Tamilarasan

Tamilarasan is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Babu Yogeswaran^[1] and produced by SNS Production Company.^[2] The film stars Suresh Gopi, Vijay Antony and Sonu Sood. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is an official adaptation of the 2002 American film John Q.^[3]

Tamilarasan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Babu Yogeswaran
Written by	Babu Yogeswaran
Based on	John Q. by James Kearns
Produced by	S. Kowsalya Rani
Starring	Suresh Gopi Vijay Antony
Cinematography	R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by	A. L. Ramesh Bhuvan Srinivasan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	SNS Movies
Distributed by	Sakthi Film Factory ZEE5
Release date	22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Tamilarasan had its theatrical release on April 22, 2023, and is slated to be released on the OTT platform ZEE5 on June 16, 2023.^[4][5] The film has received mixed reviews from critics.^[6][7]

Premise

Tamilarasan is a compassionate police officer who hijacks a hospital where his son Prabhakar has been admitted after Prabhakar is neglected for providing a heart transplant by the greedy hospital staff, but Tamilarasan faces obstacles from the corrupt superior officer DCP Rana Pratap Singh and his personal enemies.^[8]

Cast

• Suresh Gopi as Dr. Muruganandam
• Vijay Antony as Inspector Tamilarasan
• Sangeetha as Padma Srinivasan
• Remya Nambeesan as Leena
• Radha Ravi as Commissioner Sugumaaran IPS
• Sonu Sood as DCP Rana Prathap Singh IPS
• Yogi Babu as Jerry
• Singampuli as Uppiliappan
• Kasthuri Shankar as Jagadeeswari
• Chaya Singh as Doctor
• Master Pranav Mohan as Captain Prabhakaran, Tamilarasan's son
• Ganja Karuppu as Kannan
• Y. G. Mahendra as Arthanaari
• Robo Shankar as Nambirajan
• Rajendran as Muthupandi
• Munishkanth as Ganesh Kumar
• Ashvin Raja as Vetrivel
• Manobala as Adhimoolam
• Sendrayan as an auto driver
• Gowtham Sundararajan as Police Officer
• Madhumitha as Nurse
• Aaditya Kathir as Aadhi
• Baby Thulin RA as Minnu

Production

The principal photography began on 18 January 2019.^[9] The film shooting was started on 18 January 2019. The cinematography was by cinematographer R. D. Rajasekhar and editing was handled by A. L. Ramesh and Bhuvan Srinivasan.

Music

Tamilarasan
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	25 February 2023
Recorded	2019–2020
Venue	Sathyam Cinemas Chennai
Studio	Divo Studios
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	32:42
Language	Tamil
Label	Divo
Producer	Ilaiyaraja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology
Viduthalai Part 1 (2023) Tamilarasan (2023) Custody (2023)

This film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja^[10] while lyrics are written by Arp. Jayaraam, Palani Bharathi and Madhan Karky The whole album was released but after sometime two singles was added to the album. The title track was released and sung by Yogi B, Suzanne D'Mello and Nakash Aziz all of them marking their debut for Ilaiyaraja and the next single Thamizhan Da and sung by Nakash Aziz and Arjun Chandy with the latter marking his first collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thamizhanoda Veeramellaam"	ARP. Jayaram	Sid Sriram	5:04
2.	"Yaavum Yaavumey"	ARP. Jayaraam	V. V. Prasanna, Vibhavari Apte-Joshi	5:08
3.	"Pakkurappo Pakkurappo"	ARP. Jayaraam	Ilaiyaraja, Neeti Mohan	5:12
4.	"Neethan En Kanavu"	Palani Bharathi	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:19
5.	"Poruththadhu Podhum"	ARP. Jayaraam	K. J. Yesudas	4:31
6.	"Thamilarasan (Title Track)"	Madhan Karky	Yogi B, Suzanne D'Mello, Nakash Aziz	3:28
7.	"Thamizhan Da"	Madhan Karky	Nakash Aziz, Arjun Chandy	5:00
Total length:				32:42

Release

Theatrical

The film was originally scheduled to release on 6 March 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The next time, The film fixed its release date as 31 December 2021, but was again postponed.^[11] The film was postponed for many years and was released on 22 April 2023.^[12][13]

Home media

Zee Tamil obtained the satellite rights of the film, while ZEE5 secured the digital rights. The film is scheduled to be released on the ZEE5 platform on June 16, 2023.^[5]

Reception

Tamilarasan received mixed reviews from critics.

Critical reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and wrote, "The treatment is as old-fashioned as the songs that Ilaiyaraaja dishes out, it results in a movie-watching experience that is as boring as watching an IV drip."^[14] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5, stating, "As the world of Tamilarasan unravels, the narrative decisions pose many questions, but we end up with hardly any satisfying answers"^[3] A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a rating of 2/5, stating, "The film was supposed to be released in the 1980s, so the ladies may have cried and watched it. It's too late to release in 2023, which is too boring."^[15] A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a rating of 2/5, stating, "The corrupt politicians and greedy hospital employees remind us of the films Ramanaa and Nenjirukkum Varai. The songs make us question, Is this composed by Ilaiyaraaja?"^[16]