Pathu Thala

Pathu Thala (transl. Ten-Headed) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Obeli N. Krishna and is a remake of the 2017 Kannada film Mufti.[2] The film stars Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik in the lead roles with Priya Bhavani Shankar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Kalaiyarasan, Teejay Arunasalam and Anu Sithara in supporting roles. The title of the film was announced on December 24, 2020.[3]

Pathu Thala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byObeli N. Krishna
Screenplay byObeli N. Krishna
Dialogue by
  • R. S. Ramakrishnan
Story byNarthan
Based onMufti
Produced byJayantilal Gada
K. E. Gnanavel Raja
StarringSilambarasan
Gautham Karthik
Priya Bhavani Shankar
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Kalaiyarasan
Teejay Arunasalam
Anu Sithara
CinematographyFarook J. Basha
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
Release date
  • 30 March 2023 (2023-03-30) (India)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹55 crore[1]

Pathu Thala was released on 30 March 2023 to mixed reviews from critics and audience.[4]

Sypnosis

The Movie starts with the CM activating a Medical Vaccine Camp with the CM and AG Ravana or AGR's enemy, Deputy CM Naanjilar Gunasekharan being there too. Later that night after the Organization The CM goes missing, leading the CBI to Investigate one of AGR's Men, Ammer's Murder.

The scene changes to a Vizag where some goons have tied up Gunalan aka Guna who he fights and kills. Then Bhai sends him to AGR to inform him that he has to get through Selvin and Singa to meet AGR. Guna aboards a Train and who he is, is shown. Guna is Sakthivel an undercover cop who is going to meet and arrest AGR. After some conflicts with Selvin, the scene changes to Leela Thompson who is a Tahsildar and makes an effort to stop AGR's vehicles which results in her meeting Guna/Sakthi. The scene goes to a flashback of the love and breakup story of Guna/Sakthi and Leela. Then Guna/Sakthi after gaining the trust of Singa finally meets AGR and also saves him in a festival happening in the temple. The people of that place hate AGR thinking he is bad and a ruthless goon. As AGR makes steps to abolish Naanjilar many things happen including the people realizing he is good and his sister who he lives for finally talking to him (she did not talk to him because he killed her husband, the CM) with the help of Guna/Sakthi.

Then one night when Guna/Sakthi and AGR are alone, AGR reveals he knows Guna/Sakthi is an undercover cop and his real name is Sakthi just then a gun shoots Guna/Sakthi he becomes unconscious resulting in AGR fighting and killing Naanjilar. That morning the cops come and arrest him. While the Head CBI officer pushes Guna/Sakthi, to tell the truth, Guna/Sakthi refuses and says if they can find it themselves. Since there is no evidence they temporarily release AGR and the movie ends with him flying away in a helicopter.

Cast

Production

The film was launched in June 2019 with Narthan, who directed Mufti, as the director. Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik were announced to star in the film.[5] A scene was shot in Bellary with Silambarasan.[6] After a delay in the film's shooting after Silambarasan did not show up to the sets, media outlets starting reporting that the film was dropped in October 2019.[7] Narthan later opted out and was replaced by Obeli N Krishna, who previously directed films like Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and Nedunchaalai.[8] After Krishna entered the project, the film's writing was reworked to include more characters and a modified storyline.[9] Silambarasan, who was simultaneously shooting for Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, was reported to join the film's sets again.[10] The scenes involving Silambarasan had to be reshot because of his weight transformation post Eeswaran (2021).[11] The first look poster of the film was released on 19 January 2021.[12]

The shooting of the film began in August 2021. The second schedule of the shoot has been postponed so many times, the shooting resumed in July 2022.[13] Major portions of Silambarasan was shot near Bellary Palace in the Mysore district in Karnataka.[14] In October 2022, it was reported that the Karnataka schedule of the film was wrapped.[15] The second schedule of the film began in Chennai on 13 August 2022 with Gautham Karthik joining the sets.[16][17] The final schedule of the film was reported to begin on July and was reported to complete in August 2022.[18] On 23 November 2022, the entire shooting of the film was wrapped.[19][20] Despite the film's three year delay, Silambarasan said that he "was determined that I should finish this film for Gautham [Karthik]'s sake".[21]

Post production works of the film began in December 2022.[22] Gautham Karthik and Priya Bhavani Shankar completed dubbing for their portions on 22 December 2022 and 3 January 2023 respectively.[23][24]

Music

The music of the film is composed by A. R. Rahman which marks his second collaboration with the director after Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and fifth film to feature actor Silambarasan after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016), Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) and Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022).[25] The first single titled "Namma Satham" was released on 3 February 2023 coinciding with Silambarasan’s birthday.[26] The second single titled 'Ninaivirukka' was released on 13 March 2023.[27] The entire soundtrack was released on 18 March 2023, with an additional song, titled ‘Osarattum Pathu Thala’, releasing on 27 March.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Namma Satham"VivekA. R. Rahman3:41
2."Ninaivirukka"Kabilan A. R. Ameen, Shakthisree Gopalan4:44
3."Nee Singam Dhan"VivekSid Sriram4:07
4."Raawadi"SnehanShuba, Nivas3:11
5."Osarattum Pathu Thala"Naattu Raja DuraiDeepthi Suresh, Sreekanth Hariharan, Satyaprakash4:48

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 30 March 2023.[28] Initially the film was scheduled to be released theatrically on 14 December 2022, but the film's release was postponed.[29]

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming and satellite rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and ZEE Tamil.[30]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed over ₹20 crores worldwide after three days of its release.[31] After the 6th day of its release the film grossed ₹50 crores worldwide.[32] Its worldwide collection now stands at ₹55 crore after the first week of its release.[1]

Critical response

Pathu Thala received mixed reviews from critics and audience.[4]

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Pathu Thala may not be a great film for those who have watched the original, but it's still worth watching for the lead actors and some standout moments."[33] Janani K of India Today gave the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "Pathu Thala could have been an intriguing gangster drama if only it had done away with predictable elements."[34]

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "It is unfair to compare Mufti and Pathu Thala; however, this remake is a good case study of how it isn’t enough to infuse more novelty on paper if the same doesn’t translate to the screen."[35] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave the film 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "The film has a few formulaic moments that aspire to that description, but director Obeli N Krishna fails to pull together a cohesive story. Even AR Rahman's music does not elevate this film which cannot boast of a single memorable song."[36]

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