| Mugamoodi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mysskin |
| Written by | Mysskin |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sathyan Sooryan |
| Edited by | Gaugin |
| Music by | Krishna Kumar |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹20 crore[2] |
Mugamoodi (lit. Mask), subtitled onscreen as The Superhero Within, is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mysskin and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film, which is dedicated to Bruce Lee, stars Jiiva, alongside Narain, Pooja Hegde (in her film debut), Nassar, Selva and Girish Karnad. In the film, Anand alias Bruce Lee, a martial artist, wears a superhero costume in order to impress his girlfriend Shakthi, but Anand gets framed for his friend Viji's death and sets out to prove his innocence by becoming a real superhero called Mugamoodi.
Principal photography began in December 2011 and took place in India, Switzerland, and other parts of Europe. The post-production involved the application of VFX. The music was composed by Krishna Kumar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Sathyan Sooryan and Gaugin.
Mugamoodi was released worldwide on 31 August 2012 to mixed reviews from critics with praise for its VFX, action sequences, direction, music and cast performances, but criticism for its script.[3] The film was a commercial success.[4]
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- ^ "Picking only experimental cinema will kill an actor's career: Jiiva". Cinema Express. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024.