Mersal () is a 2017 Indian vigilante action film directed by Atlee Kumar, who co-wrote the screenplay with V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan. Produced by N. Ramasamy and Hema Rukmani under the banner of Thenandal Studio Limited, Mersal features Vijay in triple roles for the first time in his career. Nithya Menen, S. J. Surya, Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha Akkineni play the other lead roles while Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala and Sathyaraj feature as supporting characters. A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack, while also handling the background score along with Qutub-E-Kripa. Ruben and G. K. Vishnu were in charge of the editing and cinematography respectively. The film follows two brothers, Vetri (Vijay), a renowned magician, and Maaran (Vijay), a doctor who charges meagre amounts for his patients, who try to expose the corrupt dealings and medical crimes of another doctor, Daniel Arockiaraj (Surya), who also happens to be the same person that killed their parents, Vetrimaaran (Vijay) and Aishwarya (Menen).
Produced on a budget of ₹1.2 billion (about US$17.5 million in 2017), Mersal was released on 18 October 2017 and received positive reviews. It was also a commercial success, grossing ₹2.6 billion (about US$39.3 million in 2017) worldwide. The film won 35 awards from 57 nominations; its direction, screenplay, music and Vijay's performances received the most attention from award groups.
Mersal received eleven nominations at the 65th Filmfare Awards South, including those for Best Director (Atlee), Best Actor (Vijay) and Best Supporting Actor (Surya). It won in two categories – Best Supporting Actress (Menen) and Best Music Director (Rahman). At the 10th Vijay Awards, it received eight nominations and won three, Favourite Film, Best Director and Favourite Song. Mersal received twelve nominations at the 7th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won five awards, including Best Director for Atlee, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Surya and Best Music Director for Rahman. The film also received ten Techofes Awards, seven Edison Awards, five Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, one award for Best Foreign Film at the National Film Awards UK and Best International actor award for Vijay at International Achievement Recognition Award UK.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 10 January 2018 Best Actor Vijay Best Actress Kajal Aggarwal Best Music Director Best Playback Singer — Female for "Neethane" Best Costume Designer , Archa Mehta, Komal Shahani, Pallavi Singh, Jayalakshmi Sundaresan Edison Awards 26 February 2018 Best Director Best Villain Best Male Playback Singer Sathyaprakash for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Best Lyricist Vivek Best Choreographer Shobi Best Cinematographer Best Art Director Filmfare Awards South 16 June 2018 Best Director – Tamil Best Actor – Tamil Vijay Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Best Music Director – Tamil Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil for "Neethane" for "Macho" Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for "Neethane" for "Macho" Best Lyricist – Tamil Vivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Vivek for "Neethane" National Film Awards UK 28 March 2018 Best Foreign Film , N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani Best Supporting Actor Vijay Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 26 January 2018 Best Lyricist Vivek Best Playback Singer – Female for "Neethane" South Indian International Movie Awards 14 – 15 September 2018 Best Film , N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani Best Director Best Actor Vijay Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Music Director Best Lyricist Vivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Best Male Playback Singer for "Neethane" for "Macho" Best Female Playback Singer for "Neethane" Best Comedian Best Cinematographer Techofes Awards 19 February 2018 Best Film , N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani Best Director Best Actor Vijay Best Villain Best Male Playback Singer Sathyaprakash for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Best Female Playback Singer for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Best Lyricist Vivek Best Choreographer Shobi Best Cinematographer Best Art Director Vijay Awards 3 June 2018 Best Dialogue , S. Ramana Girivasan Best Male Playback Singer for "Neethane" Best Female Playback Singer for "Neethane" Best Lyricist Vivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" Best Cinematographer Favourite Film , N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani Favourite Director Favourite Song "Aalaporaan Thamizhan" International Achievement Recognition Award UK(IARA UK) International Achievement Recognition Award UK - 2018 Best International ActorVijay
See also List of Tamil films of 2017
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External links Accolades for Mersal (film) at the Internet Movie Database