Chennaiyil Oru Naal

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Chennaiyil Oru Naal
Directed byShaheed Kader
Produced byRaadhika Sarathkumar
Listin Stephen
Screenplay byBobby-Sanjay
Ajayan Bala
Story byBobby-Sanjay
StarringR. Sarathkumar
Prakash Raj
Cheran
Prasanna
Mithun
Sachin
Raadhika Sarathkumar
Gabriella Charlton
Parvathi Menon
Iniya
Aishwarya Devan
Music byMejo Joseph
CinematographyShehnad Jalal
Editing byMahesh Narayanan
StudioI Pictures
Magic Frames
Distributed bySun Pictures
Release date(s)
  • March 22, 2013[1]
CountryIndia
Languagetamil
Chennaiyil Oru Naal (English: A day in Chennai) is an upcoming Tamil thriller film written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay and directed by Shahid Khader. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of R. Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj, Cheran, Prasanna, Raadhika, Parvathi Menon, Iniya and Aishwarya Devan. The film, a remake of the 2011 Malayalam film Traffic, has its narrative in a hyperlink format. A multi-narrative thriller that intertwines multiple stories around one particular incident, Traffic is inspired from an actual event that happened in Chennai.[2] It was titled Naangu Vazhi Saalai first but now titled Chennaiyil Oru Naal.[3]Traffic is also being simultaneously remade in Kannada and Hindi cinema under the same title.

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Cast

Production

At the hundredth day celebrations of the 2011 Malayalam film Traffic, Kamal Haasan, who was the chief guest at the ceremony announced that he would remake the film into Tamil while Rajesh Pillai would be the film's director.[4] However due to his extended involvement in his directorial venture, Haasan opted out of the film by November 2011 and R. Sarathkumar was subsequently chosen to replace him in the film, with the director also postponing the film, mentioning it would restart after the Hindi version was complete.[5] Soon the actor's wife, Raadhika Sarathkumar, also joined the film and agreed to produce the venture alongside Listin Stephen. Actors including Prakash Raj, Cheran, Prasanna and Nassar were slated to play key roles, while Remya Nambeesan was signed on to reprise her role from the original.[6] In March 2012, Rajesh Pillai walked out the remake citing date issues and was replaced by his assistant Shaheed Khader.[7]Prithviraj was approached to play one of the lead roles in the film but refused the opportunity citing date issues.[8]
The film was officially launched on June 21, 2012 with Raadhika subsequently listing out the members of the cast on her Twitter page. She also went on to confirm that Parvathi Menon would make a comeback to Tamil cinema with her role in the venture.[9]

References

  1. ^http://movies.sulekha.com/tamil/naangu-vazhi-saalai/default.htm
  2. ^"Traffic Movie Review".
  3. ^"Etcetera: Stellar line-up". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ^"Kamal Haasan caught in Traffic?". Sify.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  5. ^Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN Nov 2, 2011, 08.20PM IST (2011-11-02). "Sarath, not Kamal Haasan, in 'Traffic'! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  6. ^"Radhika And Sarath Kumar In Malayalam Film Remake - Radhika - Sarath Kumar - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  7. ^"Sarathkumar's 'Traffic' - Latest tidbits - Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  8. ^Sunayana Suresh, TNN Feb 10, 2012, 11.00AM IST (2012-02-10). "Prithviraj: No time for Tamil - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  9. ^Sunayana Suresh, TNN Jun 23, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-06-23). "Parvathi's Kollywood comeback - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
Traffic Review

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