Mirattal

Babloo (Vinay) is a happy-go-lucky person who gets sent by his father (Pandiarajan) to Shankar Dhadha (Prabhu), a big don in the city. Shankar has a vengeance on Soori (Pradeep Rawat). Babloo meets Deepika (Sharmila Mandre), Shankar's sister, and love blossoms between them. One day, they get married in a temple, and some goons sent by Soori attack Babloo and Deepika. Babloo fights them, and Shankar comes there. Comedy takes place as Deepika's engagement occurs, when suddenly, some goons kidnap her. Shankar and Babloo kill the goons and Soori and rescue Deepika.

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• Vinay as Ashok (Babloo)
• Sharmila Mandre as Deepika
• Prabhu as Shankar Dhadha
• Rishi as Gautham (cameo)
• Pradeep Rawat as Soori
• Pandiarajan as Babloo's father
• Santhanam as Chari iyengar
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Shankar's father
• Ganja Karuppu as Kathi
• Uma as Babloo's mother
• Yuvarani as Shankar's wife
• Viju Kailas as Ghani
• Bosskey
• Master Bharath
• Jangiri Madhumitha
• Mahanadi Shankar
• Munnar Ramesh
• Bagla
• Imman Annachi as Police officer

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The film is a remake of the successful Telugu language film, Dhee, and originally Madhesh approached Genelia D'Souza to reprise her role in the original and pair up with Vinay.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61193.html |title=IndiaGlitz – Vinay and Genelia to pair – Tamil Movie News |access-date=17 January 2011 |archive-date=5 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205163514/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61193.html |url-status=live }} She did not accept, however, and Sharmila Mandre was subsequently signed on to replace Genelia and make her debut in Tamil films.{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Sharmila-Mandres-in-dilemma/articleshow/6214217.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104114416/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-26/news-interviews/28274864_1_tamil-film-roles-kannada-industry | url-status=live | archive-date=2012-11-04 | work=The Times of India | title=Sharmila Mandre's in dilemma}} In September 2010, filming of the songs were held across regions in England with scenes filmed near castles in Richmond and Windsor in London. The team also shot at Bath, becoming the first Indian film to do so.[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Indian-filmmakers-shooting-exotic-city/article-2702667-detail/article.html A taste of the east came to Bath when an Indian movie crew filmed scenes from its latest blockbuster] Other locations in England where the songs where filmed include Eastbourne near Brighton, Oxfordshire and Surrey.{{cite news|author=Shankaran Malini|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/news-interviews/30533751_1_shot-shooting-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193336/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/news-interviews/30533751_1_shot-shooting-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-02 |title=K-Town goes to Europe |date=2011-12-19 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2012-08-18}} The fight sequence was shot at London's famous landmarks like the University of East London, the Tower Bridge, areas around the Buckingham Palace, Oxford University Aerodrome and London Airport with three cameras.{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-01/madhesh-vijay-06-04-12.html |title=Mirattal Hollywood Techniques – Madhesh – Vijay – Mirattal – Vinay Rai – Santhanam – Deepika – Prabhu – Pandiarajan – Bosskey – Sharmila – Uma Padmanaban – Tamil Movie News |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2012-04-06 |access-date=2012-08-18 |archive-date=8 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408184935/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-01/madhesh-vijay-06-04-12.html |url-status=live }} The film's title was changed from Thillu Mullu to Mirattal in November 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-04/r-madesh-thillu-mullu-25-11-11.html |title=Thillu Mullu Is Now Mirattal – R Madesh – Thillu Mullu – Vinay – Santhanam – Ganja Karuppu – - Tamil Movie News – Behindwoods.com. Mirattal is touted to release on 2 August 2012. |access-date=28 November 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000847/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-11-04/r-madesh-thillu-mullu-25-11-11.html |url-status=live }}

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Mirattal-on-Sun-TV-today/articleshow/48742763.cms|title=Mirattal on Sun TV today|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421032438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Mirattal-on-Sun-TV-today/articleshow/48742763.cms|url-status=live}}

The soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani.

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Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 1.5 out of 5 saying that it "numbs the senses".{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10538/tamil/mirattal/3819/review.htm |title=Mirattal Review – Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2012-08-02 |access-date=2012-08-18 |archive-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810220720/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10538/tamil/mirattal/3819/review.htm |url-status=live }} Vivek Ramz of in.com rated it 2.5 out of 5, and added that the film "lacks in the action department but makes up for it by scoring on the entertainment front".[https://web.archive.org/web/20130709193911/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/review-mirattal-is-a-onetime-watch-50132736-in-1.html in.com – Mirattal is a One-time watch! – Review] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "'Hundred per cent Thillu Mullu' is the tagline – 'and zero per cent logic' would have described Mirattal better."{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mirattal-in-jest/article3727480.ece|title=Mirattal: In jest|newspaper=The Hindu|first=Malathi|last=Rangajaran|date=4 August 2012|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430021527/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mirattal-in-jest/article3727480.ece|url-status=live}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111107014747/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Thillu_Mullu_-_2011/26708 Mirattal at Jointscene]

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