Mugamoodi
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| Directed by | Mysskin |
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Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Written by | Mysskin |
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| Music by | K |
| Cinematography | Sathya |
| Edited by | Gaugin |
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures Lone Wolf Productions |
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162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹20 crore (US$3.0 million) |
| Box office | ₹56 crore (US$8.3 million) |
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| Soundtrack album by K | ||||
| Released | 6 July 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | K | |||
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Mugamoodi (English: The Mask) is a 2012 Indian Tamil martial arts superhero film written and directed by Mysskin that features Jiiva, Pooja Hegde and Narain in lead roles. It is the first Tamil super-hero movie. The film was declared an Average grosser by the Box Office, grossing around Rs 55 crores on a budget of Rs 20 crores, with additional revenues from music and TV sales. The film is about a man who cannot tolerate injustice and corruption and hence turns into a vigilante to fight against it for a better society. This film was dedicated to Bruce Lee. With mixed critical response the film was released on 31 August 2012, along with its dubbed Telugu version titled Mask. It has also been dubbed in Hindi as Mahabali Ek Super Hero.
Anandan alias Bruce Lee (Jiiva) is a college graduate, but can't stand the idea of a 9-to-5 job. Instead, he studies martial arts with a group of similarly jobless friends. Attempting to recruit new students who can pay tuition and save their school, he gets involved in a brawl, and meets Shakthi (Pooja Hegde), the daughter of Police Deputy Commissioner Guarav (Nassar). Lee falls in love immediately, but Shakthi pepper-sprays him on both of their initial meetings.
When his grandfather (Girish Karnad) advises him to make the girl see him as a hero, Lee borrows a superhero costume and goes to see Shakthi, who is looking after her elder sister's kids. He tries to impress them with his martial arts skills, and accidentally ends up in the middle of a Police chase. He helps the police capture one of the bandits.
The gang of bandits, led by Anguchamy alias Dragon (Narain), come up with a plan to frame Lee for a series of robberies and murders. As police officers begin dying, Lee desperately tries to clear his name, and win the love of Shakthi.
In September 2008, UTV Motion Pictures agreed to produce Myshkin's script, Mugamoodi (Mask), and subsequently signed on leading actor Suriya to play the role of the protagonist. Pre-production work for the film began in late 2008, with the film also being referred to by the media as Agni Puthran. The film was reported to be made at a cost of ₹450 million with A. R. Rahman as music composer and Surya portraying a Karate fighter in the film. However, in July 2009, Surya opted out and unsuccessful discussions were held with Vishal to replace him, forcing Myshkin to stall the project. As the project remained dormant, Myshkin temporarily shelved the project and moved on to script a horror film.
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