Movie Details:
Based on | Pietà by Kim Ki-duk |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Release date | January 14, 2022 |
Running time | 1hr 55min |
Certificate | U/A |
Starring | Prabhu Deva Samyuktha Hegde |
Directed by | Harikumar |
Written by | Harikumar |
Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
Cinematography by | Vignesh Vasu |
Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
Music by | C. Sathya |
Production Company | Studio Green |
Distributor | Sakthi Film Factory Magic Rays |
Cast & Characters:
- Prabhu Deva as Durai
- Samyuktha Hegde as Thilaka, Durai’s love interest
- Shatru as Paulraj
- Easwari Rao as Durai’s adopted mother and Raja’s mother
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Raja
- G. Marimuthu as Raja’s father
- Yogi Babu as Tiger, Thilaka’s friend
- Arjai
- Imman Annachi as Manickam Annachi
- Bharani as Vel
- Cool Suresh
- Kabali Vishwanth
- Mahana
Storyline:
Durai works as a ruthless, cold-hearted henchman to one such loan shark named Paulraj. All is fine for Durai until a woman barges into his house and claims that she is his mother. This sends Dorai’s reality into a spiral, and what happened next makes the rest of the story.
About Movie:
Theal is a Tamil action film, an adaptation of the 2012 South Korean film Pietà, directed by Harikumar in his directorial debut and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under Studio Green. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Samyuktha Hegde, with supporting performances from Easwari Rao, Yogi Babu, Shatru, and Arjai. The music and score were composed by C. Sathya, with cinematography by Vignesh Vasu and editing by Praveen K. L.
Originally planned for release on December 10, 2021, Theal faced delays and was later rescheduled for release on January 14, 2022, coinciding with the Pongal festival.