Thuppakki

Thuppakki
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	AR Murugadoss
Written by	AR Murugadoss
Produced by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Starring	Vijay Kajal Aggarwal
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Production company	V Creations
Distributed by	Gemini Film Circuit
Release date	13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)
Running time	170 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Box office	₹121 crore[2]

Thuppakki (/θuppɑːkki/ transl. Gun) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu of V Creations, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal, Jayaram, Manobala and Zakir Hussain in supporting roles. It revolves around Jagadish, an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, who seeks to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bomb blast executed by the cell.

The project, which marked the beginning of a collaboration between Vijay and Murugadoss, was reported in July 2011, and the film's title was formally announced on the same year in December. Principal photography commenced in January 2012 and ended that October. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai, except for two song sequences which were taken in Bangkok and Switzerland respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled primarily by Santosh Sivan and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

Thuppakki was released on 13 November 2012, Diwali day, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit. The film went through numerous controversies, including protests from Islamic fringe groups who objected to the portrayal of the Islamic community in the film. Nevertheless, it received mostly positive reviews and became a major commercial success, grossing over ₹100 crore (equivalent to ₹189 crore or US$23 million in 2023) within 10 days of its release. A recipient of various accolades, the film received seven Filmfare Awards South nominations in the Tamil branch, but did not win in any category. In 2014, the film was remade in Hindi as Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty by the same director, and in Bengali as Game: He Plays to Win. Thuppakki was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival, Russia.^[3]