Thamizh

Thamizh (2002)

தமிழ்

Thamizh, a brave youth, looks forward to working with his brother in Kuwait. Meanwhile, circumstances force him to clash with some gangsters which earn him Periyavar's wrath.

Date of release
2002-04-14
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Hari

Casting

Interesting facts

Thamizh is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Hari, in his directorial debut, and produced by Amudha Durairaj under Deivanai Movies. The film stars Prashanth and Simran. J. Livingston, Vadivelu, Urvashi, Nassar and Ashish Vidyarthi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Bharadwaj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan.

Production

The film was written by and marked the directional debut of Hari, who earlier worked as an assistant director to K. Balachander. The film's title of Thamizh was given by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who also helped create the film's logo for Deivanai Movies.

The team had worked on pre-production for close to a year and the script was ready prior to the start of the shoot, with Hari revealing he was inspired by the 1989 Malayalam film Kireedam. For his role, Prashanth worked out at the gym, grew a beard and began smoking cigarettes to get into character. Shooting commenced in Chennai and proceeded in locations like Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi.

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