Fight Club
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas A. Rahmath
Screenplay byAbbas A. Rahmath
Story bySasi
Dialogues byVijay Kumar
Sasi
Abbas A. Rahmath
Vishnu Edavan
Nijanthan
Produced byLokesh Kanagaraj
Aditya
Starring
  • Vijay Kumar
  • Monisha Mohan Menen
CinematographyLeon Britto
Edited byP. Kripakaran
Music byGovind Vasantha
Production
company
Reel Good Films
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
  • 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Fight Club is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Abbas A. Rahmath in his directorial debut and produced by Aditya under Reel Good Films. It stars Vijay Kumar and Monisha Mohan Menen in the lead roles, along with Kartheekeyan Santhanam and Shankar Thas in supporting roles.

The film was announced in November 2023, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced and wrapped before the announcement. The film has music composed by Govind Vasantha, with cinematography handled by Leon Britto and editing by P. Kripakaran.

Fight Club was theatrically released on 15 December 2023 and received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

In North Chennai, Joseph and a drug peddler named Kiruba kills Joseph's brother Benjamin "Benji" as he warned them to stop their illegal activities. Kiruba frames Joseph for killing Benji and escapes punishment. Joseph gets released from prison, where he learns that Kiruba is now a politician and plots to finish him. Joseph befriends a football player named Selva, where he manipulates Selva and his gang to exact revenge against Kiruba for Benjamin's death.

Cast

  • Vijay Kumar as Selva
  • Monisha Mohan Menen as Shailu[1]
  • Kartheekeyan Santhanam as Benjamin "Benji"
  • Avinash Raghudevan as Joseph
  • Shankar Thas as Kiruba
  • Saravana Vel as Karthi

Production

Development

Reel Good films announced their maiden venture titled Fight Club, which features Vijay Kumar in the lead role and Abbas A Rahmath in his directorial debut. The technical crew consists of music composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Leon Britto and editor P. Kripakaran.[2]

Music

The music and background score is composed by Govind Vasantha.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yaarum Kaanadha"Karthik NethaKapil Kapila, Keerthana Vaidyanaathan3:47
2."Viyugam"Asal KolaarAsal Kolaar2:38
3."Raavanamavan"ArivuArivu3:11
4."Thaalam"GKBGovind Vasantha, Anthony Daasan 3:11
Total length:12:37

Release

Fight Club was released theatrically on 15 December 2023.[4]

Home media

The streaming and satellite rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and Star Vijay.[5]

Reception

Critical response

M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and described "Sasi's story is familiar, but the filmmaking makes the film engaging."[6] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave 3 out of 5 stars and termed it as "bloody and slick where style precedes essence."[7] Janani. K of India Today gave 2 out of 5 stars and noted "the technical aspects and performances as the major positives, but criticized the script and clichèd story."[8]

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "Despite some impeccable action sequences, Vijay Kumar’s ‘Fight Club’ doesn’t live up to its true potential thanks to the wafer-thin plot and predictable writing."[9] Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and described that "the film doesn’t quite manage to pull a coherent narrative and relays on its stylish execution."[10] S. V. Harshini of Film Companion praised the "technical finesse", which actually saved the film from "narrative setbacks."[11]

Siddarth Srinivas of OnlyKollywood rated 3.25 out of 5 stars and described "On the whole, Fight Club turns out to be a really good ‘boys action film’ that is worth watching for its action sequences. If we don’t mind the wafer thin plot, the film is one to spike up your adrenaline."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "'Fight Club' will capture the life journey of youngsters: Abbas". The Times of India. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vijay Kumar's next is 'Fight Club', presented by Lokesh Kanagaraj's G Squad banner". The Hindu. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Vijay Kumar's next titled 'Fight Club'". The New Indian Express. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Everything Releasing This Week In Theatres (December 11th to 17th)". Film Companion. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vijay Kumar's Fight Club streaming rights acquired by this OTT platform". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fight Club Movie Review: Filmmaking Flair Trumps Familiarity To Make Fight Club Engaging". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fight Club movie review: A bloody and slick Vada Chennai where style precedes essence". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fight Club Review: Vijay Kumar's film stereotypes North Chennai in cliched story". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "'Fight Club' Tamil movie review: This Vijay Kumar-starrer is all style and very little substance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fight Club review: This debut film is all style & swagger, but struggles to tell story". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Fight Club Review: Technical Finesse Saves This Action Film From Its Narrative Setbacks". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fight Club Tamil Movie Review". OnlyKollywood. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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