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Mersal

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
36K
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S.J. Suryah, Vadivelu, Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Mersal (2017)
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A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.

  • Director
    • Atlee
  • Writers
    • Atlee
    • Vijayendra Prasad
    • Ramanagirivasan
  • Stars
    • Joseph Vijay
    • Nithya Menen
    • S.J. Suryah
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Atlee
    • Writers
      • Atlee
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Ramanagirivasan
    • Stars
      • Joseph Vijay
      • Nithya Menen
      • S.J. Suryah
    • 130User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 17 nominations

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    Joseph Vijay in Mersal (2017)
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    Joseph Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Mersal (2017)
    Joseph Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in Mersal (2017)
    S.J. Suryah and Joseph Vijay in Mersal (2017)
    Joseph Vijay in Mersal (2017)
    Joseph Vijay and Nithya Menen in Mersal (2017)
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    Joseph Vijay
    Joseph Vijay
    • Vetrimaaran…
    Nithya Menen
    Nithya Menen
    • Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
    • (as Nithya Menon)
    S.J. Suryah
    S.J. Suryah
    • Dr. Daniel Arokyaraj
    • (as S.J. Surya)
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    Samantha Ruth Prabhu
    • Tara
    • (as Samantha)
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    • Anupallavi
    • (as Kajal Agarwal)
    Vadivelu
    Vadivelu
    • Vadivu
    • (as Vadivel)
    Kovai Sarala
    Kovai Sarala
    • Sarala
    Sathyaraj
    Sathyaraj
    • DCP Rathnavel (Randy)
    • (as Satyaraj)
    Motta Rajendran
    Motta Rajendran
    • Health minister
    • (as Rajendran)
    Sathyan
    • Police Officer
    Yogi Babu
    Yogi Babu
    • Nolan
    Kaali Venkat
    Kaali Venkat
    • Auto Driver
    Hareesh Peradi
    Hareesh Peradi
    • Dr. Arjun Zachariah
    Devadarshini Chetan
    Devadarshini Chetan
    • Nurse
    • (as Devatharshini)
    Surekha Vani
    • Nurse
    Misha Ghoshal
    • Media Anchor
    Abdul
    Shivani Murali
    • Paapu
    • Director
      • Atlee
    • Writers
      • Atlee
      • Vijayendra Prasad
      • Ramanagirivasan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      From this film onward, Vijay will not be sporting his usual 'Ilaya Thalapathy' epithet which he did for most of his career up till now, but instead will sport 'Thalapathy'
    • Goofs
      There is inconsistency regarding Vetri's year of birth throughout the movie. As per Maaran it is 1984, as per Daniel it is 1987 and as per Salim Ghosh it is 1990.
    • Quotes

      Vetrimaran: You want to bury the truth? Son of a gun! No one can do that. 2 instead of 1 will take revenge you. Don't think our hands will always be lowered. One day... Some day or the other our hands will rise and speak!

    • Crazy credits
      The title card of the film is shown after the opening scenes.
    • Alternate versions
      In the Indian version, the shot in which an arm of a villain is severed during a fight shows the gory part blurred while in the international version the scene is shown without any blurring. Similarly, the Indian version shows a crystal ball-like object in the restaurant fight while the international version shows a dove instead. There are also some changes in background music in certain sequences. The scenes showing animals have been deleted and replaced with other visuals in the Indian version while they exist uncut in the international version. Plus, the director's title card in the Indian version is shown against a black background while the international version shows it against a glowing background. Also, the Indian version has a quotation in Tamil and English stating "Every individual in their assumed specific responsibilities has to discharge his/her duty properly" which doesn't exist in the international version. The rolling titles appear in the center in the Indian version while they appear on the right in the International version in which the music ends much later.
    • Connections
      Featured in Thanneermathan Dinangal (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Aalaporaan Thamizhan (Tamil)
      Music by A.R. Rahman

      Lyrics by Vivek

      Performed by Kailash Kher, Sathya Prakash, Deepak Blue, A.V. Pooja

    User reviews130

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    8/10
    A perfect MERSAL treat!!!!
    Have to say that, this is possibly one of the greatest Vijay's movie, I have ever watched. Great performance by Vijay! I love the Magic he creates and his new Murrukku Meesai. Atlee never fails to entertain, whether it is Theri or Mersal. He is the next Shankar. G.K.Vishnu cinematography is top standard. Can't believe it's his 1st movie! Music and BGM were awesome. Love the experimentation which A.R.Rahman created. Nithya Menon and S.J.Suryah gave solid performance. Vadivelu comedy made us laugh and was great to see the Vijay-Vadivelu combo. Samantha, Kajal and Sathyaraj had small roles but were quite important in parts. Ruben gives perfect editing cuts. I appreciate the whole team for the excellent effort they have put in. Overall, a well crafted entertaining movie by Atlee which is boosted by Vijay's screen presence.
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    • biraveen
    • Oct 24, 2017

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Stream Mersal officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Zapped
    • Filming locations
      • Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland(old town square, exteriors of theatre, landscape with the cathedral)
    • Production companies
      • Sri Thenandal Films
      • Goldmines Telefilms
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,287,182
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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