{{Short description|2012 Indian film by R. Madhesh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox film | image = Mirattal Poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = R. Madhesh | screenplay = R. Madhesh | story = Kona Venkat ({{abbr|unc.|uncredited}}) <br />Gopimohan ({{abbr|unc.|uncredited}}) | based_on = ''Dhee'' | producer = Sunanda Murali Manohar | starring = Vinay<br />Sharmila Mandre | cinematography = D. Kannan | editing = Vivek Harshan | music = Pravin Mani | studio = Majestic Multimedia Limited | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|08|02}} | runtime = 137 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirattal – 100% Thillu Mullu |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mirattal-100-thillu-mullu-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzq3nze |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260309090303/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mirattal-100-thillu-mullu-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzq3nze |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=British Board of Film Classification |language=en}}</ref> | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Mirattal''''' ({{translation|Threatening}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat, Pandiarajan, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and Rishi in a cameo. A remake of the Telugu film, ''Dhee'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=CR |first=Sharanya |date=14 January 2011 |title=Actor Vinay Rai ready to kick start |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_actor-vinay-rai-ready-to-kick-start_1494332 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116074404/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_actor-vinay-rai-ready-to-kick-start_1494332 |archive-date=16 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2011 |website=DNA India}}</ref> the film was released on 2 August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2012 |title=Tamil movie Mirattal releases on August 2 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tamil-movie-mirattal-releases-on-august-2-112054-2012-08-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309093110/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tamil-movie-mirattal-releases-on-august-2-112054-2012-08-01 |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
==Plot== {{more plot|date=March 2026}} Babloo is a happy-go-lucky person who gets sent by his father to Shankar Dhadha, a big don in the city. Shankar has a vengeance on Soori. Babloo meets Deepika, 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.
==Cast== {{cast listing| * Vinay as Ashok (Babloo) * Sharmila Mandre as Deepika * Prabhu as Shankar Dhadha * Rishi as Gautham (cameo) * Pradeep Rawat as Soori * Pandiarajan as Narayanan; Babloo's father * Santhanam as Chari iyengar * Mansoor Ali Khan as Shankar's father * Ganja Karuppu as Kathi * Uma as Rajalakshmi;Babloo's mother * Yuvarani as Shankar's wife * Viju Kailas as Ghani * Bosskey as Councillor * Master Bharath as James Camaron * Jangiri Madhumitha * Mahanadi Shankar * Munnar Ramesh as Shankar Dhadha's henchman * Bagla * Imman Annachi as Police officer }}
==Production== Sharmila Mandre was signed on as the lead actress and made her debut in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Daithota |first=Madhu |date=26 July 2010 |title=Sharmila Mandre's in dilemma |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-26/news-interviews/28274864_1_tamil-film-roles-kannada-industry |url-status=dead |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 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2010 |title=Indian filmmakers shooting in 'exotic' city |url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Indian-filmmakers-shooting-exotic-city/story-11326537-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404083030/http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Indian-filmmakers-shooting-exotic-city/story-11326537-detail/story.html |archive-date=4 April 2012 |access-date=9 March 2026 |work=This is Bath |language=en}}</ref> Other locations in England where the songs where filmed include Eastbourne near Brighton, Oxfordshire and Surrey.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shankaran Malini |date=19 December 2011 |title=K-Town goes to Europe |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/news-interviews/30533751_1_shot-shooting-songs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193336/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-19/news-interviews/30533751_1_shot-shooting-songs |archive-date=2 February 2014 |access-date=18 August 2012 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The film's title was changed from ''Thillu Mullu'' to ''Mirattal'' in late 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2011 |title=Vinay Rai and Sharmila Mandre's 'Mirattal' completed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vinay-rai-and-sharmila-mandreamp39s-amp39mirattalamp39-completed/articleshow/11142811.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260309090336/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vinay-rai-and-sharmila-mandreamp39s-amp39mirattalamp39-completed/articleshow/11142811.cms |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 2012 |title=Mirattal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/mirattal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/541902449 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260309090328/https://music.apple.com/in/album/mirattal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/541902449 |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=Apple Music |language=en}}</ref>
{{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Radio Radio | extra1 = Shankar Mahadevan, Suchitra | length1 = | title2 = Kalla Paravai | extra2 = Rahul Nambiar, SuVi | length2 = | title3 = Whistle Poodu | extra3 = Benny Dayal & SuVi | length3 = | title4 = Muga Moodi | extra4 = Aalap Raju, Shweta Mohan | length4 = | title5 = Zumba | extra5 = Sunitha Sarathy | length5 = | title6 = Thillu Mullu | extra6 = Pravin Mani, Benny Dayal | length6 = }}
==Reception== Vivek Ramz of ''In.com'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5, and added that it "lacks in the action department but makes up for it by scoring on the entertainment front".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramz |first=Vivek |date=3 August 2012 |title=Review: Mirattal is a one-time watch! |url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/review-mirattal-is-a-onetime-watch-50132736-in-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709193911/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/review-mirattal-is-a-onetime-watch-50132736-in-1.html |archive-date=9 July 2013 |access-date=3 August 2012 |work=In.com |language=en}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "'Hundred per cent Thillu Mullu' is the tagline – 'and zero per cent logic' would have described ''Mirattal'' better."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangajaran |first=Malathi |date=4 August 2012 |title=Mirattal: In jest |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mirattal-in-jest/article3727480.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430021527/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mirattal-in-jest/article3727480.ece |archive-date=30 April 2022 |access-date=4 June 2018 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''Rediff.com'' wrote, "It's almost as though director Madhesh felt compelled to direct the movie and did so, bored out of wits. Watch at your own risk".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=2 August 2012 |title=Review: Mirattal is a waste of time |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-mirattal/20120802.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309093505/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-mirattal/20120802.htm |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=Rediff.com |language=en}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that "with no punch, novelty or excitement in the screenplay, the film is an average entertainer, at the most".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=4 August 2012 |title='Mirattal' (Tamil) |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/Aug/04/mirattal-tamil-393748.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309120948/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/Aug/04/mirattal-tamil-393748.html |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |work=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Go in with minimum expectations and you will not be disappointed".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirattal Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Mirattal by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mirattal/movie-review/15362110.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309121257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mirattal/movie-review/15362110.cms |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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