N. Linguswamy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, working primarily in Tamil cinema based in Chennai. He made his directorial debut with the family-drama Aanandham in 2001 and followed it up with the highly successful action films Run (2002), Sandakozhi (2005), Bheema (2008) and Paiyaa (2010). Vettai(2012)Tamil action film He and his brother Subash Chandrabose have also produced films through his production company, Thirupathi Brothers.
Director Linguswamy is one of the prominent directors of Kollywood film Industry. He hails from a villageThirucherai(THIRUCHERAI) near Kumbakonam. Entering the tinsel world was not easy for this energetic talented man. Being born and brought up in a village atmosphere, he grew watching movies which was their ultimate entertainer. In his young age he used to watch all the movies of Director Bhagyaraj and was a great fan of his method of film making and screen play. After much struggle he joined as an assistant director to director A. Venkatesan for his Tamil film Mahaprabhu and followed in his next film Selva. He met so many obstacles to make his debut film.
[edit] Anandam
He made his debut Tamil film Anandam. A complete family entertainer with mega star Mammootty, he tasted huge success. About the film, Linguswamy said, "The film actually is based on real life. Born in a large family I was impressed with the incidents my mother narrated to me. They were deeply etched in my memory and I thought I would use them when I got a chance to direct a film. Thus when Mr. Chowdhry gave me an opportunity I narrated the stories and he found them highly appealing"[1]. The director had previously assisted Vikraman in Vaanathaippola, another family drama on brothers. Linguswamy originally wanted to title the project, Thirupathi Brothers, which he later went on to name his production house.[2] Ramya Krishnan was initially signed on to play heroine but Mammooty cast his doubts over her involvement after the pair had fallen out on the sets of a previous Malayalam film, and she was subsequently replaced by Soundarya. Devayani was initially supposed to feature as Murali's pair in the film, but after Soundarya opted out, she was given the senior actress role of Mammooty's pair.[3] Shooting was held at locations in Chennai, Ooty and Mettyupalayam among other places.[4] The film was successful and received positive reviews[5]
His second film was Run with Madhavan who played action-hero for first time in this film. About the project, his words were "Something like this happened in my life too, when I can to Chennai to try my luck in films. I got into a bus and saw a girl sitting on the last seat. I kept looking at her but she did not notice me. My bus stop came and I got down feeling very disappointed. Just as I was about to step off the bus, she looked up and made eye contact. I felt very happy. I jumped back into the running bus. She must have been very surprised to see me back. When she got down, I followed her. After some time she turned back and asked me why I was following her and I said because she looked at me. I asked her some question about herself and she some about me. Later when I got to know her better, I found out that she had given me wrong information about herself. Her reason, Why should I tell you everything in our first meeting?' This inspired me when I was doing the railway station scene. For the hero Madhavan fit the role perfectly with his chocolate boy looks. I have used Madhavan differently in this movie. He has a more action-oriented role here. The heroine Meera Jasmine has given a very good performance. Initially I had picked out another name for the movie. But the producer A.M. Rathnam suggested that I call it Run. He felt that the name was more suitable as it was a movie for young people".[6] Run too was a superhit and also received good reviews.[7]
After the success of Run, N. Linguswamy announced his plans of re-collaborating with Madhavan in Sathyam, a film about student politics to be produced by A. M. Rathnam, but Madhavan opted out due to his work in Mani Ratnam's Aayutha Ezhuthu.[8] Linguswamy then approached Ajith Kumar in September 2003 to star in the film and the actor accepted with S. S. Chakravarthy taking over as producer for the film newly re-titled Ji.[8] Initial reports suggested that either Kutty Radhika or Nisha Kothari would be signed on as heroine, though the role was later given to Trisha Krishnan.[9]
In January 2004, Linguswamy and Ajith clashed over the script of the film during the shoot in Kumbakonam, giving first indications of the instability of the unit.[10] Linguswamy revealed that half way through the production of Ji, he had a bad gut feeling about it and was quick to move on to the production of his next venture, Sandakozhi.[11] Ajith Kumar suddenly moved on to work in A. R. Murugadoss's Mirattal in March 2004, leaving Ji temporarily shelved.[12] He returned in July 2004 and was injured during the shoot of the film.[13] Shooting was again cancelled by the producer in August 2005 as he ran into financial troubles with the cancellation causing Trisha and Ajith Kumar to give priority to other films.
The first release date set for the film had been August 2004 although this was passed due to the delays of Ajith's other films a the time - Attagasam and Jana.[14] Subsequently several release dates were mentioned across late 2004 and then a promotional spree began signalling that the film would be released on January 14, 2005.[15] Trisha's other commitments had left three songs unshot and the film was postponed from that date to February 4.[15][16] It later released on February 14, 2005.
Upon release, film received negative reviews especially, A critic form Indiaglitz.com praised the film citing that "Lingusamy should be appreciated for giving a movie with pulsating sequences. He has infused the script with all the right ingredients and keeps the tempo of the narration on an even keel."[17] Critics from The Hindu claimed that the film "could have been better", with a claim that Ajith "often looking either subdued or confused, and goes through the motions with very little involvement".[18] Similarly the film received a negative review from Rediff.com's critics citing that "Ji is for Ajith fans only!".[19]
The film took a large opening all over Tamil Nadu, but collections began to slide after three days. Two days after the release director Lingusamy edited 1350 feet (17 Minutes) of the film in the second half as people complained about the length of the film.[20] Ji later turned out to be a box office disaster and sustained a considerable loss for the producer. In the second week the competition from Vijay's Sukran also affected Ji and from a 100 percent opening the film has fallen to 30 percent collections in its second week in all stations.[21]
[edit] Sandakozhi
His next project was Sandakozhi with Vishal in his second film. The film was successful and ran for 210 days[22] The film was a commercial success grossing $3.5 million at the box office.
[edit] Bheemaa
In 2005, Vikram signed his next project Bheemaa. the film facing severe delays and only releasing in January 2008.[23] Vikram revealed that he approached the film like an actor even though the film's script was written "for a star"[24]. Vikram trained his body for three months with the help of former Mr. Tamil Nadu bodybuilding champion Rajendran for the part of Sekar so that he would look more like the physically strong character of Bheema[25][26], furthermore he told that it is one of the most powerful roles[27]. After facing delays and controversies[28][29], it was released on pongal, upon release, the film gained mixed reviews though reviewers praised Vikram's performance with a critic claiming that "Vikram breathes life into the film", "he looks sensational with his toned body, killer looks unarguably delivers yet another outstanding performance of his career" and to "see the film only for him".[30] Similarly the review from The Hindu was critical of the excessive violence and mentioned that "as narration gives way after a point, Vikram can only appear helpless".[31] while noted director Gautham Menon criticized the film in a leading newspaper[32]
[edit] Paiyaa
In September 2007, while working on Bheema, a film starring Vikram, Linguswamy announced that Karthi would star in his next venture to be launched in January 2008.[33] He said that he had written a story "suitable for Karthi", further adding that it would be "an action oriented film".[34] The following month, sources suggested that he was planning a bilingual project, filming simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu with Karthi and Ram Charan Teja, respectively.[35][36] However in early November, reports claimed that Vishal would portray the protagonist after Linguswamy had considered Jayam Ravi for the lead character.[37][38] The reports proved to be false and Karthi was confirmed as the lead actor of the film.[39]
The film failed to begin production in January 2008, with sources reporting in March that Linguswamy was still working on the script. The film was yet to be titled. It was to feature the main crew members of Bheema, including music director Harris Jayaraj, cinematographer R. D. Rajasekhar and editor Anthony.[40] Linguswamy later announced the film with an entirely new crew; Yuvan Shankar Raja replaced Jayaraj as the film's music composer,[41] and Madhi was selected as the cinematographer, after Rajasekhar had opted out of the project as he was busy working on Jaggubhai.[42] Linguswamy chose Priya Manikandan, wife of cinematographer Manikandan, as the chief costume designer, for whom Paiyaa would be her first film project.[43] Linguswamy further revealed that the film would be produced by his home production studio Thirupathi Brothers and denied that it was a remake of a Telugu film.[44] Lingusamy disclosed later that he had written two scripts, out of which Karthi eventually chose Paiyaa,[45] because he wanted to do an "urban love story" after two successive roles as a ruffian.[46] Initially titled as Kuthirai, it was later renamed as Paiyaa,[47] which was considered a tentative, working title only.[48]
The filming was supposed to begin in August 2009.[49] However, due to the slow progress of Karthi's ongoing project, Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa was postponed several times,[50] since Karthi needed to maintain the continuity of his looks for his role in Aayirathil Oruvan. Its producer Ravindran complained at the Tamil Film Producers Council that Karthi was trying to change his look and move on to Paiyaa before finishing his commitments, which forced Linguswamy to readjust the schedules.[51] The shooting finally began in December 2008. Upon release the film and soundtrack was successful and received mixed reviews, with most critics calling the film "summer entertainer" and lauding its technical aspects. Sify described the film as a "road movie laced with mass elements and extraordinary songs", adding that it is a "jolly good ride".[52] The reviewer praised the "loveable lead pair" for their "credible performance, which makes up for the plot holes". He said that technically the film was Linguswamy's his best, with Mathi's "eye-catching camera work", Antony's "crisp editing", Rajeevan's "exotic set designs", and praised composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, whose "foot-tapping" songs "scorch just like the desert sun" and were all "rocking", while his background score was a "perfect co-ordination with the narration". A reviewer from the Times of India, Bhama Devi Ravi, gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "the story is not earth-shatteringly new, but what pulls you into the movie is the different spin that Lingusamy gives to the familiar story".[53] She praised the lead pair's performance, particularly Karthi, who "comes up with an enjoyable performance", as well as the film's technical values, describing the camera work as "mind-blowing", Brinda Sarathy's dialogues as "thoroughly enjoyable" and Yuvan Shankar Raja's songs as "a real treat". Indiaglitz described the film as a "racy action adventure" and "undeniably an entertainer this summer", writing that Linguswamy has brought out "a classy entertainer" and Karthi and Tamannaah's performances are "absolutely great".[54] Regarding the technical crew, the reviewer cited that the camera work was "immaculate", while editor Anthony and stunt coordinator Kanal Kannan had done "an incredible and marvellous job". The music, in particular, was described as "the greatest strength of the movie" and his background score as "excellent".
An entertainment portal, Behindwoods gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, describing the film as "a stylish, light hearted family entertainer for the summer" and a "Pacy road show with a few humps on a straight run".[55]
[edit] Vettai
In April 2010, following the success of Paiyaa, Cloud Nine Movies, who had distributed the film, announced a successive collaboration with the film's director N. Linguswamy,[56] who would make a romantic action film with Silambarasan in the lead role. For pre-production works, the crew of the team subsequently headed to Macau to work out the script,[57] following which Lingusamy moved to the Orange County resort in Coorg, Karnataka to finalize the script.[58] Later that month a photo shoot was completed, with Silambarsan sporting the get up of an NCC cadet,[59] However, in July 2010, reports suggested that Silambarasan was dropped from the project, since he suddenly, without informing Lingusamy and Dhayanidhi, signed himself up and began working in Vaanam (2011).[60] Silambarasan, in return, revealed that he had not officially signed Cloud Nine Pictures' film, and only decided to work on Vaanam, since Lingusamy was not able to narrate the complete script, despite making him wait for over 100 days.[61] Controversially, Silambarasan later signed another film in September 2010, which was similarly titled as Vettai Mannan.[62][63]
Eventually in September 2010, the film was official announced at a press meet with the title Vettai, with Arya replacing Silambarasan. At the press meet, he revealed that he worked for over three months on the script, keeping his editor Anthony Gonsalvez and cinematographer Nirav Shah updated about the developments.[64] The film's principal photography was initially supposed to commence in June 2010,[65] but due to pre-production works, it got delayed further and was postponed to December.[66] The film was announced as a bilingual project, to be shot separately in Tamil and Telugu. The Telugu version was supposed to be produced by Tirupati Prasad of Mega Supergood Films and feature Mahesh Babu in the lead role, with Madhavan reprising his role. In March 2011, Cloud Nine Movies stepped out of the project, which prompted Linguswamy to produce Vettai, too, under his home banner Thirupathi Brothers along with his brother Subash Chandrabose[67]. After Silambarasan's exit, Vijay was expected to enact the lead role, who had earlier agreed to star in a Lingusamy film in future,[68] and was subsequently approached by the team. He, however, declined the offer, not willing to play a role that was "originally written keeping in mind the image of another actor". Only in September 2010, during the official announcement, it became apparent that Arya was signed on to reprise the lead role. Furthermore, Linguswamy was trying to rope in Madhavan for another leading role, while, several days later, sources reported that Madhavan definitely had rejected the offer.[69] The next month, however, it was confirmed that Madhavan was roped in to enact the role as a police officer and brother of Arya's character. Madhavan accepted the film as the story blewed him.[70]
The lead female role was reported to be essayed by Tamannaah Bhatia, who had been part of Linguswamy's Paiyaa as well. In an interview later, she disclosed that she was not approached earlier and though she liked the script, she could not take the offer due to her prior commitments.[71] Anushka Shetty then accepted the offer,[72] while Sameera Reddy was signed to play Madhavan's pair in the film, as a village girl.[73] In late November 2010, Anushka pulled out and Amala Paul, following her critically acclaimed performance in Mynaa, was roped in to essay a leading character, as the love interest of Arya's character.[74]. Originally planned to commence in June 2010, the filming was postponed several times either due to pending pre-production works and unavailability of the artists.[75] After Arya had finished shooting and dubbing for Avan Ivan, the first schedule was planned to begin on 2 March, which however, was also cancelled as Dhayanidhi wanted the filming to be pushed by another two months, which supposedly was the reason for Linguswamy's decision to produce the film himself. Shooting eventually started on 16 March 2011 .
Vettai released on the Pongal weekend on 14 January 2012, received positive to mixed reviews. Behindwoods rated the film 2.5/5 and called it a "light hearted film for the holiday season".[76] Sify's critic wrote: "Lingusamy's Vettai is a racy mass entertainer with all the ingredients mixed in the right proposition. No doubt that the director understands the pulse of the common man and has beautifully packaged it with all the essential commercial elements to suit the taste of the masses".[77] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave 2.5/5 and noted: "Vettai is no classic, but it is good fun."[78] The Times of India wrote: "Though there is nothing new in terms of the story or screenplay, the movie is a fun ride as long as it lasts".[79] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3/5 stating that "Vettai is regular Kollywood stuff superiorly packaged with insurmountable energy.".[80]
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