The film stars Vijay in a triple role with S. J. Surya, Kajal, Samantha, and Nithya Menen. Dimension Pictures,a distribution company agreed to distribute the film in Hindi on Diwali 2018 but it got cancelled.

[49] It has also been the most searched songs of India as per the announcement made by Google, and also topped the most searched topic at Google Trends. Zapped) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[7] directed by Atlee and co-written by Atlee, K. V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan, in charge of the dialogues, and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, thus becoming their 100th production. ", "No producers should give films to Atlee: Producer T Siva - Times of India", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mersal_(film)&oldid=984403815, Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Articles with Polish-language sources (pl), All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from July 2020, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [21] Actors S. J. Suryah and Sathyaraj also joined the cast as supporting actors, with comedians Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, Sathyan and Rajendran.
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[48] Amongst all the songs, "Aalaporan Thamizhan" was highly praised. Shivani Murali as Paapu, Anu Pallavi's friend, Bharat Raj as Sesha, Daniel Arokiyaraj's nephew, Seeni Amma as Chitti Kuruvi, Vetrimaaran's mother, Madras Central Sudhakar as a show contestant, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 22:51. [24][25], A launch event for the film was held at Adityaram Studios in Chennai on 1 February 2017, with production beginning thereafter. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. An ambulance driver, a broker, a hospital human resources worker, and a surgeon are abducted under mysterious circumstances at dawn.

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However, Vetri and Maaran, with the help of their respective professional skills, team up to kill Daniel. Zapped) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee and co-written by Atlee, K. V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan, in charge of the dialogues, and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, thus becoming their 100th production. [102] The loss of this film amounts to an approximate INR 60 crores,[103] with references citing Atlee overshooting the production budget, and the capability of the star to pull in crowds. It thus became the first 60 crore loss movie in Tamil film industry. [39] The album features other remaining songs "Maacho" sung by Sid Sriram and Shweta Mohan, and "Mersal Arasan" sung by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Naresh Iyer, Sharanya Srinivas, T. G. By the advice of Aishu, Vetrimaaran had established a hospital with the help of a younger Daniel and Arjun in his village Manoor in Madurai district. - Times of India", "A really proud moment for Thalapathy Vijay, his fans and Tamil cinema - Tamil News", "Vijay's Mersal to release in over 3300 screens worldwide; One of the biggest ever for a Tamil movie! It has become the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career, and the first of his films to enter the ₹200 crore club. The abductions are traced to Dr. Maaran, a world-famous doctor from Chennai known for providing ₹5 treatment to patients of all sections of society. This is the costliest film of Vijay, which also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, and Nithya Menon. [84], Upon release, several notions expressed in the film were opposed by various organisations. The lifetime collection of Mersal will be over 150 to 160 crores.

[87][88] The party demanded that those scenes be cut from the film for future viewership.
[90][91], Several medical associations such as the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association, condemned the film for the alleged cynical portrayal of doctors working in government-operated hospitals. We hope it turns out to be a super hit film.

Daniel and Arjun were also made as to the chief doctors of the hospital.

[67], Mersal was released in Japan on four major cities Tokyo, Ebino, Osaka and Nakayama, which is the highest for a Tamil film. [102] The loss of this film amounts to an approximate INR 60 crores,[103] with references citing Atlee overshooting the production budget, and the capability of the star to pull in crowds.