Bigil Movie (2019):
Bigil Tamil sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, with cinematography handled by G. K. Vishnu and editing done by Ruben.
The film stars Vijay in the titular role and Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek, and Kathir in other prominent roles. Made on a budget of ₹180 crore, Bigil was released theatrically in India on 25 October 2019, coinciding with the occasion of the Diwali festival. The film received mostly positive response upon release, with Vijay’s performance, message, and direction praised, but criticism was aimed at the weak and formulaic first half and excessive length.
Bigil emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019, collecting around ₹285–300 crore upon its release, it further became one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time and Vijay’s highest-grossing film in his career. The film completed its 100-day theatrical run on 1 February 2020, and also won two awards each at the Zee Cine Awards Tamil, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, three Edison Awards, and a SIIMA Award.
Bigil Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Bigil |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Drama Sports |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Release Date | 25 October 2019 |
| Running Time | 2hr 59min |
| Starring | Vijay Nayanthara Jackie Shroff Kathir Vivek |
| Directed by | Atlee |
| Written by | Atlee (Screenplay) S. Ramana Girivasan (Screenplay) Atlee (Story) |
| Produced by | Kalpathi S. Aghoram Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh |
| Cinematography by | G. K. Vishnu |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Music by | Songs: A. R. Rahman Score: A. R. Rahman Qutub-E-Kripa |
| Production Company | AGS Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Screen Scene Media Entertainment |
| Budget | ₹180 crore |
| Box Office Collection | ₹285 crore (US$36 million)–₹300 crore (US$38 million) |
Bigil Movie Trailer:
Bigil Movie Storyline (Plot/Synopsis):
It revolves around Michael Rayyapan alias Bigil, a footballer-turned-gangster who decides to coach a women’s football team when their coach gets attacked. He faces challenges when his team does not cooperate with him due to his violent background and also finds himself hunted by some rivals who want revenge.
Bigil Movie Cast and Characters:
- Vijay in dual role as
- Michael Rayappan, a gangster turned coach of Tamil Nadu Women’s Football Team and former footballer who played under the code name “Bigil”.
- Rayappan, Michael’s father, a crime boss
- Nayanthara as Angel Aasirvatham, Michael’s love interest, a physiotherapist
- Jackie Shroff as J. K. Sharma, All India Football Federation president
- Kathir as Kathir, Michael’s teammate
- Vivek as Nessi
- Daniel Balaji as Daniel, a drug-dealer and gangster
- Anandaraj as Anand
- Yogi Babu as Donald
- I. M. Vijayan as Alex, Daniel’s father
- Arjan Bajwa as Samar, Coach of Manipur Women’s Football Team
- Indhuja Ravichandran as Vembu
- Amritha Aiyer as Thendral, the football team captain
- Reba Monica John as Anitha
- Varsha Bollamma as Gayathri Sudarshan
- Indraja Shankar as Pandiyamma
- Gayathri Reddy as Maari
- Aadhirai Soundarajan as Minnoli
- Kanimozhi as Kanimozhi
- Shobana as Shobana
- Vinaya Seshan as Thamarai
- Riddhi Ramesh as Selvi
- Devadarshini as Elizabeth, Michael’s sister
- Rohini as Anitha’s mother
- G. Gnanasambandam as Aasirvatham, Angel’s father
- Rama as Mrs Aasirvatham, Angel’s mother
- Sai Dheena as Dheena, Michael’s friend
- Manobala as Angel’s professor
- Soundararaja as Guna, Michael’s friend
- Abi Saravanan as John
- Prajuna Sarah as Mary, Elizabeth’s daughter
- T. M. Karthik as Sharma’s assistant
- George Maryan as the church father
- Mathew Varghese as a police inspector
- Anish Kuruvilla as a Delhi police inspector
- Arun Venugopal as a commentator
- Raman Vijayan as a commentator
- Sahithya Jagannathan as a commentator
- Arun Alexander as a minister[16]
- RJ Ananthi as a commentator
- Aathma Patrick as Michael’s friend
- Nithyaraj as Michael’s friend
- TSR as Michael’s friend
- Gana Balachander as himself and as a kuthu rapper in Rayappan’s area
- Poovaiyar as himself in the song “Verithanam” (cameo appearance)
- A. R. Rahman as himself in the song “Singappenney” (cameo appearance)
- Atlee as himself in the song “Singappenney” (cameo appearance)
Bigil Movie Soundtrack:
The film’s original score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Vivek.
