Thatrom Thookrom

Thatrom Thookrom
Directed byArul S
Written byKabilan Vairamuthu
Produced byArul S
StarringTeejay Arunasalam
Fouziee
CinematographySathish Murugan
Edited byR Sudharshan
Music byBalamurali Balu
Production
company
Media Marshal
Release dates
  • September 2020 (2020-09) (Toronto Tamil Film Festival)
  • 14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thatrom Thookrom (transl. Knock and Rock) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Arul S. The film stars Teejay Arunasalam, Cheenu Mohan and Kaali Venkat while Sampath Ram portrays a negative role.[1] Balamurali Balu composed music for the film while Kabilan Vairamuthu penned lyrics for the songs. The film had a low profile theatrical release on 14 November 2020.[2]

Cast

Production and marketing

The principal photography of the film began during early 2018 with Teejay Arunasalam being signed to play the lead role in 2017. Most of the portions of the film were shot and set in Chennai. The film was initially speculated to be based on the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation,[3] however, the director revealed that the film will not be analysing the concept.[4]

Music

The music rights for the film are owned by Balamurali Balu. The first single "Demonetisation anthem" was released during November 2017 and became viral despite controversies.[5] The song was inspired from the demonetisation which was imposed by Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi on 8 November 2016.[6]

Accolades

  • This film was officially selected at Toronto International Tamil Film Festival[7]

Controversy

A theme song about demonetisation called "Demonetisation anthem" which was sung by actor Silambarasan was released during the occasion of the first anniversary of the note ban in India in November 2017.[8] However the song raised controversies among political fraternity particularly for its content on criticising the demonetisation.[9] Actor Simbu was under scanner for singing the song and was provided special police protection.[10][11]

Reception

A critic from Maalai Malar called the film interesting.[12]

References

  1. ^ "'Teejay-வின் தட்றோம் தூக்றோம்' - ஹீரோவாக களமிறங்கு 'அசுரனின் மகன்'". NDTV Tamil Cinema (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ CR, Sharanya. "Our team is excited about Thatrom Thookrom's selection for TTIFF: Arul S". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ Suganth, M. "Teejay's film as lead is based on demonetisation". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ CR, Sharanya. "We are not analyzing demonetisation, says Arul". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "I will be back with something different: Simbu thanks fans for support". The Indian Express. 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Demonetization Anthem: Simbu sings 'No cash, No cash', takes on Narendra Modi government". The Indian Express. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2020". 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "No cash! STR sings #DemonetisationAnthem". The New Indian Express. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ Lakshmi, K.; Sivaraman, R. (11 November 2017). "Now, Simbu sings on note ban woes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ^ Pramod Madhav (12 November 2017). "No cash!: New Silambarasan song criticises demonetisation, GST. Actor gets police protection". India Today. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Singer Silambarasan back in the news, with demonetisation anthem". The Times of India. 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ^ "தட்றோம் தூக்றோம்". 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.