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The Greatest of All Time (also marketed as GOAT) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film[6] directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual roles, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Ajmal Ameer, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren and Yugendran. It is the twenty-fifth production of the studio and the penultimate film of Vijay before his political entry. The film follows Gandhi, former leader of a special anti-terrorism squad, who reconciles with his squad members to address the problems which were stemmed from their previous actions.
The film was officially announced in May 2023 under the tentative title Thalapathy 68, as it is Vijay's 68th film as a leading actor, and the official title was announced that December. Principal photography commenced in October 2023 and wrapped by late-June 2024. Filming locations included Chennai, Thailand, Hyderabad, Sri Lanka, Pondicherry, Thiruvananthapuram, Russia and United States. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Siddhartha Nuni and editing by Venkat Raajen. Made on a production budget of ₹400 crore, it is AGS' most expensive film and one of the most expensive Indian films.
The Greatest of All Time was released worldwide on 5 September 2024 in standard and IMAX formats to mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the lack of character development and writing. However, Vijay's performance, action sequences and climax received praise. It set several box office records, including highest first day gross for a Tamil film in 2024, and is currently emerging as the second highest-grossing Tamil film in 2024.
Plot[]
2008: In Kenya, the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS), consisting of Gandhi, Sunil, Kalyan, and Ajay, intercepts their former chief, Rajiv Menon, who was on the run after being charged with treason. They retrieve stolen uranium from Menon and destroy the train he was on, believing everyone on board, including Menon, to have died. Back in Delhi, the team lives undercover as employees of India Tourism Development Corporation, a tourism company, hiding their real jobs from their families. Gandhi lives with his wife, Anusuya "Anu", who is pregnant, and their five-year-old son, Jeevan.
Gandhi takes his family along to alleviate Anu's suspicions of infidelity when he is assigned a new mission in Bangkok. After completing the mission, Gandhi and his family are attacked, leading to Anu going into labor, and Jeevan mysteriously disappearing. The police find a charred body they believe to be Jeevan’s, leaving Gandhi devastated. Anu delivers a baby girl but stops speaking to Gandhi out of grief.
2024: Gandhi has left the squad and works as an immigration officer at Chennai International Airport. He and Anu live separately, and their daughter Jeevitha lives with Anu. Nazeer, Gandhi's former boss, asks him to go to Moscow to train new officers at the reopened Indian Embassy. Though reluctant, Gandhi agrees, but during his time there, the embassy is attacked by a gang. Gandhi fights them off and is shocked to see one of the attackers, who looks like a younger version of himself. He realizes it’s Jeevan and confirms this when Jeevan helps him fend off the attackers. They return to Chennai, and the family reunites, with Anu starting to speak to Gandhi again. However, Nazeer calls Gandhi for an urgent meeting but is attacked by a masked man. Gandhi arrives just in time to fight off the attacker, but Nazeer is killed by the masked figure, who is revealed to be Jeevan.
2008: Menon survived the train explosion but lost his family in the incident. Seeking revenge, Menon tracked Gandhi to Bangkok, kidnapped Jeevan, and placed him in a juvenile facility, instilling fear in him. Menon then “rescued” Jeevan from the facility, earning his trust and renaming him Sanjay. Jeevan, manipulated by Menon, comes to believe Gandhi is responsible for the deaths of his family. Fueled by this hatred, Jeevan dedicates his life to Menon and revenge.
2024: Jeevan kills Ajay and Sunil's daughter, Srinidhi, and it is revealed that KalyanTemplate:Who had been working with Menon all along, helping him with Jeevan's kidnapping and Srinidhi's murder. While tracking down Sha, Jeevan's accomplice, Gandhi coincidentally finds Jeevan and arrests him. During an interrogation, Jeevan seizes Sunil’s gun, seemingly kills him, and forces Gandhi to escort him out, allowing Jeevan to escape. Sunil is revealed to be alive and kills Kalyan. Jeevan’s final plan is to detonate bombs at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, intending to kill the audience. Gandhi, with the help of his brother-in-law Seenu and Jeevitha, manages to get hold of the bomb detonators and confronts Jeevan, killing him atop the stadium.
In a mid-credits scene, it is revealed that the Jeevan killed by Gandhi was actually a clone, and the real Jeevan, now a scientist specializing in cloning, is still alive and begins creating more clones to continue his plans.
Cast[]
- Vijay in dual roles as:
- M. S. Gandhi
- Jeevan Gandhi / Sanjay
- Akhil as childhood Jeevan
- Prashanth as Sunil Thiagarajan
- Prabhu Deva as Kalyan Sundaram
- Ajmal Ameer as Ajay Govindharaj
- Mohan as Rajiv Menon
- Jayaram as Nazeer
- Sneha as Anuradha "Anu" Gandhi (voice dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
- Laila as Dr. Radhika Sunil (also dubbed by Reddy)
- Meenakshi Chaudhary as Srinidhi Thiagarajan (voice dubbed by M. M. Manasi)
- Vaibhav as Sha
- Yogi Babu as Diamond Babu
- Subbu Panchu as SI Rajendran
- VTV Ganesh as Raghavan
- Premgi Amaren as Seenu
- Yugendran as Abdul
- Parvati Nair as Parvati
- Aravind Akash as Aravind
- Ajay Raj as Ajay
- Komal Sharma as a juvenile caregiver
- Abyukta Manikandan as Jeevitha Gandhi
- Anjena Kirti as a Juvenile warden
- Subramanian Gopalakrishnan as a SATS officer
- Dileepan as Dhilip
- T. Siva as an Indian Embassy officer
- Irfan Zaini an Indian Embassy officer
- Omar Abdullah as Omar
- Sivakarthikeyan in a cameo appearance as himself
- Trisha Krishnan in a special appearance as a dancer in the song "Matta"
- Y. G. Mahendran in a cameo appearance as a RAW officer
- Kaniha in a cameo appearance as Abhi, Menon's wife
Additionally, late actor-politician Vijayakanth was featured in the film using artificial intelligence as a tribute to him. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, along with Archana Kalpathi and Aishwarya Kalpathi, appear from archived footages in an IPL game featuring Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
Production[]
Development[]
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Post-production[]
In March 2024, Venkat Prabhu confirmed that VFX and CGI works had begun, simultaneously with filming, in Chennai and Los Angeles. He further added that the effects works would be done by five companies.[7][8] Vijay began dubbing his portions in mid May and completed 50% by 14 May.[9] Harihara Suthan is the film's visual effects supervisor, under SuthanVFX, along with B2H Studios which will be handling the digital intermediate. The Times of India reported that Template:INRConvert was used on advanced de-aging technology for a ten-minute sequence featuring the younger character of Vijay.[10] The de-aging works would be mostly handled by Lola Visual Effects. The company began their works on 16 May, which were completed within two days.[11] Initially, the film was planned to be released in June, coinciding with Vijay's 50th birthday; however, it was delayed due to the extensive post-production and VFX works.[12][13]
Music[]
- Main article: The Greatest of All Time (soundtrack)
The soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his second collaboration with Vijay after Pudhiya Geethai (2003) and tenth with Prabhu.[14] An audio launch was intended to be held, but was later canceled due to reasons unknown.[15] The album featuring four songs, "Whistle Podu", "Chinna Chinna Kangal", "Spark" and "Matta" Template:Em dash was released on 3 September 2024, two days before the film's release.[16]
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Distribution[]
Romeo Pictures acquired the distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Sree Gokulam Movies bought the distribution rights for Kerala.[17]Zee Studios bought the distribution rights for North India.[18]
Home media[]
The film's streaming rights were acquired by Netflix, with the platform purchasing the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada-language versions for Template:INRConvert and the Hindi-language version for Template:INRConvert.[19][20] The satellite rights were acquired by Zee Tamil for Template:INR93 crore.[21] Venkat Prabhu, during the promotions of the film, stated that a director's cut, which would feature around 20 minutes of deleted sequences, would be released on Netflix post-theatrical release.[22]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The Greatest of All Time received mixed reviews from critics who praised Vijay's performance, action sequences and climax while the lack of character development, weak antagonist, storyline and writing received criticism.[23][24] TBA
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Future[]
In the film's post-credits scene, it was announced that a sequel titled The Greatest of All Time vs Original Gangster (shortened as GOAT vs OG) was in progress.[25]
References[]
- ↑ India, Mashable (2024-09-05). [TBA Actor Cool Suresh Brings Goat To Watch Vijay's The Greatest of All Time; Watch] (en-in).
- ↑ [TBA Thalapathy Vijay's 'GOAT' expected to break records with Rs 100 crore opening] (en) (2024-09-04).
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- ↑ [TBA The Greatest of All Time Box Office Collections: Excellent hold overseas on Friday, Worldwide breach 150cr] (en) (2024-09-07).
- ↑ Bureau, Entertainment (2024-09-05). [TBAl Thalapathy Vijay-starrer science fiction action film GOAT Has A Cameo By This Former Cricketer].
- ↑ Menon, Akhila (4 March 2024). [TBA The Greatest Of All Time – Venkat Prabhu opens up about the Thalapathy Vijay starrer; drops major updates].
- ↑ [TBA 'Just A Few Portions Left': Filmmaker Venkat Prabhu On GOAT's VFX And First Single] (en) (6 March 2024).
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- ↑ Menon, Akhila (5 January 2024). [TBA The Greatest Of All Time release update – Thalapathy Vijay and Venkat Prabhu's film to hit the theatres in June?] (en).
- ↑ Menon, Akhila (13 April 2024). [TBA The Greatest Of All Time First Single Promo – Thalapathy Vijay turns playback singer yet again for Venkat Prabhu's film] (en).
- ↑ [TBA Thalapathy 68 composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's last album for Vijay was in 2003!] (5 June 2023).
- ↑ Menon, Akhila (4 August 2024). [TBA9 The Greatest Of All Time: No audio launch for Thalapathy Vijay and Venkat Prabhu's film?].
- ↑ [TBA 'Matta' song: Fourth track from Vijay Thalapathy's 'GOAT' will get you grooving] (en) (2024-08-31).
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value (help). The Economic Times. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024. - ↑ [TBA GOAT vs OG: Thalapathy Vijay and Venkat Prabhu's The Greatest of All Time gets a sequel; Here's all you need to know] (en) (2024-09-05).
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