Bigil(2019)
A do-gooder don wants his footballer son to uplift the life of his people by becoming a champion, but fate draws the youngster into a life of violence. Will he be able to fulfill his father’s dream when an opportunity comes his way seven years later?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Prime Video, Sun Nxt, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 25 October 2019
- Director
- Atlee Kumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 59m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A father wants his son to become a champion footballer to help their community. However, the son gets pulled into a violent life instead. Years later, he gets a chance to finally pursue his father's dream.
“A father's dream. A son's second chance.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Bigil
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Yogi Babu (29 films together), Manobala & Devadarshini (13 films together), Anandaraj & Yogi Babu (12 films together), Manobala & Anandaraj (11 films together), Vijay & Vivek (10 films together), and Vivek & Manobala (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Bigil' means 'whistle' in Tamil, a nod to the football theme and the coach's role.
- Vijay's character Rayappan was originally planned to have a different look, but the final beard style became iconic.
- The football stadium scenes were shot at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, with real local crowds as extras.
- Actress Nayanthara performed her own stunts in the football sequences after training with professional coaches.
- The song 'Singappenney' was filmed in Georgia, marking the first time Atlee shot a song outside India.
- Arijit Singh recorded the Hindi version of 'Verithanam' but it was not used in the final film.
- The movie broke box office records by earning over ₹300 crore worldwide, becoming one of Vijay's highest-grossing films.
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