Sura (film)
2010 film by S. P. Rajkumar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, Vadivelu, and Dev Gill 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 M. S. Prabhu and N. K. Ekambaram respectively and editing was handled by Don Max. The film was the 50th film of Vijay.[1]
Sura | |
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Directed by | S. P. Rajkumar |
Written by | S. P. Rajkumar |
Produced by | Sangili Murugan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | M. S. Prabhu N. K. Ekambaram |
Edited by | Don Max |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
The story revolves around a fisherman who fights against a cruel, greedy and corrupt minister in order to save the lands which is used to build homes for his fishermen hamlet. The rest of the film is about how Sura manages to build lands for his hamlet and destroy the plans of minister. The film, which commenced production in November 2009 in Kerala, was released worldwide on 30 April 2010. The film fared well in overseas box office has collected $897,597 but underperformed domestically.[2] Producer Sangili Murugan reported to the media that the film Sura recovered only its budget in its film run.[3] In 2020, Sura film was re-released in Kerala state.
In survey taken for week 45 (4-10 November 2017), Sony Max Hindi TV channel increased its viewership by 25% after Hindi dubbed film Sura telecast.[4] The film became popular in Indonesia, and cited it as an Indian Aquaman.[5]