Mersal
2017 Indian film directed by Atlee
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- Mersal ( transl.
- The film stars Vijay in triple roles, alongside Nithya Menen, S.
- It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others.
- The film was officially announced in October 2016, the film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed in June 2017, within 130 working days.
- The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A.
Mersal (transl. Zapped) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, in the studio's hundredth film production. The film stars Vijay in triple roles, alongside Nithya Menen, S. J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vadivelu, Sathyaraj, Hareesh Peradi, Kovai Sarala and Sathyan and others. It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others. The film follows two brothers who were separated after the younger one's birth; Vetri, a vigilante magician who is against the medical crimes and Maaran, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients.
The film was officially announced in October 2016, the film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed in June 2017, within 130 working days. Filming took place on Gdańsk, Poland and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography was done by G. K. Vishnu and edited by Ruben.
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