Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022)

Anecdotes

Etharkkum Thunindhavan, also known by the initialism ET, is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, written and directed by Pandiraj, and produced by Sun Pictures. The film stars Suriya, Vinay Rai and Priyanka Mohan. D. Imman composed the film's music, R. Rathnavelu handled the cinematography and Ruben edited it. The film revolves around a lawyer, who becomes a ruthless executioner, who opposes a pornography racket that is run by a prominent minister's son.

Production

In May 2019, Suriya was reported to be working on a project backed by Sun Pictures; it would be his third collaboration with the company after Ayan (2009) and Singam (2010). Hari, who had previously worked with Suriya in Aaru (2005), Vel (2007) and the Singam franchise, was speculated to be the project's director but he exited the project without revealing the reasons.

On 25 October 2020, the festival Dusshera, Sun Pictures confirmed the project under the title Suriya 40, which would be Suriya's 40th film as a lead actor; it also marked Pandiraj's second film with the production house after their collaboration with Namma Veettu Pillai.

In November 2020, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to be playing the female lead but Pandiraj refuted rumours about the casting process. In January 2021, the production house announced D. Imman would compose the film's music following collaborations with Pandiraj in Kadaikkutty Singam and Namma Veettu Pillai. Etharkkum Thunindhavan is Imman's first collaboration with Suriya.

Etharkkum Thunindhavan was launched on 15 February 2021, with the principal cast and crew members—excluding Suriya, who had been diagnosed with COVID-19—in attendance. The makers filmed few scenes with the ensemble cast without Suriya. After recovering from COVID-19, Suriya joined filming on 18 March 2021. He shared an image from the film at Binny Mills, Chennai, on social media, confirming his presence.

Filming resumed on 12 July following the relaxations of the lockdown. The team filmed few scenes in Chennai instead of Karaikudi. During the filming schedule in Koyambedu, police detained Victor, an assistant to Pandiraj, and seized rifles and pistols used in the film, which were later found to be non-functional. Victor was detained because he did not have proper documents for licensing.

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