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Mersal

  • 20172017
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  • 2h 52m
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S.J. Suryah, Vadivelu, Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Mersal (2017)
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A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.
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34K
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POPULARITY
19,024
3,301
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    • Director
      • Atlee Kumar
    • Writers
      • Atlee Kumar(story)
      • Vijayendra Prasad(screenplay)
      • Ramanagirivasan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Nithya Menen
      • S.J. Suryah
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    • Director
      • Atlee Kumar
    • Writers
      • Atlee Kumar(story)
      • Vijayendra Prasad(screenplay)
      • Ramanagirivasan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Nithya Menen
      • S.J. Suryah
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    • 128User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 17 nominations

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    Joseph Vijay
    Joseph Vijay
    • Vetrimaaran…
    Nithya Menen
    Nithya Menen
    • Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
    • (as Nithya Menon)
    S.J. Suryah
    S.J. Suryah
    • Dr. Daniel Arokyaraj
    • (as S.J. Surya)
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Tara
    • (as Samantha)
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Anupallavi
    • (as Kajal Agarwal)
    Vadivelu
    Vadivelu
    • Vadivu
    • (as Vadivel)
    Kovai Sarala
    Kovai Sarala
    • Sarala
    Sathyaraj
    Sathyaraj
    • DCP Rathnavel (Randy)
    • (as Satyaraj)
    Motta Rajendran
    Motta Rajendran
    • Health minister
    • (as Rajendran)
    Sathyan
    • Police Officer
    Yogi Babu
    Yogi Babu
    • Nolan
    Kaali Venkat
    Kaali Venkat
    • Auto Driver
    Hareesh Peradi
    Hareesh Peradi
    • Dr. Arjun Zachariah
    Devadarshini Chetan
    Devadarshini Chetan
    • Nurse
    • (as Devatharshini)
    Surekha Vani
    • Nurse
    Misha Ghoshal
    • Media Anchor
    Abdul
    Shivani Murali
    • Paapu
    • Director
      • Atlee Kumar
    • Writers
      • Atlee Kumar(story) (screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Vijayendra Prasad(screenplay)
      • Ramanagirivasan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      From this film onward, Vijay will not be sporting his usual 'Ilaya Thalapathy' epithet which he did for most of his career up till now, but instead will sport 'Thalapathy'
    • Goofs
      There is inconsistency regarding Vetri's year of birth throughout the movie. As per Maaran it is 1984, as per Daniel it is 1987 and as per Salim Ghosh it is 1990.
    • Quotes

      Vetrimaran: You want to bury the truth? Son of a gun! No one can do that. 2 instead of 1 will take revenge you. Don't think our hands will always be lowered. One day... Some day or the other our hands will rise and speak!

    • Crazy credits
      The title card of the film is shown after the opening scenes.
    • Alternate versions
      In the Indian version, the shot in which an arm of a villain is severed during a fight shows the gory part blurred while in the international version the scene is shown without any blurring. Similarly, the Indian version shows a crystal ball-like object in the restaurant fight while the international version shows a dove instead. There are also some changes in background music in certain sequences. The scenes showing animals have been deleted and replaced with other visuals in the Indian version while they exist uncut in the international version. Plus, the director's title card in the Indian version is shown against a black background while the international version shows it against a glowing background. Also, the Indian version has a quotation in Tamil and English stating "Every individual in their assumed specific responsibilities has to discharge his/her duty properly" which doesn't exist in the international version. The rolling titles appear in the center in the Indian version while they appear on the right in the International version in which the music ends much later.
    • Connections
      Featured in Thanneermathan Dinangal (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Aalaporaan Thamizhan (Tamil) / Paalinchara Pilloda (Telugu)
      Music by A.R. Rahman

      Lyrics by Vivek (Tamil), Chandrabose (Telugu)

      Performed by Kailash Kher, Sathya Prakash, Deepak Blue, A.V. Pooja

    User reviews128

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    Top review
    6/10
    Mersal is overly clichéd oora-commercial film which appeals only for Vijay fans and for the rest,this one is passable entertainer.
    Mersal (2017): Of all the terrific actors from Kollywood,I feel that Vijay is overrated.His performances are just average but he is excellent in dances.Till now I watched his best performances only in Thuppaki and Kaththi.In 2017,he already released Bairavaa,which is one of the worst movies of 2017.Now its time for Mersal which already achieved the status of highest grossing Tamil films and been in news with controversies as BJP raised objections to the scenes that referred to "GST" and "Demonetization".How is the movie? Plot: Maaran (Vijay) is a sincere doctor who does medication for free. Seeing his service, a renowned organization in Europe confers him with an award. This is also the time when a lookalike of Vetri (Vijay), who is a magician, kills one of the doctors who has come for the same award ceremony. As a result of this, Maaran gets arrested by the cops. Who is this Vetri? What does he have to do with Maaran? and what is the scam behind all these murders?. To know the answers, you need to watch the film on the big screen.

    My Review: There's no escaping a feeling of deja vu when you watch an Atlee film. But that feeling has never been as strong as when one watches Mersal. The director must really have been Shankar's most diligent assistant.Ten minutes into Mersal and all you see is Shankar (and Murgadoss in parts), not just in terms of treatment, even in the tropes and plot points.

    As you watch the film, it's like you're playing 'Spot the Original'. So when Maaran is taken away to jail to the sounds of a wailing crowd, you're thinking Sivaji. And when Vetri goes into flashback mode, about how a young girl dies due to the result of a corrupt system, you're thinking Anniyan. And again, when Thalapathy pulls down a water tanker to douse a major fire, you're thinking Baahubali or any Vijaykanth movie. The story is right out of Aboorva Sagotharargal. A father is brutally murdered. A son takes revenge. The other son is thought to be the killer.

    In a sense, it feels like a compilation of sequences from earlier blockbusters.Even if you watch bits of it on television, you will have a hard time guessing which Vijay movie it is. All his movies look the same. But that doesn't make the film dislikable; in fact, it's quite enjoyable. For Vijay fans,Mersal is definitely a treat.Entire Paris episode looks lavishing but slow.Entry of Samantha evokes some laughter but it lasts for short time.Flashback episode is so long but it is one of the descent parts of the film with terrific performances from Vijay and Nithya Menon.

    Vijay has played three roles that of a father and two sons. The movie entirely works on the charisma and performance of Vijay. He is in terrific form here. Some of the mass moments performed by Vijay would definitely make the audience whistle and clap.There are lot of political dialogues here which appeal for Vijay fans but don't they care for those who aren't his fans? Technically though, Mersal scores on most fronts. The visuals (by GK Vishnu) are terrific and AR Rahman's music chips in to make the overall 'product' worthy of a big festival release. There are several slo-mo shots which could have been edited to save half-n-hour of its 2hr50min runtime.

    So,Mersal is overly clichéd oora-commercial film which appeals only for Vijay fans and for the rest,this one is passable entertainer.

    My Rating 5.5/10
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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Stream Mersal officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Zapped
    • Filming locations
      • Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Goldmines Telefilms
      • Sony Music India
      • Sri Thenandal Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,287,182
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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