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{{Infobox film
| name = Gethu
| image = Gethu 2016.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = Krish Thirukumaran
| producer = [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]
| writer = Krish Thirukumaran
| starring = Udhayanidhi Stalin<br/>[[Amy Jackson]]<br/>[[Sathyaraj]]<br/>[[Vikranth]]
| music = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| cinematography = [[M. Sukumar|Sukumar]]
| editing = Dinesh Ponraj
| studio = [[Red Giant Movies]]
| distributor = Red Giant Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|01|14}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Gethu''''' ({{translation|''Swag''}}) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language [[action thriller]] film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran. Produced by [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]], the film features himself in the lead role along with [[Amy Jackson]], [[Sathyaraj]] in a supporting role, and [[Vikranth]] as the main [[antagonist]]. Featuring music composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]] and cinematography by [[M. Sukumar|Sukumar]], the film was released on 14 January 2016. It received mixed reviews.<ref name="IBT response" /> Critics praised the cinematography and music of the film but heavily criticized the screenplay and the misleading title of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/what-is-udhays-gethu-is-all-about-news-tamil-pf0ksedjadgeb.html |title=What is Udhay's 'Gethu' is all about?|publisher=Sify |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film opens with a [[Desertion|renegade sniper]] named Craig, ([[Vikranth]]) who assassinates an army officer from a long distance and is given a new assignment by a traitor ([[Avinash]]) to finish off an [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] scientist named Abdul Kamaal ([[Sharad Haksar]]) within 30 days. The story then shifts to Kambam, where a [[Personal trainer|PT]] teacher named Thulasi Raman ([[Sathyaraj]]) leads a peaceful life with his son Sethu ([[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]), wife ([[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]), and daughter. Sethu, who works as a librarian to retired Colonel Matthews ([[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]]), meets a [[kleptomaniac]] named Nandhini ([[Amy Jackson]]), who steals books from the library. After a few altercations, the two fall in love. Craig, for some unknown reasons, lands in the hill town and is seen wandering and taking photographs of Matthews. Meanwhile, Thulasi Raman complaints about a political based bar owner named Kandhan ([[Mime Gopi]]), and in an ensuing fight, Sethu comes to his rescue by bashing up the goons. Mysteriously, the corpse of Kandhan is pulled out of a waterfall, and a ring belonging to Thulasi Raman is found in his hands. The police then arrests Thulasi Raman. Sethu takes it upon himself to clear his father's name and set out to find the real killer.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] as Sethu Raman
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Thulasi Raman
* [[Amy Jackson]] as Nandhini Ramanujan
* [[Vikranth]] as Craig aka Bull
* [[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Kanagu
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Thulasi Raman's wife
* [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]] as Colonel Matthews
* [[Sachu]] as Vathsala Sadagoppan
* [[Mime Gopi]] as Kandhan
* [[I. M. Vijayan]] as Rajendran
* [[Avinash]] as Craig's boss
* [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Kandhan's mother
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Headmaster
* [[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as herself (guest appearance)
* [[Besant Ravi]]
* Supergood Subramani
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as DSP (guest appearance)
* [[Sharad Haksar]] as Abdul Kamal (guest appearance)
*[[Sandy (actor)|Sandy]] (guest appearance in the song "Mutta Bajji")
* [[Mahek Chahal]] in an [[item number]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
In July 2014, [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] revealed that he would collaborate with director Thirukumaran of ''[[Maan Karate]]'' (2014) fame for his next production.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/thirukumarans-next/article6167760.ece |title=Thirukumaran's next — Chennai |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> ''Gethu'' was revealed to be the title in September 2014, with [[Harris Jayaraj]] and [[M. Sukumar|Sukumar]] signed on as music composer and cinematographer respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhis-next-film-titled-gethu-news-tamil-ojioGjfibhgdh.html |title=Udhayanidhi's next film titled 'Gethu'|publisher=Sify |date=8 September 2014 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> Actor [[Vikranth]], previously only seen in leading roles, signed on to appear in the film as an [[antagonist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vikranth-plays-baddie-in-udhays-gethu-news-tamil-pfvwsjhadfeje.html |title=Vikranth plays baddie in Udhay's 'Gethu'!|publisher=Sify |date=21 May 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/vikranth-is-the-main-villain-in-the-udhayanidhi-stalin-amy-jackson-starrer-gethu.html |title=Vikranth is the main villain in the Udhayanidhi Stalin — Amy Jackson starrer Gethu |publisher=Behindwoods |date=21 May 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/its-gethu-for-udhayanidhi-stalin.html |title=Its Gethu for Udhayanidhi Stalin |publisher=Behindwoods |date=8 September 2014 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> [[Sathyaraj]] was chosen to play the father of Udhayanidhi's character and was given top billing in the credits.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title = Gethu Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Gethu/movie-review/50612095.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 19 January 2016}}</ref> The film was revealed to be half complete by April 2015, and a first look poster was released to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhis-gethu-first-look-out-news-tamil-pecjOGjjbghhg.html |title=Udhayanidhi's 'Gethu' first look out|publisher=Sify |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> The team began a second schedule in [[Kodaikanal]] later that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/tamil-film-gethu-begins-its-2nd-schedule-in-kodaikanal-today-22nd-april.html |title=Tamil film Gethu begins its 2nd schedule in Kodaikanal today, 22nd April |publisher=Behindwoods |date=22 April 2015 |accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> ''Gethu'' also marks the first major appearance of Udhayanidhi in a non-comedy film.<ref>{{cite web|title = 'Gethu' trailer released on Udhayanidhi Stalin's birthday [VIDEO]|url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gethu-trailer-released-udhayanidhi-stalins-birthday-video-656859|website = International Business Times, India Edition|access-date = 12 January 2016|date = 27 November 2015}}</ref> He stated that he chose to work on the film due to having grown bored of working in comedy films, and his desire to "experiment, try something different".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/manithan-more-emotional-funnier-than-original-udhayanidhi-stalin-2771719/|title='Manithan' more emotional, funnier than original: Udhayanidhi Stalin|last=|first=|date=26 April 2016|website=The Indian Express|access-date=5 August 2016|agency=IANS}}</ref>

==Release==
The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://tamiltvchannelexpress.blogspot.in/2016/06/gethu-movie-satelite-rights-bagged-by.html |title = No1 Tamil Tv Satellite Rights Here|date = June 2016}}</ref> The film was released on 14 January 2016, coinciding with [[Thai Pongal|Pongal]],<ref name="TH Gethu Kethu ruling" /> and received negative critical response.<ref name="IBT response">{{cite web|title = First Day Box office collection: Rajini Murugan gets good opening, Tharai Thappattai, Kathakali, Gethu take decent start|url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-rajini-murugan-good-opening-tharai-thappattai-kathakali-gethu-first-day-663302|website = International Business Times, India Edition|access-date = 19 January 2016|quote=''Gethu'' and ''Tharai Thappattai'' have got {{sic}} mixed reviews.|date = 15 January 2016}}</ref> M Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated it 2.5 out of 5, commenting, "Thirukumaran has the essentials for a high-concept thriller — a determined hitman, an ordinary man who stumbles into a nefarious plot by accident, a sub-plot that provides some mystery, and a bit of family drama. It is in his execution that he falters. For a thriller clocking in at under two hours, ''Gethu'' moves at a pace that is as sleepy as the hill station where the action happens. The director's choice of slow motion shots as a device to make the action stylish and prolong the tension in the plot works against the film."<ref name=":0" /> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated, "The whole movie bears the flavour of a short-story adaptation, and at a little over two hours, there isn’t too much duration in which to flood the story with ''masala'' elements and thoroughly destroy it, although, to its discredit, ''Gethu'' certainly does try."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Gethu: A beautifully shot thriller that isn't particularly thrilling|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/gethu-a-beautifully-shot-thriller-that-isnt-particularly-thrilling/article8108118.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 14 January 2016|access-date = 19 January 2016|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref>

The entertainment tax exemption request for the film was denied on the basis that the filmmakers misspelled the English title as "Gethu" instead of "Kethu", the latter being the correct transliteration of a Tamil word.<ref name="TH Gethu Kethu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/It-should-have-been-%E2%80%98Kethu%E2%80%99-not-%E2%80%98Gethu%E2%80%99-Govt.-tells-High-Court/article14023220.ece|title=It should have been 'Kethu', not 'Gethu': Govt. tells High Court|first=Udhav Naig|last=Sureshkumar|accessdate=16 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 January 2016}}</ref> Government officials argued that since films released using Tamil words are entitled to an entertainment tax, and that "Gethu" is not a Tamil word, the film would not be entitled to an exemption.<ref name="TH Gethu Kethu" /> The matter was heard by the Madras State Court, which ruled that the film was entitled to the entertainment tax exemption.<ref name="TH Gethu Kethu ruling">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hc-directs-government-to-extend-tax-exemption-for-gethu/article8200667.ece|title=HC directs government to extend tax exemption for Gethu|author=Staff Reporter|accessdate=16 December 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 February 2016}}</ref>

==Music==

{{Infobox album
| name = Gethu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| released = 25 December 2015
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:19
| language = [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
| label = [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]
| producer = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| prev_title = [[Nannbenda]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Iru Mugan]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

The film's soundtrack album and background score was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]]. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, and Harris is collaborating with [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] for the fourth time in this project. The music rights were purchased by Divo. The soundtrack's track list was released by [[Red Giant Movies]] on 23 December 2015.<ref>[http://top10cinema.com/article/36137/gethu-follows-vip-innovation Gethu follows VIP innovation]. Top10 Cinema (23 December 2015). Retrieved on 2016-02-20.</ref> The track list was unveiled on [[YouTube]] using an innovative motion poster technique.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im2bI4BtKpI Gethu – Official Track list | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson | Harris Jayaraj | K Thirukumaran]. YouTube (22 December 2015). Retrieved on 2016-02-20.</ref> The album was released on 25 December 2015, coinciding with [[Christmas]] celebrations.<ref>Kiran, Sai. (23 December 2015) [http://www.belvoireagle.com/entertainment/gethu-songs-tracklist-and-audio-release-date-udhayanidhi-stalin-amy-jackson-12632.html Gethu Songs Tracklist and Audio Release date – Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226043124/http://www.belvoireagle.com/entertainment/gethu-songs-tracklist-and-audio-release-date-udhayanidhi-stalin-amy-jackson-12632.html |date=26 December 2015 }}. Belvoireagle.com. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:19
| length1 = 6:02
| title1 = Thillu Mullu
| extra1 = [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Ranina Reddy]]
| lyrics1 = V Padmavathy, Sirkali Sirpi, Gana Vinoth
| length2 = 5:06
| title2 = Thaen Kaatru
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]], [[Shashaa Tirupati]]
| lyrics2 = [[Thamarai]]
| length3 = 4:36
| title3 = Yevanda Ivan
| extra3 = MC Vickey, Sharmila
| lyrics3 = MC Vickey
| length4 = 3:23
| title4 = Adiyae Adiyae
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Pop Shalini]]
| lyrics4 = [[Thamarai]]
| length5 = 3:12
| title5 = Mutta Bajji
| extra5 = Gana Vinoth, [[Anthony Daasan]], Marana Gana Viji, Ebisa
| lyrics5 = Gana Vinoth, G Praba
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5332522}}

[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2016 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Harris Jayaraj]]
[[Category:Films about snipers]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]

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