Super Deluxe (film)

Super Deluxe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThiagarajan Kumararaja
Written by
Produced by
  • Thiagarajan Kumararaja
  • S. D. Ezhilmathy
Starring
Cinematography
Edited bySathyaraj Natarajan
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
  • Tyler Durden and Kino Fist
  • Alchemy Vision Works
  • East West Dream Work Entertainment
Distributed byYNOTX
Release date
  • 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
Running time
176 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Super Deluxe is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, and additional screenplay written by Nalan Kumarasamy, Neelan K. Sekar and Mysskin.[2] Produced by Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, Alchemy Vision Works, and East West Dream Work Entertainment, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Ramya Krishnan. As a hyperlink film, it revolves around four groups of individuals who find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.

Super Deluxe marked the filmmaker's second directorial stint after Aaranya Kaandam (2011). Later, Kumararaja officially announced this project in November 2016 under Aneedhi Kadhaigal. The filming process went on for more than a year, despite experiencing difficulties due to demonetisation, schedule commitments of the actors and technicians, and Tamil Film Producers Council strike. The film production finally wrapped up in June 2018, followed by a lengthy post-production phase. The film's score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The cinematography was handled by P. S. Vinod and Nirav Shah, after P. C. Sreeram who initially worked on the film's first schedule, walked out of the project midway. Sathyaraj Natarajan has edited the film. The film used the themes of nostalgia, science-fiction, political incidents, and emotions, using color as an important storytelling device.

After a North American premiere on 28 March 2019, Super Deluxe was theatrically released on 29 March, distributed by YNOT X. The film received highly positive reviews from critics, praising Kumararaja's direction, storytelling, cinematography, and cast performances (particularly Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil and Ashwanth Ashok Kumar). Many critics listed the film as one of the "Best Tamil Films of 2019", and Film Companion ranked Sethupathi and child actor Ashwanth Ashok Kumar's performances in the list of "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade".[3] The film was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in North America,[4][5] Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea,[6] and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, where it was conferred the "Equality in Cinema Award".[7][8] The film won four Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, four Zee Cine Awards, four Critics Choice Film Awards, two Edison Awards, and a nomination at the 9th AACTA Awards for Best Asian Film. At the 67th National Film Awards, the film won Best Supporting Actor award for Vijay Sethupathi.[9]

  1. ^ "Super Deluxe". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Five directors to pen dialogues for Vijay Sethupathi's next". The News Minute. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Super Deluxe". Fantasia Festival. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Super Deluxe selected for Fantasia International Film Festival". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Super Deluxe to be screened at film festival in Korea". The Times of India. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha-starrer Super Deluxe to be screened in Indian Film Festival of Melbourne". International Business Times. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Tabu, Shah Rukh Khan and Vijay Sethupathi win big at IFFM 2019". The Indian Express. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ K., Janani (23 March 2021). "Vijay Sethupathi thanks Thiagarajan Kumararaja for his National Award. Samantha reacts". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.