Thadaiyara Thaakka

Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012)

Selva (Arun Vijay) owns a travel agency in Chennai. He dreams to make it big in life and is all set to marry his lover Priya (Mamta Mohandas). The city is under the grip of dreaded baddies Maha (Maha Gandhi) and his brother Kumar (Krishnavamsi). They are loan sharks who go to any extent to wield their clout in the city. Selva comes across Maha and soon Maha gets killed in mysterious circumstances. The blame falls on Selva. Kumar and his men want to bump off Selva. A perplexed Selva runs for cover. He sets out to find the real killer. But there is a twist in the tale and Selva takes a new avatar as he decides to wage a bloody war with baddies.

Date of release
2012-06-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (9)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
Magizh Thirumeni

Casting

Interesting facts

Thadaiyara Thaakka is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. The film stars Arun Vijay and Mamta Mohandas, with Rakul Preet Singh, Maha Gandhi and Vamsi Krishna in supporting roles. The title is derived from the devotional song Kanda Shasti Kavasam.

Production

Magizh Thirumeni conceived the idea for Thadaiyara Thaakka when he was bedridden with viral fever and took seven years to develop the story and characters. The title, derived from a line from the devotional song Kanda Shasti Kavasam, was initially suggested by Magizh to the director Gautham Vasudev Menon for the film which was later titled Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006). M.

Magizh wanted an actor apt for this kind of action film; a protagonist with the boy next door looks and demeanor. Arun Vijay was chosen for the role after being introduced to Magizh by a mutual friend. Bollywood actress Prachi Desai was first chosen as the lead female role, signing her first Tamil project, with sources claiming that she was paid ₹15 million (equivalent to ₹31 million or US$320,000 in 2026) as remuneration.

Some scenes of the film were shot at Border Thottam, at night. Arun Vijay stated that the film was primarily shot in night at second half. The team chose Mumbai based model Debi Dutta for the kuthu number "Poondhamalli Dhaan". The track was canned in TR Gardens in an enormous set resembling the famous Zam Bazaar at nights on a grand scale with 50 dancers and 150 junior artists. It was choreographed by Noble Master.

The crew shot the climax at the Binny Mills for nine days. A factory set was erected with 15 feet fenced compound worth ₹4.5 million (equivalent to ₹9.3 million or US$96,000 in 2026). Art director Mohana Mahendran tried to find a live location, but since he was not satisfied, the team erected a set of an old abandoned factory with machinery. In a scene featuring Arun Vijay, Vamsi and his gang was shot there.

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