Mugamoodi
| Mugamoodi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mysskin |
| Written by | Mysskin |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Sathyan Sooryan |
| Edited by | Gaugin |
| Music by | Krishna Kumar |
Production companies | UTV Motion Pictures Lone Wolf Productions |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mugamoodi (lit. Mask), subtitled onscreen as The Superhero Within, is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language superhero movie directed by Mysskin and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The movie, which is dedicated to Bruce Lee, stars Jiiva, alongside Narain, Pooja Hegde (in her movie debut), Nassar, Selva and Girish Karnad.
Mugamoodi was released worldwide on 31 August 2012 to mixed to positive reviews from critics with praise for its VFX, action sequences, direction, music and cast performances. The movie was a commercial success.[2]
Plot
Anand alias Bruce Lee, a martial artist, wears a superhero costume in order to impress his girlfriend Shakthi, but Anand gets framed for his friend Viji's death and sets out to prove his innocence by becoming a real superhero called Mugamoodi.
Cast
- Jiiva as Anand alias Bruce Lee/Mugamoodi
- Pooja Hegde as Shakthi, Anand's love interest
- Narain as Anguchamy alias Dragon
- Nasser as DCP Gaurav, Shakthi's father
- Selva as Sifu Chandru, Anand's teacher
- Girish Karnad as Anand's grandfather
- Aadukalam Naren as Anand's father
- Anupama Kumar as Roshini, Shakthi's mother
- Santhanam as Anand’s friend
- Aadukalam Murugadoss as Anand's friend
- Kalaiyarasan as Viji, Anand's friend
- Ray as Shakthi's brother
- Vaishnavi as Shakthi's sister
- Meesha Ghoshal as a cop's wife
- Darshan as Dragon's sidekick
- Manobala as doctor
- Krishna Kumar as police commissioner
Music
Mugamoodi's score and soundtrack were composed by K, who had worked on Mysskin's previous movie Yuddham Sei as well. The soundtrack features eleven tracks, including a number of instrumentals. The soundtrack album was released on 1 August 2012 at Sathyam Cinemas and was presented by Vijay and received by Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar.[3] The album received positive reviews from critics, praising K's composition, and lyrics. The tracks "Vaayamoodi Summa Iru Da" and "Maayavi", topped the charts and FM stations.[4]
Release
The movie was released worldwide screens on 31 August 2012 and it would be the 100th film to be released in 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ "500 Plus For Mugamoodi - Mugamoodi - Jiiva - Utv Motion Pictures - Mysskin - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Picking only experimental cinema will kill an actor's career: Jiiva". Cinema Express. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (11 August 2012). "Mugamoodi audio launch". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Mugamoodi on TV even before its release". Behindwoods. 2012-08-25. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ "'Mugamoodi' to hit the screens on August 31". News18. 28 August 2012.