Thangalaan:🎈 Is release date of Chiyaan Vikram’s period drama with Pa Ranjith postponed?

The Son of Gold, or Thangalaan, is a forthcoming historical action drama film in the Tamil language in India, produced by Studio Green and Neelam Productions and directed by Pa. Ranjith. K. E. Gnanavel Raja is the film's producer. In addition to Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan, Daniel Caltagirone, Harikrishnan Anbudurai, and Vikram, the film stars Pasupathy and Vikram in supporting roles.

Since it is Vikram's 61st feature film as the lead actor, the film was first formally confirmed in December 2021 under the working title Chiyaan 61. The official title was unveiled in October 2022. The same month saw the start of principal photography, which ended in July 2023. G. V. Prakash Kumar wrote the film's music, A. Kishor Kumar handled the photography, and Selva RK handled the editing.

Cast

• Vikram as Thangalaan
• Pasupathy
• Parvathy Thiruvothu as Gangammal
• Malavika Mohanan as Aarathi
• Daniel Caltagirone
• Harikrishnan Anbudurai
• Vettai Muthukumar
• Arjun Anbudan

Premise

The film, which is set in India during the British colonial era, tells the story of the brave fight of tribal chief Thangalaan against the British, who want to take his land for gold mine.[1]. Parvathy plays Gangammal, a trance-interacting entity who engages with other worldly beings.

Production

Pa. Ranjith had told Vikram a script while he was working on Madras (2014), and they were supposed to collaborate on the movie, but it got postponed. Up until September 2021, when it was purportedly picked up again and would be produced by Studio Green's K. E. Gnanavel Raja.[4] Although Anirudh Ravichander was rumored to be writing the music for the movie, it was eventually revealed that G. V. Prakash Kumar is in charge of songwriting.[5][6] Studio Green formally unveiled the idea on December 2nd, under the working title Chiyaan 61.[7] Due to scheduling issues, Malavika Mohanan took Rashmika Mandanna's position in the female main role.[8][9] For her part in the movie, the latter studied Silambam.[10] In a May 2022 media appearance, Ranjith had

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2022 with a brief schedule that was first filmed in Chennai, then transferred to Kadapa, then to Madurai, where an action scene starring Vikram and Malavika was shot.[13][14] In December, the group relocated to Hogenakkal Falls.[15] A shoot was conducted in the Maldives that same month.[16] Malavika joined the second schedule shooting in February 2023, which took place in a Chennai film city.[17][18] After the second schedule concluded in February, the team spent nearly six weeks filming the third schedule at Kolar Gold Fields throughout the same month.[19] In the same month, English actor Daniel Caltagirone began filming his parts.[20] The last schedule was shot in Madurai and Chennai beginning in April.

Music

The music and background score is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, in his maiden collaboration with Ranjith; third with Vikram after Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Thaandavam (2012).[24] The audio rights for the film were acquired by Times Music for ₹5 crore (US$630,000).[25] The track "Thangalaan Exclusive Making Theme" that was featured in the behind-the-scenes video, which released on Vikram's birthday (17 April 2023), released on 19 April.[26]

Release

The film Thangalaan is slated to open in theaters on January 26, 2024, which falls on Republic Day.[27] It was announced in mid-December 2023 that the movie's 26 January 2024 release date had been pushed back because the producers intended for it to premiere in film festivals before going on general distribution.[28]

Home media

Netflix paid ₹35 crore for the film's digital streaming rights.

here has been surreal hype surrounding Chiyaan Vikram's upcoming film with Pa. Ranjith, titled Thangalaan. The film had entered its post-production stage a while back but was taking time due to the extensive VFX work on the film.

It was announced last year that the film will hit the silver screens on January 26th, aiming for the Republic Day weekend. However, in the latest update, it is being reported that the film's release date has been postponed, and it will now be released in the summer of 2024. It is also understood that the makers will announce the film's new release date around Pongal/Sankranti.