Dhill
| Dhill | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dharani |
| Screenplay by | Dharani |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | Dharani |
| Produced by | T. Ajaykumar |
| Starring | Vikram Laila Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Narrated by | P. Ravi Shankar(climax) |
| Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Lakshmi Productions |
| Distributed by | Omm Divya LTDSiddhanta Mahapatra |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹53 crore(US$6.4 million)[1] |
Dhill(transl. Guts/Courage) is a 2001 IndianTamil-languageaction filmdirected byDharani.The film starsVikramin the lead role, alongsideLaila,Ashish Vidyarthi,NassarandVivekin supporting roles. The music was composed byVidyasagar,while cinematography and editing were handled by S. Gopinath andB. LeninandV. T. Vijayan.
Dhillwas released on 20 July 2001 and achieved critical and commercial success at the box office. The film was remade inTeluguasSreeram(2002),HindiasDum(2003),KannadaasSye(2005),BengaliKolkataasShotrur Mokabila(2002) and inBengaliBangladeshasArman(2002).Dhillwas the first film to credit Vikram with the titleChiyaan.
Plot[edit]
Kanagavel an aspiringIPStrainee, succeeds in clearing the exams. After having dinner at a restaurant with his girlfriend Asha and while paying the bill,InspectorEncounterShankar behaves indecently with Asha, but is severely beaten by Kanagavel. Upon learning this, the Chief of Police Training Academy tells Kanagavel that Shankar is an egoistic, corrupt officer who uses his powers for illegal activities. The Chief reveals that Shankar, along with minister Vedhanayagam and goon Aadhi Bhagavan, alias Adi, were responsible for his daughter's death. His wife, Arathi, losing her sanity as she witnessed Aadhi Bhagavan killing his rival, and she had only came forward to testify in the court.
Learning this, Kanagavel decides to end Shankar's threat once and for all. However, Shankar already goes on the offensive by killing Kanagavel's friend Ashok with the help of Adi. Kanagavel retaliates by attacking Shankar, where he kills Adi with Shankar's gun stolen by him, making everybody believe that Shankar gunned Adi in retaliation. Shankar kills Vedanayagam and frames Kanagavel for the crime. However, it is revealed that Adi's death was faked and that he is actually in Kanagavel's captivity. Unaware of this, Shankar manages to launch a massive manhunt against Kanagavel. Upon learning that Adi is still alive, Shankar springs into action to track down Adi, Kanagavel and Asha.
Shankar traces the trio, and a shootout occurs, where Adi gets fatally injured. Taking advantage of the situation, Shankar tries to corner and kill Kanagavel. On his deathbed, Adi confesses all his crimes to Asha, who records the confession. Thepolice commissionerarrives at the crime scene, where Asha gives him his dying confession. With Shankar's real face exposed, the commissioner orders Kanagavel and Shankar to surrender. Shankar tries to escape, but Kanagavel tracks him down and kills him. Kanagavel surrenders to the court, but he is released based on evidence and is made to join the IPS.
Cast[edit]
- Vikramas Kanagavel
- Lailaas Asha (Voice dubbed bySavitha Reddy)
- Ashish VidyarthiasInspector"Encounter" Shankar (Voice dubbed byP. Ravi Shankar)
- Nassaras R. Mahendran, Chief of Police Training Academy
- FEFSI Vijayanas Aadhi Bhagavan
- Vivekas Megaserial Mahadevan
- Rajasekhar as Subramaniam, Kanagavel's father
- Kalairanias Lakshmi, Kanagavel's mother
- Deepa Venkatas Selvi, Kanagavel's sister
- Akash as Sekhar, Kanagavel's brother-in-law & Asha's brother
- Vijaya Bharathi as Shanthi, R. Mahendran's wife
- Sukran as Ashok
- Mayilsamyas Ezhumalai
- Panduas Constable Sudalairaja
- Vaiyapurias Udumalai
- Mohan Rajas Minister Vedhanayagam
- Charuhasanas Minister Subbaiya
- MRK
- R. N. R. Manohar
- Crane Manoharas Mani
- Karnaa Radha
- Manikka Vinayagam[2]
- Alphonsain anitem number(Machan Meesai)
Production[edit]
Vikram, after the success of the critically acclaimedSethu,chose to sign on to appear in an action film directed by hisLoyola Collegeclassmate Dharani. The director had previously worked under the name of Ramani and had made theMammoottystarrerEthirum Pudhirumin 1999.[3]The film was initially titled asKanagavelafter the lead character, before being renamed toDhill.[4]To appear trim in the role of the aspiring police officer, Vikram went on a strict diet eating only fruits and drinking juice.[5]He revealed that for the film when bulking, he was on 25 egg whites and one whole cooked chicken a day and also employed a body builder to train him.[6]
Vikram often helped out during the shooting of the film by helping suggest changes to scenes.[7]The film also marked the Tamil debut of Hindi actorAshish Vidyarthi,who has since gone on to appear in several other prominent films. The actor had to wear prosthetic make-up for the film, noting that it took over one hour to put on.[8]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed byVidyasagar.
| Dhill | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:01 | |||
| Label | Hit Musics Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagarchronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhill Dhill" | Pa. Vijay | Timmy,Sriram Parthasarathy,Ranjith | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Kannukulle" | Arivumathi | Manikka Vinayagam | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Machan Meesai" | Pa. Vijay | Pushpa Anand | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Oh Nanbane" | Arivumathi | Karthik,Tippu,K.S.Chithra | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Un Samayal Arayil" | Kabilan | P. Unnikrishnan,Sujatha Mohan | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 24:01 | |||
Release[edit]
The Hindustated that "Vikram has the ability and potential" and that "Vikram has once again proved that his success inSethuwas not a fluke ".[9]Ayappa Prasad from Screen Magazine wrote that "Dhillstands out for its convincing storyline and a good performance by Vikram who has strained a lot to be a good action hero who can also emote ".[10]Dhillbecame Vikram's first success in themasala film genreand led the way for more such films in the same genre for him.[11][12]
Dhillwon sixTamil Nadu State Film Awardsfor 2001 with Vidyasagar winning theBest Music Directoraward for his work inDhillalongsideThavasiandPoovellam Un Vasam.The film also won theBest Male Playback SingerforP. Unnikrishnan,Best Female Playback SingerforSujathaand theBest Make-up Artistaward for Nageswar Rao. Furthermore, dubbing artistesSai RaviandSreejapicked up theBest Male Dubbing ArtistandBest Female Dubbing Artistrespectively for their work in the film.[13]
The success ofDhillprompted Vikram and Dharani to come together in 2002 for a project titledDhool,which also went on to do become a large commercial success.[14]Furthermore, to capitulate on the hit pair of Vikram and Laila, a 1997 Malayalam film they had starred in together,Ithu Oru Snehagadhawas dubbed and released in Tamil asThrill.[15]
Dubbed versions and remakes[edit]
| Year | Title | Language | Main Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sreeram | Telugu | Uday Kiran,Anita Hassanandani |
| Arman | Bengali (Bangladesh) | Manna,Purnima | |
| Shotrur Mokabila | Bengali | Prosenjit Chatterjee,Rachna Banerjee | |
| 2003 | Dum | Hindi | Vivek Oberoi,Diya Mirza |
| 2005 | Sye | Kannada | Sudeep,Kanika |
Despite the remakes, the film was dubbed and released twice in Hindi asMeri Aan: Man In Work.[16]
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