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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Mersal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Mersal_film_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Mersal_film_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="300" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atlee_(director)" title="Atlee (director)">Atlee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/V._Vijayendra_Prasad" title="V. Vijayendra Prasad">V. Vijayendra Prasad</a> S. Ramana Girivasan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">N. Ramasamy Hema Rukmani <a href="/wiki/N._Murali" title="N. Murali">N. Murali</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._Suryah" title="S. J. Suryah">S. J. Suryah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajal_Aggarwal" title="Kajal Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Ruth_Prabhu" title="Samantha Ruth Prabhu">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/G._K._Vishnu" title="G. K. Vishnu">G. K. Vishnu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ruben_(film_editor)" title="Ruben (film editor)">Ruben</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Thenandal Films">Thenandal Studio Limited</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Thenandal Films">Sri Thenandal Films</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) (India)<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">163 minutes<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Tamil</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">₹120 crore<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="estimation">est.</abbr> ₹200–260 crore<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-260c-6">[6]</a>(<a href="#Box_office">see below</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> Mersal (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr> Zapped) is a 2017 Indian <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>-language <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a> <a href="/wiki/Thriller_film" title="Thriller film">thriller film</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Atlee_(director)" title="Atlee (director)">Atlee</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Studio_Limited" title="Thenandal Studio Limited">Thenandal Studio Limited</a>, in the studio's hundredth film production. The film stars <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> in triple roles, alongside <a href="/wiki/S._J._Suryah" title="S. J. Suryah">S. J. Suryah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kajal_Aggarwal" title="Kajal Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samantha_Ruth_Prabhu" title="Samantha Ruth Prabhu">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vadivelu" title="Vadivelu">Vadivelu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hareesh_Peradi" title="Hareesh Peradi">Hareesh Peradi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala" title="Kovai Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sathyan_(Tamil_actor)" title="Sathyan (Tamil actor)">Sathyan</a> play supporting roles. It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others. The film follows two brothers who were separated after the younger one's birth; Vetri, a <a href="/wiki/Vigilante" class="mw-redirect" title="Vigilante">vigilante</a> <a href="/wiki/Magician_(illusionist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magician (illusionist)">magician</a> who is against the <a href="/wiki/Medical_malpractice" title="Medical malpractice">medical crimes</a> and Maaran, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients. The film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed in September 2017, within 130 working days. Filming took place on <a href="/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk" title="Gdańsk">Gdańsk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jaisalmer,_Rajasthan" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaisalmer, Rajasthan">Jaisalmer, Rajasthan</a>. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a>, while the cinematography was done by <a href="/wiki/G._K._Vishnu" title="G. K. Vishnu">G. K. Vishnu</a> and edited by <a href="/wiki/Ruben_(film_editor)" title="Ruben (film editor)">Ruben</a>. Mersal was released worldwide on 18 October 2017, coinciding with <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a>. The film received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the performances of Vijay, Menen and S. J. Suryah, A. R. Rahman's soundtrack, cinematography, social message and Atlee's direction, but criticised the cliched plot and excessive length. It is also a <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Mersal" title="List of accolades received by Mersal">recipient of various accolades</a>. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹200 crore (US$24 million)–₹260 crore (US$31 million) worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in Vijay's career at that time as well as <a href="/wiki/Highest_grossing_Tamil_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Highest grossing Tamil films">one of the highest-grossing Tamil films</a>.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> The film completed 100-day theatrical run on 25 January 2018.<a href="#cite_note-260c-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-total-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> The film was released on 6 December 2018 in China by HGC Entertainment.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Due to demand, the film was screened at the largest cinema theatre in Europe <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rex" title="Grand Rex">Grand Rex</a>, France.<a href="#cite_note-:7-12">[12]</a> The film was screened at the <a href="/wiki/Hainan_International_Film_Festival" title="Hainan International Film Festival">Hainan International Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hainan" title="Hainan">Hainan</a>, China<a href="#cite_note-:8-13">[13]</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Bucheon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" title="Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival">Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:9-14">[14]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot">edit</a>]</div> A series of abductions of medical staff occur at dawn: an ambulance driver, a medical broker, a hospital worker, and a surgeon. The abductions get traced to Dr. Maaran, a doctor from <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>. Maaran is arrested and interrogated by <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Superintendent_of_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Superintendent of Police">DCP</a> Ratnavel "Randy". Maaran explains that the four were responsible for the death of an <a href="/wiki/Autorickshaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Autorickshaw">auto</a> driver's daughter and the subsequent suicide of his wife due to their greed for money and negligence in providing proper healthcare. He gives Randy the locations of his hostages but asserts that if they reach the hospital in time, then they will survive, like the auto driver's daughter. Maaran reveals that he is not Maaran, but his <a href="/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger" title="Doppelgänger">doppelgänger</a> and a magician named Vetri. Vetri also kills Arjun Zachariah, a corrupt doctor. Daniel Arokiaraj, another corrupt doctor and the head of the state's medical council, saw Maaran's inexpensive healthcare as a threat to his flourishing hospital business. He decided to kill Maaran using his goons, but Vetri saved him. After this, the police rescue Maaran while Vetri manages to escape Randy. Later, Maaran confronts Vetri, believing him to be the cause of all his problems. Vadivu, Maaran's compounder and Vetri's assistant, intervenes and explains to Maaran why Vetri is targeting doctors indulging in corrupt medical practices. Past: Maaran and Vetri are the sons of Aishwarya "Aisu" and Vetrimaaran, an altruistic village wrestler and chieftain in the 1970s. Vetrimaaran builds a temple in his area and holds a grand festive event. However, a fire breaks out, injuring many and killing two children. On the advice of Aishu, Vetrimaaran established a hospital in his village with Daniel, and Arjun made the chief doctors, presuming the doctors were good-hearted. However, it soon turns out that Daniel and Arjun are money-minded <a href="/wiki/Misanthropy" title="Misanthropy">misanthropists</a> and perform a <a href="/wiki/Caesarean_section" title="Caesarean section">Caesarean section</a> on Aishu when she is in labour with her second child (Vetri) to extract more money from Vetrimaaran, though the child could undergo a normal delivery With an overdose of anaesthesia and loss of blood, Aishu dies while the child is declared stillborn. When Vetrimaaran learns about this, in a fit of rage, Vetrimaaran confronts Daniel, but Daniel's goons attack him. Vetrimaaran saved Maaran and placed him in a truck. He loses his memory after being struck by a glass bottle. Daniel reveals that he only caused the fire accident, and Vetrimaaran swears that he will pay for the misdeeds. Vetrimaaran fights the henchmen but gets stabbed to death. Daniel and Arjun embezzle money from the medical services to consolidate their dictatorship over the years. Soon, Vetri miraculously survives, and their paternal uncle, Vadivu, takes care of him. A famous magician, Salim Ghosh, adopts Vetri and Vadivu. Vetri soon learns all the magic tricks to exact vengeance. Present: Upon learning about his past, Maaran reconciles with Vetri, and they swap places. Vetri (who is Maaran) is in custody, and Daniel meets him in prison and contemplates misusing the medical industry for his gains. Meanwhile, Daniel's nephew, Sesha, tries to make a deal with Maaran (revealed to be Vetri) to shut down his practice. However, when they both learn the truth, Vetri slits Sesha's hand. Daniel rushes to Vetri's hideout. Vetri defeats all of Daniel's henchmen and injures Daniel. Vetri is hurt in the process and nearly dies. However, Maaran revives Vetri via <a href="/wiki/CPR" class="mw-redirect" title="CPR">CPR</a>. In a fight, Maaran kills Kasi, and Vetri brutally electrocutes Daniel, killing him. Later, the police arrest Vetri for his role in the murders. Before leaving, Vetri gives a press conference justifying his actions by exposing corrupt medical practices and the embezzlement of money in the field. In prison, Vetri watches a news report in which, despite his efforts, another young girl had died from medical negligence. On hearing this, Vetri escapes using his magic tricks and continues his mission. Maaran becomes the head of the Indian Medical Council. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Dual_role" title="Dual role">triple role</a> as: <ul><li>Vetri, Aishwarya and Vetrimaaran's younger son, a magician and Maaran's younger brother</li> <li>Dr. V. Maaran, Aishwarya and Vetrimaaran's elder son, a doctor who serves people for just 5 rupees <ul><li>Akshath Das as Young Maaran</li></ul></li> <li>Vetrimaaran, a village wrestler, commonly referred to by the people as "Thalapathy" (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr> Commander), Aishwarya 's husband, Maaran and Vetri's biological father</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._Suryah" title="S. J. Suryah">S. J. Suryah</a> as Dr. Daniel Arokiyaraj, a corrupt doctor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadivelu" title="Vadivelu">Vadivelu</a> as Vadivu, Vetri's assistant and Maaran's <a href="/wiki/Medical_assistant" title="Medical assistant">compounder</a> (their paternal uncle) and Vetrimaaran's younger brother <ul><li>Raj Manickam as young Vadivu</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> as Aishwarya "Aisu" Vetrimaaran, Vetrimaaran's wife, Maaran and Vetri's biological mother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajal_Aggarwal" title="Kajal Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</a> as Dr. Anu Pallavi (voiceover by <a href="/wiki/Deepa_Venkat" title="Deepa Venkat">Deepa Venkat</a>), Vetri's love interest, a doctor and assistant of Arjun Zachariah</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Ruth_Prabhu" title="Samantha Ruth Prabhu">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</a> as Tara, Maaran's fiancée and a media reporter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Commissioner_of_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Commissioner of Police">DCP</a> Rathnavel "Randy" <a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">IPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hareesh_Peradi" title="Hareesh Peradi">Hareesh Peradi</a> as Dr. Arjun Zachariah, Daniel's friend and another corrupt doctor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala" title="Kovai Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a> as Sarala, Maaran's adoptive mother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyan_(Tamil_actor)" title="Sathyan (Tamil actor)">Sathyan</a> as Maniya, Randy's assistant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangili_Murugan" title="Sangili Murugan">Sangili Murugan</a> as Salim Ghosh</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaali_Venkat" title="Kaali Venkat">Kaali Venkat</a> as Poongodi's father, an auto driver</li> <li>M. Kamaraj as Kasi, Daniel's henchman</li> <li>Bharath Raj as Sesha, Daniel's nephew</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogi_Babu" title="Yogi Babu">Yogi Babu</a> as Nolan, Tara's friend</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendran" title="Rajendran">Rajendran</a> as Tamil Nadu Health Minister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devadarshini" title="Devadarshini">Devadarshini</a> as a nurse</li> <li>Surekha Vani as a nurse</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamilla_Shailaja_Priya" title="Mamilla Shailaja Priya">Priya</a> as Tara's mother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misha_Ghoshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Misha Ghoshal">Misha Ghoshal</a> as Tara's friend</li> <li>Shivani Murali as Paapu, Anu Pallavi's friend</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senthi_Kumari" title="Senthi Kumari">Senthi Kumari</a> as Selvi<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></li> <li>Seeni Amma as Chitti Kuruvi</li> <li>Abdool Lee as Vetrimaaran's friend</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thavasi_(actor)" title="Thavasi (actor)">Thavasi</a> as a priest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Dheena" title="Sai Dheena">Sai Dheena</a> as a prisoner</li> <li>Pasanga Sivakumar as Kumar, the hospital <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">HR</a></li> <li>Pandian as a police officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parithabangal_Gopi%E2%80%93Sudhakar" title="Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar">Parithabangal Gopi</a> as a show host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parithabangal_Gopi%E2%80%93Sudhakar" title="Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar">Parithabangal Sudhakar</a> as a show contestant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poo_Ramu" title="Poo Ramu">Poo Ramu</a> as a victim's father</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Development">edit</a>]</div> Following the release of <a href="/wiki/Atlee_(director)" title="Atlee (director)">Atlee</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Theri_(film)" title="Theri (film)">Theri</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> in the lead, the pair was signed by <a href="/wiki/Sri_Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Thenandal Films">Sri Thenandal Films</a> for another project together in September 2016.<a href="#cite_note-:6-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-:10-17">[17]</a> Initially, reports were surfaced that Atlee will be directing <a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> after Theri, and was developing the script for the past seven months which did not happen;<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> Similarly, Vijay too being signed for <a href="/wiki/Sangamithra" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangamithra">Sangamithra</a> produced by <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Thenandal Films">Thenandal Films</a>, but as the film demanded 250 days of the schedule which he could not afford, he politely declined the offer.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> It was reported that the film will begin production only after the release of <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bairavaa" title="Bairavaa">Bairavaa</a>.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> In October 2016, Safwan Saleem, the chief executive officer of the production house, confirmed the project; and further announced that writer <a href="/wiki/V._Vijayendra_Prasad" title="V. Vijayendra Prasad">V. Vijayendra Prasad</a>, who had earlier worked in films like the <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_(franchise)" title="Baahubali (franchise)">Baahubali</a> series and <a href="/wiki/Bajrangi_Bhaijaan" title="Bajrangi Bhaijaan">Bajrangi Bhaijaan</a> will be a part of the technical team.<a href="#cite_note-:11-22">[22]</a> The film featured Vijay playing triple role for the first time in his career,<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> as a doctor, magician and a head of <a href="/wiki/Panchayati_raj" title="Panchayati raj">panchayat</a> in the film.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> A report from <a href="/wiki/Deccan_Chronicle" title="Deccan Chronicle">Deccan Chronicle</a> said that: "The actor’s comic timing will be brought on screen through the magician’s role. His portions are intended to evoke laughter and lighten up the mood."<a href="#cite_note-:12-25">[25]</a> The report further denied claims that Vijay will play a Sikh in the film.<a href="#cite_note-:12-25">[25]</a> Vijay learnt a few magic tricks in preparation for his role as the magician. He learnt the magic tricks from three magicians: Gogo Requiem from the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Macedonia">Republic of Macedonia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Raman Sharma from Canada,<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> and Dani Belev from <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> Hema Rukmani, <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Thenandal Films">Sri Thenandal Films</a> announced that the film would be the 100th production of the company, instead of Sangamithra;<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> On 21 April 2017, the producers announced that the film would be launched under their newly renamed banner <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Studio_Limited" title="Thenandal Studio Limited">Thenandal Studio Limited</a> and also announcing a release date of October 2017.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> At the first look launch of Sangamithra at the <a href="/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival" title="Cannes Film Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>, Hema Rukmani said that "Most people look at Vijay as a 'mass actor.' But, I've seen him perform. He's an outstanding actor". She added, "I've noticed a lot of things during shooting. His sense of continuity is brilliant. He will know even the minutest details like where and how he kept his hand or leg during a particular shot. Whether the assistant director remembers or not, he will know. I had the great joy of watching him improvise".<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The production of the film began without announcing a title; on 21 June 2017, the makers announced the title as Mersal and also released the first look poster of the film.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting">Casting</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Casting">edit</a>]</div> In December 2016, actresses <a href="/wiki/Jyothika" title="Jyothika">Jyothika</a>,<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kajal_Aggarwal" title="Kajal Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samantha_Ruth_Prabhu" title="Samantha Ruth Prabhu">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</a> were announced as the female leads for the film.<a href="#cite_note-samantha-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-kajal-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[a]</a> However, the production team later revealed that Jyothika opted out of the film due to unavoidable reasons and the role went to <a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> in her first association with Vijay.<a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> In January 2017, <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> was reported to compose the film's background score and soundtrack album, collaborating with Vijay after ten years since <a href="/wiki/Azhagiya_Thamizh_Magan" class="mw-redirect" title="Azhagiya Thamizh Magan">Azhagiya Thamizh Magan</a> (2007).<a href="#cite_note-:13-41">[40]</a> Actors <a href="/wiki/S._J._Suryah" title="S. J. Suryah">S. J. Suryah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> also joined the cast as supporting actors, the former in a negative role with two looks in the film.<a href="#cite_note-:0-42">[41]</a> <a href="/wiki/Vadivelu" title="Vadivelu">Vadivelu</a> who eventually wanted to act with Vijay in <a href="/wiki/Theri_(film)" title="Theri (film)">Theri</a>, missed the role due to unavoidable reasons.<a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a> He was later announced as a part of this project.<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a> Other comedians <a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala" title="Kovai Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sathyan_(Tamil_actor)" title="Sathyan (Tamil actor)">Sathyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rajendran" title="Rajendran">Rajendran</a> also joined the film.<a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> Atlee's usual cinematographer <a href="/wiki/George_C._Williams_(cinematographer)" title="George C. Williams (cinematographer)">George C. Williams</a> whom worked for <a href="/wiki/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)" title="Raja Rani (2013 film)">Raja Rani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theri_(film)" title="Theri (film)">Theri</a>, was supposed to work in this film too, but failed due to date clashes with his other project. Later, newcomer <a href="/wiki/G._K._Vishnu" title="G. K. Vishnu">G. K. Vishnu</a>, an erstwhile assistant of <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nathan" title="Richard M. Nathan">Richard M. Nathan</a> was signed on this project.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-:14-47">[46]</a> The official cast and crew members working in the film, were announced by <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Thenandal Films">Thenandal Films</a> in January 2017,<a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a> with <a href="/wiki/Anal_Arasu" title="Anal Arasu">Anal Arasu</a> as the action choreographer, <a href="/wiki/Ruben_(film_editor)" title="Ruben (film editor)">Ruben</a> who worked with Atlee in his previous projects were announced as the film's editor, <a href="/wiki/T._Muthuraj" title="T. Muthuraj">T. Muthuraj</a> as the film's production designer, <a href="/wiki/Shobi" title="Shobi">Shobi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prem_Rakshith" title="Prem Rakshith">Prem Rakshith</a> as dance choreographers, <a href="/wiki/Neeraja_Kona" title="Neeraja Kona">Neeraja Kona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Komal_Shahani" title="Komal Shahani">Komal Shahani</a> as the costume designers.<a href="#cite_note-:13-41">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-:14-47">[46]</a> During the film's production, <a href="/wiki/Hareesh_Peradi" title="Hareesh Peradi">Hareesh Peradi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Babu" title="Yogi Babu">Yogi Babu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cheenu_Mohan" title="Cheenu Mohan">Cheenu Mohan</a> joined the film's cast.<a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Filming">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ayuntamiento_Principal,_Gdansk,_Polonia,_2013-05-20,_DD_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg/220px-Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg/330px-Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg/440px-Ayuntamiento_Principal%2C_Gdansk%2C_Polonia%2C_2013-05-20%2C_DD_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4474" data-file-height="3450" /></a><figcaption>The city of <a href="/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk" title="Gdańsk">Gdańsk</a>, Poland, served as Paris for the film.<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a></figcaption></figure> A launch event for the film was held at Adityaram Studios in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> on 1 February 2017 with production beginning thereafter.<a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a> The shooting of the film took place at Panaiyur in <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Road" title="East Coast Road">East Coast Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> on the first day of the shoot,<a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a> and went continuously for 20 days until 19 February.<a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a> The team took a brief break after production and then started the second schedule in Chennai on 1 March 2017.<a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a> On 15 March, one of the stills from the film unofficially released through the internet with Vijay in a twirled moustache and a <a href="/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti">dhoti</a>, and went viral.<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a> Following the schedule's completion, the team headed to <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> on 31 March,<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a> despite being reported that filming may take place in Europe, after the second schedule.<a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a> The team has decided to shoot with <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nithya_Menen" title="Nithya Menen">Nithya Menen</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jaisalmer" title="Jaisalmer">Jaisalmer</a> for a song (which was later titled as "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"), irrespective of the hot weather prevailing in the location.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> The steam engine named 7161WP AKBAR was used in this film while shooting in <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a> An action sequence was also filmed at Rajasthan and within its completion, the team completed the Rajasthan schedule on 12 April 2017.<a href="#cite_note-66">[65]</a> Then, the team planned for a month-long schedule in Europe on 25 April,<a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a> with Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal and other cast members being present.<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a> A song (titled "Maacho") and few action sequences were filmed at Poland (<a href="/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk" title="Gdańsk">Gdańsk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pozna%C5%84" title="Poznań">Poznań</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rzesz%C3%B3w" title="Rzeszów">Rzeszów</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Rzesz%C3%B3w%E2%80%93Jasionka_Airport" title="Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport">airport</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[70]</a>), as well as filming being conducted in <a href="/wiki/Skopje" title="Skopje">Skopje</a>, Republic of Macedonia.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> Following the shooting in Europe, the team returned to Chennai in June 2017 and began the intermediate schedule on 5 June 2017, with Samantha being present and was filmed subsequently at the location.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> In mid-July 2017, sources had reported that the team had planned to complete the entire shooting within 130 working days, so that the team would have enough time to work on the film's <a href="/wiki/Post-production" title="Post-production">post-production</a>.<a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a> However, the film's shooting was affected following the indefinite strike announced by the <a href="/wiki/Film_Employees_Federation_of_South_India" title="Film Employees Federation of South India">Film Employees Federation of South India</a> (FEFSI) on 1 August,<a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a> and another strike on 1 September.<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a> After FEFSI withdrew the strike on 13 September,<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a> work on the film's production been resumed, with few scenes being shot at the <a href="/wiki/Kathipara_Junction" title="Kathipara Junction">Kathipara Junction</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, leading to <a href="/wiki/Traffic_congestion" title="Traffic congestion">traffic congestion</a> as the shoot went till 8:00 A.M. despite the officials gave permission to shoot till 6:00 A.M.<a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> Following a song shoot and patchwork sequences the principal photography was wrapped up.<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes_and_influences">Themes and influences</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Themes and influences">edit</a>]</div> The character Maaran (or ₹5 doctor), played by Vijay in the film, was inspired from Dr. Balasubramanian, a doctor who hails from <a href="/wiki/Bodinayakkanur" title="Bodinayakkanur">Bodinayakkanur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Theni" title="Theni">Theni</a> district, and charges ₹2 from patients. It is also known that Vijay's character Jeevanantham in <a href="/wiki/Kaththi" title="Kaththi">Kaththi</a> (2014), is inspired by a real-life social activist.<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> Critics noted that the film has similarities related to <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">MGR</a>-starrers <a href="/wiki/Kudiyirundha_Koyil" title="Kudiyirundha Koyil">Kudiyirundha Koyil</a> (1968) and <a href="/wiki/Neerum_Neruppum" title="Neerum Neruppum">Neerum Neruppum</a> (1971), where he played dual roles,<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>-starrer <a href="/wiki/Moondru_Mugam" title="Moondru Mugam">Moondru Mugam</a> (1982),<a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a> (1989; Appu Raja in <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>), which had the actors playing triple roles.<a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> Shyam Gowtham in his review for the magazine The Week has stated about the references of M. G. Ramachandran in the film saying "Vijay is doing what <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a>, did in the 1950s; the <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> in Tamil Nadu did what <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels" title="Joseph Goebbels">Joseph Goebbels</a> did in <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Hitler</a>’s Germany—use cinema to propagate its ideology. Thus, it changed the way films were made. There are four instances in the film where Vijay is compared with MGR—in fact, his introduction scene starts with an MGR song."<a href="#cite_note-:18-84">[83]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Music">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mersal_(soundtrack)" title="Mersal (soundtrack)">Mersal (soundtrack)</a></div> <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> composed the soundtrack album and background score of Mersal, teaming up with <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> for the third time, after his films <a href="/wiki/Udhaya" title="Udhaya">Udhaya</a> (2004), and <a href="/wiki/Azhagiya_Tamil_Magan" title="Azhagiya Tamil Magan">Azhagiya Tamizh Magan</a> (2007), and his first collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Atlee_(director)" title="Atlee (director)">Atlee</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> The lyrics for the film were written by <a href="/wiki/Vivek_(lyricist)" title="Vivek (lyricist)">Vivek</a>, who also teams up with Rahman for the first time. It marked the first release of Vijay and Rahman in the <a href="/wiki/Silver_jubilee" title="Silver jubilee">silver jubilee</a> year.<a href="#cite_note-86">[b]</a><a href="#cite_note-:32-87">[85]</a> The audio rights of the film were acquired by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_India" title="Sony Music India">Sony Music India</a>, for a record price.<a href="#cite_note-88">[86]</a> The tracks "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" and "Neethanae" were released as singles on 10 and 17 August 2017. The audio launch event was held on 20 August 2017, at <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Indoor_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium">Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>,<a href="#cite_note-89">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[88]</a> which was touted to be the "biggest Kollywood event of the year",<a href="#cite_note-:32-87">[85]</a> and it saw the attendance of prominent celebrities from the Tamil film Industry being present at the event,<a href="#cite_note-91">[89]</a> which also featured a live music performance by Rahman and his team.<a href="#cite_note-92">[90]</a> The album crossed 100 million streams, within 10 days, setting a streaming record for a Tamil album.<a href="#cite_note-93">[91]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marketing">Marketing</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Marketing">edit</a>]</div> The first look posters released on 21 June 2017 became the highest retweeted first look in <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, close to 50,000 people.<a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a> As an innovative approach, Hema Rukmani teamed up with ICONICbot, an Indo-Austrian Venture, powered by actor <a href="/wiki/Vishakha_Singh" title="Vishakha Singh">Vishakha Singh</a>,<a href="#cite_note-96">[94]</a> to launch an artificial intelligence based chat-bot for the production house through <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Messenger">Facebook Messenger</a>. This is a first-of-a-kind initiative in the South Indian film industry, in which an artificial intelligence technology is used to connect with all movie goers personally, where chat-bots are used in Hindi cinema by top stars for promoting their films.<a href="#cite_note-:15-97">[95]</a> Hema Rukmani had stated that "though we share the information about the film through the official Twitter handle of the production house, there must be false news prevailing all around. So, we had planned for launching TSL chatbot where fans can share the relevant information with them exclusively."<a href="#cite_note-:15-97">[95]</a> The film is the first South-Indian film to get a <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="/wiki/Emoji" title="Emoji">emoji</a> of its first look<a href="#cite_note-98">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[97]</a> and also to trademark its title.<a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a> Few sources from the production house stated that "if one uses the term Mersal for commercial purposes, a part of their revenue should be paid to the team as royalty".<a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[100]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Teaser_trailer" title="Teaser trailer">teaser trailer</a> of the film unveiled on 21 September 2017 (coinciding Atlee's birthday)<a href="#cite_note-103">[101]</a> and became the most-viewed Indian movie teaser with 34.6 million views, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Kabali" title="Kabali">Kabali</a> (2016)<a href="#cite_note-104">[102]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vivegam" title="Vivegam">Vivegam</a> (2017),<a href="#cite_note-105">[103]</a> and became the first Indian movie teaser to get 1 million likes.<a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a> Two <a href="/wiki/TV_spot" class="mw-redirect" title="TV spot">TV spots</a> were premiered during the <a href="/wiki/Television_broadcast" class="mw-redirect" title="Television broadcast">television broadcast</a> of <a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a> (Tamil dubbed version) on 8 October 2017.<a href="#cite_note-107">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a> Sources claimed that the innovative marketing strategies of the film contributed to the film's success.<a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a> Exchange4Media, an advertising company commented that Mersal was one of the South Indian films that disrupted the digital marketing space.<a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Release">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theatrical">Theatrical</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Theatrical">edit</a>]</div> Mersal was earlier scheduled for theatrical release on 29 September 2017,<a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a> however as <a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">Shankar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2.0_(film)" title="2.0 (film)">2.0</a> which was scheduled for release on <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a> (18 October 2017) got delayed due to extensive <a href="/wiki/Visual_effects" title="Visual effects">visual effects</a>;<a href="#cite_note-112">[110]</a> the producers decided to release the film on that date.<a href="#cite_note-113">[111]</a> On 16 October 2017, the film received a <a href="/wiki/U/A_certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="U/A certificate">U/A certificate</a> from CBFC, with few cuts after getting NOC from AWBI.<a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-adhirel-115">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-116">[114]</a> The film opened on more than 3,300 screens worldwide which is highest for a Tamil film.<a href="#cite_note-117">[115]</a> In <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, the film released on 800 screens,<a href="#cite_note-118">[116]</a> and more than 275 screens in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a> In <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, the film was released in 100 screens, and in <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, it accounted 400 screens.<a href="#cite_note-120">[118]</a> The film was later screened in <a href="/wiki/PVR_Cinemas" class="mw-redirect" title="PVR Cinemas">PVR Cinemas</a> and <a href="/wiki/INOX_Leisure_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="INOX Leisure Limited">Inox Multiplex</a> on 24 October 2017, following their strike against the double taxation row which held on 3 October.<a href="#cite_note-121">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a> The film was re-released again in March 2018, following the producer council's strike against digital service providers over the increase of <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Print_Fee" title="Virtual Print Fee">Virtual Print Fee</a> charges.<a href="#cite_note-123">[121]</a> Mersal was screened at <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rex" title="Grand Rex">Grand Rex</a>, France, which is the largest cinema theatre in Europe, due to the high demand of the film.<a href="#cite_note-:7-12">[12]</a> It was further released in Japan in four major cities <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ebino,_Miyazaki" title="Ebino, Miyazaki">Ebino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nakayama,_Yamagata" title="Nakayama, Yamagata">Nakayama</a>, which is the highest for a Tamil film.<a href="#cite_note-124">[122]</a> The film was released in China by HGC Entertainment on 6 December 2018, through 10,000 screens, which Mersal becomes the first Tamil film to be released in this country.<a href="#cite_note-125">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[124]</a> The film was screened at the <a href="/wiki/Hainan_International_Film_Festival" title="Hainan International Film Festival">Hainan International Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hainan" title="Hainan">Hainan</a>, China in March 2019,<a href="#cite_note-:8-13">[13]</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Bucheon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" title="Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival">Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bucheon" title="Bucheon">Bucheon</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> at 29 July 2018.<a href="#cite_note-:9-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distribution">Distribution</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Distribution">edit</a>]</div> North Star Entertainment along with SN Techs Film Distribution Company have secured the distribution rights for the film in <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a>; <a href="/wiki/Global_United_Media" title="Global United Media">Global United Media</a> has secured the distribution for the film in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>;<a href="#cite_note-:4-127">[125]</a> Horizon Studios acquired the Karnataka rights; MKS Talkies has secured the distribution rights for the film in Australia and New Zealand, ATMUS Entertainment has secured the distribution rights for the film in United States.<a href="#cite_note-128">[126]</a> The overall pre-release revenue of Mersal is reported to be in the region of ₹156 crore (US$19 million),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> which includes the Tamil Nadu theatrical rights about ₹70 crore (US$8.4 million),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> Karnataka distribution rights about ₹5.5 crore (US$660,000),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> Kerala rights about ₹6.6 crore (US$790,000),<a href="#cite_note-:4-127">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> Andhra Pradesh and Nizam rights about ₹4.6 crore (US$550,000),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> Rest of India, for ₹80 lakh (US$96,000),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> and Overseas rights about ₹26 crore (US$3.1 million).<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> The worldwide theatrical rights accounted to ₹113.5 crore (US$14 million),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> whilst the satellite rights, sold to ₹28 crore (US$3.4 million),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> music rights for ₹3.5 crore (US$420,000),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> home video rights for ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000),<a href="#cite_note-:5-129">[127]</a> and Hindi dubbing rights for ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million).[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media">Home media</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Home media">edit</a>]</div> The television broadcast rights were sold to <a href="/wiki/Zee_Tamil" title="Zee Tamil">Zee Tamil</a> for ₹30 crore in July 2017.<a href="#cite_note-130">[128]</a> The film had its global television premiere on 14 January 2018 on occasion of the <a href="/wiki/Thai_Pongal" class="mw-redirect" title="Thai Pongal">Thai Pongal</a> festival.<a href="#cite_note-131">[129]</a> The satellite rights of the Telugu, Kannada and the Malayalam dubbed versions were acquired by <a href="/wiki/Star_Maa" title="Star Maa">Star Maa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Udaya_TV" title="Udaya TV">Udaya TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asianet_(TV_channel)" title="Asianet (TV channel)">Asianet</a> respectively. It is available in <a href="/wiki/Over-the-top_media_service" title="Over-the-top media service">digital streaming platforms</a> through <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> and <a href="/wiki/ZEE5" title="ZEE5">ZEE5</a> (in Tamil), <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_video" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime video">Prime video</a> (in Telugu), <a href="/wiki/Sun_NXT" title="Sun NXT">Sun NXT</a> (in Kannada), and <a href="/wiki/Hotstar" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotstar">Hotstar</a> (in Malayalam).<a href="#cite_note-132">[130]</a> The film's Hindi dubbed version was directly premiered on Dhinchaak TV channel (now renamed to Goldmines) on 13 March 2022.<a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-134">[132]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Reception">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Box office">edit</a>]</div> In the opening day of its release the film earned ₹31.3 crore in domestic region and ₹47.1 crore worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-:16-135">[133]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="India">India</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: India">edit</a>]</div> At the <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> city box office, the film collected ₹1.50 crore and became the highest opening day grosser, beating <a href="/wiki/Ajith_Kumar" title="Ajith Kumar">Ajith Kumar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vivegam" title="Vivegam">Vivegam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:17-136">[134]</a> The film became the biggest opener in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> at that point, grossing ₹24.8 crore and yielded a share of ₹14.1 crore to its distributors.<a href="#cite_note-:16-135">[133]</a> It eventually broke the record of <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kabali" title="Kabali">Kabali</a> which earlier collected ₹21.5 crore.<a href="#cite_note-:16-135">[133]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_territories">Other territories</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Other territories">edit</a>]</div> The film collected ₹1.7 crore from the premiere shows held at United States and ₹2.5 crore the following day, totalling up to ₹3.08 crore.<a href="#cite_note-:17-136">[134]</a> The film earned A$133,057 (₹68.01 lakh) from 25 locations, upon its release in Australia and earned £94,311 (₹81.08 lakhs) upon its release in United Kingdom in 37 locations, according to trade analyst <a href="/wiki/Taran_Adarsh" title="Taran Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</a>.<a href="#cite_note-137">[135]</a> The film collected ₹90.31 lakhs from its opening day in Malaysia around 800 theatres.<a href="#cite_note-138">[136]</a> In its five-day opening weekend, the film collected <a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a>140 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> (1.4 billion Indian rupees) worldwide<a href="#cite_note-139">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[138]</a> and ₹170 crore its first week.<a href="#cite_note-141">[139]</a> In 12 days, the film grossed ₹200 crore worldwide, including ₹130 crore <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_India" title="List of highest-grossing films in India">domestically in India</a>. It became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career, and the first of his films to enter the <a href="/wiki/100_Crore_Club" title="100 Crore Club">₹200 crore club</a>.<a href="#cite_note-142">[140]</a> At the end of its fifth week, the film had reportedly collected ₹120 crore in Tamil Nadu, ₹16 crore in Kerala, ₹13 crore in Karnataka and ₹15 crore from the rest of India, tallying ₹164 crore (1.6 billion rupees) domestically and ₹260 crore (2.6 billion rupees) <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films_in_overseas_markets" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets">worldwide</a>.<a href="#cite_note-merbo-143">[141]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/The_Hans_India" title="The Hans India">The Hans India</a> article published in January 2018, the movie has raked in ₹244.8 crores by the end of its run.<a href="#cite_note-144">[142]</a> However, according to the articles by <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Financial_Express_(India)" title="The Financial Express (India)">Financial Express</a> and <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a>, one of the leading distributors, Ramanathan, owner of the <a href="/wiki/Abhirami_Mega_Mall" title="Abhirami Mega Mall">Abhirami Mega mall</a>, said that the numbers reported by Mersal are highly inflated and the movie has not raked in ₹200 crore as reports claim.<a href="#cite_note-145">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[145]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Critical response">edit</a>]</div> Mersal received positive reviews from critics.<a href="#cite_note-148">[146]</a> M. Suganth, editor-in-chief of <a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a> rated the film three-and-a-half out of five and said, "With Mersal, we have got this year's most engaging mass masala movie. When you have a mass hero in full form like Vijay is in the film, how can things go wrong?".<a href="#cite_note-149">[147]</a> Manoj Kumar R. of <a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a> also gave three-and-a-half out of five stars stating "Atlee has not just exploited Vijay's stardom to deliver a flamboyant crowd-pleaser (which he did in <a href="/wiki/Theri_(film)" title="Theri (film)">Theri</a> already) but has fleshed out an interesting script that plays up the best onscreen traits of the actor."<a href="#cite_note-150">[148]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sify" title="Sify">Sify</a> rated the film three out of five stars and said the film as a "formulaic mass masala action film with a strong social message, whistle worthy moments, eye candy heroines and grand visuals". It further added that the film "relies squarely on the charm of its leading man (Vijay) to pull off its over-the-top tone".<a href="#cite_note-151">[149]</a> Priyanka Sundar of <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a> said that the film "is not about the story, but the way it is delivered; the emotions, sentiment and social message formed the crux of the story", but criticised the length of the second half and the manner in which Samantha's character's arc is resolved.<a href="#cite_note-152">[150]</a> Behindwoods stated there are triple Vijay in the movie and it had created triple positive impact and rated it 2.75 out of five stars.<a href="#cite_note-153">[151]</a> <a href="/wiki/Baradwaj_Rangan" title="Baradwaj Rangan">Baradwaj Rangan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Film_Companion_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Film Companion South">Film Companion South</a> called the film as "gigantic, but deflavoured take of <a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagotharargal</a>". He added that "the lack of newness is compensated for by rich production values", but praised Vijay's performance saying "Vijay is one actor who seems to be getting younger on screen. He moves beautifully in the dance sequences. He even manages an effective dramatic bit. But he’s let down by the writing".<a href="#cite_note-154">[152]</a> Anupama Subramanian of <a href="/wiki/Deccan_Chronicle" title="Deccan Chronicle">Deccan Chronicle</a> gave two-and-a-half out of five stars and added "Though the storyline is not new, Atlee cleverly uses the terrific screen presence of Vijay and presents it in an engaging way".<a href="#cite_note-155">[153]</a> Vishal Menon of <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> had opined that the film had "references to yesteryear blockbusters; but that could not be determined as dislikeable; it is quite enjoyable".<a href="#cite_note-156">[154]</a> Sreedhar Pillai of <a href="/wiki/Firstpost" title="Firstpost">Firstpost</a> called that "the perfect film for the larger-than-life image of its superstar Vijay, has something in it to satiate viewers with varied tastes", giving a rating of three out of five stars.<a href="#cite_note-157">[155]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_New_Indian_Express" title="The New Indian Express">The New Indian Express</a>-based critic Daniel Thimmayya called the film as "ultimate commercial entertainer that rides on Vijay's solid performance and Atlee's slick storytelling".<a href="#cite_note-158">[156]</a> Srivatsan S of <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a> gave three out of five saying "one could say that Mersal is nothing but the rise of a matinee idol".<a href="#cite_note-159">[157]</a> Poornima Murali of <a href="/wiki/News18" class="mw-redirect" title="News18">News18</a> called the film "as good in parts: during the evocative flashbacks"; but pointed out a few lame dialogues, logical contradictions and frequent song sequences.<a href="#cite_note-160">[158]</a> Vikram Venkateshwaran of <a href="/wiki/The_Quint" title="The Quint">The Quint</a> wrote "It’s got three whole Vijays, with intersecting plot lines, great fight scenes and twelve murders, that will either squeeze your heart, or make you cheer along, all in the name of entertainment".<a href="#cite_note-161">[159]</a> Writing for <a href="/wiki/Manorama_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Manorama Online">Manorama Online</a>, Prem Udhayabhanu gave the film three out of five stars saying "The film charms the fans with an elaborate canvas spun for the hero and a social message weaved into it".<a href="#cite_note-162">[160]</a> Shyam Goutham, in his review for the magazine <a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a> wrote "through the film which is packaged with heavy drama and action sequences, Atlee tries to convey a message. For a Vijay fan, there are enough wow moments—slow-motion scenes, 'Ilayathalapathy' saving people and punch dialogues. In fact, a scene showing Vijay talking to the media about the problems in the country has become mandatory".<a href="#cite_note-:18-84">[83]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan" title="Ananda Vikatan">Ananda Vikatan</a> rated the film 43 out of 100.<a href="#cite_note-163">[161]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Controversies">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mersal_(film)_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="Mersal (film) controversies">Mersal (film) controversies</a></div> The film was subjected to several criticisms with the first being, the interim ban issued against the film producers by <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a>, for using the title Mersal for promotions.<a href="#cite_note-164">[162]</a> In a lawsuit filed by Rajendran of AR Film Factory, he registered the title Mersalayitten at the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Film_Producers_Council" title="Tamil Film Producers Council">Tamil Film Producers Council</a> in 2014, and claimed that the use of the title will affect the business of his film.<a href="#cite_note-165">[163]</a> The high court later dismissed the plea on 6 October 2017.<a href="#cite_note-166">[164]</a> The Tamil Film Producers Council strike from 6–13 October over double taxation row,<a href="#cite_note-167">[165]</a> and the denial of <a href="/wiki/No_Objection_Certificate" title="No Objection Certificate">NOC</a> from <a href="/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Board_of_India" title="Animal Welfare Board of India">Animal Welfare Board of India</a> (AWBI)<a href="#cite_note-168">[166]</a> were rumoured to affect the plans release; however, it was resolved later.<a href="#cite_note-169">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-170">[168]</a> Upon release, several notions expressed in the film were opposed by various organisations. The <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (BJP), the ruling political party of <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>, and the then ruling <a href="/wiki/AIADMK" class="mw-redirect" title="AIADMK">AIADMK</a> had objected to scenes in which the protagonist, played by Vijay, criticises the recently introduced <a href="/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(India)" title="Goods and Services Tax (India)">Goods and Services Tax</a>,<a href="#cite_note-171">[169]</a> and also a scene in which a character ridicules <a href="/wiki/Digital_India" title="Digital India">Digital India</a>, an initiative promoted by the Government of India.<a href="#cite_note-172">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-173">[171]</a> The ruling BJP demanded that those scenes be cut from the film for future viewership.<a href="#cite_note-174">[172]</a> Several medical associations such as the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association, condemned the film for the alleged cynical portrayal of doctors working in government-operated hospitals.<a href="#cite_note-175">[173]</a> Doctors working with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Medical_Association" title="Indian Medical Association">Indian Medical Association</a> planned to boycott the film and shared links of the film on pirated websites online, in the hope that it would cause monetary losses to the makers of the film.<a href="#cite_note-176">[174]</a><a href="#cite_note-177">[175]</a> These acts were seen as an attack on <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_expression" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of expression">freedom of expression</a> by opposing political parties and various other celebrities working in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil cinema</a>.<a href="#cite_note-178">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-179">[177]</a> <a href="/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor" title="Shashi Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</a> condemned BJP's acts against Mersal, similar to infringement of democratic rights.<a href="#cite_note-180">[178]</a> Though the film was touted to have an approximate collection of ₹250 crore, the production house <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Studio_Limited" title="Thenandal Studio Limited">Thenandal Studio Limited</a> had to file for bankruptcy due to the high production costs involved. The social media propaganda loss of this film amounts to an approximate ₹60 crore,<a href="#cite_note-timesofindia.indiatimes.com2-181">[179]</a> with references citing Atlee exceeding the production budget.<a href="#cite_note-timesofindia.indiatimes.com2-181">[179]</a> However, <a href="/wiki/G._Dhananjayan" title="G. Dhananjayan">G. Dhananjayan</a> opined that the film was considered profitable to all distributors across Tamil Nadu region, as was, the film's producer Murali Ramaswamy.<a href="#cite_note-IndiaGlitz.com_20202-182">[180]</a> In November 2018, the Canada-based magician Raman Sharma, who worked in the project accused <a href="/wiki/Thenandal_Studio_Limited" title="Thenandal Studio Limited">Thenandal Studios</a> of non-payment of dues and slammed the company for their unprofessional behaviour.<a href="#cite_note-183">[181]</a> In August, Sharma's team sent a legal notice to the makers, demanding the rest of his payment under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.<a href="#cite_note-184">[182]</a> The financial tussles surrounding over the production house led the makers shelve all of their upcoming projects: notably the company's big-budget film Sangamithra,<a href="#cite_note-185">[183]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a>'s untitled project with <a href="/wiki/Karthik_Subbaraj" title="Karthik Subbaraj">Karthik Subbaraj</a><a href="#cite_note-186">[184]</a> and his directorial film,<a href="#cite_note-187">[185]</a><a href="#cite_note-189">[c]</a> <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a>'s virtual reality film <a href="/wiki/Le_Musk" title="Le Musk">Le Musk</a>, and other productions;<a href="#cite_note-190">[187]</a> furthermore, their completed projects <a href="/wiki/Vallavanukkum_Vallavan" title="Vallavanukkum Vallavan">Vallavanukkum Vallavan</a> and Iravaakaalam remained unreleased.<a href="#cite_note-191">[188]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Accolades">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Mersal" title="List of accolades received by Mersal">List of accolades received by Mersal</a></div>At the <a href="/wiki/65th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="65th Filmfare Awards South">65th Filmfare Awards South</a>, Mersal received eleven nominations including those for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil">Best Director</a> (Atlee), <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Best Actor</a> (Vijay) and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil">Best Supporting Actor</a> (S. J. Surya). It won in two categories – <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil">Best Supporting Actress</a> (Menen) and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Music_Director_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil">Best Music Director</a> (Rahman).<a href="#cite_note-FFNom-192">[189]</a><a href="#cite_note-FFWin-193">[190]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/10th_Vijay_Awards" title="10th Vijay Awards">10th Vijay Awards</a>, the film received eight nominations and won three awards: <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Favourite_Film" title="Vijay Award for Favourite Film">Favourite Film</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Favourite_Director" title="Vijay Award for Favourite Director">Best Director</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Favourite_Song" title="Vijay Award for Favourite Song">Favourite Song</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Vijay1-194">[191]</a> Mersal received twelve nominations at the <a href="/wiki/7th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="7th South Indian International Movie Awards">7th South Indian International Movie Awards</a> ceremony and won five awards, including Best Director for Atlee, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Surya and Best Music Director for Rahman.<a href="#cite_note-SIIMA1-195">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-SIIMA2-196">[193]</a> Among other wins, the film received ten <a href="/wiki/Techofes" title="Techofes">Techofes Awards</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Techofes2-197">[194]</a> seven <a href="/wiki/Edison_Awards_(India)" title="Edison Awards (India)">Edison Awards</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Edison-198">[195]</a> five <a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan_Cinema_Awards" title="Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards">Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards</a><a href="#cite_note-AVW1-199">[196]</a><a href="#cite_note-AVW2-200">[197]</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards" title="Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards">Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards</a>. At the international ceremonies, the film won one award for Best Foreign Film at the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards_UK" title="National Film Awards UK">National Film Awards UK</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[198]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[199]</a> and Best International actor award for <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> at International Achievement Recognition Award UK.<a href="#cite_note-203">[200]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[201]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact">Impact</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Impact">edit</a>]</div> Prior to the film's release, Hollywood stuntman Serge Crozon Cazin, who starred in <a href="/wiki/Ajith_Kumar" title="Ajith Kumar">Ajith Kumar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vivegam" title="Vivegam">Vivegam</a>,<a href="#cite_note-205">[202]</a> and <a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">S. S. Rajamouli</a> expressed their anticipations on the film, with the latter calling it as "a fantastic film to look forward to".<a href="#cite_note-206">[203]</a> Following the criticism towards the <a href="/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(India)" title="Goods and Services Tax (India)">GST</a> and <a href="/wiki/Digital_India" title="Digital India">Digital India</a>-scenes levied by <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>,<a href="#cite_note-207">[204]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-208">[205]</a> <a href="/wiki/Vishal_(actor)" title="Vishal (actor)">Vishal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi" title="Vijay Sethupathi">Vijay Sethupathi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arvind_Swami" class="mw-redirect" title="Arvind Swami">Arvind Swamy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Khushbu_Sundar" title="Khushbu Sundar">Khushbu Sundar</a>, extended his support towards Mersal and praised Vijay and the team for "bravely addressing social issues in the film".<a href="#cite_note-209">[206]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[207]</a> As <a href="/wiki/H._Raja" title="H. Raja">H. Raja</a> criticised the <a href="/wiki/Censor_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Censor Board">Censor Board</a> officials over the film's certification after watching the film online, demanding that they should be removed from posts,<a href="#cite_note-211">[208]</a> <a href="/wiki/Gautami_Tadimalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautami Tadimalla">Gautami Tadimalla</a>, the member of CBFC who watched a screening of the film on 22 October, claimed that "Mersal has been given a fair censor certificate. There was no foul in the film’s dialogues with reference to GST, and asking the scenes to be lifted off the film is a direct threat to freedom of speech."<a href="#cite_note-212">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-213">[210]</a> The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to <a href="/wiki/Smriti_Irani" title="Smriti Irani">Smriti Irani</a>, the Information and Broadcasting minister, seeking action against H. Raja for watching the pirated version of the film online.<a href="#cite_note-214">[211]</a><a href="#cite_note-215">[212]</a> In a positive note, Mersal emerged as the most tweeted hashtag of 2017 in the entertainment section, according to a survey report by Twitter.<a href="#cite_note-216">[213]</a><a href="#cite_note-217">[214]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="#cite_ref-86">^</a> Both Vijay and Rahman made their debut in 1992, and completed 25 years in the film industry in 2017. </li> <li id="cite_note-189"><a href="#cite_ref-189">^</a> The project was later exchanged to <a href="/wiki/YNOT_Studios" title="YNOT Studios">YNOT Studios</a> and released under the title <a href="/wiki/Jagame_Thandhiram" title="Jagame Thandhiram">Jagame Thandhiram</a> in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-188">[186]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mersal&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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