Bigil Tamil sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by G. K. Vishnu and editing done by Ruben.
The film stars Vijay in the titular role and Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek, and Kathir in other prominent roles. Made on a budget of ₹180 crore, Bigil was released theatrically in India on 25 October 2019, coinciding with the occasion of the Diwali festival. The film received mostly positive response upon release, with Vijay’s performance, message, and direction praised, but criticism was aimed at the weak and formulaic first half and excessive length.
Bigil emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019, collecting around ₹285–300 crore upon its release, it further became one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time and Vijay’s highest-grossing film in his career. The film completed its 100-day theatrical run on 1 February 2020, and also won two awards each at the Zee Cine Awards Tamil, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, three Edison Awards, and a SIIMA Award.
Bigil Movie Information:
Movie Name
Bigil
Genre
Action Drama Sports
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Release Date
25 October 2019
Running Time
2hr 59min
Starring
Vijay Nayanthara Jackie Shroff Kathir Vivek
Directed by
Atlee
Written by
Atlee (Screenplay) S. Ramana Girivasan (Screenplay) Atlee (Story)
Produced by
Kalpathi S. Aghoram Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh
Cinematography by
G. K. Vishnu
Edited by
Ruben
Music by
Songs: A. R. Rahman Score: A. R. Rahman Qutub-E-Kripa
It revolves around Michael Rayyapan alias Bigil, a footballer-turned-gangster who decides to coach a women’s football team when their coach gets attacked. He faces challenges when his team does not cooperate with him due to his violent background and also finds himself hunted by some rivals who want revenge.
Bigil Movie Cast and Characters:
Vijay in dual role as
Michael Rayappan, a gangster turned coach of Tamil Nadu Women’s Football Team and former footballer who played under the code name “Bigil”.
Rayappan, Michael’s father, a crime boss
Nayanthara as Angel Aasirvatham, Michael’s love interest, a physiotherapist
Jackie Shroff as J. K. Sharma, All India Football Federation president
Kathir as Kathir, Michael’s teammate
Vivek as Nessi
Daniel Balaji as Daniel, a drug-dealer and gangster
Anandaraj as Anand
Yogi Babu as Donald
I. M. Vijayan as Alex, Daniel’s father
Arjan Bajwa as Samar, Coach of Manipur Women’s Football Team
Indhuja Ravichandran as Vembu
Amritha Aiyer as Thendral, the football team captain
Reba Monica John as Anitha
Varsha Bollamma as Gayathri Sudarshan
Indraja Shankar as Pandiyamma
Gayathri Reddy as Maari
Aadhirai Soundarajan as Minnoli
Kanimozhi as Kanimozhi
Shobana as Shobana
Vinaya Seshan as Thamarai
Riddhi Ramesh as Selvi
Devadarshini as Elizabeth, Michael’s sister
Rohini as Anitha’s mother
G. Gnanasambandam as Aasirvatham, Angel’s father
Rama as Mrs Aasirvatham, Angel’s mother
Sai Dheena as Dheena, Michael’s friend
Manobala as Angel’s professor
Soundararaja as Guna, Michael’s friend
Abi Saravanan as John
Prajuna Sarah as Mary, Elizabeth’s daughter
T. M. Karthik as Sharma’s assistant
George Maryan as the church father
Mathew Varghese as a police inspector
Anish Kuruvilla as a Delhi police inspector
Arun Venugopal as a commentator
Raman Vijayan as a commentator
Sahithya Jagannathan as a commentator
Arun Alexander as a minister[16]
RJ Ananthi as a commentator
Aathma Patrick as Michael’s friend
Nithyaraj as Michael’s friend
TSR as Michael’s friend
Gana Balachander as himself and as a kuthu rapper in Rayappan’s area
Poovaiyar as himself in the song “Verithanam” (cameo appearance)
A. R. Rahman as himself in the song “Singappenney” (cameo appearance)
Atlee as himself in the song “Singappenney” (cameo appearance)
Bigil Movie Soundtrack:
The film’s original score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Vivek.
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