Theal (film)

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 Durai's reality into a spiral, and what happened next makes the rest of the story.

{{cast listing|

• 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

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The film's soundtrack is composed by C. Sathya in his first collaboration with Prabhu Deva and Harikumar. The soundtrack album featured four songs written by Viveka, Uma Devi, Lavarthan, and Kiruthiyaa.

{{Infobox album

| name = Theal

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = C. Sathya

| released = 2022

| recorded =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 14:28

| language = Tamil

| label = Think Music

| producer = C. Sathya

| prev_title = Aranmanai 3

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Raangi

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Enna Petha Devadhaiye

| length1 = 4:15

| extra1 = C. Sathya

| lyrics1 = Uma Devi

| title2 = Vaatura Theetura

| length2 = 3:58

| extra2 = V. M. Mahalingam, Meenakshi Elayaraja

| lyrics2 = Lavarthan

| title3 = Madhavi Ponmayilaaga

| length3 = 3:23

| extra3 = Priya Himesh

| lyrics3 = Viveka

| title4 = Thealu Thealu

| length4 = 2:52

| extra4 = Harikumar Atul, Hyde Karty, Raghav Jock

| lyrics4 = Kiruthiyaa

}}

The film was initially planned for release in theatres on 10 December 2021,{{Cite web |title=Prabhu Deva's 'Theal' to release on December 10! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-devas-theal-to-release-on-december-10-news-tamil-vlsfzuggeiggd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118091119/https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-devas-theal-to-release-on-december-10-news-tamil-vlsfzuggeiggd.html |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=18 November 2021 |website=Sify}} but got postponed due to unforeseen situations.{{Cite web |title=Prabhu Deva's 'Theal' postponed! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-devas-theal-postponed--news-tamil-vmhehIaeffdag.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207042108/https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-devas-theal-postponed--news-tamil-vmhehIaeffdag.html |archive-date=7 December 2021 |access-date=7 December 2021 |website=Sify}} It was later scheduled for 14 January 2022, Pongal festival.{{Cite web |date=10 January 2022 |title=ஜனவரி 14-ல் வெளியாகும் பிரபுதேவாவின் 'தேள்' |url=https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/126809/actor-Prabhu-deva-in-Theal-January-14th-Release-In-Theatres |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110084623/https://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/126809/actor-Prabhu-deva-in-Theal-January-14th-Release-In-Theatres |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=Puthiya Thalaimurai |language=ta}}

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.

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".Maalai Malar critic noted that "Director Harikumar has directed the film focusing on mother and son affection. The film did not attract many fans as it was thought that only affection was enough."{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=2022-01-15 |title=தாய் பாசம் - தேள் விமர்சனம் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2022/01/15143218/3391038/Theal-Movie-review-in-tamil.vpf |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308151029/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2022/01/15143218/3391038/Theal-Movie-review-in-tamil.vpf |url-status=live }}Dinamalar critic gave a mixed review and said that "They thought that only mother sentiment will save the film. That's not enough, it's true" and gave 2.5 out of 5 stars.{{Cite web |title=தேள் - விமர்சனம் {2.5/5} : தேள் - விஷமான பாசம்… - Theal |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/2682/Theal/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Dinamalar |language=en}}

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{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |date=14 January 2022 |title=Theal Movie Review: A surprisingly well-made adaptation of Pieta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/theal/movie-review/88895932.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115045700/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/theal/movie-review/88895932.cms |archive-date=15 January 2022 |access-date=15 January 2022 |website=The Times of India}}

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Category:2022 directorial debut films

Category:2022 films

Category:Films scored by C. Sathya

Category:Indian action films

Category:Indian remakes of South Korean films

Category:Maternity in India

Category:Films about mother–son relationships

Category:2022 action films

Category:Indian crime thriller films

Category:Indian crime drama films

Category:Indian mystery thriller films