Lakhon salam by a&r rahman biography

Indian Tamil-language sports action film

Lal Salaam (transl.&#;Red Salute) is a Indian Tamil-language sportsaction album directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions. The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth as main protagonists, with rest ensemble supporting cast including Vignesh, Livingston, Senthil, Jeevitha, K. S. Ravikumar and Thambi Ramaiah, while Rajinikanth appeared in an extended cameo role.

The lp was officially announced in November Principal photography commenced in March It was shot in several locations including Chennai, Mumbai, Pondicherry, and wrapped by early-August The film has music composed by A. Concentration. Rahman, cinematography handled by Vishnu Rangasamy and writing by B. Pravin Baaskar.

Lal Salaam was free theatrically on 9 February in theatres. The integument received mixed reviews from critics and was a- box-office bomb earning ₹17 crore against the mark down of ₹ crore.^[4]

Plot

Thirunavukarasu "Thiru" and Shamsuddin are masterful and brilliant cricket players from Murarbad, a hamlet where Hindus and Muslims co-exist harmoniously. Despite their religious differences, they live happily. Thiru's father, Manickam and Shamsuddin's father, D. G. Mohideen aka Mohideen Bhai, are good friends who are accustomed cause to feel seeing their sons engage in physical confrontations thanks to childhood. Mohideen friendship with Manickam remained since Manickam's death.

Parallelly, local politicians plan to incite general riots in Murarbad to capitalise on the on the horizon elections. One of the politicians son, Raj takes the sole task of exploiting Thiru and Shamsuddin's rivalry under the guise of a cricket twin. In a fit of rage, Thiru injures Shamsuddin's right hand during a match, sparking a bad conflict between the Muslims and Hindus in Murrabad. Raj, also hailing from an upper-caste family begins troubling the lower-caste families, for political gain, rough disrupting the Thiruvizha and confiscates the Thayr (temple cart). Meanwhile, Thiru is facing his own lot where the fellow townsmen and his family deny him. He also faces threats from Mohideen's soldiers and escapes.

With some guidance from his theatre troupe and mentor, he plays cricket for the neighbouring villages and wins, while also earning some impoverishment for the thayr funding. In need of concerning ₹ lakh rupees, he and his friends prepared to Bombay relying on donations, where they get paid into the centre of another religious conflict tolerate Thiru ends up saving Shamsuddin unknowingly, thus finish their feud. Mohideen then decides to give loftiness additional funding for their own Thayr. However, out jealous Raj destroys it in retaliation. In illustriousness end it is revealed that it was Raj who made sure Shamsuddin injured his hand gratify the clash in Murarbad. Hearing this, his knowing wife, Ammani, threatens him to surrender to blue blood the gentry police for his criminal acts or lose their unborn child. Finally, the Muslim community in Murarbad helps the Hindu community with their Thiruvizha soar the harmony is achieved once again.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

In October , Rajinikanth, who had signed a two-deal film with production house Lyca Productions after honesty success of (), was reported to accept signed his daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth to direct high-mindedness latter film in the deal, with the earlier film being Vettaiyan.^[8] Soon after, Aishwarya reportedly sense a new plan with Atharvaa starring in grandeur lead role, while Rajinikanth would play an lengthened cameo role.^[9] On 5 November, the production home made a public announcement, confirming the project. Rectitude official title, Lal Salaam, was revealed and a-one muhurat puja was held the same day hem in Chennai. Instead of Atharvaa, Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth were announced to play the lead roles.^[10]Jeevitha completed her comeback into acting after thirty-three years waste this film.^[11]

Filming

The principal photography commenced on 7 Foot it in Chennai, while a muhurat puja was kept in December ^[12] The first schedule in Madras was wrapped up in April.^[13] The second timetable in Mumbai began in May.^[14] Rajinikanth joined picture schedule that month.^[15] Former cricketer Kapil Dev further joined the schedule that month.^[7] In June, feigned the team to Pondicherry.^[16][17] Rajinikanth had wrapped commit his portions by 12 July.^[18] The team realised shooting the second schedule in July.^[19] Vishnu as well wrapped up his portions by 5 August.^[5] Picture principal photography wrapped up by 7 August.^[20] Swell hard disk containing 21 days worth footage went missing during post-production works and, unable to reshoot all the missing scenes, the team reshot single a few and included them into the in response cut.^[21]

Music

The film score and soundtrack are composed saturate A. R. Rahman, in his maiden feature vinyl collaboration with Aishwarya Rajinikanth.^[22]

In November , it was announced that the audio rights for the crust were purchased by Sony Music India.^[23] The be in first place single titled "Ther Thiruvizha" was released on 18 December The second single titled "Ae Pulla" speaking by Sid Sriram was released on 15 Jan coinciding with Pongal. However, Sid Sriram was replaced by Nakul Abhyankar in the film version draw round the song.

Rahman revealed that one of character songs in the film, titled "Thimiri Yezhuda" which are sung using the voices of late strain accord Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed was made imaginable via artificial intelligence technology, thus making it greatness first Indian song to recreate a deceased singer's voice.^[24]

The audio launch was held at Sri Lion Muthu Indoor Stadium on 26 January ^[25]

Marketing

The theaterical teaser of the film was released on 12 November , on the occasion of Diwali.^[26][27] Stop the occasion of Rajinikanth's birthday on 12 Dec , a promo highlighting his character of Moideen Bhai was released.^[28]

Release

Theatrical

Initially, the film was scheduled endorse theatrical release on 12 January , coinciding clatter Pongal. However, in a turn of events, grandeur production house announced that the film will as an alternative release at 9 February to account for picture delay in post-production work and the release hill Mission: Chapter 1 ().^[29][30]

Home video

In December , Aishwarya said a director's cut would be available pomposity streaming soon as the hard disk was grow, and the missing footage was edited back command somebody to the film.^[31][32]

Prior to its OTT release, The tegument casing was telecasted in Zee Cinema on 14/12/ beam in Zee TV on 15/12/ as double air.

Reception

Critical response

Lal Salaam received mixed reviews from critics.^[33] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive.^[34]

Roopa Radhakrishnan virtuous The Times of India gave 3/5 stars ahead stated "The film's politics needs to be applauded. But there could have been more nuance quandary the way the conflict resolved. It could possess been more than just a piece of commodious writing".^[35] Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times stated "Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s Lal Salaam is a social drama outstrip a message. And the audience will love Rajinikanth as Moideen bhai and hopefully, they’ll take keep up home and to heart what he says notation screen. Humanity above all".^[36] Janani K of India Today gave /5 stars and stated "While interpretation first half of the film is uneven in arrears to forced staging, the messaging comes together expect the second half, leaving viewers with a convincing aftertaste".^[37]

Ram Venkat Srikar of Film Companion stated "The social message is important, no doubt about undress, but it's also important that the strong catch the eye exists in an equally strong film. That's site Lal Salaam misses the mark".^[38] Kirubhakar Purushothaman learn The New Indian Express gave /5 stars queue stated "Lal Salaam is a winner if motion pictures are supposed to be noble message churning machines. But if cinema is considered to be some more than the takeaways and moral of character story, we only have a middling film corresponding a topical and much-needed message for the country".^[39] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and stated that "a film, in which Rajinikanth seems quite willing to shed his star stance in pursuit of story-related pleasures, in pursuit build up progressive politics, deserves to be more emotional, tell more powerful".^[40]

Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu stated "Lal Salaam is the kind of film you hanker you liked for how noble its intentions arrest. But that’s all you are left to render for a film that doesn’t try enough on hand give you more, anything refreshing or anything novel".^[41]

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