Sura (film)

Sura
Release Poster
Directed byS. P. Rajkumar
Written byS. P. Rajkumar
Produced bySangili Murugan
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byDon Max
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Distributed bySun Pictures
Release date
  • 30 April 2010 (2010-04-30)
Running time
173 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest.₹20 crore[2][3][4][5]

Sura (transl. Shark) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by S. P. Rajkumar, starring Vijay in the title role along with Tamannaah Bhatia, Dev Gill and Vadivelu in supporting roles. The film, produced by Sangili Murugan and distributed by Sun Pictures features film's soundtrack and score was composed by Mani Sharma. Cinematography was handled by N. K. Ekambaram and M. S. Prabhu, respectively and editing was handled by Don Max. The film was the 50th film of Vijay.

Sura follows a merman battling a cruel, greedy and corrupt minister to save land for his merfolks homes. It tracks Sura's journey as he secures the land and foils the minister's plans. It was theatrically released worldwide on 30 April 2010. The film was critically panned and underperformed at the box office, earning about ₹20 crore.[6][7][5] The Indonesian Times cited Vijay's Sura as an Indian Aquaman.[8]

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  6. ^ "This Day in 2010: Thalapathy Vijay's 50th film 'Sura' released, check out some UNKNOWN FACTS about the film". The Times of India. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ K, Janani (31 July 2023). "Tamannaah opens up about Thalapathy Vijay's Sura failure: I knew it while shooting". India Today. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ Times, IDN; Triadanti (19 December 2018). "Filmnya Sukses, 11 Meme Aquaman yang Bikin Ngakak Sampai Atit Peyut". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.