Japan

Japan (2023)

ஜப்பான்

A fictionalized version of the events surrounding notorious criminal Tiruvarur Murugan, who was involved in a big jewellery shop robbery.

Date of release
2023-11-09
TMDB
3.4 / 10 (10)
Runtime
2h 34m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Director
Raju Murugan

Casting

Interesting facts

Japan is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Raju Murugan. It is produced by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Karthi and Anu Emmanuel, alongside Sunil, Vijay Milton and Jithan Ramesh.

Production

In mid-March 2020, it was reported that Raju Murugan was to collaborate with Karthi for his next directorial venture. In February 2022, the project's launch was reported to happen in May, as Karthi would have finished his commitments to Viruman (2022), Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022), Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) and Sardar (2022). The project was reported to be funded by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures.

In February 2022, reports claimed that Vijay Sethupathi was approached to play the antagonist role. In June, Prabhu stated that they not had approached the actor. Karthi reportedly underwent immerse training for the film. In early-September, Sunil was reported to be a part of the cast. In November, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to play the lead female role, alongside Karthi for the second time after Sulthan (2021), but it turned to be false.

Principal photography commenced on 8 November 2022, with the first schedule in Thoothukudi. The schedule concluded in mid-December. The second schedule in Chennai started a week after the first concluded. Filming wrapped in late-June 2023.

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