Mofussil (transl.Rural district) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. P. Sarathy and starring Akhil and Sri Divya. Having began production in 2010, the film released after a twelve-year delay via YouTube.

Mofussil
Promotional poster with old title Nagarpuram
Directed byN. P. Sarathy
Produced byD. Arumugam
Starring
CinematographyA. Jeyanand
Edited byKottieshwaran Suresh
Music byAruldev
Production
company
G. D. Films
Release date
  • 12 December 2022 (2022-12-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot edit

The film is about two brothers in a middle-class family.[1]

Cast edit

Production edit

The film began production in 2010 under the title Nagarpuram and was supposed to mark Sri Divya's Tamil debut.[2][1] The film was shot in early 2011 near Vijayakumar's Chennai house.[3] The film remained unreleased despite reports that the film would release in September 2013 alongside a Telugu dubbed version.[4] In 2014, the producers of the film complained to Nadigar Sangam that Sri Divya was "refusing to extend her cooperation [to help release the film] stating that her star status has risen considerably".[5][6] The film remained unreleased until the film was released directly via YouTube in 2022.[7][8]

Soundtrack edit

The music was composed by Aruldev.[9] The lyrics were written by Yugabharathi, Na. Muthukumar and Jaya Murasu.[10] This was the second film Aruldev worked on after Potta Potti (2011). Initially, Hariharan sang for "Mazhaiye Mazhaiye" (based on Lobo's "I'd Love You to Want Me"), but after the music director was dissatisfied with the voice's connection with the visuals, he was replaced by Aalap Raju.[11] In a music review of the film, a writer from The Times of India rated the soundtrack three out of five stars and wrote that "Music composer Arul Dev has learnt the ropes of music composition from Vidyasagar. This probably explains why all the songs in his Nagarpuram, irrespective of the mood it tries to establish, are high on melody".[12]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nagarpuram"Arul Dev 
2."Mazhaiye Mazhaiye"Aalap Raju, Sam P. Keertham 
3."Rupthereka (Whistle Pottu)"Ranjith, K. Rani 
4."Antha Devathayin (Machan)"Bella Raj 
5."Engeyum Neeye (Kokkipodu)"Tippu, Vinitha 
6."Veyile Veyile (Siru Siru)"Karthik, Malathi 

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Akhil plays a doting brother". The Times of India. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ "What's next for Akhil?". Indiaglitz. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Kalloori actor moves to Nagarpuram". Behindwoods. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Hollywood » Cinema News » 'Nagarpuram' Post Production Finished 'Nagarpuram' Post Production Finished". Indiaglitz. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ^ Harikumar, Subramanian (24 November 2014). "After prostitution scandal controversy, Sri Divya in trouble yet again?". Bollywood Life. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Y.S.C. (23 September 2012). "Earning respect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (10 January 2015). "The next big thing?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Mofussil - Full Movie | NP Sarathy | Arul Dev | Akhil Farook | Sri Divya | Yogi Babu | Tamil Movie". NMP Movies. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Gupta, Rinku (2 March 2013). "Arul dev returns with 'Nagarpuram'". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Nagarpuram is a youth-centric story: N.P Sarathy". Saregama Tamil. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Composer Aruldev tackles diverse genres". The Times of India. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ^ Lakshmi, V. (31 May 2013). "Nagarpuram". Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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