Sakalakala Vallavan (2015)

Interesting facts

Sakalakala Vallavan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Suraj. The film stars Ravi Mohan, Trisha Krishnan and Anjali, while Prabhu, Soori and Vivek appear in supporting roles. Thaman S composed the music, while cinematography was by U. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Selva RK. The film, originally titled Appatakkar (transl. Know-it-all), was shot between July 2014 and June 2015. It was released on 31 July 2015 and failed at the box office.

Production

The film was launched in early June 2014 as a collaboration between director Suraj and Lakshmi Movie Makers, with Ravi Mohan signed on to play the lead role. Anjali was signed as one of the lead actresses in the same month, marking her comeback after a hiatus from Tamil films; Ravi had recommended her to the director for this role. Suraj later revealed that Dhanush was the original choice for Ravi's role.

Filming began in Chennai in July 2014. A set resembling a Tenkasi market and costing ₹40 lakh (equivalent to ₹70 lakh or US$72,000 in 2026) was erected for this schedule. Trisha Krishnan joined the cast in August 2014 to play another female lead, after the team opted against signing Kajal Aggarwal, who had asked for a high remuneration. Vivek did a role in the film for which he shaved his head. Filming wrapped in June 2015.

The film was initially titled Appatakkar, after a line popularised by Santhanam in Boss Engira Bhaskaran. In July, the title was changed to Sakalakala Vallavan after M. Saravanan, the producer of the 1982 film of the same name, gave the makers permission to re-use his film's title.

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