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Theal (pronounced [teːɭ]; transl. Scorpion) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action film, an adaptation of the 2012 South Korean film Pietà,[1] written and directed by Harikumar in his directorial debut and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja of Studio Green.[2] The film stars Prabhu Deva and Samyuktha Hegde, with Easwari Rao, Yogi Babu, Shatru and Arjai in supporting roles.[3][4] The film's music and score is composed by C. Sathya, with cinematography handled by Vignesh Vasu and editing done by Praveen K. L.[5]

Theal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harikumar
Written by	Harikumar Pon Parthiban (dialogues)
Based on	Pietà by Kim Ki-duk
Produced by	K. E. Gnanavel Raja
Starring	Prabhu Deva Samyuktha Hegde
Cinematography	Vignesh Vasu
Edited by	Praveen K. L.
Music by	C. Sathya
Production company	Studio Green
Distributed by	Sakthi Film Factory Magic Rays
Release date	14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The film was released in theatres on 14 January 2022.[1]

Synopsis

Durai works as a ruthless, cold-hearted henchman to one such loan shark named Paulraj. All is fine for Durai until a woman barges into his house and claims that she is his mother. This sends Dorai's reality into a spiral, and what happened next makes the rest of the story.

Cast

• Prabhu Deva as Durai
• Samyuktha Hegde as Thilaka, Durai's love interest
• Shatru as Paulraj
• Easwari Rao as Durai's adopted mother and Raja's mother
• Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Raja
• G. Marimuthu as Raja's father
• Yogi Babu as Tiger, Thilaka's friend
• Arjai
• Imman Annachi as Manickam Annachi
• Bharani as Vel
• Cool Suresh
• Kabali Vishwanth
• Mahana

Music

The film's soundtrack is composed by C. Sathya. This is the first collaboration for him with Prabhu Deva and Harikumar. The soundtrack album featured four songs written by Viveka, Uma Devi, Lavarthan and Kiruthiyaa. The audio rights were acquired by Think Music.

Release

Theatrical

The film was initially planned for release in theatres on 10 December 2021,[6] but got postponed due to unforeseen situations.[7] It was later scheduled for 14 January 2022, Pongal festival.[8]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were bagged by Star Network television rights of the film were sold to Star Vijay and digital streaming rights were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar respectively.

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India said, "Theal is a surprisingly effective drama that is well-made with performances that hold our attention. Yes, much of the film's emotional impact comes from the writing, [...] but the filmmaking is also solid enough".[1]

References

External links

• Theal at IMDb

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