24 (2016 film)

For the 2008 American film, see 24: Redemption.
24

Film poster
Directed by Vikram Kumar
Produced by Suriya
K. E. Gnanavelraja
Written by Vikram Kumar
Starring Suriya
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Nithya Menen
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Tirru
Kiran Deohans
Edited by Prawin Pudi
Production
company
Distributed by Eros International[1]
Release dates

Scheduled for

  • April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
[2]
Country India
Language Tamil

24 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language science fiction thriller[3] film, written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film stars Suriya, Samantha and Nithya Menen.

The development dates back to 2009, where the film was to feature actors Vikram and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles. However, in February 2010, the film was dropped due to difference in opinions between director, producer and actor, facing rejection of the refined script. In August 2014, Suriya agreed to produce and act in the film with principal photography commencing in Mumbai in April 2015.

Produced by 2D Entertainment and K. E. Gnanavelraja, the film has cinematography by Kiran Deohans and Tirru and film score and soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman. The film is set to release on April 14, 2016.[4]

Cast

Production

Development

In August 2009, director Vikram Kumar announced that he was set to direct a film titled 24. The film was backed by film producer Mohan Natarajan which would feature actor Vikram in a lead role. Harris Jayaraj was confirmed to score the music and P. C. Sreeram to handle the film cinematography.[5] By late 2009, the filming commenced at AVM Studios, Chennai.[6] Expensive sets that resembled dense forests and caves were replicated.[6] In an interview with The Times of India in Chennai, director Vikram stated, "We have signed Ileana D'Cruz to do 24. It will be her re-launch in Tamil cinema. She has given us bulk dates from February 2010 for the second schedule of the film."[7][8] In February 2010, Vikram Kumar officially announced that he had dropped the film. Vikram clarified that he fine-tuned the film script but it was rejected by actor Vikram and the film producer.[9] Further, the other reason cited was that the director had failed to provide the complete script even while production expenses were increasing.[10] Due to difference of opinions, the director voluntarily walked out and stated that he had been making in the script and will approach a leading actor in future.[9] Vikram Kumar later approached Mahesh Babu with the script, who also was uninterested with the offer.[11]

In August 2014, Suriya's production company 2D Entertainment announced the project through their official Twitter handle. In October 2014, A. R. Rahman was announced as the film soundtrack and score composer. Actor Suriya was confirmed as the male lead with direction by Vikram Kumar.[12] The main plot of the revived project was the same that was narrated to actor Vikram but over the years, Vikram Kumar changed of the screenplay with changes in narration.[13]Actor Suriya has played triple[10] roles in the film–an elder brother, younger brother and as the son of the elder brother.[11]The producers had potential discussions with Catherine Tresa[14] for the lead female role before Samantha was finalised in February 2015.[15] In July 2015, Nithya Menen was roped in to essay an important role.[16]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in Mumbai on April 8, 2015.[17] A romantic song was filmed in Nashik by early-June 2015.[18] Certain scenes were filmed at Filmistaan studios in Goregaon.[10] Certain VFX works were also carried out in the same studio by September 2015.[10] Nithya Menen began filming her portions in the city from August 1, 2015.[19] The first schedule was completed by early September 2015.[20] By mid of the same month a twenty-day schedule began in Poland, where two songs and some important scenes were filmed.[20]This second schedule of filming was wrapped up on September 30, 2015.[21]On October 26, 2015, the team shot an important sequences in Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. The shoot was completed in a single day.[22]By the end of the same month, the last schedule of filming was happening at Adithyaram Studios in Chennai.[23] On November 2, 2015, the filming was completed.[23]The post-production works commenced in 2015.[23]

Music

The soundtrack album and film score are composed by A. R. Rahman. The lyricists contributing to the soundtrack are Madhan Karky and Vairamuthu.[24] Recording of one of the tracks written by Vairamuthu was completed by February 2015.[15] Madhan Karky confirmed his association in September 2015.[25] He has penned three songs for the soundtrack.[25] In an interview with The Hindu, Suriya told that recording of one more track was completed by September 2015.[10]

Release

Legal issues

A controversy broke out pertaining to the title 24. Actor Anil Kapoor did not appreciate this move of the production house as the official look and logo of the film title seemed similar to the American TV series 24, for which Kapoor had bought the remake rights for from 20th Century Fox International TV.[26] Kapoor held the rights of the 192 episodes for a period of four years extendable to another ten years. His lawyers defended the case, stating that Kapoor holds one of the highest licensee deals for a fiction format.[26] A legal action was planned against Suriya and his production house 2D Entertainment.

References

  1. ↑ "Theri to clash with 24 on Tamil New Year?". The Times of India. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Manasa, Divya. "Hero Suriya 24 Movie Release Date Confirmed.". Financial Prospect. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Suriya to do a triple role in 24? - The Times of India". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ Manasa, Divya. "Hero Suriya 24 Movie Release Date Confirmed.". Financial Prospect. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ↑ "‘Chiyaan’ Vikram ready for ‘24’". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Vikram & Vikram get busy! - Tamil Movie News - Vikram - Vikram Kumar - 24 - Ileana - Mohan Natarajan - Behindwoods.com". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ileana's big K’wood comeback - The Times of India". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Eluding Ileana in Vikram's film - Tamil Movie News - Vikram | Ileana | Kedi | Kollywood - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  9. 1 2 Pix, Sampurn (2010-02-15) [2010]. Mahesh, R. Richard, ed. "Why Vikram stepped out of ‘24’?". The New Indian Express. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "A peek behind the scenes". The Hindu. 2015-09-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  11. 1 2 "Suriya's '24' was first offered to Mahesh Babu". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Suriya confirms his next project with Vikram! - The Times of India". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  13. ↑ "SURIYA REPLACED VIKRAM IN '24'". Chennai: Cinemalead. 2014-08-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  14. ↑ "Catherine tresa in Suriya’s next?". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Samantha to join Suriya for 24". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Janani Karthik. "Nithya Menen joins Samantha in Suriya’s 24". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Suriya’s "24" to roll out from April 8". The Hindu. 2015-04-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  18. ↑ "Samantha & Suriya shoot a romantic song in Nashik". Sify. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  19. ↑ "Nithya Menen joins Samantha in Suriya’s 24 - The Times of India". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  20. 1 2 "Poland beckons Suriya’s ’24’". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  21. ↑ Chithirappaavai, D. Meera (2015-10-09). "Suriya's 24 shooting process wrapped in Poland". Behindwoods. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  22. ↑ "Crucial scenes of Suriya's '24' shot at IPL venue". IBNLive. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  23. 1 2 3 "Suriya’s next is close to his heart". Deccan Chronicle. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  24. ↑ "‘I fear the use-and-throw culture will seep into romance’". The Hindu. 2015-03-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  25. 1 2 "Madhan Karky on board for Suriya’s ‘24’". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  26. 1 2 "Anil Kapoor and Surya may lock horns over American TV series 24". Retrieved 2015-09-21.

External links

24 at the Internet Movie Database

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