Mugamoodi: Tamil cinema's biggest superhero film?

Aug 28, 2012 20:33pm

'Mugamoodi' is an upcoming Tamil superhero film, written and directed by Mysskin and starring Jiiva, Pooja Hegde and Narain in lead roles.
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'Mugamoodi' is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur.
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The music of the film is composed by Krishnakumar aka 'K', of 'Yuddham Sei' fame.
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This will be the first time that the Tamil film industry will have a superhero film of its own.
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Adrenaline-packed stunts come with an underlying moral message - that there exists a superhero in all human beings.
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The gorgeous Pooja Hegde plays the glamourous love interest of the superhero in the film.
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Jiiva plays the role of a man who can't tolerate injustice and corruption and hence turns into a vigilante to fight against it for a better society.
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Jiiva will be seen in a swanky superhero avtar in 'Mugamoodi'.
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Padma Shri award winner Girish Karnad plays a scientist and Jiiva's father's role in the film.
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Other than Jiiva and Pooja Hegde, Narain, Nasser and Selvaah also play important character roles in the film.
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To be looking like that, there's no doubt that Jiiva would have undergone a lot of training.
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In fact, Jiiva worked with the renowned stuntman Tony Leung Siu Hung who has worked with the legendary martial-arts actors Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
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Jiiva plays the role of Anand in 'Mugamoodi', but with his passion for Kung Fu in the film, it won't be long before he is tagged as the Indian Bruce Lee.
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Considering that the costume of a superhero and his villain is the most pivotal aspect for any superhero flick, the designers of 'Mugamoodi' have paid attention to the smallest of details.
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In 'Mugamoodi', Jiiva's superhero costume was fabricated in Hong Kong by veteran costume maker Gaebriella Wilkins.
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Many parts of the film are shot in Bollywood's favourite terrain - Switzerland.
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Six different materials were used to create Jiiva's costume, however the head-to-toe spandex is definitely not the easiest thing to wear!
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Two songs from 'Mugamoodi' - 'Vaayamoodi Summa Iruda' and 'Maayavi' are also shot in scenic locations across Europe.
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The action sequences in the film are being choreographed by stuntmen from Hong Kong.
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Tony Leung Siu Hung, a stunt coordinator from Hong Kong, has joined the climax shoot of the film that's being canned in a massive scale at Karaikal.
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A Los Angeles-based firm handled the special effects of the film.
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'Mugamoodi' is about the superhero within oneself and is a commercial entertainer aimed at family audiences and film patrons in general.
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Mysskin directed 'Mugamoodi' with Jiiva which he claims will suit the preferences of Tamil and Indian audiences and not be in the lines of 'Superman' and 'Batman'.
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Suriya, the chief guest at the launch event, unveiled the first look and the trailer of the film.
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Makers claim Jiiva is not 'Spiderman', nor 'Batman' or any other international superhero. He is an Indian superhero who hates injustice and corruption.
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Ilayathalapathy Vijay unveiled the audio disc of Jiiva's 'Mugamoodi' at Sathyam Cinemas on July 20.
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According to reports, 'Mugamoodi's full team slogged day and night to wrap up the post-production work before the set deadline.
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Jiiva won the praise of speakers, mostly big guns from Tamil cinema, at the first look launch of 'Mugamoodi' for his work in Kollywood.
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It is said that RB Choudary will release the film in Telugu simultaneously.
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After the overwhelming response to its trailers, we'll just have to wait and watch if 'Mugamoodi' will be able to satisfy Jiiva's fanclub on August 31.
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