THALAIMURAIGAL MOVIE RELEASE EXPECTATION

Veteran director Balu Mahendra’s Thalaimuraigal starring S Sashikumar, Master Karthik, Ramya Shankar, Vinodhini and Aryan in the pivotal characters is ready for release. The surprise however is that Balu Mahendra has taken up the role of one of the leads.  Produced by M Sasikumar, who by the way has done a cameo in the movie, Thalaimuraigal is a tale of a grandfather and his grandson. And, this is why you must catch this movie.

The greater part of the movie is shot in a 250 year old house, situated in Chennai. “It was like this house had been waiting for me for the past 250 years,” said Balu Mahendra. He added, “The light, the air and everything were just right that I didn’t require any artificial lights.”

The veteran has worked along with his students for this movie. “My students aren’t the early birds. But, for this movie they’d start working by 4 AM and go on for the whole day. They did that for the love they have for cinema and the respect they have for me.”

Thalaimuraigal talks about the relationship between a grandfather and his grandchild. The director reveals that he came up with the script when he was 8. “All I had to do was to recollect those moments and put it on paper.”

According to the director, Thalaimuraigal is a tribute to the Tamil language and tradition. As he expressed this point, the legend broke down to tears, showing the love he has for the language.

Thalaimuraigal releases on 20^th December, along with Biriyani and Endrendrum Punnagai.

Censor Certificate: U
Run Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes