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Tik Tik Tik (2018 film)

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Tik Tik Tik
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShakti Soundar Rajan
Written byShakti Soundar Rajan
Produced byNemichand Jhabak
StarringRavi Mohan
Aaron Aziz
Nivetha Pethuraj
CinematographyS. Venkatesh
Edited byPradeep E. Ragav
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Distributed byScreen Scene International PVT LTD
Release date
  • 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹57.63 crore (US$6.0 million)[1]

Tik Tik Tik is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language science fiction disaster thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan.[2][3] The film features Ravi Mohan, Aaron Aziz, Nivetha Pethuraj, Ramesh Thilak, Arjunan, Vincent Asokan and Jayaprakash.[4][5][6] The film is inspired from the 1998 Michael Bay film Armageddon.[7][8][9][10]

The film was released on 22 June 2018,[11] and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praised Jayam Ravi's performance, cinematography, background score, soundtrack and VFX, but criticized its logic-defying sequences and writing.[12] It grossed over ₹57.63 crore (US$6.0 million) and was a commercial success at the box office.[13]

Plot

The DSD team, which consists of Mahendran as its head, discovers that an asteroid will hit the Bay of Bengal in seven days, threatening the lives of people in eastern India. The only way to destroy the asteroid is with a heavy missile, but upon learning how little time they have, they decide to recover the missile by stealing it from a Chinese space station, as its disappearance would be difficult to report. The team proceeds with this secret mission, with only the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Defence Minister aware of it. The biggest challenge is transporting the missile into space, which will only be possible with the help of expert thieves. An escape artist, Vasu, and his friends Venkat and Appu are hired. They are joined by DSD members Swathi and Raguram. After training, they board the spacecraft Dhruva 1. Before launch, Vasu hears a mysterious voice through the communication channel on his device. The voice tells him that Ravi, Vasu's son, has been kidnapped. In order to secure Ravi's release, Vasu must do whatever the voice instructs.

Dhruva 1 launches successfully en route to the space station. The voice instructs Vasu to cut some wires, which would cause a fuel leak. He feigns unconsciousness before proceeding to cut the wires. When Venkat questions him, Vasu reveals Ravi's kidnapping. This causes Dhruva 1 to spiral out of control and crash-land on the Moon. The crew steps out to repair the ship, where they discover the cut wires. The ship is repaired, but it has very little fuel remaining. Vasu suggests refuelling at the space station so that they would have an excuse to enter it. They agree to the plan and request permission to refuel, which the crew aboard the station approves. Dhruva 1 then leaves the Moon, bound for the space station. However, images of Vasu cutting the wires are discovered by Lt. Gen. T. Rithika and brought to Mahendran's attention. Mahendran, however, chooses not to pursue the matter further.

Meanwhile, Dhruva 1 successfully docks at the space station, but the crew are arrested by its personnel under Captain Li Wei. It is revealed that the station crew know the true intentions behind Dhruva 1's mission and intend to delay them so that the asteroid will strike the Bay of Bengal, destroying India while benefiting China through major rebuilding projects. While aboard the station, Venkat and Appu hack its systems, causing a power outage, while Vasu obtains Captain Li Wei's fingerprint and iris in order to enter the chamber containing the missile. Vasu manages to make the missile disappear without triggering the alarm system. Captain Li Wei discovers this and interrogates them, physically assaulting the crew. Vasu claims that the missile is aboard Dhruva 1, but when some crew members follow him there, he kills them and relays a message through Swathi that the missile is aimed at Beijing, and that he will launch it unless the crew of Dhruva 1 are released.

The crew of Dhruva 1 are released and proceed to the ship, while Vasu returns to the chamber containing the missile, where it is revealed that the missile had been there all along. He steals the missile and exits the station through space, but collides with part of the station, puncturing his spacesuit and causing his oxygen tank to leak. Nevertheless, he successfully delivers the missile to Dhruva 1. The ship departs from the station, and Vasu is revived. Meanwhile, Dhruva 2 arrives to refuel Dhruva 1. It is then revealed why the wires had to be cut: to enable Dhruva 2 to be mobilised. While the mysterious voice instructs Vasu to hand over the missile to the crew of Dhruva 2, Rithika overhears this through Mahendran's communication device and goes to his office, where Mahendran kills her, revealing that he is the mysterious voice and that he intends to sell the missile on the black market.

Meanwhile, Dhruva 1 successfully refuels and heads towards the asteroid to fire the missile, where the crew realise that the missile is missing. At the same time, Ravi is released. Mahendran shows the crew images of Vasu sabotaging the ship and claims that Vasu caused the crisis. The crew realise that India will be destroyed. However, they then reveal that the missile is still aboard the spacecraft and ready to be fired. It is revealed that Vasu had informed Swathi and Raghuram about the mysterious voice, and that he had given a decoy missile to Dhruva 2. The ship's systems had also been hacked to indicate that the asteroid had crossed a safety line when it had not. The missile is fired, splitting the asteroid in half and saving Earth. However, Dhruva 1 is struck by debris and is about to explode. The crew evacuate the ship in time and return safely to Earth. Ravi reveals the truth about Mahendran after recovering a gold chain belonging to him. Days later, Mahendran presents medals to the Dhruva 1 crew, where Vasu reveals that the entire crew knows the truth about him. Mahendran subsequently kills himself backstage while Vasu, Appu and Venkat walk away.

Cast

Production

Development

After working together in Miruthan (2016), Ravi Mohan was again impressed by a storyline narrated by Shakti Soundar Rajan and agreed to work on another film in March 2016. Jhabak Movies agreed to produce the venture. It was promoted as the first Indian film in the space genre although Kalai Arasi (1963) had a similar genre.[11][14] The team began pre-production work thereafter, with Ravi describing it as the biggest film in his career.[15]

Casting and crew

Actress Nivetha Pethuraj joined the film's cast in September 2016. She was selected due to her knowledge of martial arts; she is trained in jujutsu and kickboxing.[16] Aaron Aziz, a Malaysian-based actor who mostly performed in Malaysian and Singaporean drama and films, was selected for a villainous role,[17] marking his entry into Tamil cinema.[18] Ravi's son, Aarav, plays the role of his son in this film too.[19][20]

D. Imman composed the music for this film, continuing his collaboration with the director.[21]

Filming

The team began filming in October 2016 at EVP Film City and Majestic Studio in Chennai.[22] The film is also being shot in Munnar, where the shooting has been halted for a while due to the arrival of forest elephants near the shooting spot.[23] The total duration of VFX scenes is 80 minutes in the film.[24]

The teaser was released on 15 August 2017.[25] The film was initially scheduled to be released on 26 January 2018, but was postponed[26][27] and eventually released on 22 June 2018.[28][29]

Music

The film's score and songs were composed by D. Imman in his 100th album. The title track was released on 11 December 2017. The song was sung by Yogi B, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Sunitha Sarathy. The full album was released on 6 January 2018. The album has eight songs, four of which are instrumental songs (two theme songs and two karaoke songs). All the songs were written by Madhan Karky. "Kurumba" (Father's Love) in the film featured real photographs and videos from Ravi Mohan's personal family collection.[30]

Tik Tik Tik
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released6 January 2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length35:38
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerD. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Panjumittai
(2018)		 Tik Tik Tik
(2018)		 Kadaikutty Singam
(2018)
Singles from Tik Tik Tik
  1. "Tik Tik Tik (Title Track)"
    Released: 11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Tik Tik Tik (Title Track)"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja, Sunitha Sarathy & Yogi B4:09
2."Kurumba (Father's Love)"Madhan KarkySid Sriram, Swetha Suresh (Whistle)4:27
3."Vinveera Vinveera Idhu"Madhan KarkyRanjith & Sri Rascol4:33
4."Kurumba [Reprise] (Mother's Love)"Madhan KarkyMiruthula Siva4:24
5."Race Against Time"D. Imman-2:06
6."Far Beyond Earth"-Instrumental3:16
7."Tik Tik Tik (Karaoke)"-Instrumental4:09
8."Kurumba (Karaoke)"-Instrumental4:25
Total length:35:38

Reception

Behindwoods rated the album 3 of 5 stars and said, "Imman knocks the ball out of the park for a six to reach his century, and the ball is travelling to space!"[31]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 22 June 2018.[11]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV.[32]

Reception

Box office

Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film were sold for ₹10.5 crore.[33] Tik Tik Tik grossed ₹ 3 crore on its first day and ₹ 12 crore in first three days in Tamil Nadu.[34][35] The film collected over ₹18 crore (US$1.9 million) in Tamil Nadu in the second weekend. The film collected ₹25 crore (US$2.6 million) at the worldwide box office in 11 days. The film collected ₹47.29 lakh (US$50,000) in United States, ₹17.19 lakh (US$18,000) in UK and ₹24.85 lakh (US$26,000) in Australia.[36] It grossed US$45,724 in USA, MYR 2,233,745 in Malaysia, £10,480 in UK, A$34,493 in Australia, and NZ$3,424 in New Zealand in its opening weekend.[37] The film collected US$68,812 in USA, £19,046 in UK, and A$49,176 in Australia by the end of the second weekend.[38] Tik Tik Tik collected £20,888 in UK, and MYR 5,201,436 in Malaysia by the end of the third weekend.[39] The film collected MYR 5,11,504 (₹ 86.6 lacs) in Malaysia by the end of the fourth weekend.[40]

Critical response

Tik Tik Tik received mixed reviews from the critics.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.[41] The website's critical consensus reads, "On the whole, Tik Tik Tik could have been much more considering the newness of its genre, but the attempt is certainly a laudable one."

Thinkal Menon of The Times of India praised the film for the laudable attempt and gave it 3.5 stars out of 5.[42] Sreedhar Pillai of Firstpost praised it as a reasonably entertaining film with a novel concept and gave it 3 out of 5 stars.[43] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express said that the concept is not original and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.[44] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute praised the film for its impressive VFX scenes.[45] Vikram Venkateswaran of the Quint called the film a harmless entertainer and gave it 3 stars.[46] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express admired the efforts of the director in this space genre film and gave it 3 stars.[47]

Priyanka Sundar of Hindustan Times called it a film without logic and gave it 1.5 stars.[48] Gautaman Bhaskaran of News18 stated that the film is an unimpressive story, and gave it 1.5 stars.[49] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of India Today called the film a typical underwhelming commercial film set in space, and gave it 1.5 stars.[50] Vishal Menon of The Hindu termed the film simplistic in nature.[51] J. Hurtado of Screen Anarchy noted that the film had many similarities to Armageddon (1998), one of which included the human mission of saving the Earth from an asteroid.[52]

Director Venkat Prabhu and actor Arvind Swami praised the film for the effort.[53][54] A success celebration was held for the film in Chennai on 29 June 2018.[55]

See also

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