Madharaasi trailer: Did you spot AR Murugadoss’ ‘thuppakki’ reference in Sivakarthikeyan-Rukmini Vasanth film

The trailer of Madharaasi was released by the makers, and many have been praising actor Sivakarthikeyan’s action avatar in the film, directed by AR Murugadoss. The film is scheduled to hit theatres on September 5. With the trailer mostly having action blocks and intense scenes, AR Murugadoss had managed to insert a ‘thuppakki’ reference in a not-so-direct way. And we already know how Sivakarthikeyan got his thuppakki from Vijay himself about a year ago.

Madharaasi trailer: Sivakarthikeyan gets into action avatar and a thuppakki reference

Only about a year ago on September 5, Vijay’s The GOAT released in theatres, and Sivakarthikeyan made a cameo appearance during the climax. The scene was much talked about given it showed how Vijay handed over his ‘thuppakki’ to Sivakarthikeyan and many inferring that it is symbolic how Vijay is handing over his cinematic place to the latter with him going towards politics.

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Incidentally, Thuppakki also happens to be directed by AR Murugadoss who is helming Madharaasi as well. Set to release on September 5 in theatres, a year after The GOAT, the makers of Madharaasi released the trailer of the film. Vidyut Jammwal’s character in the trailer says, “thuppakki evan kaila irundhalum, villain naa dhan da” (no matter who is holding the gun, I’m the villain). Interestingly, Vidyut played the antagonist in Thuppakki returns to Madharaasi as well to play the villain.

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Madharaasi release date, OTT partner, cast

Madharaasi will release in theatres on September 5 and stars Kannada actor Rukmini Vasanth, Biju Menon, Vikranth, Shabeer Kallarakkal, and others. Touted to be an out-and-out action thriller, Madharaasi’s post-theatrical streaming rights have been bagged by Prime Video. The film marks the first time AR Murugadoss and Sivakarthikeyan are collaborating. Anirudh Ravichander is scoring the music for the film. Shot by Sudeep Elamon, the film is edited by Sreekar Prasad.

Meanwhile, you can stream Thuppakki on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium right now. The film is an action thriller about an army man who comes back to his home for a vacation and has to take up an assignment to eradicate terrorism-fuelled sleeper cells.

FAQs

Q. Who is the heroine of Sivakarthikeyan's Madharaasi?

A. Rukmini Vasanth plays the female lead in Madharaasi starring Sivakarthikeyan.

Q. How much Sivakarthikeyan's salary in Madharaasi?

A. As per reports, Sivakarthikeyan got paid Rs 40 crore for Madharaasi.

Q. What is Madharaasi release date?

A. Madharaasi releases in theatres on September 5.