Thottupaar

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• Vidharth as Maharaja
• Ramana as Lingam
• Lakshana as Kanimozhi
• Cochin Haneefa
• Jagan
• Dinesh Lamba
• Azhagam Perumal
• Anu Haasan
• Manobala
• Mayilsamy
• Ragasya as item number

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Actor Vidharth played the lead role for the first time in his career, though the failure of the film meant that Mynaa (2010) is often noted as his debut film.{{cite web |date=5 September 2010 |title=First Take |url=http://www.hindu.com/rp/2010/09/05/stories/2010090550120400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909191540/http://www.hindu.com/rp/2010/09/05/stories/2010090550120400.htm |archive-date=9 September 2010 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |website=The Hindu}} The film's director Nandhu, had previously apprenticed under director Perarasu.

The soundtrack is composed by Srikanth Deva.{{cite web |title=Thottupaar (2009) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002050 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220180957/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002050 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |website=Raaga.com}} It includes a remixed version of "Aadi Maasam Kaathadikka" from the 1983 film Paayum Puli.{{Cite news |date=9 December 2009 |title=Script matters: Director Tarun Gopi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/dec/09/script-matters-director-tarun-gopi-111187.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307060215/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/dec/09/script-matters-director-tarun-gopi-111187.html |archive-date=7 March 2020 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=The New Indian Express}}

The film was released on 15 October 2010.{{Cite web |date=6 October 2010 |title=Playing a eunuch so early in his career |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-10-02/thottupaar-ramana-06-10-10.html |access-date=20 April 2024 |website=Behindwoods.com |archive-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420043102/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-10-02/thottupaar-ramana-06-10-10.html |url-status=live }} A critic from Sify labelled the film as a "big bore", adding that "the film lacks a cohesive narration and screenplay".{{cite web |title=Thottupaar |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thottupaar-review-tamil-14958300.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408113203/http://www.sify.com/movies/thottupaar-review-tamil-14958300.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |website=Sify}} Another reviewer cited that the film was a "can't watch".{{cite web |title=Thottupaar Review |url=http://www.getcinemas.com/thottupaar-review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140221004108/http://www.getcinemas.com/thottupaar-review |archive-date=21 February 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |website=getcinemas.com}} The New Indian Express wrote, "The song-dance sequences follow in quick succession disturbing the flow and pace", adding, "The director has tried to infuse an element of realism in the earlier part. The script could have been etched in a more coherent and a convincing way when the scene shifts to the city".{{Cite web |date=18 October 2010 |title=Thottupaar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/Oct/18/thottupaar-196006.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420042638/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2010/Oct/18/thottupaar-196006.html |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}

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Category:2010 films

Category:2010s Tamil-language films

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Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva

Category:2010 directorial debut films