Deiva Thirumagal

2011 film by A. L. Vijay

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August 4 2012 G. V. Prakash Kumar won the Listener's Choice Award for Song (1st place) and Album (3rd place) at the Mirchi Music Awards South for Deiva Thirumagal.
July 7 2012 The film was nominated for multiple Filmfare Awards South, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Critics Best Actor.
June 21 2012 Vikram received the Best Actor - Special Appreciation award at the South Indian International Movie Awards.
June 16 2012 At the Vijay Awards, Vikram won Best Actor, Anushka Shetty won Favourite Heroine, Sara Arjun won Special Jury Award for Best Child Artist, and Santhanam won Best Comedian.
March 9 2012 Deiva Thirumagal won the Grand Prix Award for Best Film and the ABC Award for Best Entertainer at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.
January 5 2012 Vikram won Best Actor, Santhanam won Best Comedian, Sara Arjun won Best Child Artist, and Saindhavi won Best Playback Singer at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for the film Deiva Thirumagal.
2011 Film directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala, with music by G. V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Nirav Shah.
July 15 2011 Deiva Thirumagal film released in theaters, featuring Vikram in the lead role as an intellectually-disabled man.
April 2011 The film concluded its production process, which took five months from start to finish.
April 2011 The film proceeded with its final title, resolving earlier title disputes with Sivaji Productions and other production teams.
April 14 2011 The soundtrack album for Deiva Thirumagal was officially released at the Chennai Trade Centre, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
April 3 2011 The film's press meet was held at Raintree Hotel St Mary's Road in Chennai, where the title, logo, teaser trailer, and three promotional videos were launched. The event was attended by the film's technicians and actors, and the teaser trailer received positive reviews from film critics.
March 2011 The film was officially titled Deiva Thirumagal after going through several potential title options, including Deiva Magan and Pitha.
February 2011 The film crew returned to Ooty to complete the final filming schedule.
2010 Filming began in Ooty, with art director Santhanam constructing a chocolate factory set for the movie.
2010 Scenes were shot in Chennai, including a reproduction of the Chennai High Courtroom.
2010 Vikram visited Vidya Sagar, a school for children with special needs, to study and learn behaviors of children with mental disabilities to prepare for his role.
November 2010 Amala Paul was signed for the lead role, replacing Meera Jasmine who had opted out of the film.
October 2010 Anushka Shetty agreed to appear in the lead female role in the film after negotiating terms.

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