Thupparivaalan (2017)

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Thupparivaalan (transl. Detective) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Mysskin, and produced by Vishal, co-produced by M.S.Murugaraj, Vishal also enacts the lead role with Prasanna. The film features Vinay Rai, Anu Emmanuel, Andrea Jeremiah and K. Bhagyaraj in supporting roles. Loosely inspired by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, the film follows a private detective and his associate who investigate the death of a child's pet dog, which leads to them uncovering a bigger conspiracy. The film began production in 2016, and was released on 14 September 2017.

Production

In February 2016, director Mysskin was reported to have begun working on a film starring Vishal. The film, titled Thupparivaalan, was formally launched at a ceremony in Chennai on 10 March 2016. Prior to the start of shoot, Mysskin cast several other leading actors and the film was dubbed by the media to be a "multi-starrer".

Principal photography began in Chennai on 26 September 2016. Soon after, Singh opted out of the film citing scheduling clashes, and was replaced by Malayalam actress Anu Emmanuel, who would make her debut in the Tamil film industry. Anu was signed following a test photo shoot in October 2016, where Mysskin asked her to sport a sari.

In May 2017, Mysskin said there were only ten days more of filming required. He added that he was inspired by the tales of Sherlock Holmes, a detective created by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle and Vishal's character was inspired by the detective, while Prasanna's character was inspired by Dr. Watson from the Holmes stories.

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