Beast (2022 Indian film)

Beast
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNelson Dilipkumar
Written byNelson Dilipkumar
Produced byKalanithi Maran
Starring
CinematographyManoj Paramahamsa
Edited byR. Nirmal
Music byAnirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)
Running time
158 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹130–150 crore[a]
Box office₹217–300 crore[b]

Beast is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside Selvaraghavan, Shaji Chen, VTV Ganesh, Ankur Vikal, Aparna Das, Sathish Krishnan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley. In the film, Veera Raghavan, an ex-RAW agent, seeks to rescue hostages in a shopping mall which is hijacked by terrorists, whose intentions are to free their leader Umar Farooq, who was previously captured by Veera.

Sun Pictures acquired the production rights for Vijay's 65 film in January 2020. AR Murugadoss was initially signed to direct it; however, he was ousted from the film, after he refused to cut his remuneration. Nelson was subsequently brought on board, with announcement in December 2020 under the tentative title Thalapathy 65, and the official title was announced in June 2021. Principal photography commenced in April 2021. It was shot in several locations including Chennai, Delhi and Georgia, and wrapped by mid-December 2021. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and editing by R. Nirmal.

Beast was released on 13 April 2022 in theatres to mixed reviews from critics, who praised Vijay's and Hedge's performance, Anirudh's music and its entertainment factor but criticized the weak storyline, pace.[3][4] Despite this, the film was a commercial success,[5] grossing ₹217–300 crore worldwide,[b] becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.[9] The film was screened at the Rome International Film Festival, Veneto International Film Festival, Italy and Eastern Europe Film Festival.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ "Beast (2022)". Irish Film Classification Office. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Yearender 2022: 'Beast' to 'KGF: Chapter 2', the 10 highest grossing Indian movies worldwide". Moneycontrol. 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Varisu box office prediction + what Thalapathy Vijay's last 5 films made". India Today. 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Beast, which marked Vijay's first collaboration with Nelson Dilipkumar, opened to a good response at the box office despite receiving negative reviews.
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  5. ^ a b "Nelson Dilipkumar reveals why he enjoyed shooting for 'Beast' the most". The Times of India. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023. The film was a commercial success and made more than Rs 300 crore at the box office.
  6. ^ "Vijay starrer Beast worldwide closing box office collections". Pinkvilla. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Vijay's Beast to be out on Netflix on this date". The Indian Express. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ^ ""விஜய் போட்ட கணக்கு ஒன்று... நடந்ததோ வேறொன்று.." - வாரிசு வசூலும் உண்மை நிலவரமும்!". Puthiya Thalaimurai. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Jailer To Beast: Here Are The Tamil Films With "Highest & Biggest Opening"". Lehren. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Beast was screened at Veneto International Film Festival". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Beast was screened at the Eastern Europe Film Festival". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Beast screened at the Rome International Film Festival". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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