Deiva Thirumagal (2011)

Interesting facts

• Filmed in: Ooty

Deiva Thirumagal is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala. The film features Vikram in lead role as an intellectually-disabled man, with an ensemble cast including Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul, Nassar, Krishna Kumar, Santhanam, M. S. Bhaskar and Sachin Khedekar.

Production

The production of the film took five months from start to finish, however, Vijay claimed that the film had been in his plans for four years, but he waited for Vikram to give him dates. While Anushka Shetty was cast as the lead actress, Amala Paul, who appeared in the lead role in Mynaa, was signed for another role, replacing Meera Jasmine, who opted out of the film before production began.

The film was predominantly across the hill country settings in Ooty throughout late 2010, with a chocolate factory being constructed as a set by art director Santhanam. Court-related scenes were later shot in Chennai. The team returned to Ooty in February 2011 to complete the final schedule, after which the film was completed.

The film initially proceeded without an official title but the makers struggled to finalise one. The film was tentatively titled Deiva Magan (Son of God), a title from a 1969 film featuring Sivaji Ganesan. However, problems arose after Sivaji Productions claimed that they owned the rights of the title and expressed their interest on using the name for a future production featuring Sivaji's grandson, Vikram Prabhu.

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