Thunivu

Thunivu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byH. Vinoth
Written byH. Vinoth
Produced byBoney Kapoor
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byVijay Velukutty[1]
Music byGhibran
Production
companies
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)
Running time
146 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹200 crore[3][4]
Box office₹190–250 crore[a]

Thunivu (transl. Fortitude, also marketed as Thunivu – No Guts No Glory) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios. The film stars Ajith Kumar, alongside Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Ajay and Veera. It follows Dark Devil and his team who forms a plan and commits bank heist to find the corporate looted people's money.

The film was officially announced in February 2022 under the tentative title AK61, as it is Ajith's 61st film in a leading role, and the official title was announced in September 2022. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 in Hyderabad along with a schedule in Chennai, which was followed up with a sporadic schedule in Thailand, and wrapped by late-November 2022. The film has music composed by Ghibran, cinematography handled by Nirav Shah and Vijay Velukutty.

Thunivu was released theatrically in the week of Pongal on 11 January 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Thunivu Review: Ajith's Heist Thriller Film". Kissu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Thunivu runtime revealed". Cinema Express. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "'Thunivu' and Varisu' leaked online within hours of their releases". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023. 'Thunivu' is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 200 crores, while Vijay's 'Varisu' is estimated to be around Rs 280 crores.
  4. ^ "Thunivu vs Varisu box office collection Day 6: Ajith-starrer enters profit zone; Vijay's movie draws a blank". Business Today. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Top Kollywood Openers of 2023: Ponniyin Selvan 2 tops; Varisu and Thunivu occupy 2nd and 3rd position". Pinkvilla. 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Bigg Boss Fame Dancer-actor Amir Bhaskar To Soon Make Directorial Debut: Reports". News18. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "'Varisu' and 'Thunivu' as the movies complete 50 days". The Times of India. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "நெட்ஃப்ளிக்ஸ் தளத்தில் புதிய சாதனை படைத்த அஜித்தின் 'துணிவு'". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.


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