Vijay new stills from Thalaiva
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Production [edit]
After watching A. L. Vijay's period drama film Madrasapattinam (2010), Vijay was impressed by the film and contacted the film director for a new project. A. L. Vijay later narrated the Thalaivaa story to Vijay and he agreed to play the role within fifteen minutes.[4] Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Yami Gautam were initially approached for the lead female role.[5][6] Later Amala Paul was selected.[7] Vijay Yesudas was reported to be finalized for antagonist role in this film,[8] but he denied it as rumour.[9][10] Sathyarajwas also selected to be a part of this film.[11] A. L. Vijay's brother Udhaya has been selected to feature in a prominent role.[12] G. V. Prakash Kumar will be the music director while Nirav Shah will crank the camera. R.K. Naguraj has been enrolled as art director. Rumors about a Hollywood star portraying a singer, were refuted by Vijay.[13]
The pooja of the film was held in Chennai on November 16, 2012.[14] The first schedule began in Mumbai from November 23, 2012.[15] The title song "Thalaivaa Thalaivaa" was shot in Mumbai with 500 junior artists.[16] A major portion of the film will be shot in Spain.[17] The first look and title was revealed on January 14,2013. Additional posters were released on January 26, 2013.[18] Shootings were stopped, due to release controversies around Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam. Expressing their support for Haasan, shootings were only to resume after the release of his film in Tamil Nadu.[19]
As of February 8, 2013, 50 percent of total shootings were completed, with stunt scenes conducted by Stunt Silva.[20] Ragini Nandwani, who plays a North Indian, stated that all of her film sequences were shot in Mumbai over 25-30 days. They moved to Chennai and shot a song at Binny Mills.[21] A last shooting schedule in Australia was completed by April 24.[22][23] They shot scenes at theBondi Beach in New South Wales.[24] It was revealed that Vijay would portray a leader of a dance group based in Australia. Vijay would be seen performing dance styles of different genres including tap dancing.[25]
Music [edit]
| Thalaivaa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2013[26] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
| G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack features five songs and two theme music tracks.[27] G. V. Prakash Kumaris composing the soundtrack and Na. Muthukumar writing the lyrics, both teaming with A. L. Vijay for the fifth time. As of November 21, 2012, he had composed two songs for the film.[28] One song had been sung by Vijay alongside with Santhanam.[29] A third song was completed on February 11, 2013.[27] The audio launch is reported to take place in June 2013.[30]Vangana Vanakamana song leaked, vijay sang along with santanam and got about 3 million viewers. Audio launch will take place on June 22, 2013 for the occasion of Vijay's birthday.[31]