Mughizh (2021)

Interesting facts

Mughizh is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Karthik Swaminathan. The film was produced by Vijay Sethupathi under the banner Vijay Sethupathi Productions, who also stars in the lead role along with Regena Cassandrra and Sethupathi's daughter Shreeja in prominent roles, the latter in her film debut. The music is composed by Revaa, with cinematography handled by Sathya Ponmar and edited by R. Govindaraj. The film released theatrically on 8 October 2021 to positive reviews from critics.

Production

The director had approached Vijay Sethupathi one of the leading actors in the Tamil film industry to act in this independent film focusing on how parenthood is not about having a quick fix to every issue of your child but it is an ongoing process of learning and embracing each other, as parents and children transform individually through life's trial and tribulations.The star initially thought that the director was approaching him to produce the…

Regina Cassandra was approached just few days before shooting commenced. She was very busy with her other film schedules but she did make time for the film, as she brought an extremely fresh breath of air to the role of a young mother.

For the role of the 12-year-old girl the director had initially cast a trained actor, but later, on seeing Shreeja who had never faced the camera before, the director wanted to cast her, for the organic fabric she exuded intrinsically. Kavya's character is of a child who likes to exist in her own world of fantasies which give her immense joy.

She made her film debut. Though the team did not disclose the details about the crew members and the film's title, the film was reported to have four actors as a part of the principal cast. Sethupathi revealed that it is a "feel-good film about family and relationships".

Scooby was happily riding on a bike when he was chased down to get his consent. Which thankfully the crew managed to get. He was a complete riot. Extremely difficult to control. Scooby was not the kind of dog who paid heed to training. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the crew learnt to work around him and hence the shots they canned were so organic that it retained as well as enhanced the core grain of Mughizh.

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