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Siruthai (transl. Cheetah) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Siva.[4] It is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu, directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It stars Karthi playing dual roles, alongside Tamannaah and comedian Santhanam. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and features music by Vidyasagar. The story revolves around "Rocket" Raja, a petty thief who comes across a little girl says that he's her father. When he learns the truth about his lookalike Rathnavel Pandian, who's an honest cop, he decides to turn a new leaf and help get rid of a crime gang.

Siruthai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Siva
Written by	Siva T. Senthil Kumaran M. Chandran (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Siva
Story by	V. Vijayendra Prasad
Based on	Vikramarkudu by S. S. Rajamouli
Produced by	K. E. Gnanavel Raja S. R. Prakash Babu S R Prabhu
Starring	Karthi Tamannaah Santhanam
Cinematography	Velraj
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Vidyasagar
Production company	Studio Green
Distributed by	Studio Green
Release date	14 January 2011 (2011-01-14)
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹36 crore[1][2]
Box office	₹120 crore[3]

It was released during Pongal on 14 January 2011. Generally the film got positive responses, the film was a success at the box office grossing over ₹120 crore.[5][6][7]

Plot

Rocket Raja is a pickpocket in Chennai who steals anything he comes across with his partner Kaatu Poochi. He enjoys his life to its fullest and goes to rob in a marriage function. There he meets Swetha and gets sexually aroused to her and pinches her hip ,to which she reciprocates. However, his life changes when a small girl named Divya Rathinavel ends up in his care; he looks exactly like her father, DSP Rathinavel Pandian IPS.

As Raja discovers the girl's past, it is revealed that Rathinavel is an honest policeman who is a nightmare to criminals, but the gang of criminals in the village of Devi Pattinam, Andhra Pradesh are intent on killing him and his daughter because he killed the son of a prominent criminal Bavuji, who also sexually abused women. Rathinavel's colleagues put Divya in Raja's care so that the criminals cannot take her. Rathinavel is on the verge of death following a gunshot to his head.

At first, Raja is angry with Divya and breaks her tape recorder. Divya is happy and hugs him after he repairs it. When Swetha comes to Raja's home with her parents, she sees Divya and thinks that she is the daughter of Raja and breaks up with him. Rathinavel is intent on fighting back. Unfortunately, he dies following a battle with several criminals who had been chasing Raja and Divya. From police officers, Raja realises that Rathinavel was an honest and courageous police officer who stood against Bavuji and his family, who had cruelly ruled a village. Rathinavel even manages to make his son die and stops their criminal acts. He also manages to fail Bavuji's brother Badra, but he gets shot when he tried to save a child.

Upon seeing his courage, Raja, with the help of Rathinavel's colleagues, steps into Rathinavel's shoes and finishes his unfinished work as he himself is a thug and destroys all their properties with the help of Kaatu Poochi in a hilarious way. There Swetha sees Raja, but he tries to escape from Swetha because he is now Rathinavel, so Swetha seduces him to which he tries to control himself in vain .She apologizes to him on learning the truth about Divya & her father Rathinavel and they reconcile.Raja then resumes his mission and goes on to kill Badra and takes on the responsibility of taking care of Divya, with the help of Swetha.

Cast

Production

In 2008, reports emerged that Vikramarkudu would be remade in Tamil with Karthi. Ruthika and Anushka, who acted in original, were considered for the female leads. Suraj of Thalainagaram was said to be the director.[8] VV Kathir who directed Jeeva starrer Thenavattu was also announced as director but Sivakumar advised Karthi to do strong characters before making a mark as action hero thus the project was dropped.[9] The project was revived in 2010 and Siva, who directed films like Souryam and Sankham, was selected as director making his debut in Tamil.[10] Tamannah was chosen as heroine after Paiyaa.[11]

Music

Siruthai
Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar
Released	20 December 2010 (2010-12-20)
Recorded	Varsha Vallaki Studios
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Venus
Producer	Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Kaavalan (2010) Siruthai (2010) Ilaignan (2010)

The soundtrack album to the film was composed by Vidyasagar and features five songs. It was described as "bland" by Rediff,[12] while Sify called it "catchy and youthful".[13] Behindwoods gave a 2.5/5 rating, claiming that it "emphasizes the fact that it is a commercial entertainer. This may not be Vidyasagar's best album but he has given what the movie requires: A crisp album with short and sweet songs [...] Siruthai is a worthy listen to and must appeal to Karthi's fans is a huge way".[14]

Reception

Critical response

Behindwoods gave a 2/5 rating and wrote: "Watch Siruthai if you are a hardcore mass masala fan. Since the originality of the Telugu version is retained, when released in Andhra this movie might serve as Karthi’s launch pad in Tollywood. Chances are that you might like Karthi, who is trying his best to prevent the movie from its impending dive into the depths of hackneyed void."[15] Sify claimed that Siruthai had "come out as a festival bonanza for Tamil film goers. It is an unpretentious commercial pot boiler with ample doses of romance, comedy, action and emotion".[13] Indiaglitz, another portal said "'Siruthai' is fit and fine for a good leap. With Karthi trying new vistas not missing out on the entertainment quotient, it is an obvious sweet pongal for masses this Pongal. Action and satisfaction is what 'Siruthai' is".[16] N. Venkateswaran from the Times of India deemed a score of 2.5/5, citing that it "does not do anything for Karthi as an actor; what it does is to cement his position in the Tamil film industry as an actor who is a big draw at the box office".[17] Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu noted: "Generally, well-told cop stories don't bite the dust. Nor do dual role bonanzas. Going by the norm, this Siruthai should charge ahead!"[18] Chennai Online stated: "Though the formula used in the flick could appeal to the masses, the director could have thought of some fresh sequences to make the movie more exciting".[19] Oneindia.in remarked: "You can watch the film with your family because of the entertaining elements. It has a perfect mix of romance, action, fun, comedy, glamour and sentiments. It is a perfect Pongal treat for Kollywood audience. Do not miss this movie".[20]

References

External links

• Siruthai at IMDb

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