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Gulaebaghavali
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKalyaan
Written byKalyaan
Produced byKotapadi J. Rajesh
StarringPrabhu Deva
Hansika Motwani
Revathi
CinematographyR. S. Anandakumar
Edited byVijay Velukutty
Music byVivek–Mervin
Production
company
KJR Studios
Distributed byMishri Enterprises
Release date
  • 12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gulaebaghavali (/ɡʊlbəɡɑːvəli/) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language heist action comedy film written and directed by Kalyaan and produced by KJR Studios. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Hansika Motwani, with Revathi, Ramdoss, Anandaraj, Rajendran, and Yogi Babu in supporting roles. Revathi reprises her role as Maasha from Arangetra Velai (1990). The music was composed by Vivek–Mervin with cinematography by R. S. Anandakumar and editing by Vijay Velukutty. The film released on 12 January 2018.

Plot

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The story opens in 1945, during British India rule. A British gentleman and his porter try to catch a ferry at Madras Port. On the way, however, the porter drops one of the suitcases and opens it, revealing many priceless diamonds. The porter steals the diamonds by wrapping them in his veshti and smartly hides them from sight. He puts stones inside the suitcase and sends the gentleman on his way. He cuts the diamonds carefully and hides the diamonds in a trunk, which he buries near a temple in the Gulaebaghavali village.

The story then shifts to 2018, where Maasha fools Mayilvaganam and makes him think her son is dead. Then, she steals his black BMW car and sells it for money. Meanwhile, Badri and his boss Nambi perform petty thefts for a living. While at a pub, Badri spots Viji and falls for her. Soon, due to a misunderstanding, Badri unknowingly accepts to steal a priceless statue from the temple at Gulaebagavali and runs into Viji. The duo escapes from the villagers' hands and falls into the hands of a businessman named Sampath and his brother-in-law, who is also Munish's boss. Nambi and Munish's boss forcefully send Badri and Viji to Gulaebaghavali to steal the trunk (a photo reveals that the businessman is the porter's grandson).

With some help from Munish and Maasha, they steal the chest. Munish opens it, and a skeleton is inside. After a lot of confusion, they deliver the trunk. Everyone soon discovers that the skeleton has the diamonds stored inside. After a long argument, the police comes to the spot and finds that the diamonds had immense value. After they escape from the police, Viji's cousins discover that a hand of the skeleton fell into Maasha's car. A flashback shows that when everyone was grabbing the skeleton, the skeleton broke apart, and its hand fell into Maasha's car during the fight. On finding this out and how Maasha tried to deceive the other three, the trio chases her. A parallel storyline involves Mayilvaganam and a don named Annachi, ultimately culminating in the climax.

Cast

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Production

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In April 2017, Prabhu Deva agreed terms to work on a fantasy adventure comedy film titled Gulaebaghavali under the direction of Kalyaan, who had previously made Katha Solla Porom (2016). Hansika Motwani, who had earlier worked in Prabhu Deva's productions and directorial projects, was cast to play the leading female role opposite him.[1] Produced by KJR Studios, the makers also cast Revathi in a pivotal role, while a bevy of supporting actors including Ramdoss, Yogi Babu, and Anandaraj were also recruited. A first look poster was released in May 2017, with Deva and Hansika revealed to be portraying con artists.[2][3] Following the release of Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), the team actively decided to enhance the film's budget on costumes to ensure a rich production value appeared on screen.[4] The makers of the film included a scene which makes a reference to the 1955 film of the same name, with Kalyaan devising a special flashback sequence to connect the two films. For a particular set in the film, the art director created a replica of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon at a cost of two crores.[5][6]

Release

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Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film were sold for 5 crore.[7] The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.[8]

Soundtrack

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Gulaebaghavali
Soundtrack album by
Released24 December 2017 (2017-12-24)
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length18:02
LabelThink Music India
ProducerVivek–Mervin
Vivek–Mervin chronology
Dora
(2017)
Gulaebaghavali
(2017)
Mohini
(2018)

The film's music was composed by duo Vivek–Mervin, in their fourth film venture following Vadacurry (2014), Pugazh (2016) and Dora (2017). The soundtrack was released on 24 December 2017 through Think Music India.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Guleba"Ku KarthikAnirudh Ravichander, Mervin Solomon4:37
2."Seramal Ponnal"Ko SeshaMervin Solomon, Sameera Bharadwaj5:11
3."Heartukulla"Pa. VijayNakash Aziz, Sanjana Diwakar3:51
4."You're The One"Ko Sesha, Inno GengaInno Genga4:23
Total length:18:02

Awards and nominations

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Date of Ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
5 January 2019 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Comedian - Female Revathi Won [9]
Best Dance Choreographer Jani Master Won
16 August 2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian - Female Revathi Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Prabhu Deva to romance Hansika in 'Gulebakavali'?". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Hansika Is Happy To Co-Star With Prabhu Deva, Revathi In Gulebakavali". NDTV. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Multiple looks for Prabhu Deva and Hansika in 'Gulebakavali'". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Prabhudheva's Tamil costume drama Gulebakavali gets face-lift after Baahubali". The Indian Express. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Multiple looks for Prabhudheva, Hansika". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Prabhu Deva's 'Gulebakavali' Begins From Where MGR's Film Ended". silverscreen.in. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ TN theatrical rights. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "SunNXT digital premieres Prabhu Deva starrer 'Gulaebaghavali'movie ahead of TV premiere". MediaNews4U. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  10. ^ Khandelwal, Stuti (19 July 2019). "SIIMA 2019 Nominations: See Full List of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada Movies". The Live Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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