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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ilami<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = J. Julian Prakash<br />
| producer =<br />
| writer = J. Julian Prakash<br />
| starring = [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]]<br />Anu Krishna<br />[[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]]<br>[[Ravi Mariya]]<br />
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]<br />
| cinematography = Yuga<br />
| editing = N.Sudha<br />
| studio = parvin Productions<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{film date|2016|11|25|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 109 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Ilami''''' is a 2016 Indian Tamil [[List of historical period drama films|period drama film]] directed by J. Julian Prakash, based on the backdrop of [[Jallikattu]]. It features [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]] and Anu Krishna in the lead roles, with [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] and [[Ravi Mariya]] in supporting roles, and [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] in a guest appearance. ''Ilami'' had a low profile theatrical release on 25 November 2016.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]] as Karuppu<br />
* Anu Krishna as Ilami<br />
* [[Akhil (Tamil actor)|Akhil]] as Sadai Puli<br />
* [[Ravi Mariya]] as Verayyan<br />
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as a king (guest appearance)<br />
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==Production==<br />
Julian Prakash revealed that he was inspired to make a film about vadam [[jallikattu]] as a result of his fascination with the sport, while growing up as a youngster in Madurai and called for more Tamil people to celebrate their culture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-300-year-old-version-of-Jallikattu/articleshow/55332964.cms|title=A 300-year-old version of Jallikattu - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> While rookie actors [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]] and Akhil were cast in the film in the leading and lead negative roles, Anu Krishna, previously seen in ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014), was signed on to portray the titular character. To resemble scenes from the year 1715, director Prakash and his team constructed a huge set in Talakona, a forested area in Andhra Pradesh. This came after the team trialled a smaller set at Theni, near Madurai, in Tamil Nadu, but found it difficult to find any place in the state that was untouched by 21st century development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/ilami-a-tamil-film-on-jallikattu-coming/story-48t5wQYT1mahJ3xusfBVfK.html|title=Ilami: A Tamil film on jallikattu coming|date=21 September 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> To prepare for his role, actor Yuvan bulked up and grew long hair, to resemble a tribal settler from the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/210916/ilami-a-period-film-on-jallikattu.html|title=Ilami, a period film on Jallikattu|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=21 September 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Past-perfect/article15421025.ece|title=Past perfect|date=1 October 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film had a low key theatrical release across [[Tamil Nadu]] in November 2016. Anupama Subramaniam of the Deccan Chronicle wrote "that the director has narrated his story neatly, without much deviation and executed it well" adding that "Srikanth Deva’s music, cinematography by Yuga and art direction by John Britto aids the narration in a big way, but the graphically generated bulls are tacky", while concluding "though there are few flaws, nevertheless the film is worth a watch!"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/261116/ilami-movie-review-worth-a-watch-despite-of-flaws.html|title=Ilami movie review: Worth a watch despite of flaws|date=26 November 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> A reviewer from the Hindustan Times, noted "Given the budget constraints of a small independent director, Prakash’s effort is laudable, though one felt disappointed with Yuvan’s wooden performance and Krishna was of course expressively engaging".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/ilami-comes-as-cry-for-bull-fight-in-tamil-nadu-gets-louder/story-tMv2DUv5Y5gr0oxXAH4wAJ.html|title=Ilami comes as cry for bull fight in Tamil Nadu gets louder|date=30 November 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Another reviewer pointed out the crew's amateur film making process was an evident drawback of the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/Ilami-Matador-games/article16701828.ece|title=Ilami: Matador games|last=M.|first=Ramakrishnan|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|6354178}}<br />
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[[Category:2016 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in ancient India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian epic films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]</div>>BegbertBiggs