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Mersal

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
41K
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Joseph Vijay in Mersal (2017)
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A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.

  • Director
    • Atlee
  • Writers
    • Atlee
    • Vijayendra Prasad
    • Ramanagirivasan
  • Stars
    • Joseph Vijay
    • Nithya Menen
    • S.J. Suryah
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Atlee
    • Writers
      • Atlee
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Ramanagirivasan
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Nithya Menen
      • S.J. Suryah
    • 138User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Joseph Vijay
    Joseph Vijay
    • Vetrimaaran…
    Nithya Menen
    Nithya Menen
    • Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
    • (as Nithya Menon)
    S.J. Suryah
    S.J. Suryah
    • Dr. Daniel Arokyaraj
    • (as S.J. Surya)
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Tara
    • (as Samantha)
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Anupallavi
    • (as Kajal Agarwal)
    Vadivelu
    Vadivelu
    • Vadivu
    • (as Vadivel)
    Kovai Sarala
    Kovai Sarala
    • Sarala
    Sathyaraj
    Sathyaraj
    • DCP Rathnavel (Randy)
    • (as Satyaraj)
    Motta Rajendran
    Motta Rajendran
    • Health minister
    • (as Rajendran)
    Sathyan
    • Police Officer
    Yogi Babu
    Yogi Babu
    • Nolan
    Kaali Venkat
    Kaali Venkat
    • Auto Driver
    Hareesh Peradi
    Hareesh Peradi
    • Dr. Arjun Zachariah
    Devadarshini Chetan
    Devadarshini Chetan
    • Nurse
    • (as Devatharshini)
    Surekha Vani
    • Nurse
    Misha Ghoshal
    Misha Ghoshal
    • Media Anchor
    Abdul
    Shivani Murali
    • Paapu
    • Director
      • Atlee
    • Writers
      • Atlee
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Ramanagirivasan
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    8biraveen

    A perfect MERSAL treat!!!!

    Have to say that, this is possibly one of the greatest Vijay's movie, I have ever watched. Great performance by Vijay! I love the Magic he creates and his new Murrukku Meesai. Atlee never fails to entertain, whether it is Theri or Mersal. He is the next Shankar. G.K.Vishnu cinematography is top standard. Can't believe it's his 1st movie! Music and BGM were awesome. Love the experimentation which A.R.Rahman created. Nithya Menon and S.J.Suryah gave solid performance. Vadivelu comedy made us laugh and was great to see the Vijay-Vadivelu combo. Samantha, Kajal and Sathyaraj had small roles but were quite important in parts. Ruben gives perfect editing cuts. I appreciate the whole team for the excellent effort they have put in. Overall, a well crafted entertaining movie by Atlee which is boosted by Vijay's screen presence.
    10kevintiyagam

    Mersal review

    Just masss . Vijay proves everytime why he is the top star of TN.
    yashrajs536

    Fell short of the expectations !

    I watched "Mersal" yesterday. I was very hyped after watching teaser but after seeing the movie I was disappointed. I thought movie will be different but it was a routine revenge film. I loved Vijay's and Atlee's previous collaboration "Theri" it had very strong emotional scenes and it was a good movie. But Mersal was a 2.49 hour mess.

    What I liked :-

    1. Filming locations. 2. Actress Samantha and VJ off course. 3. Aalaporan Thamizhan song.

    What I disliked :-

    1. Its length. 2. Routine story !! shown in a different way.
    9sivajey

    Ignoring some logical loopholes and the film's length, the film is surely one of the best mass masala entertainer from Vijay and Kollywood in recent times.

    Watched Mersal on First Day !! Ignoring some logical loopholes and the film's length, the film is surely one of the best mass masala entertainer from Vijay and Kollywood in recent times.

    Pros: Performances b all characters,Characterization for each and everyone,Cinematography,Action Sequences,Emotional dialogues, Climax,Screenplay(maintained a slow but nice pace),Social Messages,Music and Editing.

    Cons: Length and Loopholes

    3 hours is a bit too much for any film.There are some logical loopholes but the best part about them is, you will only realize their existence after the film ends.

    Cinematography is colorful(giving the tone for the film)and each frame is crystal-clear.It is done by GK.Vishnu.He makes his debut via Mersal.Action Sequences are very good, which includes magic tricks.They are interesting to watch.ARR songs are the best and the BGM is divine at times, esp. emotional scenes . Performances are very good, especially Vijay, Nithya Menen and Kaali Venkat's performances are very good. Kaali Venkat once again proves that he can also do character roles.Social messages in this film are very relevant to the current state of India.They also raise awareness about medical corruption in India.

    Final note: Though the film's story is old,it's presentation makes it a treat to watch.TREAT A REAL TREAT TO WATCH !!!!!!
    9joyalbrightt

    A good entertainer

    in one sentence i could say Mersal is a visually beautiful and stylish entertainer with relevantsocial message ! Vijay shines his triple roles ; Emotional scenes,Mass scenes he just nailed it <3 film by film he is improving his acting skills n Entertaining Mass Stylish appeal <3 :) <3 in the case of heroines, for me Nithya Menen steals the show ,nice performance and dialogue delivery ,other Kajal and Samantha just did OK,small roles.

    villein role is safe with S J Suryah ,nothing big to perform,still good direction by Atlee kumar is almost good ,mixture of commercial and social message together ;done well,he just fall behind in terms of execution and convincing area- just little bit.

    long running time ,lack of convincing,unnecessary scenes- two songs in the first half is doesn't needed but good ones over all mersal is full of Entertainment ,Magical scenes,excellent Cinematography ,,especially in song scenes- composition by A.R. Rahman and beautiful Picturization by Atlee gave me Goosebumps, this film is a treat for Vijay fans and good entertainer for the audience! BLOCKBUSTER loading!

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    • Trivia
      This film created a great controversy for mocking Indian government's digital India scheme as well as recent GST tax. A hashtag #MersalvsModi started trending in social media.
    • Goofs
      There is inconsistency regarding Vetri's year of birth throughout the movie. As per Maaran it is 1984, as per Daniel it is 1987 and as per Salim Ghosh it is 1990.
    • Quotes

      Vetrimaran: You want to bury the truth? Son of a gun! No one can do that. 2 instead of 1 will take revenge you. Don't think our hands will always be lowered. One day... Some day or the other our hands will rise and speak!

    • Crazy credits
      The title card of the film is shown after the opening scenes.
    • Alternate versions
      In the Indian version, the shot in which an arm of a villain is severed during a fight shows the gory part blurred while in the international version the scene is shown without any blurring. Similarly, the Indian version shows a crystal ball-like object in the restaurant fight while the international version shows a dove instead. There are also some changes in background music in certain sequences. The scenes showing animals have been deleted and replaced with other visuals in the Indian version while they exist uncut in the international version. Plus, the director's title card in the Indian version is shown against a black background while the international version shows it against a glowing background. Also, the Indian version has a quotation in Tamil and English stating "Every individual in their assumed specific responsibilities has to discharge his/her duty properly" which doesn't exist in the international version. The rolling titles appear in the center in the Indian version while they appear on the right in the International version in which the music ends much later.
    • Connections
      Featured in Thanneer Mathan Dhinangal (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Aalaporaan Thamizhan (Tamil)
      Music by A.R. Rahman

      Lyrics by Vivek

      Performed by Kailash Kher, Sathya Prakash, Deepak Blue, A.V. Pooja

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Stream Mersal officially on Hotstar Singapore
      • Watch Mersal movie on ZEE5
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Zapped
    • Filming locations
      • Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland(old town square, exteriors of theatre, landscape with the cathedral)
    • Production companies
      • Sri Thenandal Films
      • Goldmines Telefilms
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,287,182
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 52m(172 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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