Thiruchitrambalam is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Mithran R. Jawahar and produced by Sun Pictures.
In the film, Thiruchitrambalam is a delivery man who lives with his father and grandfather blames the former for the loss of his mother and sister and is not on good terms with the latter.
Principal photography commenced the same month, predominantly shot in Chennai and Pondicherry, and wrapped in early-October 2021.
The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by Om Prakash and editing by Prasanna GK.
One day, over lunch, Pazham confesses his feelings to Anusha, but she rejects and apologises to him for flirting and leading him to think that she has a romantic interest in him.
[11] In January 2020, director Mithran R. Jawahar, who had successful collaborations with Dhanush after Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Kutty and Uthamaputhiran (2010), was reportedly chosen to direct the venture.
[12] In early October that year, reports claimed that production for the project would start after Dhanush completes his commitments to his venture with Mari Selvaraj, which became Karnan (2021).
[13] Coinciding with the occasion of Anirudh's birthday, he was announced to compose the score, in his reunion with Dhanush after years.
[14] Cinematographer Om Prakash, editor Prasanna GK, art director Jacki, stunt choreographer Stunt Silva, dance choreographers Jani – Sathish Krishnan and costume designer Kavya Sriram were a part of the technical crew.
[19] Later Raashii Khanna and Priya Bhavani Shankar was announced to play supporting roles along with Prakash Raj and Bharathiraja.
[27] In September, a song shoot featuring Dhanush and Menen was choreographed by Jani Master and filmed in the outskirts of Pondicherry.
[citation needed] The songs and original score are composed by Anirudh Ravichander, reuniting with Dhanush after six years since their last film, Thanga Magan (2015).
[40] The film premiered on Sun TV on 15 January 2023 on the occasion of Pongal,[41] and on 6 October 2023, streaming in all five languages started on Amazon Prime Video.
"[55] Janani K of India Today gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that "Thiruchitrambalam is a fun entertainer that makes you enjoy the everyday things that we usually miss out on.
"[56] M Suganth of The Times of India gave the film's rating 3.5/5 and stated that "Even the airport climax gets a modern spin that makes it agreeable.
"[57] Ranjini Krishnakumar of News9Live gave 3.5/5 stars, stating that "This endearment for Pazham that the film evokes is not entirely written in.
"[58] Bhavana Sharma of Pinkvilla gave the film 3/5 stars, stating that "Thiruchitrambalam is worth watching for all the right reasons, and especially for Dhanush and Nithya Menen.
"[59] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave 4/5 stars, stating that "What a relief to see such a simple, well-told story in Tamil cinema after so long!
"[63] Karthik Kelamalu of Firstpost gave the film 3.5/5 stars and stated that "For a director who's mostly made remakes (Yaaradi Nee Mohini, 2008; Uthamaputhiran, 2010), the richness of Thiruchitrambalam will surely yield fresh fruits".
[64] Suhasini Srihari of Deccan Herald gave the film's 4/5 rating and stated that "'Thiruchitrambalam' is a narrative that comes afresh with newer ways of telling an old story.