Fear is Foolishness) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.
The film stars Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan (in her Tamil debut), while Baba Sehgal plays the role of a corrupt cop.
The film revolves around a youngster who embarks on a road trip with his lady-love during which he meets with an accident which causes things to get out of control.
Principal photography commenced in November 2013,[1] however, in June 2014, filming schedules were postponed until Menon completed his other project Yennai Arindhaal (2015) with Ajith Kumar.
It was simultaneously made in Telugu as Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo with Naga Chaitanya replacing Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan in the same role.
[4] The protagonist, whose name is not mentioned, is revealed to be a care free MBA student and bike enthusiast, accompanied by his close friends Mahesh, Shyam, Srikanth and Auto Selvam.
However, he meets and falls in love with Leela, a friend of his sister, Maythrie, who stays in his house to complete her studies.
Kamath finally reaches his house, in Chennai, where another friend of the protagonist, poses as the owner of his bike, with fake proof.
The new officer is none other than the protagonist himself; he is now the new DCP of Kolhapur, who went into a self-imposed exile, studied for the UPSC exam, and chose IPS, despite being eligible for IAS, to fulfill his vengeance.
[5][6] Menon announced in October 2013 that he would produce and direct a film featuring Simbu in the lead role after the following success of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.
[8] Menon outlined the storyline of the film, stating, "It is the story of a happy-go-lucky guy (played by Silambarasan) who is looking to do normal things in life but then, a situation is thrown at him and it changes everything", adding that the story is inspired by the scene in the film The Godfather where a bruised Michael Corleone plots revenge against the corrupt policeman McCluskey.
[10] A second schedule began in early December 2013 featuring scenes with the lead cast in urban Chennai.
[2] In 2015, Pallavi Subhash could not allot bulk dates to the film and was replaced by Former Malayalam Baby Artist Manjima Mohan, as Female lead.
[14] She was cast after actor Vineeth Srinivasan made Menon watch the trailer of Oru Vadakkan Selfie and then Manjima was auditioned and selected for the role.
[18] A. R. Rahman's inclusion in the project was confirmed by December 2013, marking his second collaboration with Silambarasan and Gautham Menon after their critically acclaimed Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa soundtrack.
As per the urgency of shooting, a single track with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky was recorded within three hours by the composer at his studio in Los Angeles.
[9] The first single, "Thalli Pogathey", was released on 23 January 2016, and became popular among listeners, as the lyric video of the song crossed 20 million views.
"[21] Sify rated the album 4 out of 5, viewing that "‘Acham Yenbathu Madamaiyada’ has AR Rahman in scintillating form with 5 masterpiece songs.
GVM's success ratio with his music composers is intact, and the album is bound to be renowned for the quality of lyrics it has produced.
In the film Idhu Namma Aalu starring Silambarasan featured the song "Thalli Pogathey" as the Ringtone of the phone for Simbu's character.