (transl. Three Dimensions) is a 2017 Indian Tamil language romantic thriller film written and directed by Adhiroopan. The film stars Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Srushti Dange in the leading roles, with Skanda Ashok, Ravi Prakash and Thambi Ramaiah in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Rasamathi, the film began production during late 2015, and was released on 3 March 2017.[1]

Mupparimanam
Poster
Directed by	Adhiroopan
Produced by	Pollachi V. Visu Pollachi Gold V. Kumar
Written by	Adhiroopan
Starring	Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Srushti Dange Skanda Ashok
Music by	G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography	Rasamathi
Edited by	Vivek Harshan
Production company	Shamayalaya Creations
Distributed by	Sri Thenandal Films
Release date	3 March 2017
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Shanthanu Bhagyaraj as Kathir
• Srushti Dange as Anusha
• Skanda Ashok as Santhosh
• Thambi Ramaiah as Boat Owner
• Florent Pereira as Anusha's father
• Ravi Prakash as Anusha's uncle
• Mohana as Anusha's aunt
• Appukutty as Logu
• Swaminathan as Arivudai
• P. V. Chandramouli as Vigneshwaran IPS, Kathir's Father
• Kalyani Natarajan as Kathir's mother
• Rekha Suresh as Anusha's mother
• Avis Manoj Kumar as Kathir's friend

Special appearances as themselves in the song "Let's Go Party" (in alphabetical order)

• Aari
• Aishwarya Rajesh
• Arya
• Ashok Selvan
• Bobby Simha
• Jackie Shroff
• Janani Iyer
• K. Bhagyaraj
• Kalaiyarasan
• Keerthi Vijay
• Krish
• Pandiarajan
• Parthiban
• Poornima Bhagyaraj
• Prabhu
• Prasanna
• Premji Amaren
• Prithvi Rajan
• Raadhika Sarathkumar
• Rajendran
• Ramya Krishnan
• Sangeetha
• Soori
• Venkat Prabhu
• Vidharth
• Vijay Antony
• Vivek

Production

Shanthanu Bhagyaraj signed on to work on the project directed by Adhiroopan, an erstwhile assistant to Bala, in early 2015 and stated that he hoped the film "would resurrect his career".[2] Athiroopan revealed that he was encouraged by Vetrimaaran to make his first venture and picked Shanthanu as the script required an actor who could also dance, while also revealing that the film was based on a real-life character.[3] He also stated that it took seven years to perfect the script. Shanthanu described the film as his "comeback" and banked on the project heavily to revitalise his career as an actor after a series of unsuccessful films.[4] Actress Srushti Dange revealed that it was the toughest role in her career, and at times, wanted to quit after being unable to sync with the director's expectations.[5] The crew shot in places including Pollachi, Challakudy and Alleppey and only revealed the title of the project to the media in March 2016.[6] A song featuring several actors in guest appearances was shot for close to three months in several takes at Mohan Studios in Chennai, before finishing in June 2016.[7] Composer G. V. Prakash Kumar worked on the film despite his acting commitments, and took fifty five days for the re-recording work.[8]

Soundtrack

Mupparimanam
Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released	14 February 2017
Recorded	2015-16
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Trend Music
Producer	G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016) Mupparimanam (2017) Lens (2018)

Featuring five songs from G. V. Prakash Kumar, the film's soundtrack was released by actor Rajinikanth on 12 February 2017.[9][10][11] Prior to the release of the album, a promotional song titled "Let's Go Party" was unveiled by A. R. Rahman on Twitter.[12][13] Despite his busy acting commitments, G. V. Prakash Kumar had kept his word of composing music for Adhiroopan's first film, following the pair's association during the making of Paradesi (2013).[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Go Party"	G.V. Prakash Kumar, Varun Parandhaman, MC Vickey	4:23
2.	"Sokki Poraandi"	Al Rufian, Maalavika Sundar	5:19
3.	"Kannodu Kannodu"	Sathyaprakash	5:07
4.	"Uyirile Uyirile"	Vijay Prakash	4:36
5.	"Yaaro Ivano"	Santhosh Hariharan	2:58

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Vasanth TV.[15] The film opened to mixed reviews from film critics, with Deccan Chronicle suggesting "the film starts in a thrilling manner but fizzles out soon".[16] On a positive note, Behindwoods.com stated "on the whole, director Adhiroopan definitely has what it takes to make an engaging thriller film with well-written family based emotional scenes, but he has given a lot of importance to commercial aspects like love, songs, and comedy which dilutes the impact that could have been created" and that "also, with the majority twists kept for the last few minutes, a finish with a bang is lacking and leaves the audiences with a half baked cake".[17] Sify.com called the film "yet another wasted opportunity, dished out in Kollywood", concluding it was "tiring", while TheNewsMinute.com wrote "the film has an exciting screenplay but it is mired in regressive ideas about love and relationships".[18][19] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "The leads put in valiant performances, but a film with so much love and loss should have made us feel so much more. "[20]

References

1. "Shanthnu-Keerthi celebrate first Tamil New Year after marriage - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. Raghavan, Nikhil (27 June 2015). "Star scions" – via www.thehindu.com.
3. K, Janani (22 July 2016). "Mupparimanam is a love thriller". Deccan Chronicle.
4. M, Ramakrishnan (2 March 2017). "Comeback conundrum" – via www.thehindu.com.
5. K, Janani (17 February 2017). "Srushti Dange gives it all for Mupparimanam". Deccan Chronicle.
6. "Shanthnoo's Next a Unique Take on Love". The New Indian Express.
7. "27 Stars in 1 song at a new year's party". The New Indian Express.
8. Subramanian, Anupama (12 January 2017). "A significant film for Shanthanu". Deccan Chronicle.
9. "Rajinikanth's involvement for Bhagyaraj's son - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 13 February 2017.
10. "When Superstar said 'once more' for Mupparimanam trailer". The New Indian Express.
11. "'Mupparimanam' team meets superstar". Sify.
12. "Mupparimanam promo song on January 30 - Times of India". The Times of India.
13. "A.R. Rahman to do it for Shantanu - GVP movie - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 January 2017.
14. "G V Prakash and Shantanu Bhagyaraj team up - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 17 January 2017.
15. "*🌸TAMIL NEW YEAR SPECIAL MOVIES ON TV CHANNELS - D2H🌸*". facebook.com/SatelliteRightsTamil. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
16. Subramanian, Anupama (4 March 2017). "Mupparimanam review: The film starts in a thrilling manner but fizzles out soon". Deccan Chronicle.
17. "Mupparimanam (aka) Muparimanam review". Behindwoods. 3 March 2017.
18. "Mupparimanam review - What a wasted opportunity?". Sify.
19. Friday, March 03, 2017 - 17:43 (3 March 2017). "Review: 'Mupparimanam', a gripping film neck-deep in misogyny from a debut director". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 May 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
20. Rangan, Baradwaj (3 March 2017). "Mupparimanam Movie Review".

External links

• Mupparimanam at IMDb